It wasn’t until Third Strike was released that Street Fighter 3 started to get the respect it deserved.Īmong other great moves like Hyper Arts and Combos, Street Fighter 3 introduced the Parry system, which when used successfully, will interrupt the opponent’s attack and open him/her up to your best efforts. The first two installments came packaged on Street Fighter 3: Dual Strike, but were greatly overlooked. The Dreamcast was actually treated to all three versions of Street Fighter 3. However, those of who gave the game a chance (especially once the later installments came along) were treated with a pleasant surprise of a polished fighting system, unique fighters, and wonderful animation. Much like the first Street Fighter Alpha game, Street Fighter 3 initially threw off some Capcom fanboys because of its new fighting style and almost completely new roster of characters. While the Dreamcast’s standard controller is pretty awkward for 2D fighters (as opposed the blissful Saturn controller), the “official” Agetec arcade stick is very well built and should be treasured by any fighter fan. There are also a number of great games (mostly SNKs) that did not get a port to the newer console or the ports were inferior. It received many of the best fighting games before the PS2, XBox, and Gamecube. The Dreamcast was strongly supported by both Capcom and SNK. The Sega Saturn was a phenomenal platform for 2D fighters, but many gamers would not have expected that the Dreamcast would follow in the Saturn’s footsteps so well.