Street Fighter III/Secrets
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[edit] Street Fighter III
[edit] Play as Yang
To play as Yang, highlight Yun on the character selection screen and press any kick button.
[edit] Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
[edit] Fight Rival
Without losing a single round, you must achieve a certain number of Super Finishes, determined by the number of rounds you must fight.
| rounds per battle | Needed Finishes |
|---|---|
| 1 round | 3 Super Finishes |
| 3 rounds | 5 Super Finishes |
| 5 rounds | 7 Super Finishes |
| 7 rounds | 9 Super Finishes |
[edit] Fight Akuma
Win fights with at least 3 perfects, without losing a single round. Akuma will challenge you in the final battle.
[edit] Fight Shin Akuma
Fight against Akuma and defeat him with at least 1 Super Finish, without losing a single round. You must also not attain more than 3 Cheese Icons.
[edit] Secret outfit color
Select your character by pressing 
+
[edit] Choose the Parry Bonus round difficulty
When the screen shows "Let 's Parry !!!!":
| Level | Hold |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 |  |
| 3 |  |
| 4 |  |
| 5 |  + |
[edit] Select Akuma
- Highlight Ryu, enter
- Highlight Ken, enter
- Highlight Ryu, enter
- Highlight Ken, enter
- Highlight Sean, enter
Akuma's selection box will appear above Sean's.
[edit] Enable Akuma on the selection screen always
Enter the Test Menu. Select Configuration. Select Game Setting. Then, using the player one side:
- on Timer, press Start × 3
- on Event, press
× 2 - on Screenmode, press
× 3 - on Bonus Game, press Start × 1
- on Damage, press
× 4
If the code was done right, you will hear Akuma's "hmmph!" sound. Akuma will now be selectable by default.
[edit] Select sequences of CPU opponent appearances
Hold 
or 
+
or 
during the Super Art selection. This trick also directly impacts Hugo's final battle, as described below.
[edit] Hugo's final battle selection
- Necro: Hold
+
- Gill: Hold
+ - Elena: Hold +
- Ryu: Hold +
[edit] Sean's controllable basketball
If you are playing with Sean and get his intro pose where he throws a basketball, you can direct it using the joystick. You can even hit your opponent's head to make them dizzy, but this has no actual effect on the game once it starts.
[edit] Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
[edit] Fight Q
Normally Q will never show up as a CPU opponent. However, you can fight him if you fulfill the following requirements by the time you've reached Stage 7 or 8.
- Don't lose any rounds
- Don't continue.
- Get a grade of at least a D or better on every stage.
- Get 2 or more Special Points.
- Get more than Super n Art Finishes, where n equals:
| rounds per battle | Needed Finishes |
|---|---|
| 1 round | 3 Super Finishes |
| 3 rounds | 5 Super Finishes |
| 5 rounds | 7 Super Finishes |
| 7 rounds | 9 Super Finishes |
If you meet all the requirements, then after beating your last opponent, Q's profile will flash across the screen, and he will challenge you on whatever stage you were last in (although now Q's theme will be playing).
[edit] Secret outfit color
Select your character by pressing . In the home version, if you beat the game once and save, you may also hold Start before selecting your character to get six entirely different colors from the Street Fighter III: Double Impact version.
[edit] Choose the Parry Bonus round difficulty
When the screen shows "Let 's Parry !!!!":
| Level | Hold |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | + |
[edit] Home version unlockables
When beating the game, the difficulty can be set to any level, but the System Direction must be set to normal.
| Unlock | Method |
|---|---|
| System Direction Page 8 | Beat the game with 5 distinct characters |
| System Direction Page 9 | Beat the game with 10 distinct characters |
| System Direction Page 10 | Beat the game with 15 distinct characters |
| Play as Gill | Beat the game with all 19 characters |
| Extra Options | Beat the game with Gill |
[edit] Dreamcast screen settings
You may select different modes for your display as the game is booting up. To do this, enter the following commands until the Capcom logo appears on the screen:
| Effect | Input |
|---|---|
| De-interlaced | Start+ |
| Low res./anti-aliasing off | Start+ |
| Normal screen | Start+ |
