Adventure Island 3 (高橋名人の冒険島III, Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima Surī, "Great Takahashi's Adventure Island III") is a side-scrolling platform game published by Hudson Soft that was originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992.
A portable version was also released for the Game Boy in 1993 titled Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima III, renamed to Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise outside of Japan.
Higgins has a fifth dinosaur friend who can help him out: a triceratops (summoned by a star card) that can defeat enemies with his rolling attack.
The Game Boy version has a password system and an interactive map that allows the player to revisit previously completed stages to find new paths.
[2] Allgame gave a review score of 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating "not much else has changed in this second sequel" noting only the addition of a new dinosaur partner and that the graphics, sounds and gameplay are on par with Adventure Island II.