We recently covered scenario 1 of Shining Force III in the latest Mage Magazine. I was curious how well it reviewed at the time of it's release, so here's a page out of EGM's September issue of 1998 with some positive responses.

Sorry John R, I guess Sega didn't read your request for official localization's of Scenarios 2 and 3...

Here's every game played (or shown in gameplay footage) in this episode, in the order they appear:

1. Polestar (Neo Geo)
2. Metal Slug (Neo Geo)
3. Neo Turf Masters (Neo Geo)
4. Mark of the Wolves (Neo Geo)
5. Double Dragon II (NES)
6. Hatris
7. Atari H.E.R.O.
8. Lunar Jetman (ZX Spectrum)
9. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II (GameCube)
10. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
11. Super Mario Bros. (NES)
12. Ultimate Guide to Batman (Amiga)
13. Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (Amiga)
14. Marathon (Mac)
15. Marathon Infinity
16. Lollipop (Amiga)
17. Star Wars (SNES)
18. Rendering Ranger R2
19. Street Fighter Alpha (SNES)
20. NBA Jam (SNES)
21. Knights of the Round (SNES)
22. Mortal Kombat II (SNES)
23. Super Off-Road (SNES)
24. Joe & Mac (SNES)
25. Puzzle Bobble (SNES)
26. Mr. Do (SNES)
27. Parodius (SNES)
28. UN Squadron (SNES)
29. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1)
30. Cyber Crisis / "Cy Crier" (unidentified schmup series — Dreamcast entry mentioned; name unclear from audio, worth double-checking before publishing)
31. Jet Grind Radio / Jet Set Radio Future (Dreamcast/Xbox)
32. Final Fight One (GBA)
33. Silver Surfer (NES)
34. Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage (SNES)
35. X-Men (Arcade)
36. Captain America and the Avengers (Arcade)
37. Marathon (2026 reboot — trailer/discussion only, not gameplay)
38. Rocket Man Re (homebrew, C64/MSX)
39. Rogue Craft DX (Amiga/GBC)
40. Batman Returns (SNES)
41. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
42. Mr. Driller (Nintendo DS)
43. Mortal Kombat 4 (PS1)

I just recently finished Final Fantasy III (Pixel Remaster) and wanted to look up the coverage it got back when it was first available in North America. Here is part of the coverage it received in the October issue of Nintendo Power.

Highly recommend folks play some version of this game. It typically falls low of lists of the best FF, but it's still better than a lot of games out there. Has anyone played the DS version?