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Street Fighter III: New Generation (ストリートファイターⅢ NEW GENERATION?) is a fighting game in Capcom's Street Fighter series, originally released as coin-operated arcade game in 1997. Street Fighter III was produced for the CD-ROM-based CP System III hardware, which allowed for more elaborate 2D graphics than the CPS II-based Street Fighter Alpha games (the previous incarnation of the Street Fighter series), while revamping many of the play mechanics. The game, which was designed as a direct sequel to Street Fighter II, initially discarded every previous character except for Ryu and Ken (hence the "New Generation" subtitle), introducing an all-new roster led by Alex. Likewise, a new antagonist named Gill took over M. Bison‍ '​s role from the previous games as the new boss character. Street Fighter III was followed by two updates: Street Fighter III 2nd Impact in 1997 and Street Fighter III 3rd Strike in 1999. A single home version of the game was released for the D...

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Street Fighter III

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  • DJ_JJSlider DJ_JJSlider
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    5 years ago
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    Chun Li's stage theme is now my alarm clock song. I was having trouble waking up, so I just looked up the best songs for alarms and I just had to choose something that wasn't especially musical. Someone on an Internet forum used Chun Li's theme in Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike. I figured that it had enough sirens and repetitive melodies to work. And it worked.

    I would choose a different soundtrack, but then it wouldn't feel so video game-y. If anyone has a suggestion, just write a comment. I need ideas...yawn.
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      Editing … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJXPTnPmm78
      5 years ago Heart 1
    • DJ_JJSlider
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      Editing … Cool. That's a lot better than Coldplay's Viva La Vida. I tried searching for good wake-up songs and all I got were a bunch of crappy junk from Coldplay or Miley Cyrus or s**t. And I'm not just gonna choose Arcade Fire's "Wake Up." Lol. Spotify's dumb list of wake-up tunes...
      5 years ago
    • rockshard PhD
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      Editing … lol, one time we were playing with like max rounds no time limit games and got stuck in chun li's stage, it was kind of embarassing, my sister got so annoyed by the music. But I love the rest of the soundtrack. (mostly) I'm considering using it in an RPG Maker game. Unless I decide to go with only Tekken music. It's nice to stick to a specific franchise if possible, satisfies my ocd. :p
      5 years ago Heart 1
  • DJ_JJSlider DJ_JJSlider
    DJ_JJSlider wrote his opinion about Street Fighter III
    5 years ago
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    The new fans might consider this one of the hippest, coolest fighting games on Earth, but people used to hate this game. Vehemently. The parry system and the fast pace of the animation threw all the new players off. Over time, everyone adjusted to the new style. Now it's one of the all-time best fighters, because it proved that sometimes a fresher soundtrack, complex controls and an original graphic style can improve the entire flow of a video game.
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      Editing … I tried it on PS4 a few days ago and hated it.
      5 years ago Heart 1
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      Editing … Deleted by himself
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      Editing … Well...it's always one of THOSE games. With a pros-only focus. But more importantly, dem characters. Q looks like a flasher. Twelve looks like a human squid. And Necro has the same voice as Clown Man from Mega Man 8. Lol. Yeah. One of THOSE games.
      5 years ago
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      Editing … I guess people still hate it. Lol.
      5 years ago
    • Nodley
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      Editing … I found the reaction time seriously lacking, it'd have been quicker to write Ryu a letter asking him to punch, then posted it second class.
      5 years ago Heart 1
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      Editing … Lol. He has to go through 20 frames or something just to do a single punch.
      5 years ago
    • Nodley
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      Editing … Looks like Street Fighter 2 will always remain my favourite fighting game. I'm considering trying the PlayStation games though, Alpha or something.
      5 years ago
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      Editing … Alpha is good. It's pretty much the transition point before Capcom went all crazy with the 100 frames of animation and hip-hop soundtrack. Lol. I have no clue which Alpha version is best, but I usually play Alpha 3 because it has the most characters.
      5 years ago
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      Editing … Alpha also started the ridiculous storyline where M. Bison is the leader of the Shedaloo in his quest for world domination or destruction or something. And Cammy became one of Bison's fighter dolls or something. Neon Genesis Evangelion in a fighting game. It's as cheesy as it sounds.
      5 years ago
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      Editing … The controls are not complex at all. Parrying is done by pressing forward. You literally cannot get simpler than that. And it's completely optional. You can play the game just fine as a graphically souped up SF2. p.s. anyone who doesn't prefer SF3 over 2 or Alpha is dead to me.
      5 years ago
  • Giorno Giovanna Giorno Giovanna
    Giorno Giovanna wrote his opinion about Street Fighter III
    9 years ago
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    3rd Strike is what revolutionized gaming; It took competitive fighting games into a whole new level in terms of tournament play and despite its controversial cast, the game achieves a top rate of fluidness along with a superb hip-hop soundtrack, well-animated sprites and the insertion of the parry system.
  • SideSmash SideSmash
    SideSmash wrote his opinion about Street Fighter III
    10 years ago
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    Third Strike is considered by most hardcore SF fans to be the best and deepest in the series. I agree with them in that it's one of the best in the entire franchise, as it introduced bevy of new mechanics like parrying, a judgement system, and EX Specials. Third Strike is also notable for its high-quality soundtrack and colorful graphics, which gave 2D fighters a beautiful edge over the climbing 3D fighters. Third Strike was the last original Street Fighter to be released (not counting II: Anniversary Edition) until Street Fighter IV would reignite the series, but Third Strike made the series dormant with a bang. Only downside though? Fucking. Gill. What a goddamn cheapass.
  • Big Boss Big Boss
    Big Boss wrote his opinion about Street Fighter III
    10 years ago
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    One of the best 2D fighter of all time, and my favorite entry in the series. It is also the most technically demanding game in the series, and can be downright intimidating to get a handle on, but it's fun enough even for noobs to mind too much. Still beautiful to look at too. I lowered my score for it due to the imbalanced roster (full of notoriously bad matchups) but most people will find all of the characters have plenty of tools for non-tourney level play. Everyone should at least try this game out.
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Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Street Fighter III: New Generation

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