In India it was 1999-2001 and arcade parlour had three fighting game tekken 3, KOF 98 and SF. The que for tekken use to be the longest. This game was revolutionary.
Put so many hours in T3, literally hundreds, even though it was offline only. Also more fighting games need Team Battle Mode, don’t understand why it’s not included anymore
The strategy and tension of where you place your characters is just so good and adds another layer of depth to playing. Nothing better than picking your best characters last and pulling off a massive comeback either.
I don't play games online so team battle kept me playing Tekken games for like 50 times longer than other fighting games and because it's not in Tekken 7 that is my least played Tekken.
I want to snark "Just play KOF or Smash Ultimate" but... Serious answer, it's probably the loading times. With SSD consoles though, that excuse is gone, so I would like to see team battles back as well.
Playing Tekken 3 at the local arcade blew my mind. Seeing Law and Lei showcase their martial arts during the opening made me think graphics and fighting games could never get better than that
@@agipson101 If you mean pay an additional 10$ for characters that are broken at release, and suffer with trash netcode that has questionable balancing decisions, then ya I'd say fighting games have gotten better.
@@TonyTheTGR Still holds up very well. Even the graphics, considering this came 26 years ago, are still great. Gameplay is smooth, and the roster is incredible. Soundtrack may not be my favorite (that would be T2) but it's really damn good.
Sadly after Tekken 5, the series doesn't feel the same anymore. I literally hate everything I've seen about Tekken 8. EVERYTHING. Seeing this video and I so miss what Tekken used to be. Good Times
@@hotcoldman77 Tekken 3 still holds up, but it's nowhere near the mechanically rich game that the later series entries were. Nostalgia's a hell of a drug though and I don't blame you, I played this and TTT nearly every day with my cousins over 20 years ago
I started with Tekken, but I fell in LOVE with Tekken 3. Easily the greatest PS1 fighting game release in my opinion. I could go straight from the console to the arcade and not lose a step.
Tekken 3 still feels great to play now. The step up in fluidity in movement and responsiveness in the button inputs was a massive step up over Tekken 2
i remember seeing tekken tag 1. i had a dreamcast and never saw a ps2 then yet. everybody in the neighbourhood was all about the dreamcast for a while. it was the system we all want but couldn't afford with our lousy 14 year old jobs. But when the dreamcast was going exit it was dirt cheap and allot allot still had to slowly move from last gen to next. I loved the dreamcast, killer system. But when i saw the ps2 up and running i knew it was over for sega. ps2 looked so damn clean. Tekken tag 1 looked next level. esspecially compared to 3. but 3 is killer.
7 is the first Tekken game to get CLOSE to 3 in soundtrack quality. 5 has a few good stages in it, but 3 didn't have a single track that wasn't a banger.
@@TonyTheTGR 7? oh hell nah 7 is a just a bunch of techno/dubstep music compared to tekken 6 below especially 5 cuz 5 has the best soundtrack in the series handsdown it didnt only have a few all of them are bangers 3 is great too but 5 is better cuz its epic ost
I have to admit even though i never stuck to 3d fighters.... Tekken 3 has been stamped into nostalgia from the ad campaigns they ran, to battling with friends in my living room, as well as good mechanics ahead of their time.
Actually, playing Tekken 3 at my cousin’s house was what got me into Tekken. Part of me still wishes is that we got Jin in Smash instead of Kazuya, but that could just be the Jin main in me talking. Maybe we could get both in the next Smash game (assuming that Tekken returns next time).
yeah amazing good ol'times, every weekend we have a family meeting and since we all had PS1 it was only the dude with the CD shows up and its all fucking pepsi + chips + tekken / other games :D
Jin would've been cool (or Heihachi) but I feel like Kaz is the best choice. He was the original MC and ever since T2 onwards, he's one of the major antagonists. He fills both roles in that regard
I'll never forget getting a copy of this game when I was a kid after playing the demo so much. I played the absolute hell out of it. Hours spent playing Tekken Ball and Team Battle with my brother's as well as all the unlocks and Tekken Force. The graphics, soundtrack and characters all incredible. Can't imagine a game releasing with this much content now...
Man Tekken Ball was fucking GOAT. I remember my teacher in 4-7th grade getting one of the tvs and one of my classmates would bring their PS1 with Tekken 3. We just play VS mode, Tag Team, or Tekken Ball.
I still remember playing Tekken 3 at my cousin's house. It was my first time ever playing a PS1. Asked my father to buy me one shortly after that and the feeling of being able to play Tekken 3 for unlimited hours at my house was glorious. This is definitely the first game that comes to mind whenever PS1 is mentioned.
Damn I forgot how catchy Tekken 3's soundtrack was. Out of all the Tekkens I my best memories are from T3 definitely one of the best fighting games ever made.
I will always have fond memories of this game. So many game modes, so many characters to unlock and so many memorable music tracks to listen to. I'm so glad this one was my introduction to this series. Definitely one of the all time greats.
I remember seeing T3 in arcades in early 98' and just being blown away... I had NEVER seen a 3d fighting game with characters that moved like that before (Eddy Gordo in particular).
The PS1 version is actually downsized The arcade version runs at a rather high resolution, its a bit zoomed out as a result The backgrounds are in full 3D and the characters are a bit higher poly You can find that version ported to Tekken 5 on the PS2
@ACTS Man Yeah, the graphical downgrade isn't even bad The only thing that people can easily pick up on were the missing backgrounds, the replacement pre rendered ones are done well enough that it wouldn't bother me, espeically not on a CRT
Tekken 3's soundtrack was absolute FIRE!!! I fell in love with this game when my cousin got a PS1 with his income tax money. He bought this and NFL Gameday 98. So many good memories.
Just the music alone for Tekken 3 still freaking goes hard and holds up incredibly well. T3 truly is one of the best all time fighting games and before Smash, felt like the only fighting game EVERYONE played.
Tekken 3's soundtrack is so good. Arcade and Home Console soundtracks were just great. If I had to pick Id say this has the best music in a fighting game. The Arcade tracks had the different round transitions that unfortunately didnt work like 3rd Strike due to technical limitations but sounds amazing and the Home Console versions were amazing remixes to the original. Each of the track had a feel that fit the characters too. Tracks like Gun Jack gave us a feel that he was a reconstructed from Tekken 2, Bryan Fury gave us a feel of a walking zombie running in the shadows of the streets, Lei's theme sounds straight out of a Jackie Chan film. This games score is just immaculate Another thing that games like Tekken 3 and Tag that isnt here is just the cinematography. ESPECIALLY WITH GRABS. The camera placement and movement when you do grabs in this game be straight out a MOVIE, I loved the different angles and movement the camera. Just amazing that these games were. I love Tekken 3, I find Tag 1 the best fighting game ever. This was my childhood
Tekken 3 was THE fighting game for me growing up. I still love everything about this game. Outside of some other Tekken games, there just isn't anything that FEELS quite like Tekken 3.
One of the best Tekken's in history, which will never see the light of day again on newer consoles just because of one annoying farting dinosaur with boxing gloves...
Tekken 3 was so ahead of its time.. The character selection design and soundtrack just always gets me... Brst soundtracks ever and the fact that almost all chararacters have their own music and stage
I loved the first two Tekken games, and knew the series was something special, especially for Playstation. When 3 came out, I was so happy that it blew up the way it did and Tekken became a popular game. And I still want Tekken Ball.
I love that feeling when you know something has potential and capitalizes on it, reaffirming that all your beliefs were true. And yeah dude I want tekken ball back too lol
The big thing with me of the game....the dodging I just felt it was such a big deal at the time awesome feeling dodging a move, also might be rose tinted glasses but seemed like that was never as useful in future tekken games
I love me some Tekken🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 I got tekken 4 on PS2 recently due to my retro/nostalgic collection(Tekken 4 was my first tekken game to play ever in my childhood)
This game was a movement. The music, the graphics, the extra modes on the PS1, unlocking all the characters. I've spent so much time playing this game. The arcade scene was wild. Watching and learning how to do King's multi slam combos, watching people do reversals and side throws meant something.
Oh my god that prelude… the soundtrack… the game play. I remember sooo much playing this game looking up secrets in the stores game magazines playing at local arcades and gaming stores… great times…
To me VF4 Evo is the greatest 3-D fighter of all time. That game is so deep and technically sound man, and the Quest mode was crazy addictive, that's probably my favorite single player mode in fighting game history. Game is a masterpiece. I do love Tekken 3 too tho, definitely my favorite Tekken game for sure.
My older brother used to host tekken 3 tournaments with his friends at our garage and I'd just watch everyone there compete and have so much fun doing it. I've played Tekken 1 and 2 with my brother before, but Tekken 3 was the culmination of me being a serious fighting gamer. I still have a soft spot for Tekken 3 and I know a lot of gamers that think the same as well. Hell, ill be damned if there's a Tekken 3 HD version comes out for some special Namco/Tekken Anniversary type release
YES NOW WE'RE TALKING!! But to be honest i'm more nostalgic for Tekken 4, i spent many hours playing Tekken 4 with my father growing up. fond memories there, good times :)
I can't believe how good this game looks *26 years later* No 3D game had any business looking this good or this smooth back then. This was 2 years before Metal Gear Solid FFS.
Nostalgia hit me hard as soon the first fight started. Hearing nina's theme playing while just looking at her stage in the background...man, those were some great times. Almost makes me tear up thinking about the golden moments i had when i first brought tekken 3 on ps1. Me, my brothers and best friend just having a blast battling it out on a friday afternoon- great times. 😊😊😊
Tekken 2 got me into fighting games, what a follow up this was. It looked incredible when I saw it in the local bowling arcade and then the fact you had a near perfect port at home, wow.. Also Jin is the best main character upgrade ever. Them pants though 🔥
Back when fighting games were released with all its characters without having to pay for people that's locked behind a pay wall and modes that actually kept solo players entertained for hours.
I wish fighting games would go back to having to unlock the characters first before playing them. Gave you an incentive to try out more fighters as you had to go through the arcade mode and practice with a variety instead of sticking to just one or two characters
@@DemonSaine That's why I loved Tekken. It made me play with everyone at least once and I didn't even realize it. It was so much fun trying unlocked characters after you earned it.
@@DemonSaine Gaming is all about draining its fanbase of every penny possible because the stuff gamers pay for, it's already in the game in some form and it's extremely scummy.
@@redwolfe7049 dood especially with all the dlc that literally feels like pay2win, no effort required characters. this is why the older tekkens are always fun to come back to and never get old
@@DemonSaine I agree. I don't even play new fighting games. I watch and play the old ones or ones with a complete edition. I feel like if it wasn't for the online presence of RUclips videos and streaming, video games wouldn't be the monolith it is now
Tekken 3 is the greatest your right, in fact I literally still have not only my old ps1 and original copy at my dad's, but also have the first rom of it I got back in 2008 when I was missing it and now I find myself playing it from time to time I could not even guess the monumental amount of hours I've put in over the decades but I can tell you I only play on the hardest and have mastered my favorites to the point that I forget there moves are not in Tekken 7 xD
This is indeed one of my most fighting game of all time,and it gave me so much fond memories as a kid. My most favourite is Tekken Force Mode. Even the opening of this game is awesome,with it’s amazing character models and even the graphics looks amazing in a PS1 game no less. This really changed the entire Tekken series as a whole.
This and Street Fighter EX2 Plus are the 3D games that got me hooked Honestly my favourite Jin is Tekken 6, unless we talking any game then Street Fighter X Tekken Jin.. he was so fun in that
I remember playing tekken 3 at the local laundry mat. The place only had 4 cabinets and every single kid was playing tekken. I'm never going to forget the experience of everyone getting hype and the close matches. Pure Childhood bliss 😊
Can we appreciate how BADASS the "Arranged" soundtrack of T3 is / was? I absolutely love the music in this game so so so so so so so so SO much, Original or Arranged. Such an amazing, addictive, and highly playable game.
Only issue i have with the arranged soundtrack is that some songs take a while to get to the good bits. Matches usually end before the music kicks in. Arcade soundtrack has it go right into the action. Still tekken 3 is a godlike ost.
I remember pre-ordering Tekken 3 from EB Games back in Colorado Springs. Was at Citadel Mall. It came with a Jin t-shirt. The black guy in the front knew exactly which game I was picking up on that US release day on April 29, 1998.
This and Soul Blade, really cemented my love for fighting games (which started with MK1). I love Ogre so much, was so happy to see them both back in TTT2
Believe it or not Tekken 3 was the second Tekken game I've played. The first one was 4. I actually found this game in a closet the living room of my old apartment put it in my PS2 and I love it. I actually tried to do jin spinning kick one time🤣
I couldn’t stand 4 I was so hyped for it to come out. My gf had got it for my birthday and once I started playing I was like wtf kazuya and Jin changes I couldn’t stand. I did like some Steve fox tho
My childhood. I remember my first instance was seeing the arcade machine at a Cici's Pizza, spent $3 or $4 on it for the next hour or so. That was a lot of money for a kid.
If street fighter 2 / primal rage was my intro to fighting games, this was where it was cemented as one of my favorite genres, along with bushido blade 2. Sadly, the two people who played this with me back in the day are gone. My uncle and the dad of two of my cousins on my mom's side left this world over the years, but the memories remain. My uncle, especially, was really into this series and this game immensely. He would play Paul, law, and king, while I mostly played Jin, but like I do still to this day with most games, would rotate through the roster cause everyone is just so fun to play. I was little, so sometimes out of frustration, I would play gon to see if I could win. My uncle would then proceed to pick king and do that low kick combo until gon went back into the stone age lol.
I'm still sad this was never released on PSN. Beause I really miss this game. And I was there when it came out on PS1 in the distant year of 1998. I lost so many days on Practice and Versus with a buddy of mine so we could both hone our skills. I'm guessing the Gon character is the reason the PS1 version of this game will never be re-released. Because of licensing issues.
I still remember going over to my buddy's house after school to play this game when we were in the 5th grade. We would smack talk the whole day, get home and grab a cold Pepsi from the fridge, then load up Tekken 3.
Such a great game! I first played it, like, 16 years ago, when I was 11 (I played the Mortal Kombat games on SEGA Genesis before, and my knowledge of fighting games was incredibly limited), and I was really impressed by the graphics, the weirdness of some characters, and the fights themselves. I bought it half a year ago for my PS1... and the game still feels great! It even looks surprisingly good on my big TV. Quite a compliment for a PS1 game.
I love playing 3 the first time in the arcades and one of my friends having this game on PS1 since it is the first Tekken game I played. I really hope Bandai namco does a Tekken collection soon!
A lot of everyone's first Tekken game was Tekken 3. Including myself. It's funny, because for me instead of playing all the games in order, I went from Tekken 3 to 1 over the course of like 2 years lol.
Seeing all the comments on this video and the other videos from this series make me wish I was alive when these games came out. It sounds like you guys all had so much fun and it’s so cool
I remember getting this for my 13th bday and watching that intro cut scene for the first time. Goosebumps every time. Easily one of the best cutscene intros ever. The music still slaps.
Tekken 3(Arcade) and Tekken Tag 1(Arcade)were my first 2 competitive fighting game experiences and never looked back after that .... so many quarters well spent
Ahh the music and sfx are so nostalgic, particularly that Nina's stage music really takes me back. Also damn cool that Ogre transforms between rounds when ye knock em out the first time with a mini cutscene instead of doing a hard cut with no context.
I adored Tekken 3. I'll always have the memory of going to a kind of boring party until we found out that the host of the party had an old PS1 and Tekken 3. Spent hours versing everyone at the party and no one could legit beat me. Even switched to other characters every fight and still just kept winning. Ended up leaving undefeated. From boring party to one of the memories I look back on fondly. Based on nostalgia alone, the best Fighting game ever imo. Alongside Soul Calibur 2 and Super Smash Brothers Melee.
A funny memory I have of Tekken 3 is all my mates and I in school trying to do Jin's spinning uppercut during break time, and I remember one of my mates spinning then jumping into a wall accidentally.
I loved how Tekken 3 introduced the side throws.....when you move 90 degrees round your opponent and did a throw that was always sooo sick! Hworangs foot to the face was always awesome.
The first fighting game I was actually good at when compared to everybody I played. I was an expert compared to all of my friends. But what stands out is the music in this game. In the first match Jin vs. Nina the music is VERY classic Namco. Lol The music sounds exactly like Ridge Racer's music.
I used to play this & tag 1 against a barbershop full of law players that thought the backflips was his best moves. Some of the best times I’ve had as a kid
I'm in high school right now, and Tekken 3 is one of my favorite games to play if I'm bored in class. the arcade mode is always fun to play through again!
This game! The hours, HOURS I tell you, that me, my best friend and his brother all sunk on this. First on the demo that came with my PS1 (you could only play Eddie and Xiaoyu in One Player, with Paul and Lei in Two Player), and then with the full game. We weren't any good at it, but we had FUN. Now the good times are gone. I'm old and sad and the tears in my eyes are not of from remembrance but full of regrets.
No one can understand how crazy impactful this game was for not just fighting games but the entire gaming industry. Tekken 3 changed everything. It was incredibly popular, played at arcades and homes everywhere and all completely offline. Just hanging at your friends house playing Tekken all day long, figuring out combos and duking it out to determine the ultimate champion of the Iron Fist.
Played a lot of fighters growing up but Tekken 3 was THE fighter for me and my friends. Countless hours were spent huddled around the TV playing this game. Nothing beats having all of your friends around, passing the sticks and playing tournaments to see who is the best. I miss this era of gaming.
I remember getting Tekken 3 in April and then Gran Turismo only a couple weeks later because I won at the racetrack. Good times. Both now on my phone but Tekken 3 blacks out after the FMV ending.
Tekken 3 was the lightbulb moment for me when it came to fighting games. My older cousin had it. He asked me if I wanted to try it. I picked Julia, and I’ve been playing her in every Tekken game ever since. For better or worse. Shoutouts to Michelle too I love em both.
This was the revolution !! The music, the mechanics , the variety... such a great game ! Is also in my top for sure !!
In India it was 1999-2001 and arcade parlour had three fighting game tekken 3, KOF 98 and SF. The que for tekken use to be the longest. This game was revolutionary.
The mechanism? You mean the mechanics?
@@erhestor1950 yess fixed.
Same here. I'm also proud to say that this was the very first Tekken game I played.
Put so many hours in T3, literally hundreds, even though it was offline only. Also more fighting games need Team Battle Mode, don’t understand why it’s not included anymore
The strategy and tension of where you place your characters is just so good and adds another layer of depth to playing.
Nothing better than picking your best characters last and pulling off a massive comeback either.
I know right? I still ask that to this day. It should have been a standard. It makes playing offline that much enjoyable.
Right? Spent years playing team battle with my mum and brother, I miss it!
I don't play games online so team battle kept me playing Tekken games for like 50 times longer than other fighting games and because it's not in Tekken 7 that is my least played Tekken.
I want to snark "Just play KOF or Smash Ultimate" but...
Serious answer, it's probably the loading times. With SSD consoles though, that excuse is gone, so I would like to see team battles back as well.
Playing Tekken 3 at the local arcade blew my mind. Seeing Law and Lei showcase their martial arts during the opening made me think graphics and fighting games could never get better than that
well fighting games never got better but graphics yes are better
@@imustconsultwiththeeldergo5906 they gotten better idk where u been at
How you feeling about that now?
@@agipson101 If you mean pay an additional 10$ for characters that are broken at release, and suffer with trash netcode that has questionable balancing decisions, then ya I'd say fighting games have gotten better.
@@TonyTheTGR Still holds up very well. Even the graphics, considering this came 26 years ago, are still great. Gameplay is smooth, and the roster is incredible. Soundtrack may not be my favorite (that would be T2) but it's really damn good.
Tekken 3 was a seismic shift for the series. Definitely got me into the series for life.
It really did gain an life long fan in me from this one game
Sadly after Tekken 5, the series doesn't feel the same anymore. I literally hate everything I've seen about Tekken 8. EVERYTHING.
Seeing this video and I so miss what Tekken used to be. Good Times
@@hotcoldman77 Tekken 3 still holds up, but it's nowhere near the mechanically rich game that the later series entries were. Nostalgia's a hell of a drug though and I don't blame you, I played this and TTT nearly every day with my cousins over 20 years ago
I started with Tekken, but I fell in LOVE with Tekken 3. Easily the greatest PS1 fighting game release in my opinion. I could go straight from the console to the arcade and not lose a step.
Same here Tekken 1 was my first but Tekken 3 will forever have my heart
Tekken 3 still feels great to play now. The step up in fluidity in movement and responsiveness in the button inputs was a massive step up over Tekken 2
Tekken 3 still has a lot of style, and the soundtrack is top-notch; I used to take tag 1 a lot more seriously, but T3 reignited that passion.
My first tekken was the OG tag tournament then mostly tekken 4
@@slick_rickgaming1102 no need to reply to a bot man
i remember seeing tekken tag 1. i had a dreamcast and never saw a ps2 then yet. everybody in the neighbourhood was all about the dreamcast for a while. it was the system we all want but couldn't afford with our lousy 14 year old jobs. But when the dreamcast was going exit it was dirt cheap and allot allot still had to slowly move from last gen to next. I loved the dreamcast, killer system. But when i saw the ps2 up and running i knew it was over for sega. ps2 looked so damn clean. Tekken tag 1 looked next level. esspecially compared to 3. but 3 is killer.
@@slick_rickgaming1102 those bots copy some random comment
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The soundtrack is absolutely INSANE! What a masterpiece of a game.
This is first ps1 game I ever owned. Great memories!
7 is the first Tekken game to get CLOSE to 3 in soundtrack quality. 5 has a few good stages in it, but 3 didn't have a single track that wasn't a banger.
@@TonyTheTGR 7? oh hell nah 7 is a just a bunch of techno/dubstep music compared to tekken 6 below especially 5 cuz 5 has the best soundtrack in the series handsdown it didnt only have a few all of them are bangers 3 is great too but 5 is better cuz its epic ost
King theme is still mind blowing even now.
God I love the hit sounds of this game! The game that got me INTO fighting games
Me too. The only fighter I got into before Tekken 3 was KI but since Tekken 3 I have bought and still own over 80 fighting games.
I have to admit even though i never stuck to 3d fighters....
Tekken 3 has been stamped into nostalgia from the ad campaigns they ran, to battling with friends in my living room, as well as good mechanics ahead of their time.
Actually, playing Tekken 3 at my cousin’s house was what got me into Tekken. Part of me still wishes is that we got Jin in Smash instead of Kazuya, but that could just be the Jin main in me talking. Maybe we could get both in the next Smash game (assuming that Tekken returns next time).
yeah amazing good ol'times, every weekend we have a family meeting and since we all had PS1 it was only the dude with the CD shows up and its all fucking pepsi + chips + tekken / other games :D
Devil Jin would be absolutely frightening
Honestly, they should have had Jin as an echo fighter of kakuya. That was a missed opportunity, like riku, roxas, or ventus for sora.
Jin would've been cool (or Heihachi) but I feel like Kaz is the best choice. He was the original MC and ever since T2 onwards, he's one of the major antagonists. He fills both roles in that regard
@@junglezone7323 true.
The thing that made Tekken 3 one of the all time greats was it had so much extra to it. So much great stuff in there.
I'll never forget getting a copy of this game when I was a kid after playing the demo so much. I played the absolute hell out of it. Hours spent playing Tekken Ball and Team Battle with my brother's as well as all the unlocks and Tekken Force. The graphics, soundtrack and characters all incredible.
Can't imagine a game releasing with this much content now...
They would sell all the modes as dlc nowadays ..smh
Man Tekken Ball was fucking GOAT. I remember my teacher in 4-7th grade getting one of the tvs and one of my classmates would bring their PS1 with Tekken 3. We just play VS mode, Tag Team, or Tekken Ball.
I still remember playing Tekken 3 at my cousin's house. It was my first time ever playing a PS1. Asked my father to buy me one shortly after that and the feeling of being able to play Tekken 3 for unlimited hours at my house was glorious. This is definitely the first game that comes to mind whenever PS1 is mentioned.
Tekken 2 is where it started for me. Baek was my guy... such awesome big hitting combos.
Damn I forgot how catchy Tekken 3's soundtrack was. Out of all the Tekkens I my best memories are from T3 definitely one of the best fighting games ever made.
I will always have fond memories of this game. So many game modes, so many characters to unlock and so many memorable music tracks to listen to. I'm so glad this one was my introduction to this series. Definitely one of the all time greats.
I remember seeing T3 in arcades in early 98' and just being blown away... I had NEVER seen a 3d fighting game with characters that moved like that before (Eddy Gordo in particular).
It was experience seeing it in arcades for the first time. Watching Eddy move like that made me think it couldn't get any better than that.
Sooo trueeee
The PS1 version is actually downsized
The arcade version runs at a rather high resolution, its a bit zoomed out as a result
The backgrounds are in full 3D and the characters are a bit higher poly
You can find that version ported to Tekken 5 on the PS2
While it's a graphical downgrade, it sure has heck compensated with the extra content.
@ACTS Man Yeah, the graphical downgrade isn't even bad
The only thing that people can easily pick up on were the missing backgrounds, the replacement pre rendered ones are done well enough that it wouldn't bother me, espeically not on a CRT
Emulation is also a choice with latest version of MAME (sadly FBNeo doesn't support 3D games yet)
Wait the Tekken 3 I have has different intro music
The psx version is a great port. At that time no one believed that Tekken 3 could be done on psx, since the arcade board was vastly superior hardware.
Tekken 3's soundtrack was absolute FIRE!!! I fell in love with this game when my cousin got a PS1 with his income tax money. He bought this and NFL Gameday 98. So many good memories.
Just the music alone for Tekken 3 still freaking goes hard and holds up incredibly well. T3 truly is one of the best all time fighting games and before Smash, felt like the only fighting game EVERYONE played.
Tekken 3's soundtrack is so good. Arcade and Home Console soundtracks were just great. If I had to pick Id say this has the best music in a fighting game. The Arcade tracks had the different round transitions that unfortunately didnt work like 3rd Strike due to technical limitations but sounds amazing and the Home Console versions were amazing remixes to the original. Each of the track had a feel that fit the characters too. Tracks like Gun Jack gave us a feel that he was a reconstructed from Tekken 2, Bryan Fury gave us a feel of a walking zombie running in the shadows of the streets, Lei's theme sounds straight out of a Jackie Chan film. This games score is just immaculate
Another thing that games like Tekken 3 and Tag that isnt here is just the cinematography. ESPECIALLY WITH GRABS. The camera placement and movement when you do grabs in this game be straight out a MOVIE, I loved the different angles and movement the camera. Just amazing that these games were.
I love Tekken 3, I find Tag 1 the best fighting game ever. This was my childhood
TEKKEN 3 LET'S GOOO
This game was everywhere as a kid; my house, friends houses, arcades, bowling alleys...
I miss those times!
@KingOfTek mine too, buddy. Good times!
Tekken 3 was THE fighting game for me growing up. I still love everything about this game. Outside of some other Tekken games, there just isn't anything that FEELS quite like Tekken 3.
I wish they'll brung a Tekken collection to the Nintendo switch. Tekken 3 4 and 7 was my favorite Tekken games.
Not even as a fighting game this imo is one of the greatest games ive ever played. So many happy memories as a kid
One of the best Tekken's in history, which will never see the light of day again on newer consoles just because of one annoying farting dinosaur with boxing gloves...
Why? Is there any problem with gon?
There’a always the arcade version which is only really missing Anna with her own moveset, bosconovitch, and gon
@AT Productions Yep, that's pretty much why.
@@michaelbullen3104 True, but when it comes down to the soundtrack of this game I prefer the arranged ones over the arcade versions.
@@MergedWarriors good point those ps1 tracks slap
Tekken 3 still oozes style and the soundtrack is god tier. I took tag 1 a lot more seriously but T3 ignited that flame.
ah so now it's listed, good
Tekken 3 was so ahead of its time.. The character selection design and soundtrack just always gets me... Brst soundtracks ever and the fact that almost all chararacters have their own music and stage
I loved the first two Tekken games, and knew the series was something special, especially for Playstation. When 3 came out, I was so happy that it blew up the way it did and Tekken became a popular game.
And I still want Tekken Ball.
I love that feeling when you know something has potential and capitalizes on it, reaffirming that all your beliefs were true.
And yeah dude I want tekken ball back too lol
The big thing with me of the game....the dodging I just felt it was such a big deal at the time awesome feeling dodging a move, also might be rose tinted glasses but seemed like that was never as useful in future tekken games
you talking about the sidestep mechanic?
@@DemonSaine yeah just I had the habit of calling it dodge at the time and never grew out of it lol
@@EastyyBlogspot i think it was OP in Tekken 6 and then they nerfed it again in Tekken 7.
I love me some Tekken🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 I got tekken 4 on PS2 recently due to my retro/nostalgic collection(Tekken 4 was my first tekken game to play ever in my childhood)
This game was a movement. The music, the graphics, the extra modes on the PS1, unlocking all the characters. I've spent so much time playing this game.
The arcade scene was wild. Watching and learning how to do King's multi slam combos, watching people do reversals and side throws meant something.
Oh my god that prelude… the soundtrack… the game play. I remember sooo much playing this game looking up secrets in the stores game magazines playing at local arcades and gaming stores… great times…
This is one of does games that can’t be recreated or remade it just lives in this timeline of greatness as is.
To me VF4 Evo is the greatest 3-D fighter of all time. That game is so deep and technically sound man, and the Quest mode was crazy addictive, that's probably my favorite single player mode in fighting game history. Game is a masterpiece. I do love Tekken 3 too tho, definitely my favorite Tekken game for sure.
Did Vfevo have the emersive tutorial?
Yes, one of the best tutorial of all time. THE best when it came out.
My older brother used to host tekken 3 tournaments with his friends at our garage and I'd just watch everyone there compete and have so much fun doing it. I've played Tekken 1 and 2 with my brother before, but Tekken 3 was the culmination of me being a serious fighting gamer. I still have a soft spot for Tekken 3 and I know a lot of gamers that think the same as well. Hell, ill be damned if there's a Tekken 3 HD version comes out for some special Namco/Tekken Anniversary type release
The memories... this game had a magical bad-ass aura when I was a kid
YES NOW WE'RE TALKING!! But to be honest i'm more nostalgic for Tekken 4, i spent many hours playing Tekken 4 with my father growing up. fond memories there, good times :)
this game, alongside street fighter alpha, was one of the first video games i’d ever played. i spent so many hours on them. so much nostalgia 🥰
This game started my love for fighting games. The OST and sound effects bring some inner peace to my soul.
The audio mixing, graphics and OST are God like.
I can't believe how good this game looks *26 years later*
No 3D game had any business looking this good or this smooth back then. This was 2 years before Metal Gear Solid FFS.
Ridge racer type 4 is another gane that is just a timeless classic with graphics that are still top tier but sadly forgotten .
@@Snyperwolf91 Looked great for its time, but I think it got overshadowed in a big way by Gran Turismo and GT2 coming out either side of it!
Nostalgia hit me hard as soon the first fight started. Hearing nina's theme playing while just looking at her stage in the background...man, those were some great times. Almost makes me tear up thinking about the golden moments i had when i first brought tekken 3 on ps1. Me, my brothers and best friend just having a blast battling it out on a friday afternoon- great times. 😊😊😊
Tekken 2 got me into fighting games, what a follow up this was. It looked incredible when I saw it in the local bowling arcade and then the fact you had a near perfect port at home, wow.. Also Jin is the best main character upgrade ever. Them pants though 🔥
Back when fighting games were released with all its characters without having to pay for people that's locked behind a pay wall and modes that actually kept solo players entertained for hours.
I wish fighting games would go back to having to unlock the characters first before playing them. Gave you an incentive to try out more fighters as you had to go through the arcade mode and practice with a variety instead of sticking to just one or two characters
@@DemonSaine That's why I loved Tekken. It made me play with everyone at least once and I didn't even realize it. It was so much fun trying unlocked characters after you earned it.
@@DemonSaine Gaming is all about draining its fanbase of every penny possible because the stuff gamers pay for, it's already in the game in some form and it's extremely scummy.
@@redwolfe7049 dood especially with all the dlc that literally feels like pay2win, no effort required characters. this is why the older tekkens are always fun to come back to and never get old
@@DemonSaine I agree. I don't even play new fighting games. I watch and play the old ones or ones with a complete edition. I feel like if it wasn't for the online presence of RUclips videos and streaming, video games wouldn't be the monolith it is now
Tekken 3 is the greatest your right, in fact I literally still have not only my old ps1 and original copy at my dad's, but also have the first rom of it I got back in 2008 when I was missing it and now I find myself playing it from time to time I could not even guess the monumental amount of hours I've put in over the decades but I can tell you I only play on the hardest and have mastered my favorites to the point that I forget there moves are not in Tekken 7 xD
This is indeed one of my most fighting game of all time,and it gave me so much fond memories as a kid. My most favourite is Tekken Force Mode. Even the opening of this game is awesome,with it’s amazing character models and even the graphics looks amazing in a PS1 game no less. This really changed the entire Tekken series as a whole.
It just occurred to me how, if this game got a remaster/remake, Jin's ending would be absolutely terrifying.
it's my favorite fighting game of all time
This and Street Fighter EX2 Plus are the 3D games that got me hooked
Honestly my favourite Jin is Tekken 6, unless we talking any game then Street Fighter X Tekken Jin.. he was so fun in that
Tekken 3 was what made me get into the fighting game scene and made me go to tournaments to play. It is truly a masterpiece in fighting games.
I remember playing tekken 3 at the local laundry mat. The place only had 4 cabinets and every single kid was playing tekken. I'm never going to forget the experience of everyone getting hype and the close matches. Pure Childhood bliss 😊
Can we appreciate how BADASS the "Arranged" soundtrack of T3 is / was? I absolutely love the music in this game so so so so so so so so SO much, Original or Arranged. Such an amazing, addictive, and highly playable game.
Only issue i have with the arranged soundtrack is that some songs take a while to get to the good bits. Matches usually end before the music kicks in. Arcade soundtrack has it go right into the action. Still tekken 3 is a godlike ost.
I remember pre-ordering Tekken 3 from EB Games back in Colorado Springs. Was at Citadel Mall. It came with a Jin t-shirt. The black guy in the front knew exactly which game I was picking up on that US release day on April 29, 1998.
I've never forgotten the way Jin just fucking choke slams Heihachi through the wall at the end
This and Soul Blade, really cemented my love for fighting games (which started with MK1).
I love Ogre so much, was so happy to see them both back in TTT2
Tekken Force Mode needs a comeback. It was a great way to get costume Items or go combo crazy after online matches.
Dood I remember playing the demo to this! Hwoarang was my guy!!! And Jesus that startup theme just gave me all the nostalgia
This is one of the main game that got me started into fighting games next to virtua fighter
Believe it or not Tekken 3 was the second Tekken game I've played. The first one was 4. I actually found this game in a closet the living room of my old apartment put it in my PS2 and I love it. I actually tried to do jin spinning kick one time🤣
I couldn’t stand 4 I was so hyped for it to come out. My gf had got it for my birthday and once I started playing I was like wtf kazuya and Jin changes I couldn’t stand. I did like some Steve fox tho
My childhood. I remember my first instance was seeing the arcade machine at a Cici's Pizza, spent $3 or $4 on it for the next hour or so. That was a lot of money for a kid.
My first Tekken game when I was in, like, elementary school.
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What if they started to remaster or remake the older Tekken games? Have there been any fighting games that have been remade before?
Street Fighter 2 gets remade all the time
If street fighter 2 / primal rage was my intro to fighting games, this was where it was cemented as one of my favorite genres, along with bushido blade 2. Sadly, the two people who played this with me back in the day are gone. My uncle and the dad of two of my cousins on my mom's side left this world over the years, but the memories remain. My uncle, especially, was really into this series and this game immensely. He would play Paul, law, and king, while I mostly played Jin, but like I do still to this day with most games, would rotate through the roster cause everyone is just so fun to play. I was little, so sometimes out of frustration, I would play gon to see if I could win. My uncle would then proceed to pick king and do that low kick combo until gon went back into the stone age lol.
The side scrolling single player "beat em up" mode was really cool when when I first played it. This and tekken tag were everywhere.
I'm still sad this was never released on PSN. Beause I really miss this game. And I was there when it came out on PS1 in the distant year of 1998. I lost so many days on Practice and Versus with a buddy of mine so we could both hone our skills.
I'm guessing the Gon character is the reason the PS1 version of this game will never be re-released. Because of licensing issues.
I still remember going over to my buddy's house after school to play this game when we were in the 5th grade. We would smack talk the whole day, get home and grab a cold Pepsi from the fridge, then load up Tekken 3.
Such a great game! I first played it, like, 16 years ago, when I was 11 (I played the Mortal Kombat games on SEGA Genesis before, and my knowledge of fighting games was incredibly limited), and I was really impressed by the graphics, the weirdness of some characters, and the fights themselves.
I bought it half a year ago for my PS1... and the game still feels great! It even looks surprisingly good on my big TV. Quite a compliment for a PS1 game.
Yessirrrrrr this one put me on! 💪🏽💯
I never noticed the "SOUL EDGE" graffitti in Paul's stage before :V I just saw it while watching this, wow
I love playing 3 the first time in the arcades and one of my friends having this game on PS1 since it is the first Tekken game I played. I really hope Bandai namco does a Tekken collection soon!
A lot of everyone's first Tekken game was Tekken 3. Including myself. It's funny, because for me instead of playing all the games in order, I went from Tekken 3 to 1 over the course of like 2 years lol.
Going from 3 backwards just feels WEIRD
Tekken Tag is the new Tekken 2
This was one of the first fighting game were I actually put in the time to ”get good” in. Loved it to bits.
Seeing all the comments on this video and the other videos from this series make me wish I was alive when these games came out. It sounds like you guys all had so much fun and it’s so cool
I remember getting this for my 13th bday and watching that intro cut scene for the first time. Goosebumps every time. Easily one of the best cutscene intros ever. The music still slaps.
Tekken 3(Arcade) and Tekken Tag 1(Arcade)were my first 2 competitive fighting game experiences and never looked back after that .... so many quarters well spent
12:30 When the Boss music kicks in with the Metal Geta Sandals
Ahh the music and sfx are so nostalgic, particularly that Nina's stage music really takes me back. Also damn cool that Ogre transforms between rounds when ye knock em out the first time with a mini cutscene instead of doing a hard cut with no context.
I adored Tekken 3. I'll always have the memory of going to a kind of boring party until we found out that the host of the party had an old PS1 and Tekken 3. Spent hours versing everyone at the party and no one could legit beat me. Even switched to other characters every fight and still just kept winning. Ended up leaving undefeated. From boring party to one of the memories I look back on fondly. Based on nostalgia alone, the best Fighting game ever imo. Alongside Soul Calibur 2 and Super Smash Brothers Melee.
Still one of my favourite FG. God, I had so much fun playing this with my mates back when it came out
i still remember spending evenings learning King's grab combos, it feels so good when you do one perfectly
A funny memory I have of Tekken 3 is all my mates and I in school trying to do Jin's spinning uppercut during break time, and I remember one of my mates spinning then jumping into a wall accidentally.
I loved how Tekken 3 introduced the side throws.....when you move 90 degrees round your opponent and did a throw that was always sooo sick! Hworangs foot to the face was always awesome.
The first fighting game I was actually good at when compared to everybody I played. I was an expert compared to all of my friends. But what stands out is the music in this game. In the first match Jin vs. Nina the music is VERY classic Namco. Lol The music sounds exactly like Ridge Racer's music.
Riiiidge Racer!!!
Love to see old fighting-games like Tekken 3 again. It`s been a while. Lot of memories. Thank you Max.
I loved going to this arcade in Kansas and playing tekken 3 was so much fun I would be at that arcade for hours just to play tekken 3.
I used to play this & tag 1 against a barbershop full of law players that thought the backflips was his best moves. Some of the best times I’ve had as a kid
Omg seeing that menu screen got me teary eyed 😭 my childhood right there!
I'm in high school right now, and Tekken 3 is one of my favorite games to play if I'm bored in class. the arcade mode is always fun to play through again!
This game! The hours, HOURS I tell you, that me, my best friend and his brother all sunk on this. First on the demo that came with my PS1 (you could only play Eddie and Xiaoyu in One Player, with Paul and Lei in Two Player), and then with the full game. We weren't any good at it, but we had FUN.
Now the good times are gone. I'm old and sad and the tears in my eyes are not of from remembrance but full of regrets.
No one can understand how crazy impactful this game was for not just fighting games but the entire gaming industry.
Tekken 3 changed everything.
It was incredibly popular, played at arcades and homes everywhere and all completely offline.
Just hanging at your friends house playing Tekken all day long, figuring out combos and duking it out to determine the ultimate champion of the Iron Fist.
Doing king continuous grapple move back in the arcade just pure bliss back then
"Heihachi is pissed"
I think that's a running theme throughout the mainline series.
It's just that Kazuya is even more (justifiably) pissed.
Played a lot of fighters growing up but Tekken 3 was THE fighter for me and my friends. Countless hours were spent huddled around the TV playing this game. Nothing beats having all of your friends around, passing the sticks and playing tournaments to see who is the best. I miss this era of gaming.
I remember getting Tekken 3 in April and then Gran Turismo only a couple weeks later because I won at the racetrack. Good times. Both now on my phone but Tekken 3 blacks out after the FMV ending.
Mecha Jack when it shows his win screen and he flies away! GOAT!
Damn, KAINONAUT really did it with this thumbnail 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 built different outchea
Tekken 3 was the lightbulb moment for me when it came to fighting games. My older cousin had it. He asked me if I wanted to try it. I picked Julia, and I’ve been playing her in every Tekken game ever since. For better or worse. Shoutouts to Michelle too I love em both.