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System 3

Gaming Retro Podcast 13

Podcast: System 3 turns 43, Remembering Vendetta on the C64

2025-11-05
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 5, 2025
In: The Gaming Retro podcast

This week, some thoughts on System 3’s Vendetta, as the company celebrates its 43rd anniversary. While contemporaries folded or ended up swallowed by bigger publishers, System 3 has managed to remain independent. That’s quite an achievement. My own experience with the company was via International Karate+, The Last Ninja 3,Read More →

System 3 celebrates 43 years of independence

2025-11-01
By: Christian Cawley
On: November 1, 2025
In: Retro games news

There aren’t many gaming labels that can claim a 43-year history, but System 3 can. Founded in 1982, the company predates the Nintendo Entertainment System and has somehow remained independent through an era that devoured most of its peers. Now, the label is celebrating its longevity by returning to theRead More →

C64 Bestseller, The Last Ninja, Is Making Its Way To The Atari XL/XE

2023-02-10
By: Anthony Yates
On: February 10, 2023
In: Retro games news

System 3’s The Last Ninja is one of the best-selling games on the Commodore 64, releasing in 1987. The title performed so well that it snagged a couple of sequels (The Last Ninja 2&3) and was ported to several systems in the following years, including the Apple IIGS, BBC Micro,Read More →

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