Street Fighter III

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The Street Fighter III games are a continuation of the famous Street Fighter series, chronologically the last ones in the saga. The first of these was designed as a direct sequel to the Street Fighter II games. It discarded all the original characters, with the exception of Ryu and Ken, instead having an all new character roster led by Alex (hence the "New Generation" subtitle). Likewise, a new antagonist named Gill took over M. Bison's role from the previous games as the new boss character (although counting Street Fighter IV, he would be taking over for Seth).

There were three editions, each adding more characters as well as making minor modifications to the gameplay:

Street Fighter III: New Generation - 1997

Street Fighter III 2nd Impact: Giant Attack - 1997

Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future - 1999

The original Street Fighter III and 2nd Impact follows the same storyline (much like the first two Alpha games), while 3rd Strike is a continuation of both (much like Alpha 3).