3rd Strike Appreciation post

[solnK!]

The game we all know and love, share your memories with it and also your main.

I have a lot of memories of this game with my brother, we were both addicted to the parry mechanic of this masterpiece, as well we were hooked up with the amazing ost (the character select song was our favourite).

My main is yang and sometimes ryu, altough I mained remy for a long time.

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

Elena

 

[χKai]

There was an arcade I used to play it at regularly, and one time a guy I met there bought me games and drinks all night as we played 3rd Strike. He was also a good sport about me winning ¾ths of the time.

I main Makoto and I always choose her black outfit.

 

[Anti-Law Savior]

Third strike had some good tunes. Too bad I sucked, hell sometimes I played to groove out to the music.

There was an arcade I used to play it at regularly, and one time a guy I met there bought me games and drinks all night as we played 3rd Strike. He was also a good sport about me winning ¾ths of the time.

I main Makoto and I always choose her black outfit.

God that sounds like a blast!

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

One of the greatest fighting games ever made, and one of my favorite games period. I've probably spent more time with 3rd Strike then I have with my family.

Long time Ibuki and Makoto main

I play a bit of Dudley and Akuma too.

 

[Varyag]

Third Strike is PEAK fighting game. I suck massive ass at it, even more than I usually do at fightin games. If I were to choose a main, I really like Dudley. He's just so cool, and his aggressive playstyle is something I enjoy.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

I remember first casually playing Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike arcade, coming from New Generation and 2nd Impact my main going in was Necro. It wasn't until around the Dreamcast release I began to take a big interest in the game.

My friends and I would watch Tournaments from Japan, and this is back in the early 2005-08. It was also around the time I first was introduced to Fightcade, where 3S would be my primary game. Spent hours playing online, with Necro watching matched from Sugiyama, PinoAB7. My secondary was Twelve, with his low health and damage output he was often overlooked but I capitalized on his strengths like hovering, low-profiling attacks by walking, feinting jumping heavy kick by pressing it late, for example.

In 2010 my focus shifted to playing Super Street Fighter IV. While I enjoyed the new characters like El Fuerte (which became my secondary) I decided to finally sit down and properly learn how to play charge characters so my choice was Vega (claw). He became my main and I eventually got down the charge style.

Which leads me to my second renaissance with 3S, this time Online Edition released in 2011. I decided to take my charge knowledge and apply it, choosing Remy as my new main. Playing him more aggressively like Vega instead of defensively like Guile. My secondary then was Q. I would then spend more years playing on Fightcade 2 in 2015-2023 this time using my new main as my primary choice.

Overall it's my favorite 2D fighting game, next to SSFIVAE. Other characters I would learn in order were; Oro, Alex, Elena, Ibuki, Ryu, Sean. I enjoy all these fighters especially Alex and Ibuki, Oro is cool too.

@solnK! Aye fellow Remy main in the wild

 

[nyka]

ngl I've been wary of playing 4 5 or 6 because I'm worried they won't be as good as 3rd Strike..which was kind of peak street fighter imo ;v;

 

[Bonkers225]

My good memories of this game are quite simply the 3rd Strike intro rap, and Alex's theme. Both are extremely nostalgic, and great theme songs. Maybe even iconic as far as video game music goes.

 

[fake-kun]

Never played it because I don't care for fighting games, but the soundtrack is peak.