Greatest Fighting Game Ever Made | Street Fighter 3: Third Strike - The Fighting Games that MADE ME

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[@icedcapplord710]

Third Strike's visuals have aged so well. Imo still the best looking Street Fighter game even after the 3D entries

[@wayofthekodiak3118]

Still a beauty. Just like Garou mark of the wolves and King of fighters 13.

[@stone301]

Backgrounds are a downgrade compared to 2nd impact though

[@pastorofmuppets9346]

Well the 3d games are the ugliest not counting sf1 lol

[@Armorcringe]

@@stone301 not only backgrounds, presentation in general, newgen/2nd impact was way better

[@baldwhimsicott798]

@@pastorofmuppets9346 sfv looks fine 🤨

[@ggarzagarcia]

I remembered the magazines back in the day, such as EGM, praising the next-level artistic qualities of SF3TS. To see a hadoken, Chun Li’s legs move, Ibuki’s clothes sway and float, the creepy but silk like movements of Necro…all fascinating to me as a young teenager.

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

Cap

[@SoulWarriorSF]

I remember seeing Aex for the first time in a magazine back in the day..

[@MrFennmeista]

I still have 200 issues of 90's EGM mags

[@dnice4145]

Everything's relative. I remember how special it felt to be able to plays these games at home instead of the arcade. Lol

[@cidfacetious3722]

It’s still has some of the best looking animations in 2d gaming. Never get tired of looking at the game

[@andresburton2130]

It's in the name. Street Fighter should make you feel like you're in the streets. Street fighting is an illegal sport, and the only people doing it within the world of Street Fighter are hermits, hoodlums, weirdos, fanatics, rogue paramilitary soldiers, and elites operating in the shadows. They're either people who don't fit in with society or people who twist society to their own ends. 3rd Strike is amazing because it understands that core concept and nails it aesthetically while also delivering on complex and interesting gameplay.

[@ryo-kai8587]

Yes! Aside from the excellent and deep gameplay, and amazing technical achievement from an artistic point of view, this game had a truly cohesive and believable aesthetic that genuinely felt "in place" and right. I think Max says that here, even. It just feels _right._

[@ymkyourmoneyking8157]

It’s a game not irl and they always fighting on a street

[@applepretz5368]

Poetic.

[@kalebsithnerd119]

It's like the movie Bloodsport but more stylish

[@ymkyourmoneyking8157]

@@kalebsithnerd119 nothing alike sf have powers

[@frozenray0079]

The hip-hop element....THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING ON THAT MAX. This game absolutely nails it. No other fighting game does it like this does. Capcom's finest Era. 👌

[@wallyesquire9251]

Besides Streets of Rage,This is probably my favorite game soundtrack

[@AegixDrakan]

And to our delight, SF6 is going back to the hip-hop. :D

[@uxm4life94]

Urban Reign by Namco is only other fighter with the same vibe- but sadly that's not a very traditional fighting game

[@TheShockVox]

@@AegixDrakanit was certainly in the right direction. Looking forward to 7 hopefully keeping it. We still haven’t touched that 3rd Strike feeling of the urban vibe.

[@thefreshvince879]

no it didn't because hip hop is dead. SF6 takes place at the end of hip hop's popuarilty. Around 2007/2008 Rap took over hip hop as the dominant urban music. Hip Hop has been underground since. After around 2014 we now have mumble rap unfortunately.@@AegixDrakan

[@InspectorGeek]

6:24 I disagree Maximilian. I would say that starting with C++ is actually better than starting with Java or Python.

[@PointlessSoldier]

I'd agree as well, even though I was taught Java first.

[@rezm1r]

C++ main here, paying respect

[@taylorbee4010]

What about regular C I feel like it's a crotchety old grandpa language but it makes everything else feel easier

[@beansael2454]

Lol

[@TheHeartlessAlchemist]

@@taylorbee4010 Please, no! Just... NO!

[@Dasmesee]

It's amazing how decades later and this game is still so entertaining to watch. Capcom really needs to bring 3RD STRIKE ONLINE back it was amazing on PS3. It was so ahead of its time it's ridiculous. The graphics and animation The presentation The music OH MAN THE MUSIC!!!🔥🔥🔥 3RD STRIKE IS DEFINITELY TRULY A MASTERPIECE IN FGS

[@RevolverOcelot1]

I agree. I'd definitely buy it on Steam.

[@mark.h9122]

3rd strikes version on ps3 and xbox was brilliant with the combo and training tutorials shame it wasn't included on the capcom collection

[@Justin-be6be]

Lol what you talking about we have the capcom collection which has online

[@RevolverOcelot1]

@@Justin-be6be I heard that that wasn't as well put together as Third Strike: Online Edition.

[@nicorobin8201]

@@seanmcbay The net code for it is awful

[@ShinyGBZ]

I love how arguably the greatest Street Fighter game ever released commercially flopped, but then people were like "Wait, we aren't we playing this again?" I definitely feel like Fightcade helps games like 3S out

[@gundammon]

It took a good ten years for people to come around to it. It came out when arcades were dying, other than the Dreamcast it didn't get a console release for 5 years, and people were still sour on the first 2 SF3 games. I've never even seen a 3rd strike cabinet in my entire life.

[@ShinyGBZ]

@@gundammon The local arcades I've visited near me have only ever had 3rd Strike on multi-cabinets, I'd bet a large portion of the north-american population haven't seen the genuine article either

[@DippedInInk]

Ppl didn’t like change but I love 3 and Alpha since the beginning.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Because it was released on the Dreamcast only a dead system I didn’t even know what SF3 was until the anniversary collection came out

[@ranma36]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Dreamcast was far from dead when 3rd Strike came out on it...

[@SoloEmpireOfficial]

3rd strike is definitely “hip-hop”/“urban”. The music is the best in the entire street fighter universe. And the art style too.

[@NashDTV]

It’s definitely more personal preference because I actually didn’t like the whole hip-hop approach but that’s because I think street fighter 2 had the best soundtrack of all time.

[@xGunbladeKnightx]

I don't like it, I think the saga deserves more musical variety, due to the variety of characters that come from every part of the world, just like it felt in SFII. Artistically I like the Zero saga better.

[@Joesire]

@@NashDTV I would agree. Streetfighter 2's music is legendary. The presentation in this game is unique, and offers a great feel to it. Those Streetfighter EX games have the best music to me, by far.

[@antonnewalker6488]

and smooth jazz too

[@midsectionmark8956]

Good art style but I like alpha abs street fighter 4 art style more

[@alenezi989a3]

I freaking love the pixel art, Capcom were masters of pixel art, they made the best looking games I really wish this style would come back, I can only imagine the tremendous effort of making each character and animating them, and the backgrounds for each stage man beautiful I don't play fighting games I just love looking at them. I bought GGS, Gran blue and will most definitely buy DNF when it comes out just because I love the art style and arc sys is the closest we get to the beautiful 2d pixel art of old Capcom games.

[@blackmanta2527]

You should buy Pocket Bravery or Blazing Strike if you really want pixel art to be a norm again

[@alenezi989a3]

@@blackmanta2527 I never heard of them, will definitely check them out.

[@RTU130]

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[@blueshell4859]

The simplest solutions are often the strongest. I still don't understand why the 3S universal parry mechanic did not become a SF staple in SF4 and SF5 (in which only a few characters can parry). It literally elaborated on defense mechanics in the simplest way possible. Hold back to turtle, or tap forward at the right time to create your own opening. It's such a simple and genius way to allow game knowledge to level the playing field at high levels of play no matter what tier your character may be.

[@ILoveToEatRed40]

Same reason as why focus and v shift won’t return in later installments. Parrying gives 3rd strike a uniqueness exclusive that game. I think it’s great what they did in five by giving it to only ryu or how tekken 7 and smash gave the shotos focus. Street fighter innovates and the mechanic they implement should service the game

[@lit_wick]

Check out bbtag and granblue. Both have universal overheads.

[@markalexander6036]

Capcom may not be keen on bringing back parrying because it negates certain character arechetypes entirely. The fireball zoner is one of the greatest legacies of Street Fighter and it really can't exist in the same space as a Third Strike parry. Maybe they could bring back parrying in Street Fighter by nerfing it closer to CvS2. However, would a nerfed parry be giving people what they want or just setting them up for dissappointment? Maybe it could work. I think it would be cool if Capcom revisited a universal parry for Street Fighter 6 but changed it up a little so its more balanced. Keep in mind, parrying is so strong in Third Strike that it forces the players to strategize around it. A somewhat abusable tactic in Third Strike is to tap parry and immediately return to block in order to option select a footsies interaction. Parrying doesn't neccesarily even the playing field on the tierlist either. Top/high tiers are generally better at playing around parry than mid/low/bottom tiers.

[@Shodan130]

because while parry is a good mechanic. alot of SF heads HATE it. i respect parry and i think it's cool. but i hate playing 3s because of parry. it does too much to bring the game away from the things alot of people love about street fighter and takes away from the fundamental core (personally) that other SF games have. personally i love a3 and ST and if those games had parry i probably would not of liked them. in saying that 3s needs parry as the game would be stupid busted without it

[@silentman99]

@@Shodan130 old heads I tell you.

[@prismshock]

The SF3 vibe is the most "street" street fighter. The hip-hop music is so good for a videogame-it actually sounds authentic. Hip-hop with video games lyrics usually sounds cheesy. I hope they bring some of that back to SF6. I think the parry mechanic would be so sick in SF6, plus the toning down of projectile invincible moves. They just need to remove air parry and have parry deal some recoverable damage like focus absorb.

[@iancloud52]

Well in Street Fighter 6, literally all of your prayers have been answered. Great call!

[@mr.checkyourself4672]

To fight Q - Can't lose any rounds Q should appear after you finish Stage 7. - Not continue. You're not supposed to lose rounds - Get a grade D or better grade on every stage. - Get 2 or more "Special Points." You get these from getting better grades each match. - Get more than 5 Super Art Finishes. If you change the maximum rounds in a match, this condition's formula is basically: [Number of Max Rounds in Each Match + 2 Super Art Finishes = Condition Met] For example, if you set the matches to end after one round, you would need to use 3 Super Art Finishes throughout the game.

[@RigbyIsTheMan]

So complicated

[@darkshat3077]

That’s so much just to fight one guy 💀

[@randomcharacter6501]

Not a game but Samurai Champloo comes the closest to capturing the Hip-hop x Japanese Culture mashup that 3rd Strike has.

[@dropkickpherby6994]

I've wanted a Champloo fighting game for the longest time dude!

[@donkeydarko77]

wut da fuk be a champloo?

[@dropkickpherby6994]

@@donkeydarko77 It be one of them there anime's.

[@Boyzby]

@@dropkickpherby6994 It's actually an Okinawan food. Don't know anything more about it, though, other than it's Romanized as "champuru".

[@blaze9523]

Exactly bro this game has a samurai champloo type aroma to it

[@skeppy8925]

The hip hop and jungle/dnb element of this game is amazing. Till this day I, personally, have not played such a polished-technical fighting game. And speaking of FFA, I spent many nights there so I am sure I ran into you there on more than one occasion. Loved the owner of the spot, was such a great guy

[@Deezo187]

I’m so happy someone recognised the stellar drum n bass/jungle in the ost 🎉

[@IcanoGihoren]

The devs for Street Fighter 6 have pretty much confirmed that the game is going to be after ST3 so I would love for Sean to come back as a rival to Luke. I hope Laura sticks around too.

[@PeruvianPotato]

@ahmad Sorry to break it to you but...

[@thefreshvince879]

nope no sf3 characters no hip hop nothing

[@staykota117]

I still can't get over how great Max's intro is that LETS! GO! Always makes me feel some type of way hyping me up. Makes you want to feel like a badass

[@pablobarrios7681]

Like hearing a whole crowd chant we will rock you or We are the champions while entering a stadium

[@hbsamurai3173]

Facts Every, single, goddamn time

[@leonkennedy6206]

What I loved the most about 3rd stirke was the style it had. It had so much personality

[@gll1947]

One day my parrys will be on purpose

[@gh0rochi363]

How's it been going since then?

[@darkhunteruk2602]

Absolutely love this game so glad it's still recognised as one of the best FGs of all time.

[@PopoTCG]

No it is not that good at all. Horrible balance, introduced the worst mechanic in SF(parry), and just not a great entry in SF in general.

[@darkhunteruk2602]

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[@Sickinator]

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[@andrew9k424]

I think the simplest explanation you could give of this game's aesthetic is that it put the STREET in Street Fighter

[@CrossOutBryce]

"They haven't replicated Hip-Hop/Urban aesthetic since!" Me watching this days after the full SF6 reveal: 👀 OH HO HO

[@thefreshvince879]

no it didnt amount to shit especially when its literally jusat SF2 characters and juri

[@revolutionoftheclassics3630]

I agree with the Urban aesthetic, The first time I played this was in San Francisco’s Downtown at the Sony Metreon.

[@thefearofg0ds758]

What I loved about Street Fighter III was the overall feel of the world. The Street Fighter world had an almost dystopian feel to it in this game as nearly all of the original cast was gone. So it gives off the impression that we are MANY years since Street Fighter II. Leaving questions like what happened to them and the imagination of me as as 12 year old went wild. I remember my friend made up a bunch of fan fiction I believed as fact(he did this a lot) saying Sagat died(killed by Gill for not joining him) Guile(along with other characters) retired from fighting, Akuma killed Bison with the raging demon(a popular theory and honestly one I wished was canon) Dudely defeated Balrog etc.

[@whatisthezone]

Well, Akuma killed Bison in his debut. 😮

[@wakandaforever616]

Also we have to remember that the best moment in fighting game history occurred in this game too so that added to the greatness of the game.

[@InsertDisc2tv]

I remember the day SF3 New Generation showed up at the arcade. It was big for about a month, then everyone went right back to Xmen vs Street Fighter. I was one of those fools back then. We all had no idea how much depth this game has. We were so wrong.

[@c0mplex_Ale]

New Generations is kinda wack though

[@Ryuujin1078]

3rd Strike is the first and only Street Fighter that felt, Street to me. It’s soundtrack play on the regular in my car and while working out.

[@MohammadMishima]

This game was the first game i have ever played in my life, when i was young my uncle bought me a ps2 with a SF collection disc i used to play 3rd strike non stop. Back in the day doing a raging demon was so hype lol

[@ryo-kai8587]

jab, jab, ->, short, fierce = EPIC ...or you miss and get _very_ punished, lol

[@Commonsens8]

This game has brought me so much happiness. It such a good game and the sky is the limit. I always learning new things, and exploring new options. It’s a fantastic game and I hope everyone experience the joy that this game has brought me.

[@BladedStrider]

Street fighter 3 Third Strike the online Warrior series is one of the 1st videos i watched from you right up there with street fighter cross teken and I gotta say I've enjoyed every moment that you played those games online. I am glad this game shaped you the way it did, because the passion you have has been shared with a lot of us and have gotten so many new faces into the FGC. Third Strike is and always will be one of my Favorite games and my favorite Street Fighter. Shine on, Dood!

[@Xzeihoranth]

Making fighting game AI has gotta be a hell of a thing.

[@Justin-be6be]

I love that you actually play the arcade modes. Feels like people took the “arcade” out of fighting games in recent years and hyper focused on online play. Also damn max has one of the best kens I’ve seen.

[@ryo-kai8587]

That target combo to super is so on point. He nails it almost every time in so many situations. (Standing m. punch, fierce, fireball, Super.) Also the Akuma-esque EX air Tatsu to DP juggle. Overall, he kills it and I'm also always stoked to see him play Ken since he's my favorite / most comfortable. I also like Akuma but he's a bit more difficult and has such low Vital.

[@jcman-lp6lg]

First time I saw third strike I was in disbelief. Very unique SF Characters I have never seen before with cool move sets I fell for it immediately and begged my mom for quarters.

[@Spider-Nalgas]

I have good memories with this game. Every morning before school, my mom would take me to get a donut, and the arcade machine for the game was there. I’ve seen so many people play it and I remember fondly just seeing all the characters. The style, presentation, the cool super moves are stuff that stuck with me.

[@-Ryu]

I hope the guy who did the Songs for the character select and The Intro vocals comes back To Street Fighter some day.

[@adrianhendricks772]

3:54 Free public "jumbotron-like" displays of _SFIII: 3rd Strike_ matches at an arcade?! Wow, that's some exceptional service. They didn't have that at any of the local arcades I used to hang around!

[@AClockworkWizard]

I decided to give fighting games and actual honest try when GGST came out, and since then I've been catching up on all the classics and one of the things that impressed me when I saw 3rd Strike was how well it aged visually. The animations are crisp, the character design are great, the screen isn't cluttered. Obviously I can't speak to the mechanics of it, but it looks amazing.

[@KisutoJP]

I've said this before - but I came from that 90's arcade time and TOTALLY missed this game until early last year. I instantly fell in love! If I had to play 1 fighting game for the rest of my life, this would definitely be it.

[@myfriendisaac]

My favorite 🔥💯🎮👏🏾 “LET’S GET IT ON NOW!!!”

[@Skorbutt]

I love 3rd Strike. One thing I particulary love is how easy to understand as a beginner it is. I have friends that were SF2 players and very occasional players since then. They didn't quite get focus attacks in SFIV, were totally lost by V Skills / triggers in SFV, and SFVI won't be better with the Drive gauge to manage. But SF3.3 was easy to apprehend. Even the forward input to parry made sense. Back for turtle defense, forward for "agressive defense", everybody would get it immediatly but then the curve to git gut was gigantic. When my buddies come over I don't bother putting SF V on anymore, I just go with 3.3 and we're having a blast.

[@KidGravityBeyond]

The opening theme is legendary!

[@darktigersharkmax4432]

Jesus that thumbnail art is dope as hell

[@DayFul]

I'm trash at 3S i've never even completed the arcade mode yet I keep coming back to it the gameplay is so smooth.

[@artofsamlo4216]

Loving Kainonauts art appearing here, any excuse for me to longingly stare at thier beauty is appreciated, and then once I'm done taking in the sheer awesomeness I get to watch a sick Max video, massive W

[@devinwalters8769]

Definitely one of the best street fighter games and it has a amazing soundtrack that i always include in my playlist for when i just feel like drawing for a couple of hours.

[@TrueTrickster2016]

The fact that SF6 takes place after 3rd Strike, can't wait how the story will take place.

[@eggbreakerdotexe]

We don't know that for sure.

[@Tofa_illo]

as a 3rd strike player, you are the best! Also the thumbnail art is fire.

[@km4587]

3rd times a charm...it just took Capcom 3 times for SF III

[@cocomilk6684]

Third Strike, MvC2 and CvS2 are the holy trinity for me

[@ajver19]

Watching Max play Third Strike will never get old

[@adamg283]

3rd strike was my fighting first game that I spent years playing…what a way to start my fighting game journey🤯

[@Flowbeat]

I miss playing at family fun, SHGL, and arcade infinity so much!! Those were some of my most fun gaming memories! So many good players of every genre; fighting, music, racing etc!

[@larrykeach]

Dude hearing about huge screens showing matches of the big machines sounds so sick man.

[@harrylane4]

Dude yeah man yeah man dude Dude yeah

[@larrykeach]

@@harrylane4 dude totally

[@filbert910]

Third strike has always been my favorite main line street fighter game right after alpha 2

[@TheCreepypro]

this will always be one of the greatest fighting games of all time and max always makes it look even better

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

The Granddaddy of a Fighting Games. Want more fighting games with SF3 whole style and Aesthetic.

[@amirhossein1817]

I genuinely don't understand how it could even remotely fail. This game is 15 years ahead of its time.

[@_dercadur]

I remember playing this in my buddys basement on his dreamcast for hours on end, this game and CvS2 were games we spent nights on trying to polish combos and learn new ways to get past eachothers defenses.

[@Mond0o0]

Dang Max is all this YOUR art??? Phenomenal work dood geez

[@jayblodia]

I saw this clip art on Twitter from the guy you commissioned and hope you’d do this exact thing. Yay

[@twistedgambit9084]

Max is right here. 2:00-3:00 hip hop is difficult to translate because people dont and still dont understand what this means, especially for fighting games. For example, some of MK 11 tried to do this and even similar things have been in GBFVS.

[@arcadejunki9313]

The esthetics and music work so well together, even the roster fits so well together, even when you have necro, gill and twelve, it all still fits as a group and vibe and tone. I love that a lot of the stages are characters just fighting in the neighborhood and it all has that street vibe.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

The roster disappointing but I agree with everything else you said

[@arcadejunki9313]

@@pleaseshutup7053 a lot of them are cool but some definitely had to grow on me over time.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@arcadejunki9313 you are right a lot of them are iconic like Dudley, Elena, Urien, twins, ibuki most of the new characters are great. I just wanted a bigger roster size.

[@arcadejunki9313]

@@pleaseshutup7053 oh for sure, like I always thought Guy would have fit perfect in there or least some more new characters.

[@edpistemic]

I don't like Remy. He's just Guile but everything about him looks whack.

[@hyc485killuminate8]

Max from the hood

[@SuperSnakeMan8]

I just wanna say I'm happy to have fallen in Love❤️ with fighting games. Thank You Man! I'll always love you and fighting games.🤘😎✨😄

[@tomaturtle7790]

Me and my friends used to play a lot of SF3 Third Strike back on the Dreamcast and arcades back back when I was in College. Man, we had a blast back in those days.

[@RigbyIsTheMan]

Thanks to Max I was introduced to this legendary game

[@AmirLiberty]

Just bought the anniversary collection. It's amazing.

[@jeremypatton9422]

Third strike was the best I remember being a kid impressed by the visuals and growing up and realizing how deep this game was ❤

[@ConfusedandFrustated]

Hearing the Family Fun Arcade story is wild to me. In the area I grew up in there wasn't much of a video game scene. I was pretty much the odd one out for playing games until I was almost done with high school, during the 360 era, and at that point the community had mostly moved to online. It's a shame I never got to experience something like that

[@7woundsfist]

Look at Max, hitting us with the 3rd Strike feels.

[@gamerkingdom1442]

Yeah, I knew Max would eventually talk about this game. I honestly never played it, but I completely RESPECT this masterpiece. If only CAPCOM would have kept their respect to PIXEL ANIMATION. This game is STILL GORGEOUS…. 4:05 OH THATS SO COOL! I honestly miss old style arcades. There was something special about them…..

[@aprettyfunnyperson4516]

Eventually? He has a whole series dedicated to this game in his playlists

[@gamerkingdom1442]

@@aprettyfunnyperson4516 I’m talking about Max’s list of his most influential Fighting Games.

[@noahcody5986]

oh man....family fun was the best. I remember cruising up there from SD on Friday nights. Miss those days and miss those big chunky 3rd strike machines!

[@dirtydiesel1149]

I had third strike on the original Xbox with some other game on the same disc. Young me fell in love with the game and became even more hooked to the fighting game genre ever since. I dunno why, but I remember Makoto's super hitting like a million times before actually launching the opponent. Good times.

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

By far my favorite street fighter, everything about it from the aesthetics to the soundtrack is amazing.

[@3Rayfire]

As a wrestling fan, the first time I saw Alex hit that flying Tornado DDT...it was like this Street Fighter is a different animal. And the fact that the Hyper Bomb is a different Super Art depending on what direction the target is facing? Love this game.

[@bryanlahog7948]

My number 1 arcade go to, back in the day. The days when you got rep for being dominant, and when you put those quarters down, the other players got scared. Fun times😊

[@mikeandroid3512]

The name of the rapper who did the voices and rap music for this game is named Infinite. 🇨🇦 rapper. Search his music video for “gotta get mine”.

[@mbf6160]

The fact I can play all these great street fighter games on my switch is simply amazing what a time to be alive 😎🤙🏾

[@JhonatasDomingues]

i'll never get bored of watching 3rd Strike matches, game is so cool

[@qualityart4004]

That thumbnail art is actually so sick

[@psychozein5605]

when someone try to explain something that felt special to them so bad, you just start to feel it, it's nice.

[@SlamBolts]

3rd Strike put the "Street" in "Street Fighter", aesthetically

[@SlickRick4EVER]

Lol…. no…

[@donkeydarko77]

@@SlickRick4EVER Imagine if Black people could make a cool fighting game! that would be sick!

[@rcblazer]

Max picking Chun-Li as his opponent just so he can go for that Daigo Parry. Good stuff!

[@redrazorx-23]

I got to play this game for the very first time in 2018 and it definitely lived up to the hype.

[@LeehLeeh9317]

Hand drawn sprites/pixels in SF game will always hold my heart. Long Live SF3.

[@mikaholik805]

Family Fun Arcade was the best! Crazy, probly ran into there at 3am back in the day. Haha! Just being in that place you could feel the competitiveness in the air. The vibe was dope! Lol! I use to buy arcade button replacements at the register. Man I mis that spot.

[@nathanphillip4706]

Maybe Street fighter 6 will be like this

[@thepaper888]

Play it every day.

[@everdash]

I was a freshman in college when this game came out. It took over our student rec room by storm (right next to the Gaunlet Legends machine). Still, to this day, the closest to perfection any fighting game has come.

[@dreamcastdazia4753]

Cap

[@SlickRick4EVER]

Unless you were a WW - ST purist, then this game was just a Medium - High Punch/Kick dragger…

[@JcgLounge]

I have 3rd Strike on my Xbox 360. Was playing it last night. Easily my favorite of the Street Fighter series. Edit: Wait you can interrupt his resurrection? Why didn’t anyone tell me that before?!

[@ryo-kai8587]

Dunno how often it's done, although I'd assume many players know about it since info travels fast nowadays. GIll has a projectile barrier _and_ physically pushes you away during the animation, so interrupting it requires very specific actions and/or at least premeditated positioning, iirc. Notice Max does only a fierce DP to ensure he nails it.

[@Chaos-Zakai64]

I recently got to play 3rd strike for the first time. Me being new to the game played my first arcade ladder on the easiest difficulty. When I went up against Sean he spent the whole fight spamming the move where he goes "tornaa". So going through the whole fight hearing "tornaa tornaa tornaa tornaa tornaa" was pretty frustrating.

[@roryalexanderm]

“yatta ze! ✌️”

[@Desincarnage]

Where I'm from, at the time, Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag took all the fame at our local arcade, and nobody cared much for 3rd Strike, if only to pass the time while waiting for their turn on the Tekken queue. That means we mostly had the cabinet for ourself, me and my friend, and we would fight the shit out of each other. He was maining Akuma, while I was having a ton of fun with that new char, Makoto.

[@dainobu10]

I never noticed how Urien and Gill are the SF take on Pillar men from JoJo. Hell, Urien's stage had the stone mask cravings all over the place lol.

[@ScottReport]

I literallty played 3rd Strike in the arcade every day from 99-05

[@napstertheqt3635]

12:53 Wow the synchronization

[@radical_ans]

I need to get the 3rd strike soundtrack. So many good breakbeats.

[@DirtStarMaster]

Back when hip hop and fighting games were GREAT. Btw the rappers name is “infinite”, had to look it up. He’s from Canada, and I now no longer judge.

[@alansari1985]

Love it!

[@HotdogJuice]

My top 5 classics are SF3, MVS 2, MVC 2, KOF 98, and Samurai Showdown 2. I still remember eating pizza at the mall and getting quarters from the exchange machine. Good times!

[@bndtx3]

Miss this game so much, copped USF4 for my fix for now lol

[@naquan59]

Maximilian: Their is no other game that really does the hip hop aesthetic well. Me: *remembering def Jam fight for NY* and *anarchy reigns soundtrack*