History YMMV / StreetFighterIII

* MagnumOpus: Many a competitive player considers this subseries to be the best games in the franchise, for being the most technical and hardcore entries in the franchise.

* BrokenBase: Ken has been earning a lot of scorn from mostly online players because so many people use him online. No one knows why, but it might be due to his ease of use instead of Ryu, who somehow got harder to use as time passed.

* MagnumOpus: Many a competitive player considers this subseries to be the best games in the franchise, for being the most technical and hardcore entries in the franchise

* MagnumOpus: Many a competitive player considers this to be the best game in the franchise, for being the most technical and hardcore entry in the franchise

** Ibuki, to the point where she placed 22nd on IGN's List of Top 25 ''Street Fighter'' Characters. She's had the second-highest amount of non-''SF'' appearances after Yun (''[[VideoGame/SuperGemFighter Pocket Fighter]]'', ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken''), has cameos in ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'' and ''Franchise/{{Onimusha}} Soul'', was considered for ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom: [[UpdatedRerelease Ultimate All-Stars]]'', returned for ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV SSFIV]]'', and is set to appear in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV SFV]]'' as DLC.

** Ibuki, to the point where she placed 22nd on IGN's List of Top 25 ''Street Fighter'' Characters.

** Yun and Yang. The fact that Yun has had the most out-of-series appearances out of all the ''III'' characters (''[=CvS2=]'', later revisions of ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'') and the fandom rejoicing for the twins' inclusion in the [[UpdatedRerelease Arcade Edition]] of ''SSFIV'' cements them as this.

** Q's trenchcoat has caused some to joke that he's a public flasher.

* ''[[YMMV/StreetFighterAlphaTheAnimation Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation]]''
* ''[[YMMV/StreetFighterAlphaGenerations Street Fighter Alpha: Generations]]''

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: As a result of removing all of the old cast except Ryu and Ken, 75% of all players picked Ken, 20% picked Ryu, and 5% picked one of the other characters. It got a little better in ''2nd Impact''. But in ''3rd Strike'', not only was Ken a tad bit easier to learn than Ryu in the ''III'' series, but he was ''top tier'' (alongside Chun-Li and Yun) in ''[=3S=]''. In other words, TournamentPlay was filled with Ken, Chun-Li, Yun, and the occasional Makoto. This status followed him into ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', with lukewarm reception. There's a reason the trope [[Administrivia/RenamedTropes used to go by the name of]] "That Damn Ken".
* ContestedSequel: When first released, ''III'' was criticized for ditching majority of the cast from the previous games, its steep learning curve, and its [[VideoGame3DLeap "dated graphics"]]. As [[VindicatedByHistory described below]], the years have been far kinder.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFSqdUTZNdI The intro and character select themes for 3rd Strike]]:

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-d5nbeTqOA Elena's awesome 3rd Strike theme]]. "Beats in my head", indeed!

** According to the polls for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'', Q is the second most requested character from ''Street Fighter III'' after Alex, the main character. Sadly, neither one of them made it in, and Capcom [[http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2012/nov/05/harada-and-capcom-say-no-q-being-tekken-x-street-fighter/ specifically requested]] that Q be left out of ''VideoGame/TekkenXStreetFighter''. Also, according to an official 2013 poll, Q is the 10th most popular character in the entire series.
** According to a [[http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2015/jan/02/street-fighter-5-poll-results-find-out-which-characters-eventhubs-readers-most-want-see-playable-capcoms-upcoming-fighter/ 2014 poll]], Alex and Q are the top two most desired characters for ''Street Fighter V''.

** Gill, [[SNKBoss natch.]]

*** More or less a GoodBadBug as Urien is nowhere near as good as the top tiers. A later revision of 3rd Strike actually removed the unblockables and was rejected by the players as it generally made him less rewarding to play.

* HilariousInHindsight: One of Chun-Li's win quotes is "No, I've never thrown any of my bracelets away. Why do you ask?". While likely intended as a reference to an UrbanLegendOfZelda that she could throw her bracelets at the opponent in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', it also works as an unintentional TakeThat against the (not overly well-recieved) ''Pinball/StreetFighterII'' pinball game and the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie'' arcade game, where she ''does'' throw her spiked bracelets as weapons.

-->'''Urien''': "[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Lie there as long as you want, I've had my fun with you.]]"

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Ibuki's ''2nd Impact'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YUJJqUU3GQ stage theme]], interestingly enough, sounds ''a lot'' like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKsVhyiISY8 "Copacabana"]] by Barry Manilow.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The series got, and continues to get, a ''lot'' of flack for its character roster. [[http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-worst-street-fighter-characters-ever/a-2008032172243393086 A critic of GamesRadar]] listed their personal worst ''SF'' characters; ''[=SFIII=]'' fighters placed in eight out of the eleven slots.

** Makoto gets this from certain players due to the fact that from a specific spot on screen, she can kill you in one combo.

* VindicatedByHistory: The ''Street Fighter III'' series was trashed when it was initially released because it was a complete departure from the considerably more user-friendly ''Alpha'' series, and some professional reviewers even went so far as to dock it for looking "[[CriticalResearchFailure like an SNES game.]]" Eventually, tournament-level players latched onto the series as most mainstream fighting games began to resemble ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' more and more and they desired something a little more technical, and casual fans discovered the game through emulation and a {{PlayStation 2}} and {{Xbox}} re-release of ''3rd Strike''. The series is now a mainstay at the EVO tournament. This came full circle with ''3rd Strike Online Edition''. It ended up being better received by the fanbase than the more casual-friendly ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix''.
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: It must have taken the animators a ton of hard work to make the sprites move as beautifully as they do.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Minor one for Revision B of ''3rd Strike'', which hit arcades in June of 1999 (and was later used for the Dreamcast port). Majority of the playerbase did not like the balance changes, especially the removal of Urien's unblockables. The result is that every release of ''3rd Strike'' since (excluding the Dreamcast port) have used the earlier Revision A.

* VindicatedByHistory: The ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' series was trashed when it was initially released because it was a complete departure from the considerably more user-friendly ''Alpha'' series, and some professional reviewers even went so far as to dock it for looking "[[CriticalResearchFailure like an SNES game.]]" Eventually, about a decade later, tournament-level players latched onto the series as most mainstream fighting games began to resemble ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' more and more and they desired something a little more technical, and casual fans discovered the game through emulation and a {{PlayStation 2}} re-release, and the series is now a mainstay at the EVO tournament.
** This came full circle with the [[UpdatedRerelease HD Remake]] of ''Third Strike.'' It ended up being better received by the fanbase than the more casual-friendly ''Street Fighter 2 HD'' remake.

* CharacterTiers: Chun-Li is S+ tier in the new ''Arcadia'' list, and Ken is A+, with Akuma not far behind. Especially tragic since this plays into ComplacentGamingSyndrome (see below). Let it be noted that these are not tiers decided at the margins, Chun and Ken all have 7-3 and 8-2 matchups against much of the rest of the cast. Thankfully the high tiers are also populated with new, fun and unique characters like Yun, Makoto, and [[EnsembleDarkhorse Dudley]].
** More recent tiers have Chun and Yun at S-tier, with Ken and Makoto at A+. Akuma has dropped down to B-tier and is considered slightly worse than Dudley now (though he still has some disgustingly cheap bullshit according to Kuroda).

* EnsembleDarkHorse:

* ContestedSequel: When first released, ''III'' was criticized for ditching majority of the cast from the previous games, it's steep learning curve, and it's [[VideoGame3DLeap "dated graphics"]]. As [[VindicatedByHistory described below]], recent years have been far kinder.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFSqdUTZNdI The intro and character select themes from ''3rd. Strike'']]:

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-d5nbeTqOA Elena's awesome ''3rd Strike'' theme]]. "Beats in my head", indeed!

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Ibuki, to the point where she placed 22nd on IGN's List of Top 25 ''Street Fighter'' Characters.

** According to the polls for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'', Q is the second most requested character from ''Street Fighter III'' after Alex, the main character. Sadly, neither one of them made it in, and Capcom [[http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2012/nov/05/harada-and-capcom-say-no-q-being-tekken-x-street-fighter/ specifically requested]] that Q be left out of ''VideoGame/TekkenXStreetFighter''.
*** And according to an official 2013 poll, Q is the 10th most popular character in the entire series.
*** According to a [[http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2015/jan/02/street-fighter-5-poll-results-find-out-which-characters-eventhubs-readers-most-want-see-playable-capcoms-upcoming-fighter/ 2014 poll]], Alex and Q are the top two most desired characters for ''Street Fighter V''.

** Necro's girlfriend Effie

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: It must have taken the animators a crapton of hard work to make the sprites move as beautifully as they do.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Minor one for Revision B of ''3rd Strike'', which hit arcades in June of 1999 (and was later used for the Dreamcast port). Majority of the playerbase did not like the balance changes, especially the removal of Urien's unblockables. The result is that every release of 3rd Strike since (excluding the Dreamcast port) have used the earlier Revision A.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: As a result of removing all of the old cast except Ryu and Ken, 75% of all players picked Ken, 20% picked Ryu, and 5% picked one of the other characters. It got a little better in ''2nd Impact''. But in ''3rd Strike'', not only was Ken a tad bit easier to learn than Ryu in the ''III'' series, but he was ''top tier'' (alongside Chun-Li and Yun) in ''[=3S=]''. In other words, TournamentPlay was filled with Ken, Chun-Li, Yun, and the occasional Akuma. This status followed him into ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', with lukewarm reception. There's a reason the trope [[Administrivia/RenamedTropes used to go by the name of]] "That Damn Ken".

** According to the polls for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'', Q is the second most requested character from ''Street Fighter III'' after Alex, the main character.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'', as a result of removing all of the old cast except Ryu and Ken. As a result, 75% of all players picked Ken, 20% picked Ryu, and 5% picked one of the other characters. It got a little better in ''2nd Impact''. But in ''3rd Strike'', not only was Ken a tad bit easier to learn than Ryu in the ''III'' series, but he was ''top tier'' (alongside Chun-Li and Yun) in ''[=3S=]''. In other words, TournamentPlay was filled with Ken, Chun-Li, Yun, and the occasional Akuma. This status followed him into ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', with lukewarm reception. There's a reason the trope [[Administrivia/RenamedTropes used to go by the name of]] "That Damn Ken".

* YMMV/StreetFighter
* YMMV/StreetFighterII
* YMMV/StreetFighterAlpha
* YMMV/StreetFighterEX
* YMMV/StreetFighterIV

* FanDumb: Apparently, a black British gentleman is still something so foreign to some people that lengthy debates about Dudley's ethnicity rage to this day. His overtly Caucasian features don't particularly help matters...

* CultClassic: ''3rd Strike'' didn't do particularly well when it was released, but is considered the best ''Street Fighter'' game for competitive play.

* CompleteMonster: Urien.

** While the story takes no pains to hide that she is, in fact, a girl, people not familiar with the series often mistake Makoto for a boy. But given that [[{{Tomboy}} she]] is ''[[TheLadette as feminine as a truck driver]]'', that her gi is quite concealing, and that the name "Makoto" is a [[GenderBlenderName name for both males and females]] in Japan, the misunderstanding is almost expected. Her ''SSFIV'' in-game model, however, has the cleavage slightly more exposed, enough to avoid confusion in full. Previously, it was only that visible during her dizzy animation, in which the shoulder of her gi slips off.