What if Sega preferred Eternal Champions?/Street Fighter III

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|-|First Tab Title=Street Fighter III - New Generation
Street Fighter III - New Generation is a 2.5D fighting game originally released as an arcade game for the Sony ZN hardware in 1997. it was the first Street Fighter game to have 3D graphics while many of the recurring gameplay features were revamped. The game, which was designed as a direct sequel to the Street Fighter II series, initially discarded all the original characters(with the exception of Ryu) with an all-new character roster led by Alex(hence the "New Generation" subtitle), veterans such as Ken and Chun-Li were added later as time release characters. Likewise, a new antagonist named Gill took over M. Bison's role from the previous games as the new boss character.
Street Fighter III was followed by an updated version released during the same year titled Street Fighter III 2nd Impact - Giant Attack, which introduced a few new features and characters. A third version, titled Street Fighter III 3rd Strike - Fight for the Future, was released for the arcades in 1999.
==Gameplay==
In many ways, the gameplay of the original Street Fighter III is based on Super Street Fighter II Turbo, but the linear plane in which characters fight often changes along a 3D battleground and with several new abilities and features introduced. Players can now dash or retreat like in the Darkstalkers series, perform high jumps and do a quick standing after falling from an attack. The game also introduced "leap attacks", which are small jumping attacks used against crouching opponents. However, the player cannot block in the air like in the Street Fighter Alpha series.
The main new feature introduced in Street Fighter III is the inclusion of Super Arts. A Super Art in Street Fighter III is a powerful special move similar to a Super Combo in Super Turbo and the Alpha games. After selecting a character, the player will be prompted to select from one of three character-specific Super Arts to use in battle. Like the Super Combo gauge in the previous game, the player has a Super Art gauge which will fill out as the player performs regular and special moves against an opponent. The player can only perform a Super Art once the gauge is filled. Depending on the Super Art chosen by the player, the length of the Super Art gauge will vary, as well as the amount of filled Super Art gauges the player can stock up.
The other new feature is the ability to "parry" an opponent's attack. Parrying, or "blocking" which is the term used in the Japanese version, is the ability to evade an incoming attack without receiving damage. At the exact moment an opponent's attack is about to hit their character, the player can move the lever forward or down to step aside without receiving damage, leaving the opponent vulnerable for a counterattack. Additionally, this also allows the player to defend against special moves and even Super Arts without sustaining damage or filling up the stun gauge, which is what happens when a player blocks a special move with the regular defensive stance. However, parrying an attack requires precise timing.
==Characters==
===Default characters===
Character 	Description 	Voice Actor
Ryu 	 	Toshiyuki Morikawa
Alex 	A wrestler whose parents died early and was raised by his mentor Tom, who taught him how to fight.	Isshin Chiba
Dudley 	A gentleman boxer. 	Koichi Yamadera
Elena 	A Kenyan princess, hoping to make new friends around the world. 	Megumi Hayashibara
Ibuki 	A schoolgirl ninja who wants to have a normal life. 	Yuri Amano
Necro 	A man who was experimented on by the Illuminati. 	Isshin Chiba
Oro 	An old hermit and a master of Senjutsu. 	Koji Yada
Sean Matsuda	A young man from Brazil who loves basketball and wants to become Ken's pupil. 	Mitsuo Iwata
Yun 	A young Chinese kung-fu martial artist and the twin brother of Yang. 	Kentaro Ito
Yang 	The twin brother of Yun. 	Masakazu Suzuki
===Hidden characters===
Character 	Description 	Voice Actor
Ken Masters 	unlockable. 	Tetsuya Iwanaga
Chun-Li 	unlockable. 	Yuko Miyamura
Guile 	unlockable. 	Kiyoyuki Yanada
Zangief 	unlockable. 	Wataru Takagi
Dhalsim 	unlockable(home versions only). 	Yukimasa Kishino
Sakura Kasugano	unlockable(home versions only). 	Rika Fukami
Hugo Andore 	unlockable(home versions only). 	Wataru Takagi
Urien 	unlockable(home versions only). 	Yuji Ueda
Gill 	The final boss of the game. a fantastical man who can control fire and ice and is president of the secret society, Illuminati, unlockable.	Fumihiko Tachiki
|-|Second Tab Title=Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact - Giant Attack
Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact - Giant Attack is a fighting game which was released by Capcom on October 1997. It is the second installment of Street Fighter III.
==Gameplay==
2nd Impact introduces a few new features to the Street Fighter III series. In addition to a Super Art, the player can also perform slightly more powerful versions of their Special Moves called EX Specials. By using a certain portion of the Super Art gauge (usually after the filled portion begins to flash), the player can power-up certain Special Moves when performing the command by pressing two or three attack buttons instead of just one. A similar type of special move was featured in the home version of Street Fighter: The Movie (Super Special Moves). Other new abilities added to the game are "grap defense", the ability to escape from a throwing attack, and "personal action", a character-specific taunt. Each character's personal action is also accompanied by an additional benefit if completed successfully; for example, Ryu's personal action will lower his stun gauge. If a second-player interrupts the gameplay to challenge the other player, then the first player will be allowed to change the Super Art of their selected character.
==Characters==
===Returning characters from New Generation===
Character 	Description	Voice Actor
Ryu 	 	Toshiyuki Morikawa
Ken Masters 	unlockable.	Tetsuya Iwanaga
Chun-Li 	unlockable.	Yuko Miyamura
Guile 	unlockable.	Kiyoyuki Yanada
Zangief 	unlockable.	Wataru Takagi
Alex 	 	Isshin Chiba
Dudley 	 	Koichi Yamadera
Elena 	 	Megumi Hayashibara
Ibuki 	 	Yuri Amano
Necro 	 	Isshin Chiba
Oro 	 	Koji Yada
Sean Matsuda	 	Mitsuo Iwata
Yun 	 	Kentaro Ito
Yang 	 	Masakazu Suzuki
Gill 	unlockable.	Fumihiko Tachiki
===Introduced in 2nd Impact===
Character 	Description 	Voice Actor
Dhalsim 	unlockable. 	Yukimasa Kishino
Sakura Kasugano	unlockable. 	Rika Fukami
Hugo Andore 	A professional wrestler who wants to find a strong tag team partner. He is often accompanied by his manager, Poison. Based on the Andore enemy character from Final Fight, also a direct nod to late professional wrestler André the Giant, unlockable.	Wataru Takagi
Urien 	Gill's younger, bitter brother who wants to forcibly take the Illuminati from him. He can manipulate electricity and metal, unlockable. 	Yuji Ueda
|-|Third Tab Title=Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Fight for the Future
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Fight for the Future is the third installment of the Street Fighter III series, released in 1999. A sequel to Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact, it continues the series' use of the parry system, command grabs, and overhead attacks.
==Gameplay==
One of the new gameplay mechanics introduced in 3rd Strike is the Guard Parry, also known as the "Red Parry", that allows players to parry during guard stun if the timing is correct. Also introduced are player evaluations after match, where the winner of a two-person match is given letter grades in Offense, Defense, Tech, and Extra. A player in Arcade mode will always be evaluated, even in case of a loss; the grades range from E (lowest) to MSF, or Master Street Fighter (highest). Also re-introduced was the fan-favorite 'Destroy the Car' bonus stage.
==Characters==
===Returning characters from 2nd Impact===
Character 	Description	Voice Actors 	Voice Actors
Ryu 	 	Toshiyuki Morikawa	Skip Stellrecht
Ken Masters 	 	Tetsuya Iwanaga 	Steve Blum
Chun-Li 	 	Yuko Miyamura 	Lia Sargent
Guile 	 	Kiyoyuki Yanada 	Kirk Thornton
Zangief 	 	Wataru Takagi 	Joe Romersa
Dhalsim 	 	Yukimasa Kishino 	Michael Sorich
Sakura Kasugano	unlockable.	Rika Fukami 	Michelle Ruff
Alex 	 	Isshin Chiba 	Eddie Frierson
Dudley 	 	Koichi Yamadera 	Richard Epcar
Elena 	 	Megumi Hayashibara	Wendee Lee
Ibuki 	 	Yuri Amano 	Bridget Hoffman
Necro 	 	Isshin Chiba 	Jamieson Price
Oro 	 	Koji Yada 	Simon Prescott
Sean Matsuda 	 	Mitsuo Iwata 	Steve Staley
Yun 	 	Kentaro Ito 	Jason Spisak
Yang 	 	Masakazu Suzuki 	Lex Lang
Hugo Andore 	unlockable.	Wataru Takagi 	Jamieson Price
Urien 	 	Yuji Ueda 	John Snyder
Gill 	unlockable.	Fumihiko Tachiki 	Michael McConnohie
===Introduced in 3rd Strike===
Character 	Description 	Voice Actors 	Voice Actors
Makoto 	A young Japanese girl, trained in Rindoukan karate. Since her father's death, Makoto's dojo has been floundering, so she finds Ryu and challenges him to restore her dojo to a flourishing state. Her fighting style is suggestive of a more traditional style of karate.	Makoto Tsumura 	Janice Kawaye
Remy 	A long-haired French fighter wearing a leather jacket emblazoned with an omega. He bears a grudge against all fighters since his father disappeared and his sister died. 	Eiji Sekiguchi 	Scott Menville
Twelve 	One of the first successful soldiers of the Illuminati's "G-Project" experiment, it can shape its body into weapons. Twelve is ordered to hunt down and kill its prototype, Necro, as its first mission., unlockable. 	Daisuke Gori 	Skip Stellrecht
Q 	A mysterious figure, with a featureless facemask and a concealing overcoat. His design is based on K, the main character of the tokusatsu show, Robot Detective K., unlockable. 	Hirotaka Suzuoki	Kirk Thornton
Blanka 	 	Unsho Ishizuka 	Kevin Seymour
Vega 	 	Kaneto Shiozawa 	Richard Cansino
Sagat 	unlockable. 	Akio Ohtsuka 	Peter Spellos
M. Bison 	unlockable. 	Norio Wakamoto 	Tom Wyner
Akuma 	unlockable. 	Daisuke Gori 	Dave Mallow
Earthworm Jim 	unlockable. 	Kanichi Kurita 	Dan Castellaneta
Norimaro 	unlockable. 	Noritake Kinashi	Robin Williams
Arthur 	unlockable. 	Fumihiko Tachiki	Dan Woren
Strider Hiryu 	unlockable. 	Yuji Ueda 	Terrence Stone
Nathan "Rad" Spencer	unlockable. 	Takashi Nagasako	Bob Bergen
Dee 	unlockable. 	Jurota Kosugi 	Michael McConnohie
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