This clip is what most people instinctively think that leads to, which is high paced games where superhuman reaction times of parrying a 17 hit super is what wins games. Parrying in Third Strike is simple in concept, tap forward or down depending on the move, and you’ll parry an attack, take no damage, and be in a position to follow up with a move much faster than if you’d have blocked. I bet you’ve all seen this clip, right? It’s the single most iconic thing this game has produced, have no doubt, and fittingly, it spotlights the mechanic this game revolves around: parrying. The little details can be hard to spot, though, so I thought it’d be fun to explain to the uninitiated out there why this game still holds such a dedicated fanbase. You can’t get the experience it offers anywhere else because so many of the little details are completely different from more modern fighters.
Third Strike gets so much attention because of how completely unique it is. What is it about Third Strike that gets people still excitedly entering tournaments and sparring against strangers? Well, I’ll tell you right now that it’s not because this game is secretly better than more recent fighting games in some objective manner. This leads a lot of people to ask, well, why? We’ve had a lot of Street Fighter games since this one, and it’s been over two decades since this game came out. Third Strike isn’t some relic from the past: it’s an active and growing community with a lot of engagement and activity.
People talk about it all the time, find new tech and scenarios to experiment with, and if you log onto Fightcade, the online multiplayer arcade emulator, you’ll see hundreds of people playing matches. But more than just being a classic people think back fondly on, it’s actually still pretty relevant in the scene, surprisingly. Street Fighter 3: Third Strike is a fantastic fighting game, and spend any time around fighting game communities, and you’ll quickly understand it’s a beloved classic.
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