Combo Breaker 2022 - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Top 8

Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at / vampirearcadia

[@chihchang1139]

these are some ultra instinct level 3rd strike players, and the game rating be like "meh, C++"

[@malbo-]

The rating is only based on the points you get, it basically only gives you good scores if you get long combos, lots of parries, ending rounds with supers, finishing the match fast, not losing any rounds and some other things that give you lots of points. It's not really an actual ranking

[@Sho_Ryu_Ken]

Haha true bro this game will never die its a legendary fighting game, sf will always remain one of the best fighting games out there.

[@fernandocarloszarate5464]

Really??

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

Third Strike's rating system is ultra jank lol

[@Vuden13]

C++ is a coding language

[@slipperyphish]

This was a really fun watch. Production value was great and matches were fun. Kudos to everyone involved 👏 👍

[@celzolsen8988]

except all the lemmings wearing face diapers

[@shinreimyu]

Dang, ChrisG came out to play. Top 8 in pretty much everything

[@songoku9348]

No longer is this game the last in the timeline. SF6 is officially confirmed to be set after 3. I can’t wait to play Ryu, he’s pretty much reaching near Gouken status.

[@Rortaa]

100% hes using the Power of Nothingness on a regular basis now, he just has to master it to the point where it becomes his base form

[@callumbreton8930]

Wait a minute. Goku turning older, and therefore wiser. Ken gets progressively darker and more twisted. Dear God, not Akenma

[@Ken-zg3ze]

Get Humbag on the big SF titles! He's so talented and engaging. He sounds like he could be on ESPN.

[@TeamIFDVideos]

Appreciate it! - Humbag

[@ringokfw1]

Bigbadwolfmn's Hugo was just crazy!! One of the best I've ever seen 😍

[@robertthegamer28]

That comeback was sick! I was rooting for him.

[@Real_temmie_undertalo]

"Do it again." AND HE DID

[@mo_musashi_284]

That Sean pick in the end made my day.

[@reilorenzo]

I missed "in person" events SO MUCH!! The online stuff is cool, but it wasn't cutting it for me lol

[@rosema7909]

Stop being scared and go to in person

[@vladventura1928]

@@rosema7909 ???????????? How tf are they supposed to go to offline events if there aint none?

[@jbullock7157]

@@rosema7909 he just said he preferred in person tournaments, and nobody said they were scared? What's wrong with you? 😂😂😂

[@djsiddiki3430]

@@rosema7909 I agree... these introverts are scared of offline events

[@KaminariHouse]

@@rosema7909 Well ya' see, they would have been going... if they existed, hence "I missed".

[@chrisnichols9014]

Why are people shocked 3rd Strike is still being played? This game is one of the best fighting games.

[@thejtrax]

Who is shocked?

[@chrisnichols9014]

@@thejtrax Lot's of people if we go by some of the comments on this video.

[@ChronicDreamer1st]

That final round was badass

[@LakeEarth]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1905">31:45</a> it's his time-out loss pose

[@patrick-tj4bj]

mf's be like "I hate the twins!" then immediately play makoto

[@DarkHokageSFL]

Lmao im one of those people. Makoto way easier to deal with than the twins

[@amare7430]

and what about it?

[@brandoncave-wynter6987]

I don’t understand this comment. I’m a Makoto main.

[@CapcomSwagg]

They don’t play the same? What a weird comment

[@nmiereemery5896]

@@CapcomSwagg what he’s trying to say I think, is that while the twins are a pain in the ass, makoto is a bigger pain in the ass😂. I’m not agreeing because I don’t play 3rd strike like that.

[@mo533]

First MVC3, then SF3III; love seein him do well. I love this guy, even if he is from NY lol

[@dibujador9458]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="72">1:12</a>:30 OMG!!! Nychrisg using Sean, that was so crazy

[@David-pt3mh]

4C and Humbag really did a great job on the play by play!

[@maverickhunterstupidiocy7779]

SNK sponsoring a 3rd strike tournament Never thought I’d see the day

[@hypnoticflower3152]

The randy savage impersonation tho lmao so good

[@SeikiRikodou]

Seeing a Hugo player in tournaments like this make me remember how nasty Hayao's Hugo is XD

[@stefanroche3052]

It’s the time over loss animation they’re talking about, Urien squeezes blood out of his arm, maybe an artery even. He’s crazy

[@ZeludeRose]

Winners Semis: JaMarvelous (CH) vs NYChrisG (KE) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="220">3:40</a> TBD (MA) vs Crime Alley (UR) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="550">9:10</a> Losers Round 1: Rescue_Ryan (NE) vs Nipperman (UR) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="936">15:36</a> 4cJoe (HU) vs BigBadWolfMN (MA) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1440">24:00</a> Losers Quarter-Finals: TBD (MA) vs Nipperman (UR) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1790">29:50</a> BigBadWolfMN (HU) vs JaMarvelous (CH) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2150">35:50</a> Ads <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2516">41:56</a> - <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2779">46:19</a> Winners Finals: NyChrisG (KE) vs Crime Alley (UR) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2837">47:17</a> Losers Semi-Finals: Nipperman (UR) vs JaMarvelous (CH) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3461">57:41</a> Losers Finals: Crime Alley (UR) vs JaMarvelous (CH) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="64">1:04</a>:41 Grand Finals: NYChrisG [W] (LOL) vs JaMarvelous (CH) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="72">1:12</a>:30

[@bradsilcox642]

with how popular this game still is its amazing they havnt done a data copy onto a newer graphic engine and released it for the latest gaming console.

[@goofygoober4205]

I remember seeing this after getting bodied at the 3rd strike machine LOL

[@Sho_Ryu_Ken]

The macho man phrase was hilarious lmfao 3 minutes of play time!

[@nozuchan]

that hugo is insane lmao

[@davicpetrovski155]

Sick play by chrisg

[@101graffhead]

man i never get to see american 3s gods in these big shot tourneys, the only tourney i saw a lot of them together was tfc few years ago not counting the recent invitational frankie sometime appears in them but he too has pretty much disappeared from them.

[@AF-fo9zv]

Chris G is an American God

[@FGCJodcei]

Naw bruh how they gonna ignore that spot on randy savage impression

[@KryptiKGh0st]

frrr that shit was too good

[@CC-lu8ee]

Nice to see a non-chun li winner lol

[@shoryu87]

😂

[@willycheez7218]

Make Gill legal 🥶

[@themonnamanshow]

Go Street Fighter!!

[@tremmuh7650]

i wish i could see these custom sticks that the announcers are talking about, but i'm just staring at '3rd strike' supers

[@imik4081]

"OOOOOOHHHH NNNNNNuUUUUOOOOOO!!!" Lmao

[@tonyelectionfraud669]

what version were they playing on? I heard the announcer say something like "we have lots of arcade set ups and people on their own sticks"

[@g_thespaceghost3047]

Arcade, prob on a mister

[@noobtuber10]

Mister or supergun

[@Kaido_928]

3s isn't available on mister atm.

[@skylardickson5201]

Arcade. You can plug PS4 fightsticks into them with the proper modification

[@WickedElement]

They are using actual cps3 arcade boards of 3rd strike and have them hooked up to superguns that allow them to use PVM, BVM, CRT tvs and they also use DB15 to USB decoders/converters that are compatible with PS3/PS4/PS5/PC/Xbox360/Xboxone sticks.

[@Protectobot]

Standing 720 w/ Hugo. VERY nice, BBW (initials heh).

[@luceatlux7087]

Would like to see Jamar vs JWong's Chun.

[@AirKangLocker]

thank you everyone for still writing history for street fighter 3 culture!

[@solomongrundey]

good to see big bad wolf man still has the juice, we had some great hugo battles back on 360 when he was #3 and i was #7 with hugo. Tag Solomon grundey

[@quietchase]

Wow!!!

[@danishiqbal6652]

Alright, go Crime Alley!

[@38Jemar]

I love how the commentators said, "Jamar". I almost thought for a second they're talking about me. 😏

[@theprojectman8053]

does anybody know the tv and the other hardware theyre using?

[@VampireArcadia]

It's a Sony PVM and the actual 3rd strike arcade board + a supergun (device that lets you plug the JAMMA arcade board into the PVM/TV)

[@theprojectman8053]

@@VampireArcadia thanks! you are the best. stay cool.

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

3rd Strike is the best version of Street Fighter 3.

[@hypnoticflower3152]

Alpha is really good as well

[@Ronin-kk4bt]

Facts!

[@SaanWukong]

Well gameplay wise, everything else I gotta give to 2nd Impact

[@milutopaz4268]

First Match at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="220">3:40</a>

[@videogamepolak0]

where was this event hosted at what state?

[@gaarafan89]

Combo Breaker. It's normally held in Chicago, Illinois

[@chrisludwig4729]

I love SF3, but I would complain if they nerfed the top 3 just a smidge

[@cameronnebraska6049]

Nebraska!!

[@IIFEROII]

hermoso

[@Graterstuuf]

Best player I’ve ever played is Meth Jones. Hyper reflexes and unpredictable plays.

[@mattro7107]

That's crazy they got Joe Rogan as a commentator!

[@Mugen123456789]

3rd strike urien is my favorite fg character ever

[@TheGuy7c9]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1560">26:00</a> how is that possible? no jumping 720

[@bbwfinesser2895]

how I know I'm watching a US tournament: I'm not deaf from the commentary

[@carloschamorro6331]

One of the best tourneys I’ve ever watched lol.

[@h.m.5724]

This is nothing as compared to the Japanese tournament of this game. Even the so called Daigo parry is basic when it comes to those guys in Japan

[@paletapayasofan]

@@h.m.5724 USA 3rd strike is catching up lol didn’t you see 5star taking it 6-1 over issei at the season 2 jazzy finale last year

[@h.m.5724]

@@paletapayasofan catching up after 2 decades 😆

[@h.m.5724]

@@paletapayasofan US is overrated. Japan, South Korea, South America and now China all are way above the US

[@paletapayasofan]

@@h.m.5724 well yeah US needs good online because we’re so spread out compared to japan and we didn’t get that until fightcade2 in 2020. Ever since the beginning the small pockets of 3rd strike players in the US were strong but japan always had the geographical advantage where the best could constantly play the best

[@itneeds2bsaid528]

Is this in a collection game or a remaster or something?

[@Reshi9984]

Im pretty sure its original hardware thats modified for different controller types

[@rj5485]

Great tourny!

[@TonyTheTGR]

The Gigas Breaker does LESS DAMAGE than the regular SPD?! O.o

[@TonyTheTGR]

38:50 could've been an EVO moment, but it's not EVO

[@Tsuzukix]

Excellent gameplay. Got kinda boring after too many chun/yurien/ken.

[@VaughnHBS]

There was only 1 Chun and 1 Ken in Top 8. How is that too much? There was literally 2 Urien and 2 Makoto's in top 8.

[@e.farias8813]

cool

[@roastefied3309]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2366">39:26</a> underdog triumph over the goat.

[@meowmixmeowmix]

Aw, no 3s players from FFA showed up. That would have brought the level up like crazy

[@paletapayasofan]

5 star and others are at the jazzy circuit finale this weekend don’t worry

[@meowmixmeowmix]

@@paletapayasofan ^^ im happy to know hes still playing

[@marcxiong8332]

Chris G is pretty good against normal players. Then chokes when facing top tier 3s players

[@flash_channel2161]

Sf3 is all about parry parry parry 😉😊

[@juglarlocogmail]

I can see, hitbox is not allowed in 3rd strike.

[@dgad87]

NYCHRISG Best Ken player I’ve ever seen. Wonder if there are better Japanese players

[@jessieansell6168]

I've never played or watched 3rd strike before. This game seems a lot more stray-hitty than SFV. Is that the meta? Stray hit to get the life lead, then force their approach?

[@paletapayasofan]

yes definitely an important part of it

[@YaowBucketHEAD]

Personally, I consider 3rd Strike the finest fighting game ever made. There's a reason there's still a healthy player base for it.

[@TheRedCap30]

Definitely seems more neutral heavy

[@jessieansell6168]

@@YaowBucketHEAD No one asked. I had questions about the meta.

[@dedfoker]

@@jessieansell6168 meta wise it's more neutral based, footsies aren't that important like other games because of the parry system but they are there. Some chars have good normals to force a footsies game (big bad losing to chun li to footsies) . Char wise the top tier are ken, chunners, yun, makoto but as you can see in the video, a good player can use a non top tier and win.

[@boxcarTV]

chris G?? and he’s nice with it no less

[@thorinhannahs4614]

I watched hoping to see great parries and back and forths. Then I saw the names and knew ChrisG was just gonna crush it. Unfortunately he was the only one with consistent and good parries.

[@-nomi.-]

yeah chrisg easily most seasoned 3s player there by a longshot. just didnt see the same turnout of ogs for this tourney that we have for past na 3s tourneys i guess

[@deathmetalhell]

sometimes parrying isnt the best choice

[@problemsnearyou8899]

We’re not going to disrespect Ja’s impeccable string of parries in loser’s final

[@cylerthetreator2116]

Joe Rogan at combo breaker? 😮😂

[@user-jc2lz6jb2e]

Went to Combo Breaker 2019 and saw ChrisG playing 3rd Strike on the arcade cabinets. Saw him rage quit and leave in the middle of the round, blaming the cabinet for not being responsive. It's one thing going online and hearing these things about players, but seeing it IRL for your own eyes...

[@israelzamora8905]

It's TRUE though games arent really as responsive as they should be could be way better

[@malbo-]

No need to blow it out of proportion, everybody gets mad and does unsightly things every now and then

[@invalidletterdept2662]

Tbh if a cabinets buttons or the switches in the lever are unresponsive it’s the most infuriating thing ever.

[@JP_LDN582]

OH NOOOOA

[@lukasblur3500]

Holy sh people still play this game?

[@iNENDOi]

Never seen so many missed hit confirms in a top 8.......

[@38Jemar]

I bet I'd be the best at this game.

[@38Jemar]

Now say that 10 times fast ⏩

[@goalieslayer]

dude I tried playing this game online via steam and fucking no one is playing

[@sommi888]

i think they play on playstation or arcade emulator in some room thing

[@midwesterror]

They all live on Fightcade

[@thrillh0us3]

Yeah most ppl play this on fightcade nowadays

[@VaughnHBS]

You'll find people playing it on Fightcade. Not the 30th Anniversary Collection.

[@jorgeandrade2658]

I miss japanese players.

[@jedgrahek1426]

Makoto's S2 hit Abigail right in the forehead, and because he's so tall and her so short, by the time she could land and do the second hit of the super, Abigail actually had the time to just recover and block it. This game has so many weird interactions like that.

[@Reshi9984]

Thats Hugo my guy

[@lorenzotrinidad384]

Wait people still play street fighter 3 to this day???

[@paletapayasofan]

always

[@lorenzotrinidad384]

@@paletapayasofan interesting and why’s that?

[@Ronin-kk4bt]

Of course?!

[@HellecticMojo]

@@lorenzotrinidad384 Because games aren't milk and doesn't rot away in days? What kind of question is this?

[@paletapayasofan]

@@lorenzotrinidad384 because certain pockets of the playerbase were always dedicated enough to stick with it and there’s a lot of new players thanks to fightcade and the jazzy circuit

[@jaybyhop]

I'm glad we got to see Necro and Sean. I'm so tired of seeing urien, Yun, Chun, and ken in 3rd Strike. I love this game but it's balancing is awful.

[@ramseydoon8277]

Is "awful" really the word you want to use right there?

[@jaybyhop]

@@ramseydoon8277 yes. It is awful. Most of the cast are not viable and virtually every tournament is Chun, Yun, and Ken in top 8.

[@jedgrahek1426]

@@jaybyhop completely agree, playing casually with friends is wonderful, and it isn't that the tournaments aren't very good either, but an essentially 3-character meta is pretty bad. This was still early days though, I don't know many games from this era that don't devolve into something similar... but it's right to point out in the context of nearly universal praise.

[@rodolfoperez744]

😴😴😴

[@solomongrundey]

that chunli in the first round was trashhhh, easy money for that ken

[@VaughnHBS]

It's ChrisG, the god himself. Everything's easy money for him.

[@neyzezay3553]

I mean i know noone of them really play 3rd strike like that but the average ggpo player would wreck all of them . Chris's Ken is a joke compared to good kens ..

[@jonahg2252]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1540">25:40</a> - <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1548">25:48</a> always quick get up those wtf is he doing

[@DevaPein]

Nipperman? Isnt that a racist term? Im pretty sure that nipper is a racist term... like 99% sure

[@VampireArcadia]

It's his last name

[@DevaPein]

@@VampireArcadia thats crazy. Dudes last name is a racis word. Tho i guess with the context of it being his last name. Thankfully it is not

[@robertomeier8952]

remaster this game crapcom!!!!

[@IronKnee963]

Wow, what a low level play. America surely is way behind japan when it comes to 3S. Heck, it's even behind fightcade. lmao That was the worst Sean I have ever seen and then he cries when the DP whiffs, although Sean is famously known for that. Of course the garbage Ken character carried him to the finals. No Ryu, no Twins, no Elena. No thanks. lol

[@INeedHerPomPomJuice]

Boring grand finals. Jamarvelous been playing this game for 20 years and still choked under pressure. Genuinely depressing to be that weak

[@juniperrodley9843]

L comment

[@HitPeace]

Ehhh... No jwong no Pikachuakuma no Ricky no hsien Chang no watts .. there's really no reason to watch American sf3 without actual players here.

[@paletapayasofan]

did you just wake up from a 10 year coma or smth 💀

[@sirchris6047]

Jwong too busy getting 5-0d on fight cade