Play Street Fighter 3 Online

Okay, let’s clear this up first—Street Fighter III never actually made it to the NES (and honestly, that old hardware would’ve melted trying to run it). But if we’re talking about the real deal—arcade, Dreamcast, later ports—this is where Street Fighter got serious. No more button-mashing; you’ve got parries now, where timing a forward tap just before a hit lands turns the tide in this beautiful, nerve-wracking dance. Alex, that blonde brawler in the jeans? Total newcomer back then, but he’s got this satisfying grapple-and-punch rhythm. And the soundtrack? Pure late-’90s jazz-funk, the kind that makes you nod your head mid-combo. It’s not the flashiest SF, but the depth here? Still unmatched. You’ll lose hours just labbing out Dudley’s cross-counter setups.