<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Asia	O
,	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Oceania	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
originally	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	O
sub-series	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
II	I-Application
hardware	O
as	O
previous	O
Alpha	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
after	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
sub-series	O
has	O
started	O
,	O
being	O
released	O
after	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
but	O
before	O
3rd	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpha	B-Application
3	I-Application
further	O
expanded	O
the	O
playable	O
fighter	O
roster	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
added	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
selectable	O
fighting	O
styles	O
called	O
"	O
isms	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpha	B-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
home	O
platforms	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
,	O
which	O
added	O
an	O
exclusive	O
World	O
Tour	O
mode	O
and	O
brought	O
back	O
even	O
more	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
further	O
versions	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
discards	O
the	O
"	O
Manual	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Auto	O
"	O
modes	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Alpha	O
games	O
and	O
instead	O
offers	O
three	O
different	O
playing	O
styles	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
isms	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-ism	O
is	O
a	O
simple	O
style	O
based	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	O
(	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
X-ism	O
"	O
being	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
title	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
X	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
single-level	O
Super	O
Combo	O
gauge	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
but	O
powerful	O
Super	O
Combo	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
style	O
,	O
V-ism	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
variable	O
"	O
style	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
unique	O
style	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
perform	O
custom	O
combos	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
use	O
Super	O
Combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpha	B-Application
3	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
a	O
"	O
Guard	O
Power	O
Gauge	O
"	O
which	O
depletes	O
each	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
blocks	O
–	O
if	O
the	O
gauge	O
is	O
completely	O
depleted	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
remain	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
an	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I-ism	O
is	O
a	O
customizable	O
style	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
World	O
Tour	O
and	O
Saikyo	O
Dojo	O
modes	O
and	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
World	O
Tour	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
brings	O
back	O
all	O
eighteen	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
Alpha	O
titles	O
,	O
several	O
characters	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Cammy	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
console-exclusive	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
Gold	O
,	O
E	O
.	O
Honda	O
,	O
Blanka	O
,	O
Balrog	O
,	O
and	O
Vega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
Alpha	B-Application
3	I-Application
include	O
R	O
.	O
Mika	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
female	O
wrestler	O
who	O
idolizes	O
Zangief	O
;	O
Karin	O
,	O
Sakura	O
's	O
rival	O
who	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
manga	O
Sakura	O
Ganbaru	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
by	O
Masahiko	O
Nakahira	O
;	O
Cody	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
an	O
escaped	O
convict	O
;	O
and	O
Juli	O
and	O
Juni	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
Shadaloo	O
's	O
"	O
Dolls	O
"	O
who	O
serve	O
as	O
Bison	O
's	O
assassins	O
and	O
guards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
adds	O
the	O
remaining	O
characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Dee	O
Jay	O
,	O
Fei	O
Long	O
and	O
T	O
.	O
Hawk	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Guile	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	O
,	O
and	O
Evil	O
Ryu	O
and	O
Shin	O
Akuma	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
three	O
being	O
unlockable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
move	O
Guile	O
,	O
Evil	O
Ryu	O
and	O
Shin	O
Akuma	O
to	O
the	O
default	O
roster	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
latter	O
shares	O
a	O
slot	O
with	O
his	O
regular	O
counterpart	O
and	O
is	O
playable	O
via	O
a	O
special	O
button	O
combination	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
more	O
powerful	O
version	O
of	O
M	O
.	O
Bison	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
true	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
Alpha	B-Application
3	I-Application
with	O
the	O
special	O
Shadaloo-ism	O
meter	O
,	O
Final	O
M	O
.	O
Bison	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
made	O
playable	O
in	O
these	O
Sega	O
versions	O
via	O
a	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
contains	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
three	O
additional	O
characters	O
:	O
Yun	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Maki	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Eagle	B-Application
from	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
all	O
three	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
incarnations	O
from	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Millennium	I-Application
2001	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
MAX	I-Application
,	O
also	O
adds	O
Ingrid	O
from	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
,	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
total	O
playable	O
character	O
count	O
to	O
39	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
ported	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
selling	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dee	O
Jay	O
,	O
Fei	O
Long	O
and	O
T	O
.	O
Hawk	O
(	O
the	O
remaining	O
"	O
New	O
Challengers	O
"	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
were	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
roster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
also	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
peripheral	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
build	O
up	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1999	B-Application
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Saikyo	O
Dojo	O
(	O
or	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Saikyō-ryū	O
Dōjō	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
uses	O
all	O
the	O
added	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
features	O
a	O
different	O
World	O
Tour	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Saikyō-ryū	O
Dōjō	O
for	O
Matching	O
Service	O
as	O
a	O
mail	O
order	O
title	O
via	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Direct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
4-MB	O
RAM	O
cartridge	O
and	O
uses	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
polygon	O
usage	O
and	O
PocketStation	B-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
uses	O
the	O
extra	O
RAM	O
to	O
include	O
more	O
frames	O
and	O
sprites	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
near	O
arcade-perfect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Guile	O
,	O
Evil	O
Ryu	O
and	O
Shin	O
Akuma	O
are	O
immediately	O
selectable	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
sharing	O
a	O
slot	O
with	O
his	O
regular	O
counterpart	O
and	O
playable	O
via	O
a	O
special	O
button	O
combination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
World	O
Tour	O
and	O
Survival	O
modes	O
are	O
virtually	O
unchanged	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
Dramatic	O
Battle	O
mode	O
received	O
some	O
improvements	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
2-player	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Reverse	O
Dramatic	O
Battle	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
faces	O
two	O
computer-controlled	O
characters	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
versions	O
are	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
ones	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
Dramatic	O
Battle	O
mode	O
against	O
the	O
entire	O
roster	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
all	O
other	O
versions	O
limit	O
this	O
mode	O
to	O
boss	O
characters	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	O
for	O
the	O
Dramatic	O
Battle	O
mode	O
is	O
far	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
minor	O
change	O
is	O
the	O
revised	O
scoring	O
system	O
for	O
some	O
moves	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
many	O
characters	O
that	O
earn	O
3000pts	O
per	O
hit	O
from	O
a	O
grab	O
move	O
(	O
a	O
very	O
important	O
fact	O
to	O
exploit	O
for	O
the	O
World	O
Tour	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
score	O
is	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
experience	O
points	O
)	O
do	O
not	O
receive	O
as	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
of	O
the	O
first	O
home	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
are	O
available	O
straight	O
away	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2001	B-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
Upper	I-Application
(	O
officially	O
promoted	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
↑	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Dreamcast-based	O
NAOMI	O
hardware	O
(	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
II	I-Application
hardware	O
)	O
and	O
features	O
all	O
six	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
balance	O
changes	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
crouch	O
canceling	O
"	O
glitch	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
V-ISM	O
infinite	O
combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upper	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
upload	O
any	O
customized	O
characters	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
inserting	O
a	O
VMU	B-Application
into	O
a	O
memory	O
card	O
slot	O
on	O
the	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Crawfish	O
Interactive	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	B-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
Upper	I-Application
(	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
Upper	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
officially	O
promoted	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
↑	O
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
↑	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Eagle	B-Application
,	O
Maki	O
,	O
and	O
Yun	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
were	O
characters	O
from	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
2001	B-Application
)	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
MAX	I-Application
(	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
Double	O
Upper	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
officially	O
promoted	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
3	I-Application
↑↑	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	B-Application
and	O
features	O
the	O
additional	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Ingrid	O
from	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
Reverse	O
Dramatic	O
Battle	O
mode	O
from	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
tag	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Variable	O
Battle	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Dramatic	O
Battle	O
mode	O
but	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
tag	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
their	O
partner	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
100	O
Kumite	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
100-fight	O
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Device
Fighter	I-Device
Alpha	I-Device
Anthology	I-Device
(	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Zero	O
:	O
Fighters	O
 '	O
Generation	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Alpha	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
immediately	O
available	O
games	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
revised	O
version	O
of	O
Zero	O
3	O
Upper	O
called	O
Alpha	B-Application
3	I-Application
Upper	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
an	O
arcade-perfect	O
inclusion	O
via	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
30th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
&	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
28	O
characters	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
those	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
versions	O
are	O
not	O
included	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
an	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Hyper	O
Fighting	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	O
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
-	O
Fight	O
for	O
the	O
Future	O
,	O
has	O
online	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
scored	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
;	O
they	O
later	O
scored	O
it	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
also	O
scored	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
on	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
scored	O
slightly	O
better	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
outlast	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
thing	O
to	O
tarnish	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Capcom	O
may	O
have	O
outdone	O
itself	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
playable	O
and	O
innovative	O
fighting	O
game	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
30,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
