▁the ▁more ▁expensive ▁personal ▁computers ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Acc ol ade ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁At ari ▁Corporation ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁third - party ▁developer ▁for ▁the ▁recently ▁released ▁At ari ▁J agu ar ▁and ▁lic ensed ▁five ▁titles ▁from ▁their ▁catalog ▁to ▁At ari ▁Cor p . ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁port ed ▁and ▁released ▁for ▁the ▁system , ▁with ▁Hard B all ▁III ▁( then ▁titled ▁Al ▁Mich a els ▁Ann oun ces ▁Hard B all ▁III ) ▁being ▁among ▁the ▁five ▁lic ensed ▁games ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁announced ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁planned ▁for ▁a ▁Q 3 ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁release ▁date ▁and ▁was ▁being ▁developed ▁by ▁Nu FX , ▁however , ▁the ▁port ▁went ▁un re leased ▁for ▁unknown ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Computer ▁G aming ▁World ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁said ▁that ▁" H ard B all ▁III ▁looks ▁like ▁another ▁winner ", ▁complement ing ▁its ▁emphas is ▁on ▁action ▁while ▁also ▁providing ▁simulation ▁functions . ▁The ▁magazine ▁pra ised ▁its ▁" gl orious " ▁support ▁for ▁V GA ▁graphics ▁and ▁sound ▁cards , ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁" pack s ▁more ▁features ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁box ▁than ▁any ▁of ▁its ▁compet itors ". ▁Review ing ▁the ▁Super ▁N ES ▁version , ▁Game Pro ▁pra ised ▁the ▁huge ▁number ▁of ▁options ▁and ▁player ▁stats , ▁but ▁felt ▁the ▁rough ▁graphics ▁and ▁"