I love the Street Fighter EX series, I don't care what anybody says. The music is easily some of the best and most memorable in the series.

@MarxasThomas

4 жыл бұрын

agree bro!

@severedproxy

4 жыл бұрын

agreed, i especially miss Skullomania, Hokuto and D. Dark from the game, makes me wanna try out Fighting Ex Layer, since that's where they all went minus the SF characters

@SpinDoctor91

4 жыл бұрын

I agree loved it too. Wish a new game would come out in the series

@wishagoodfluffyhoneylovego4657

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Guardian Of Light, Amusement Crime, Stronger and Phantom Bomb are my favorite OST music.

@wishagoodfluffyhoneylovego4657

4 жыл бұрын

@@SpinDoctor91 Fighting Layer for PS4 & PC just came out last year. Arika cancelled it's partnership with Capcom years ago.

I had EX3 last on my PS2. I couldn’t tell you how many hours I put into that game when I was a kid. I loved it. I didn’t even have Tekken Tag because I had EX3. Seeing that opening scene brought back a lot of awesome memories.

@yagamijubei28

2 жыл бұрын

This game was bonkers. Everyone HAD a raging demon type move. Sakura could oneshot you if youre not careful or just plain oblivious to see her saunter up to you and tsunade flick you for a KO

Maximilian stream is the general response I expect to get from ex3 "lol this game sucks....(actually plays it) this game is amazing!"

@Veri7a

4 жыл бұрын

classic vid, also the truth

@aurias01

4 жыл бұрын

Max is an idiot

@wishagoodfluffyhoneylovego4657

4 жыл бұрын

@@aurias01 Not an idiot but a blow hard that doesn't back up his claim to fame as "Online Warrior" when challenged online.

@SeelkadoomandJokic00

4 жыл бұрын

@@wishagoodfluffyhoneylovego4657 He hasn't done the Online Warrior series in years. Even him uploading online matches are just labeled as such, online matches.

@Erick-1130

4 жыл бұрын

The modern street fighter games dont compare to this.

This was actually the 1st EX game I ever owned. I used to go through original mode with all characters. I still love the stage songs from that mode.

The ps2 version of this game resulted in a lot of summer time sunk and a blistered left thumb. The dpad on the ps2 is not my favorite thing

@chickenbouilloncube7038

4 жыл бұрын

@bigevilworldwide1 Hadn't watched the video yet and figured there was an arcade version

@sscool100

4 жыл бұрын

Chicken BouillonCube still surprisd that it didn’t have one.

@DriedPlank

4 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean. The game was so fun I kept coming back for more blisters.

@dudelove7820

4 жыл бұрын

Say it louder for tha ppl in tha back

@Naldito15

2 жыл бұрын

My rough blistered thumb has never went away. I still play USF4 sometimes though

I actually wish the EX fighters would join the rest of the fighters in an Alpha style game

@frankohbk

4 жыл бұрын

You have MUGEN for that.

@davidrosario1215

3 жыл бұрын

Same here , not on Mugen though. Standard stuff like

The music in this game was amazing! The tag move system was cool also.

I enjoyed ex3 but it did feel rushed. I enjoyed ex1 on the ps1 the most I would play it for hours to unlock characters, the mini game was fun and it was the first street fighter game to have trials for each character. Street fighter 4 was definitely influenced by the ex series from the focus attack, trials for each character and other things.

@odindarkll3706

4 жыл бұрын

@@teacoffee42 well that's news to me. I recall a similar incident happen with mvc3 to umvc3 getting released in mere months. Looking back at it, I'm surprised when SFEX3 flopped for a similar reason.

@sharingisgood2421

4 жыл бұрын

i agree with you they stole Guard break

@woodssylvain1629

3 жыл бұрын

EX1 was my favorite too. best in the serie

@dustineffler7658

3 жыл бұрын

@@odindarkll3706 Wow! These games left a bad taste in My Mouth! Bought the OG for $60 day one, and $40 for Ultimate day one! Problem was this is before I had Internet! So guess Who never got to play as Shumah and Jill! $100 and still missing Charters! Recently I have been debating if I Should Triplle Dip on My One X so I can finally get the game Ultimate on Disc shoud have been!

EX.3 is still one of my favorite fighting game’s to this day! I miss that game! If PlayStation network put this game out again I would buy it! Lol

Some Notes First: That sexy image of the PS2 says "Lets go play some GAMES" no loot boxes, MTXs just pure games. Second: With SF EX3 and Tekken Tag and DOA2 Hardcore the PS2 fighting game library was really starting strong Third: This game was loads of fun from the 3 on 1 fights to that crazy Credits roll bonus game I was never bored with SF EX3

As much as I love this game, I've always considered this game to be the reason why Capcom didn't make any new street fighter games in the 2000's until SFIV in 2008.

@sharingisgood2421

4 жыл бұрын

Arcade places closed.Fighting games need crowded .Online did not developed yet.They waited i think this. Street fighter ex3 did not sell well,Tekken 4 to.

@Americansikkunt

2 жыл бұрын

Was Capcom correct? Seems like they timed things nicely….

IMO, I always thought that Street Fighter 4 is more like a 'Street Fighter EX 4' than one would first assume. Much of what SF4 does right it gets from the EX series.

EX series was the pinnacle for me. I grew up with SF2 and its iterations, SF3 was outstanding but EX 2 and Ex 3 were just perfection. And surely the precursor to modern SF now. I kind of wish we got a new SF EX from Arika though.

That game was fun as hell. Sharon, D.Dark, Hokuto, are my favorite characters in that game. The music is good and the supers and ultimates were cool and so much fun to use as well. For capcom and akira to collaborate on this was one of their best decisions of the series.

Kinda surprised ya didn't mention it was one those blue backed PS2 discs that was a CD and not a DVD.

@knoble1985

4 жыл бұрын

The cd version if u haven't noticed ran better than the dvd even when scratched up and the music quality was louder on cd

@Ngatikuripup29

3 жыл бұрын

Loved the blue backed discs. Felt like they were themed coloured discs

@masonsherman1615

3 жыл бұрын

still got mine 😁

This was my first owned fighting game, and got me into the fighting game genre.

I loved this game and loved the series. I have always wanted to see those characters return in new Street Fighter games or crossover games even if it wasn't a 3D game.

Yes! Top hat gaming man provides thursdays entertainment!

@TopHatGamingManChannel

4 жыл бұрын

I AM THURSDAY NIGHT

@blackmanta2527

4 жыл бұрын

So true 👏👏

@songoku9348

4 жыл бұрын

Top Hat Gaming Man Why aren’t YOU the UK’s PM!? Tell me why!!!! 😭😭😭

@SomeOrangeCat

4 жыл бұрын

More like THIRSTday, M I Rite, llllladies?

My first two PS2 games where Tekken Tag and Street Fighter EX3. I won my Tekken tag at a local tournament 2 weeks before the PS2 launch. I bought EX3 the same day since I already won a copy of Tekken tag and knew my friends where going to be getting both. Aside from not having Akuma (they had evil Ryu and you could give Ace Akuma's moves) EX3 was easliy the best SF EX game.

I'm not even that big of a fan of fighting games, yet your videos keep me coming back for more.

I remember playing this game and I loved it. I wish that Street would have transitioned into this, but we didn't get that.

When i bought my PS2 back in the day (bought it a few weeks after it came out) EX 3 and Ridge Racer V were my most played games, loved them both.

I had a little bit of fun with EX3, but with options like Garou Mark of the Wolves and Capcom Vs SNK, I had a hard time getting others to play this one at my local scene. I am happy that Arika had a chance to continue their passion project of Fighting Layer games

I love EX2 so much, I used to play it every day growing up, I remember the graphics being incredible, good times.

I had this one. THIS one was GOOD!!! Especially the special level 3 supers that could be altered and given new SECRET animations!! And the tag team supers were AMAZING!!! Where you could only do special tag team supers if you chose specific people as your tag team ie. Ryu/Ken, Ryu/Sakura, Zangief/Darun Mister, Chun Li and some other girl, etc.

I didn’t even know this game existed. I’ll have to try and emulate it when I get the chance to

@capcom23

4 жыл бұрын

you have SFex, SFexplus, SFex2 and also SFex2 plus or something lol. Works like a charm on mame

Mr. top hat--You really nailed this story of Street Fighter EX3 WOW!" and why nobody played it but. I love SFEx3 also. love me some Tekken tag though hahah also thank you for talking about miharasan and his hard work- once again you did a terrific job-again thanks now. The big finale about (Capcom fighting all stars) capcom forgetting fighting game that never saw the light of day-- and why that game did not come out it will all make sense--- and mr. Akira_miharasan was behind that game as well...

I actually played quite a bit of EX3 on my PS2. Actually bought it on 2-3 separate occasions. Thanks for bringing light to this hidden gem

Ex3 LOOKS amazing. I love the art style. I'm just now about to get into EX2(ps1)

The best SF Game for me, I love it still today. Also a great review from you, great work👍

Just listening to your intro I definitely can confirm that I'm also one of the people who didn't know this game existed. As a matter of fact, I back in the day I anly though Street Fighter EX plus Alpha existed. Imagine my shock to just find out it not only didn't have a sequel but also a third installment. Now I really want to play it.

I knew I wasn't the only one who wished that they'd have implemented more of Alpha 3's dynamics in the initial structure. Still one of my favorite games from back in the day though! Excellent review!

Damn. Showing Tekken Tag right next to SFEX3 footage really sends the point home on which looked better graphically.

This was my first street fighter game I had on the PS2. Dope ass intro and a great soundtrack. The tag team ultimates were amazing too. Dope video as usual

Been waiting for someone to talk about this game

This was one of my favorite fighting games when I was little.

This was actually the first Street Fighter I ever played. We had a huge family gathering back in 2002. Me, my siblings and all the cousins played SF EX3 on the PS2 and I loved it. Then my dad got me Street Fighter 2 Turbo Revival on the GBA. I didn't remember the name of EX3 and it was only until I was older that I rediscovered it. I thought it was really cool!

Ended up buying this game like a year ago, lowkey i enjoy it more than i ever did tekken tag.

I remember owning street fighter ex3 as s kid and loving it!!!

I know Top Hat isn't gonna comment nor favorite my comment but I am probably the only one who kinda enjoys SF EX 3. I remember renting EX 3 from Hollywood Video and I thoroughly liked it.

@Flyzoola

4 жыл бұрын

Oyyy this game's horrid :(

I bought this game the 1st-week it was released in the U.S. This is 1 of my favorite fighting games. There are unique game mechanics that no other fighting game has and the best tag team mechanics, such as separate meter & then combined meter once dead plus players can tag out and still use their characters as they are leaving screen & don't forget about unique team meteor specials!

When i first got a PS2 i got this and NBA 2K2. I actually enjoy the EX Series

I like the ex series, i have fond memories of it. The 3rd entry is no exception with cool new tag supers and the fun customization of the Ace character.

So yeah, basically Tekken Tag killed it. I was one of the few that really enjoyed back in the day then. I loved unlocking and playing as Evil Ryu and Bison II

@Ngatikuripup29

3 жыл бұрын

There were 2 ways to unlock them right? I think I remember beating the game like 50 times or something? Was there more evil characters? I remember seeing a tag combo with evil ryu and hokuto but could never trigger it

@LucianTheWorldGamer

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ngatikuripup29 No, I think that Evil Ryu and Bison 2 were the only two super hidden characters, aside from the other ones you can unlock regularly by completing the arcade mode many times. Overall I'm pretty satisfied!

I LOVED this game (and the series)! My friend group got introduced to this series due my me learning about the original game from my dad. Sadly one summer, I let a girl I was interested in dating borrow the game. We never dated, and she claimed it got broken the next week. Double loss for me. I was always sad that it didn't get it's spotlight recognition. Whenever I would hear reviewers say, "Street Fighter 4 was the first 3D SF game," I would lower my head with sadness at their lack of exposure to these games. SFEXa, 2, and 3 will certainly be on my list of future titles to own in a retro collection.

i was a big fighting game fan, so i had both EX3 and tekken tag. and quickly after getting EX3 it became one of my all time favorites. and was my usual go to street fighter and team fighter for a very long time.

I Really miss Arcades though😔..It 2as Great going out to Play some of these Games like Ddr..Some fighters and Challenging Other People..SVC CHAOS was AMONG SOME OF the FINAL FIGHTERS THAT were POPULAR IN ARCADES.

I owned it. I really liked it; the tag team, as well as the Arika characters (Skullo, Kairi, Darun, Hokuto). I had to buy a multi tap to play 2 v 2 simultaneously but it was worth it! I put in a lot of hours for Ace but even with moves unlocked he still seemed sub par.

I played this with my friends in college from 03-07. We would/will play this game right now. Great memories.

Street Fighter 3 is VERY quickly becoming to Top Hat Gaming man what "Rating a game 7/10" is to Jim Sterling. I'm loving it xD

That intro for EX3 was so popular at the time, I couldn't believe how good it was when I first saw it.

I LOVED THAT GAME!... IT'S A MASTERPIECE

But hands down and EX3 in the Playstation 2 era days---you have to have this in your collection

Tekken Tag Tournament was certainly a big reason why Street Fighter EX3 was largely ignored, but... let's not forget that DOA2 Hardcore was also a tag-based fighting game that was a launch title for the ps2. I remember during launch day that most of my friends wanted to play that even more.

Great video! Was not even aware of this one! 👍👍👍

I like the video but do not 100% agree. I do love that you go back into past articles and even bring up the older games and series to give us a blast from the past. I personally love this game and sad that outside of emulation this will be one of the harder games to play having only the PS2 launch and maybe a reprint. Keep doing what you do and have a great day!

When it came out , Marvel vs Capcom 1-2 was all the rage.

I love these games but I had never heard of three until this video! Thank you top hat!

I swear, everytime I subscribe to a new channel I find out their a wrestling fan too. It's like I can sense it, playa

I came across this game as a kid from a friend of a friend who exchanged it to friend of his friend ...etc...until it landed in my hands. I spent so much time playing this with my brother's and friends. I actually used to main the skull guy. Even tho I wasn't that good with him I just loved his design and character.

This is the only EX game I have ever played, and I love it. I still own it. The single player re-playability was great. I get bored in practice mode, and having a friend over isn't always an option, so the single player features kept me going back in the day. I mean, no one will agree with me, but to me the gameplay feels the same as Street Fighter IV, but the game features make it feel like a more complete and fun game than IV.

I didn't pick it up when it came out as I was playing Tekken. But I did grab it a few years after and enjoyed it! Love the series, and can't wait for the TOTALLY SANE STORY OF CAPCOM FIGHTING EVOLUTION!!😄

I always wanted to play it, still do, but I never got the chance. Still looks very nice despite it being made in the late 90's/early 00's

SFEX 1 was fun. Had to practice the combo challenges to get that timing correct. Linking the special moves was pure joy.

Another good video, good sir. Hope your holidays were satisfactory.

As an owner of all Three, I'll admit this is the one I hardly ever played!

I love Sakura`s theme from those games. It should be her official theme like Ryu and Ken Carry their SF2 theme to all games slightly altered

I did get a chance to play this. As someone who enjoyed the previous EX games, EX 3 was essentially the crown jewel of the series. The EX series was a much more forgiving way of getting into Street Fighter, with very easy inputs and simple to do, but visually spectacular (at the time) combos. I think the lack of an arcade version was also detrimental to its success. Yes, arcades were starting their downward trend, but in 2000, competitive fighting game tournaments were still largely being played in arcades. EX 2 got a pretty decent release in Malaysia, my part of the world, and it was by far the most popular of the trilogy in the arcades. But the lack of online play, and coming out not long after games like Garou: Mark of The Wolves, SF3 Third Strike, Capcom VS SNK, The King of Fighters 2000 and Marvel vs Capcom 2 just kind of killed its chances.

I loved that game! It was one of the first ps2 games when it released abs I ate it up! I miss this game

Yeah, Street Fighter EX3 was a launch game on the PS2. So were Tekken Tag Tournament and Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore. When it comes to fighting games, I think both of those games overshadowed Street Fighter EX3. I have the game though. But I didn't get it until years after release.

I played this endlessly on PS2 cos my mum could only ever get me second hand games... I loved it... The multi man matches were so unique

You should have 1,000,00+ followers for this kind of detailed info You bring the necessary details that real fans need

My first PS2 games were Street Fighter EX3, Tekken Tag Tournament, Virtua Fighter 4, and Dead Or Alive 2. Out of those, I played SF EX3 the least. I should probably dig it out of storage sometime...

I used to play this game all the time when I was younger and still own it to this day.It has some of my favorite music in a video game.

I used to rent Street Fighter EX and Rival Schools United by Fate when I was like 11 years old. I had forgotten both existed until recently going on what has now been a year long non-stop Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter kick.

I still have this game and i've always loved it

Love these sf history vids and I played one of the ex games with my cousin awhile back and it was fun

There was a forgotten street fighter 3D game that featured Nash. It was only in arcades. That would have been really great to have played alongside this game.

Couldn’t agree more with what you said about Tekken Tag Tournament outshining this game. I liked the EX series as a whole but EX3 was my least favorite. I owned both EX3 and Tekken Tag on my ps2 at the same time in 2000, and TTT was definitely way more fun and fulfilling to play at the time. Everything from the roster to the soundtrack to the stage designs to the final boss and those brief character endings gave TTT a hugeeee edge over EX3 in terms of personality and player enjoyment.

My 2 brothers are 8-10 years older than me and I remember always beating them with this game. We got it for the PS2 and man we played the heck out of it. This is one of my favorite fighting games of all time. Diverse roster with unique skill set and the music oh man the music is so BEAUTIFUL!!! I wish they continued with EX4 instead of fighting EX layer.

This is the game I brought home with me at launch. Loved this game.

I'm just here to fight Top Hat Gaming Man in the comments.

I still have my old PS2 copy of Street Fighter EX3. I didn't get my copy until of the game around my High School years 2004-2008. I had tons of fun playing it, to me it didn't feel rushed. I would play Original Mode and Team Battle for hours and play around in Training Mode getting used to some of the characters.

Been watching some of these fighting series, finally subscribed like your videos and teddy long references hollla Holla player

Love that Teddy Long joke. Was a very nice spicy meatball right there. Teddy is the man.

It’s crazy because this game changed the trajectory of my life. It made me the person I am today. The overall aesthetic and music is just superb.

I absolutely love Street Fighter EX3. I bought it the same day I got my first PS2. Along with Quake 3, and Might and Magic. It was so cool.

I got the game back when it was released. I didn't really care for it. I like fighting games with personality. The gameplay was original/ well done, but the characters in Street Fighter EX3 just felt like functions. I like character voice acting, intros, win posses, taunts, win quotes, and being rewarded with endings when I beat a game. It seems simple, but those things help establish a connection with the characters. Street Fighter EX3 is lacking in the personality department.

I'm curious why I or my friends weren't consulted with the making of this video... Having brought this game to many tournaments at the time I had a lot of information as to why the game didn't get much of a scene. EX3 came out at launch because Sony wanted a Street Fighter title at launch for the PS2, which Capcom wasn't able to do so they passed the responsibility to ARIKA to finish. That concluded the contract between Capcom and ARIKA and was why there wasn't a fourth EX game, and soiled the relationship between Capcom and ARIKA. In that sense, the game was rushed when it came out in Japan, and when it was ported over to NA and EU they had a chance to fix many of the bugs that plagued the JP release. The game had small scenes in the USA in some locations (SF, NJ, and Chicago), but was more popular in South America and the Caribbean. I brought the game to several tournaments over the years. And most of the scenes didn't care about a 3D SF game at the time. Though, those that tried it did seem to like it and were interested in playing more and other scenes were growing as a result in GA and TN. The most common complaint that I had heard during those years is the lack of a run/dash feature when those players did try it out for the first time. Tekken was a more popular 3D fighter at the time too. Having sold over 4 million units whereas EX3 only sold around 187 thousand units. It did technically outsell MvC2 and CvS2 on the PS2, however, most of the scene were playing those games on the DC and not the PS2 as the DC ports were more faithful to the arcade version that the scene was based around. Anyway, I'm obviously biased by looking at my u2b channel. Lastly, while the first two EX games did get a following later on. A major role in that was emulation and online play brought about by emulation. PS2 emulation lagged behind PS1 and was very slow for a long time, graphical glitches as seen in this video with Sakura's missing skirt and online play lagged behind even more.

When this came out to the ps2 I kept thinking it was a shame that it couldn't look better but I still grabbed a copy cause I wanted to do that mode where you get to fight dozens of dumb enemies at once. I always wanted street fighter to have a double dragons style beat em up mode. Only other game that came close to giving me that was Cannon Spike.

@TexasHollowEarth

4 жыл бұрын

Tekken 4's Force Mode is the best fighting game beat-em-up mode. King can do all his multi-part throws in it, too.

@AgentownshipRebelion

4 жыл бұрын

@@TexasHollowEarth yeah. That was a fun mode.

@kungfuenthusiasm6592

4 жыл бұрын

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Kaira was a sharp and fun character to play with at the time. Ex3 is underrated. The audience just wasn’t there at the time, if it were released a couple of generation consoles later I think this game would’ve caught fire. Online gaming gave fighting games life again.

This was the first PS2 game I bought with my own money because TTT was sold out after christmas. I got TTT about a week later and didn't play EX3 much afterward...

The ex games had absolutely amazing sound tracks.

I was so spoiled for choice on quality PS2 releases, I didn't even notice it. The PS2 was one of those game systems where there was almost too much good stuff to choose from. Always a fun problem to have.

@SomeOrangeCat

4 жыл бұрын

@matt $15 is a little steep for something I may or may not like. I'll emulate it maybe.

Is this also the Mandela Effect? I never knew EX3 existed. I was also subscribed to half a dozen gaming magazines at the time, and somehow I don't ever recall so much as a brief preview, let alone a review. I always wondered why they never released a part 3. I could've also sworn EX2 was fought in a completely 3D world, as opposed to just 3D renderings of characters and backgrounds... or did I imagine that as well? And until recently, I thought Capcom should resume the EX series. But now that I'm looking at the 2D gameplay of 3D characters and backdrop, I suppose SF4 and 5 are spiritual successors.

My friends and I stumbled upon this game and loved it! We spent the first night killing our thumbs in the training mode. Nanase was my bae. Lol

Really! Loved it, music, tag team system, style- brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. My favourite street fighter game ever... EX3 was everything.

The EX series over all was never able to hold it's own against it's brother and sister titles. It never felt right. The movement, the impact of attacks, everything felt off. I played all of them back in the day but never saw a reason to go back to the EX.

This was one of the first games I got for the PS2 though I got it a few weeks after getting Tekken 4. A game store was having a by two get one free sale, and this was cheap enough to be a free game option for me plus I had fond memories of playing the first two games at other people's houses (I never owned a PS1 skipping straight from the SNES to the PS2)

I remember playing EX3, but what I found odd was the box art. Looking at it, I imagine most would have thought this was some racing game then street fighter.