History VideoGame / StreetFighterIII

* GenreMashup: ''III''[='=]s soundtrack goes for a more hip hop, jazz, and overall 1990s influenced feel which is most noticeable in ''2nd Impact''s remixes of the former alongside new original tunes, while ''3rd Strike'' alone kicks this up to eleven and upgrades all sorts of genres with a beat with drum and bass-styled remix backing. Elena's theme, for example, goes from a more purely tribal sound [[note]]"Tomboy'' in the first two games[[/note]] to mixing up the African drums with house music while throwing in some saxophone sounds [[note]]"Beats in my Head" in ''3rd Strike''[[/note]], and Q's theme can only be described as funky ''[[Series/TheXFiles X-Files]]'' music. As many have said, ''III''[='=]s frontier into new sounds and keeping it up to date helped to put the "Street" in ''Street Fighter''.

* GenreMashup: ''III''[='=]s soundtrack goes for a more hip hop, jazz, and overall 1990s influenced feel which is most noticeable in ''2nd Impact'''s remixes of the former alongside new original tunes, while ''3rd Strike'' alone kicks this up to eleven and upgrades all sorts of genres with a beat with drum and bass-styled remix backing. Elena's theme, for example, goes from a more purely tribal sound [[note]]"Tomboy'' in the first two games[[/note]] to mixing up the African drums with house music while throwing in some saxophone sounds [[note]]"Beats in my Head" in ''3rd Strike''[[/note]], and Q's theme can only be described as funky ''[[Series/TheXFiles X-Files]]'' music. As many have said, ''III''[='=]s frontier into new sounds and keeping it up to date helped to put the "Street" in ''Street Fighter''.

* SnowMeansLove: Effie and Necro barely dodge SnowMeansDeath when Necro saves Effie from falling to her death in a snowy frontier place. This goes full-blast when Effie embraces Necro as they get away safely, and he expresses happiness regarding [[PlayingWithSyringes the heavily modified body]] [[RubberMan that allowed him to reach for her]].

* GenreMashup: ''III''[='=]s soundtrack goes for a more hip hop, jazz, and overall 1990s influenced feel which is most noticeable in ''2nd Impact'''s remixes of the former alongside new original tunes, while ''3rd Strike'' alone kicks this up to eleven and upgrades all sorts of genres with a beat with drum and bass-styled remix backing. Elena's theme, for example, goes from a more purely tribal sound [[note]]"Tomboy in the first two games[[/note]] to mixing up the African drums with house music while throwing in some saxophone sounds [[note]]"Beats in my Head" in ''3rd Strike''[[/note]], and Q's theme can only be described as funky ''[[Series/TheXFiles X-Files]]'' music. As many have said, ''III''[='=]s frontier into new sounds and keeping it up to date helped to put the "Street" in ''Street Fighter''.

* GenreMashup: ''III''[='=]s soundtrack goes for a more hip hop, jazz, and overall 1990s influenced feel, while ''3rd Strike'' alone kicks this up to eleven and upgrades all sorts of genres with a beat with drum and bass-styled remix backing. Elena's theme, for example, mixes up African drums with house music while throwing in some saxophone sounds, and Q's theme can only be described as funky ''[[Series/TheXFiles X-Files]]'' music. As many have said, ''III''[='=]s frontier into new sounds and keeping it up to date helped to put the "Street" in ''Street Fighter''.

* From ''Street Fighter I'': [[Characters/StreetFighterRyu Ryu]], [[Characters/StreetFighterKenMasters Ken Masters]]
* From ''Street Fighter II'': [[KickChick Chun-Li]], [[Characters/StreetFighterAkuma Akuma]]

Given its high demand of mastery, the game is still popular for TournamentPlay, [[VindicatedByHistory giving it some recognition]] which was denied at time of release. Due to fervent fan requests, Capcom re-released this game on UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade and the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Network}} in 2011 as ''3rd Strike Online Edition''; it features online play, enhanced visual settings, and other bonus content. All three versions of the game were later re-released in 2018 [[CompilationRerelease as part of the]] ''Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection'' on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, and UsefulNotes/XboxOne.

* AmbidextrousSprite: Amazingly averted for a 2D game. Gill's half-red half-blue body does ''not'' switch colors when he turns around. He was deliberately designed this way so that Capcom could show off the power of their CPS-3 board. Although, Oro doesn't have that kind of luck, as his bound arm and which shoulder his clothing hangs from switches sides.

* UpdatedRerelease: Played straight with ''2nd Impact''. This is subverted with ''3rd Strike'' which is actually a sequel storywise.

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-> ''Make your first move, so what's it gonna be?\\

-->-- Main theme of ''Street Fighter III 3rd Strike''

! As the story of this game chronologically is the last within the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' timeline prior to ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'', {{Late Arrival Spoiler}} from preceding and later installments in the franchise are unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

! As the story of this game chronologically is the last within the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' timeline prior to ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'', LateArrivalSpoilers from preceding and later installments are unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

! As the story of this game chronologically is the last within the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' timeline prior to ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'', Administrivia/LateArrivalSpoilers from preceding and later installments are unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

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The 3rd Strike, y'all, in Street Fighter III!"''

Fight for the Future, so what's it gonna be?\\
The 3rd Strike, y'all, in Street Fighter III!\\
Make your first move, so what's it gonna be?\\

Fight for the Future, so what's it gonna be?\\

-> ''Make your first move, So what's it gonna be?\\

Make your first move, So what's it gonna be?\\

-> ''Make with your first move. So what's it gonna be?\\

Make with your first move. So what's it gonna be?\\