FIND THE DIFFERENCES (ARCADE vs PS1) Tekken 3 Comparison

Let's make a side by side graphical comparison of Namco's Tekken 3, between the Arcade version with the console port to Sony Playstation #shorts #tekken3 #tekken #arcade #playstation #ps1 #60fps
Games Featured
Tekken 3 (Arcade, 1997) Namco Limited | JP Version
Tekken 3 (Playstation, 1998) Namco Limited | US Version
Music Featured
Tekken 3 Arcade OST: Embu (Attract Mode)
Clip Featured
Tekken 3 Attract Mode (Opening scene arcade)
⚠️ All gameplay recording, game curation and opinions included in this video, as well as editing is completely done by me

[@RayRayZ28]

Characters are a damn near 1:1, but the backgrounds (temple, sky, pixelated floor) are noticeably different. Good port, damn near perfect.

[@espejoPublic]

arcade is bad bad bad bad 3d , contains flatt 2d objets , nono, i preferr ps1 , the prerrrendered backrrounds in ps1 is more realistic efect;)...

[@andrefortune8278]

Red and green on kings throw 😂😂

[@VertexTuner]

The arcade version ran on the Namco System 12 board, which had a faster CPU, double video RAM and more audio capabilities for PCM and FM, but was essentially a PS1 at it's core. This allows the Arcade version to spend more resources on realizing full 3D backgrounds with correct perspective movements while the PS1 version uses the same repeating grid based ground plane as previous Tekken games and a skybox for backgrounds, which is why they're out of sync at the seam. The character assets are near identical, though some texture elements are higher quality on the arcade version. The arcade version was literally a commercial for the PS1 version as visually it could not compete with the previous years Virtua Fighter 3 which was THE fighting game to beat in Japan at the time, but that wouldn't be able to get a home port for a couple of years (And still a downgraded port at that in terms of graphics). Namco did have more powerful arcade hardware at the time of release (System 23) but it was still inferior to the SEGA Model 3 board that ran VF3 and would have also made cross development difficult. Concerning the 'resolution' and 'frame rate' differences, this is mostly due to a quirk of the emulators used, both versions on actual hardware run at the low res option. 256x224 Progressive on Arcade and 256x448 Interlaced on PS1. PS1 emulators with a game that has no progressive mode run the game at the full vertical resolution and treat each interlace scan as it's own frame.

[@IroManiac]

There’s no credit sign too

[@tmcttf8087]

​@@VertexTunerInteresting videogame history.....

[@saucemanfredo]

The fact that all the movement is on beat is satisfying

[@purwantiallan5089]

Can TEKKEN 8 replicated what TEKKEN 3 does?

[@juliodavila424]

I remember that this was the first time I ever felt a console port matched the arcade version. It blew my mind.

[@Armanmalik11225]

Visit the tekken 5

[@StrangeSunset7]

virtua fighter 2 also had an excellent console port

[@alexojideagu]

They used basically the same hardware that's why

[@BlameCez]

@@alexojideagu tekken 1&2, tekken 3 ran on a updated/better hardware

[@wojtekwodarek3995]

Tekken 2 marched better.

[@hydrocityharry977]

Tekken 3 goes so hard

[@JanKenTribeWorldWide]

💪

[@phantasyryder]

Legendary

[@Nleezie33]

Yes it goes H.A.M.

[@varimkadas6068]

I dunno why, but I have always particularly like the opening theme for Tekken 3. Brings back memories of playing it.

[@pauldesigncomics2625]

Won’t beat the opening for PS1 Soul Blade

[@nobiazcustomsinc5030]

Yeah man this opening blew my mind as a kid. Ill never forget the 1st time i saw it because i never played tekken 3 in the arcade so all i knew was the console intro. When i saw this i thought i unlocked a true secret lol

[@zerojager1787]

@@pauldesigncomics2625 it beat the shit out of it

[@nobodyspecial115]

It was that classic early 00's tech synth from the opening of 2 that will forever live rent free in my head lol

[@user-dv2hc8zt3o]

​@nobodyspecial115 Tekken 2 came out in the mid 90s...

[@uggman9]

tekken 3 and 5 will always have a place in my heart

[@Bladebrown74]

I agree. After they introduced those LONG insane combos in 6 I lost interest quick

[@GrogedUp]

i mean its still the same game at its core don't get launched but instead of 3-4 hits taking a third or half your health its 10-15 which adds more skill and executuion which i see as an absolute win balancing wise even if its not as grounded @@Bladebrown74

[@craig6198]

@@Bladebrown74the old tekken had massive combos as well

[@Bladebrown74]

@@craig6198 they’re not as cheesy though

[@JanKenTribeWorldWide]

Almost all odd number Tekkens are goated. Tekken 2 is the godlike exception

[@JuanRodriguez-eq8zp]

This is how you make a port, besides the backgrounds and other minor details both look very similar.

[@marquecioflynn9864]

The blood is green in the arcade and the backgrounds are 3d. The frame count is also faster on arcade.

[@DBZAOTA482]

They have the same framerate

[@techuser7261]

Actually arcade machine joysticks were analogue . With optimum power supply to board

[@AnonymousC2218]

that wasn't green blood, Lei farted....

[@jdcp8976]

Actually you can change the "blood" color in the system mode of the arcade if I recall, at least you could in Tag 1 if I recall

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

I miss the blood in Tekken.😢

[@JimHawkwind03411]

Namco's System 12 board, which Tekken 3 ran on, is an overclocked PS1, with a faster CPU (48 MHz vs. the stock PS1's 33 MHz), more Video RAM (2 MB vs the PS1's 1 MB), and a revised sound hardware (same as System 11, but with a Hitachi H83002 CPU driving Namco's custom C352 PCM chip). The increased CPU speed and VRAM allowed the game to include fully 3D backgrounds, also seen on Soul Calibur and Tekken Tag Tournament, the latter two which weren't ported back to the PS1. When porting Tekken 3 back to the PS1, the 3D backgrounds became 2D based.

[@CLOYO]

So it has the same Z culling problems? 😮

[@SRC267]

Only noticed missing clouds and green blood

[@22carmoon]

I’m just here for the music

[@purwantiallan5089]

Same. The music in TEKKEN 3 is very awesome.😅

[@500-g6e]

I'll never forget this amazing intro

[@albertwatson5376]

Everytime i play some TEKKEN 3, i adore there awesomeness music. Always put a smile on my face. Plus in TEKKEN Arcade or any console games to Ps1, Xbox even Nintendo or others... have some good to lil bad or werid action or music.

[@franciscooteiza]

Green vs Red

[@albertwatson5376]

@@franciscooteiza what u mean on GREEN vs RED?

[@anthonypimentel7218]

​@@albertwatson5376I think they're referring to some versions having green blood and some having red, I think it was an option on the arcade machine (but only the owner could set the blood colour as it was in the ummm... Don't know what it's called lol the option menu where they can change the difficulty etc)

[@albertwatson5376]

@@anthonypimentel7218 oh... good point...

[@ShurikRubik]

*Just to everybody, I like to note that Hwoarang is doing Low Brown Form from Traditional Taekwondo, which is called Quateryung.*

[@MRT408]

It's also called hwa rang... Which is similar to his name pronunciation.

[@Elkantar_Rostorgh231]

​@MRT408 Yep, was about to say, the pattern is Hwa-Rang, which is the pattern for 2nd gup, or Red Belt. And yes, Hwoarang as a character got his name from this pattern. Much of what Hwoarang and Baek Doo San do for their moves come from ITF Taekwon-Do, which is what I learned growing up.

[@greensun1334]

The backgrounds are simplified, it has some different textutes and the resolution is lowered. But I think we can talk about a close to arcade perfect port!

[@espejoPublic]

ps1 is best clean image in general , arcade is trash pixelated...

[@CLOYO]

​@@espejoPublica blurred ≠ a good image

[@espejoPublic]

@@CLOYO blurred not , filtered, texture filter is normal image, blurred is blurred heheheh.... no confundir,...

[@charlestaylor8785]

I hope they bring Tekken 3 back I miss this game

[@charlieb.4687]

Do You Own A PS1??

[@MakisKotzampasis]

If you have a PS1 you can find the game original used. If you have a PS2 then buy Tekken 5, it has inside the first 3 Tekken games as bonus. If you want to buy the Playstation Classic console, that mini digital version of PS1 you can find the game inside. Then you can also try an emulator.

[@ryuno2097]

doubt they'll make a remake or remaster of T3.

[@HurrikaneBEA5T]

​@@ryuno2097didnt the guy harada say he will never remaster or re release tekken games in like 2016-18?

[@BravoGamer23]

Oh no!!! A remake comunity member!!!

[@RealWorldGaming]

The backgrounds and everyone’s faces

[@_.Alucard._]

Outstanding port for the PS1.

[@djtoxicdhg]

The game that started the love of fighting games for me

[@megakookat5677]

Tekken 3 was revolutionary. The music, the characters and the stages stood out so much. I’m terms of overall design, there was no 3D fighter that even stood a chance.

[@KahL1One]

to save memory, they essentially turned the environments into surrounding walls for the PSX version. Considering that most people didn't think it was possible, the fact that they found a streamlined way to pull this off AND the game was 1:1 to the arcade version w/ frame data all made the console version quite god-like. Plus the OST arranged updates for the console were second to none. Tekken 3 is STILL the greatest.

[@angelriverasantana7755]

Models have less polygons on PS1, Hwoarang's belt lacks some of the physics and the stages are bitmap based skyboxes rather than being 3D assets. The arcade basically has parallax with the mix of 3D background elements and the separate skybox

[@axtroy7639]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰

[@axtroy7639]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@axtroy7639]

😆😆😆😆😆

[@axtroy7639]

😃😃😃😃

[@franciscor390]

Also characters in game have simplified polygonal models such as their hands and fingers being just textures, only in this specific intro are the characters fingers individually rendered seeing as most scenes only contain one single character. But in game that's not the case.

[@ragingtyga]

The largest difference is the backgrounds. In the PS1 version, they are essentially 2d backgrounds painted on "walls" whereas the arcade version they are fully 3d rendered. It's jarring at first when you've only played the arcade version,but you get used to it, everything else is fairly accurate

[@HB4LNero]

Background on arcade is beautiful 💯

[@ruizj2006]

The mountains in the back. Bottom one looks like the background is completely together like wallpaper when the top one moves freely like he’s really outdoor.

[@handokohanny239]

Almost perfect except background on arcade version more detail🙏

[@_almace]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate Nina's victor roll into a knee bar

[@BitsBeats]

The port to Playstation is practically perfect, but there are some differences. Do you know what?

[@sarvaranvarovich2936]

Absoloutely fucking not

[@Phalanxter]

Because at that time the PS 1 was simply NOT powerful enough to handle that much 3D, some downgrade was needed to keep the FPS..

[@Naitoraven951]

​@@PhalanxterI wasn't powerful enough because system 12 has more ram and sgram and cpu is overclocked to 50mhz PS1 was castrated.

[@yungthugpymp]

Background with more clouds, floor, coloring and spacing of pillars on the temple

[@Gamerfan2000]

Backgrounds in the arcade version seem more detailed, I also believe that the colors pop a little bit more in the arcade version. I also believe that the ground seems to be warping in the PS1 version, or maybe it's just me.

[@KahL1One]

yup, you're not bugging. Surface warping was one of the hallmark issues associated w/ the PSX back then. Now in hindsight, it's kinda charming and part of the console's personality

[@_itscrisp]

Textures are much more polished, colors are a lot more vibrant but of course the arcade cabinet would be able to render the textures much better than the ported console version

[@EandEsystems]

I still think this is the best gaming video of all time. Music, choreography and Hwoarang doing Hwa Rang ❤

[@Rekora_Wulf]

These movements were never before seen in any fighting game ever. It was such a flex to be able to demonstrate in the first 30 seconds that the quality between it and all other games, is now Heaven and Earth. Fighters were never the same again.

[@DrJangoR9]

Tekken 3 is the best. Simply the character's are showing their martial arts. 😊💪

[@SUARAKURANGBAGUS]

1.background 2.floor 3.texture character theres small different

[@FullAdDariusBR]

Arcade version is prettier (as expected), but the blood in arcade version is green.

[@Nadir582]

The jp version has the best background

[@cville991]

Forest Law and Lei Wulong were my favorites. Basically, Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. 😆

[@bastiwen]

Higher resolution textures and backgrounds in the Arcade version as well as green effect for blood ?

[@LoganTheDevilMayCryFan]

I noticed one from the beginning. That being the skybox being different. Same weather, but the amount of clouds is reduced

[@solipsisme8472]

Such a legendary demo

[@qamzatmedvedov]

Tekken 3 Yoshi is so cool wtf I didn’t know he had that outfit in 3

[@cordarryl101]

One of my favorite childhood games. Use to love watching this video when i was younger.

[@MiddleEasternBorder]

They didn't give Eddy belt cord extensions until TTT1

[@salemalk8474]

Is there a reasom for the hit effect being green in the arcade/JP version? Age rating perhaps? I rmb we thought it was supposed to be blood as kids lmao

[@Fernandeskonsam]

Seeing Tekken 3 intro feels Nostalgic!! Its just a great game till today 90s gen guys will surely love this Tekken among all of em . its a LEGENDARY game ❤🔥❤

[@KennyGBeBopTV]

When this game first came out In the 90s we instantly knew this game was a big hit

[@lewiskeeffe8649]

The tekken that crushed the importers. Killed virtua fighter killed killer instinct it was the GOAT until Def Jam fight for NY

[@Killakwabo]

I never thought about it but it's the color for the power moves. The bottom part looked red as to show that it was blood but the top part was green to make it seem less violent.

[@budgiecat9039]

This intro was Tekken's answer to Virtua Fighter 2's intro.

[@dekoldrick]

I remember reading that the Tekken 3 arcade machine was built around the same if not similar specs as the PS1 which made porting it a whole lot easier.

[@BAYDID_90]

They're both absolutely fuq'n amazing

[@gjtrue]

They did a damn good job with the PlayStation 1 port of Tekken 3. Barely any differences. Game still looks amazing.

[@DBZAOTA482]

The only real difference is the backgrounds. The arcade version is fully rendered in 3D while the PS1 version uses the same static 2D background technique as the first two games.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Both the Arcade and PS1 ports of Tekken 3 are equally amazing.

[@ByUrien84]

Its simple,background via PSX is 2D bitmap without paralax .Arcade is superior true 3D objects and awesome paralax

[@Breakdafunklooseforever]

This will forever be the best fighting game from my childhood. *YOSHIMITSU ALL DAY!*

[@jassielmf]

There was the moment when my main always would be Hwoarang

[@LITTLE1994]

The PS1 home version is an excellent port. The only thing the system couldn't properly handle are the backgrounds.

[@patrickmurphy9470]

Due to the limitations of the PS1 the backgrounds are 2d. Everything else is near perfect.

[@kgthesupreme713]

Now as an adult, I feel like we got cheated with the backgrounds, but aye it was the 90's and they did the best they could with the tech they had. Tekken 3 the GOAT.

[@Nokronz]

I never noticed how naughty Nina's defaults was back then lol

[@Nakamura_Dendae]

the arcade models are viewed closer, green hit effects (like green blood in the old The House of the Dead games [1, 2, III] ). The PS1/PSX version has brighter skies and more detail to the ground. and obviously the credits in the ac version

[@NavMishima]

Still blows my mind

[@philipkeath6931]

The backgrounds are 2d in the PS1 and the floor resolution is really low compared to the arcade.

[@tmcttf8087]

The natural *Hit Effect* all characters have in the arcade version of 1997's Tekken 3 are green like in 1994's Tekken, and within such a version, the backgrounds are distinctly in *3D,* unlike the PS1 version that released a year later, taking a pre-rendered look as a result.....interesting.

[@PowerStunna]

Arcade version is more vibrant and fleshed out on visuals.

[@codecrafterstudio]

I miss the old times and my friend watching this clip

[@ronthehybrid]

Arcade: 3D Backgrounds Playstation: Image Backgrounds

[@NegoClau]

The parallax effect on the arcade backgrounds... But it takes several comparisons side by side to notice...

[@davidadams4266]

Arcade blood is green; PS1 blood is red.

[@evilblader7]

Hey no había visto esto D: creo creo creo que la única pero única diferencia acá son los fondos, porque los personajes se ven bastante idénticos y fluidos. Este Tekken es mi favorito, está en la lista de mis juegos "clandestinos" 😏😏😉😉 porque hubieran veces que iba a las maquinitas (arcade) y allí estaba este juego, también me escape varias veces del colegio a tomar "días libres" 😏😏😉😉👌

[@ggn3]

I remember that the character models in the PS1 port were pretty close to being as they were rendered from the arcade, but there were changes to backgrounds and floor textures to work with the PS1's limited video RAM.

[@Breakdafunklooseforever]

Arcade had slime instead of blood. Still reeling in from the mortal strowmbad days

[@Heywooo]

so crazy I would have never noticed any of that as a kid.

[@nayyarrashid4661]

I knew about the arcade board and stuff but a lot of our local arcades actually used PS1 with the disc inside for arcade cabinets. It was hard to tell the difference other than the blood color. Which I never noticed till watching this video.

[@tristanchriesmon1056]

The arcade version is much more detailed then the ps version

[@kennymccormick8295]

Explain.

[@redrhapsodos6630]

When you still have a crush Hwoarang...and Jin...

[@wongyc5585]

The arcade has a parallax layer behind the 3d surrounding houses,while ps1 all uses flat polyons for background.Arcade character has more polygons,smoother edges

[@gamingtech12769]

I have both versions in cabinet but My costomers play PS1 version

[@MrShiftySide]

This just hit me with so much nostalgia

[@parthsinghdeopa2224]

That moment when nina and King gave damage ro king and Lee they both showed green colour as a damage indicator

[@coolduke21]

You can change hit spark color in the debug menu

[@RamonCallMeRay]

they used more Textures in the Arcade Ver. the backdrops for the PS1 are all just 2D and the Arcade has more background textures, its 3D not 2D. this game i had top 3 in my local arcade back in 1997. damn time flies.

[@Pedrogranpadre]

even though they look the same, the music in the arcade version is epic

[@austa10]

I would love to have a Tekken 3 arcade cabinet!

[@TerraOblivion27]

Graphics still hold up pretty well. Solid game. Heihachi’s theme was mad good

[@meekhailbrahma4650]

The arcade version had a lot of details in minor things.. like the stage background, the floor and wall patterns, tiles, clouds in some stages, separate fingers in character models, all of which are absent in console version.

[@emptyspace713]

When arcade games starting losing, Tekken 3 for PS1 was 10/10, even when I'm watching this clip it still runs smoothly and doesn't even look that bad tbh

[@feints7714]

The background isn’t just different textures. It’s a fully rendered environment in the arcade version vs a flat image on ps1

[@soulofachristian8704]

Tekken 3 is when the great one Hwoarang was introduced, and that other guy Jin.

[@tofuchaeng06]

Arcade has neat textures and PS1 has jittery textures. Arcade has moving hands but PS1 only has static blurry-jittery ones

[@KEYBEATZ]

The backgrounds are actually 3D in the arcade version as well as has better textures and a higher polygon count

[@GuiasMaurelChile]

This game and Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast single handedly buried the Arcade scene

[@DDRPriest]

Green blood was an option in the arcade test menu. Default for US cabinets was red. I think it was green everywhere else.

[@Lifeguard34]

Greatest game all of time

[@bigballzmcdrawz2921]

Crazy to think that around a year and a half later, Namco would release Soul Calibur on Dreamcast. Which blew its arcade counter part out of the water.

[@SDSOverfiend]

One of the greatest ports ever. Tekken Force Forever

[@kaelicioustk]

Love the background😂

[@genkia87]

Main difference I remember is the backgrounds being prerendered instead of full 3D on PS1.

[@Mateoski97]

Arcade had 3D backgrounds.

[@themetavirus]

From what I see: - PS1 models are 1:1 with arcade - PS1 texture quality is lower - PS1 backgrounds are flat - PS1 arena floor sometimes spins when it shouldn't