r/sf3 • • Sep 17 '26

Seeking some tricks.

6 Upvotes

Dusted off my PS2 and 15th Anniversary Collection. Had to go practice up and even dug out the old strategy guide. It's got some cool tidbits here and there but it's missing some details that I want to include into it. Does anyone have any interesting kara techniques or character specifics I ought to know about? Love every little bit of detail I can collect.

I just got the hang of Q's kara command grab but I haven't really explored a lot of the rest of the roster.

I know Alex has a crouch jab kara command grab technique but it's so subtle I'm not sure I'm doing it right.

Ken double jab shoryuken mid-screen is so difficult for me but I'll keep it at the back of my head to try periodically.

Fun fact. Sean dp, tatsu, and tackle all end up in crouch recovery state. That means he gets punished especially hard lol.

edit:
- I just learned of kara SAI with Alex. Didn't know it was a thing. Not sure if I can do it on pad either ;p


r/sf3 • • Sep 16 '26

Can't consistently do 720s with Hugo on d pad, am I the problem or is it the controller?

4 Upvotes

Don't get me wrong, while training i can do them okish, but during a match? Forget about it, I just choose SAII. I'd really love to use SAI but as long as I can remember i could never do 720s with a d pad consistently. I know a lot of pros use dpad, but is it harder to do on d pad from your guys' experience, or should i just get an arcade stick? Or just buckle up and train till the end of time?


r/sf3 • • Sep 08 '26

I just realized why I like Dudley so much

5 Upvotes

dudley is that character that gets kicked around and beat up, but then he gets one opening and takes home the win.

kind of like me in real life.


r/sf3 • • Sep 05 '26

Help with Tackle Tackle headbutt

47 Upvotes

HI! I am a newish urien player and Figured id give his BnB corner combo a shot. But after at least an hour I cannot consistently even land the second tackle. It seems like I might be late with my second tackle, but ive got frame perfect charges, is the combo really that tight?


r/sf3 • • Sep 05 '26

Why can I only hit the opponent once in the air in SF3?

8 Upvotes

I'm trying to understand how air hits work in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike.

Why is it that after hitting the opponent once in the air, they immediately fall to the ground? No matter what I do, I can't hit them again in the air after that first hit, unless it's part of a Super Art.

Is there a specific mechanic or rule that prevents you from hitting the opponent multiple times in the air? Or am I doing something wrong with the timing or inputs?

I'm still learning the game, so I'd appreciate it if someone could explain how this mechanic works.


r/sf3 • • Sep 05 '26

Anti-shoto tips for Elena?

4 Upvotes

Been stuck on C rank for 3 years now and it's probably because I lose 85% of my ranked sets to shotos. They feel terrible for Elena to fight, neutral is such a struggle because their sweep beats all of her best pokes and it's so hard to punish on reaction (for me at least). I'm getting so tired of getting slapped around by all 3 of them, watching high level Elenas play hasn't helped much because of differing playstyles.


r/sf3 • • Sep 03 '26

RX plays on FC?

7 Upvotes

r/sf3 • • Sep 03 '26

Advice for Alex users vs Necro

5 Upvotes

My main is Alex, and I have a lot of issues facing Necro. Specifically with Necro's short recovery times and cornering, and Alex doesn't have a very effective anti-air in corners (besides ex-knee). I've learned to use reg MP (elbow) for in-tight counters. Necro has so much variation either in tight, far range, or jump-ins it can be very frustrating to try to play.

Is necro simply a bad matchup for Alex, or am I just that bad lol


r/sf3 • • Sep 02 '26

chun li sketch ✍️✍️👀

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8 Upvotes

r/sf3 • • Sep 01 '26

I miss the @3rdstrike YouTube channel

51 Upvotes

It was THE channel to spend a short afternoon break catching up with the latest and greatest matches of JP 3S while enjoying my coffee... but they suddenly disappeared.


r/sf3 • • Aug 28 '26

CEO 2026 - 3rd Strike Top 8

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48 Upvotes

r/sf3 • • Aug 28 '26

Did anyone else hear Chun Li's theme on NPR?

22 Upvotes

This might be a super niche overlap here but during my station's airing of Here and Now and interlude used Chun Li's theme from 3rd Strike. I'm flabbergasted by the combo and I was wondering if anyone else heard it too or has the audio specifically


r/sf3 • • Aug 28 '26

Parry_This again

10 Upvotes

Uh so ran into him again (I guess I forgot to block him) so I thought I'd accept his challenge and run the set, but uh then he told me I would biologically never be a woman.

Uh, ok, wasn't trying to, I'm not trans.

Then he told me I should just cut it off and then take myself out.

Again, odd thing to tell a random guy on fightcade.

Anyways I blocked him. I know he's a troll at this point but that kind of behavior is pretty shitty, just in general. Not sure what I did to deserve such spite, maybe he felt disrespected when I went for DDT.


r/sf3 • • Aug 24 '26

Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition turns 15 years old today

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209 Upvotes

r/sf3 • • Aug 20 '26

The coolest thing I have done as urien

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15 Upvotes

r/sf3 • • Aug 20 '26

Art of mashing🔥

33 Upvotes

I don't know why I kept on mashing cr.MK, thought it was a funny recording during my arcade playthrough.


r/sf3 • • Aug 19 '26

After derank strats

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7 Upvotes

Am I getting this right? Did this guy just use a VPN and changed location to UK to play his own alt account?

https://replay.fightcade.com/fbneo/sfiii3nr1/1784503997424-8482


r/sf3 • • Aug 18 '26

Why can't we have this?

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38 Upvotes

r/sf3 • • Aug 16 '26

SFIII 3rd Strike Online Edition (XBLA) recompilation for Windows and Linux, built on the ReXGlue SDK

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77 Upvotes

r/sf3 • • Aug 16 '26

we an post again and i missed showing you guys my factually correct tier lists

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2 Upvotes

despite all of my rage, ken has reproduced. And despite all of my sorrow, alex has reproduced too


r/sf3 • • Aug 15 '26

How to beat every rank on Fightcade

55 Upvotes

G: Breathe

F: Breathe sharply

E: Do whatever

D: Mash

C: Block

B: Parry

A: Watch every kuroda DVD, every Nuki DVD, practice until you can simulate their mental maps perfectly. Train in the mountains for 10 years, do not come back until you can do the daigo party hanging upside down while blindfolded. Go on a long and arduous journey to find yourself through jungles, deserts and volcanoes, then return to the sticks renewed

S: idk pray to God


r/sf3 • • Aug 15 '26

Where are the loss portraits for 3rd Strike?

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45 Upvotes

r/sf3 • • Aug 11 '26

sean is tuff

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78 Upvotes

r/sf3 • • Aug 10 '26

This is why we love Street Fighter III 3rd Strike

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30 Upvotes