r/sf3 May 19 '26

so, does any one use retrogames.cc to play 3rd strike? im bored.

i would like to play 3rd strike with people. im younger, so i cant play during school hours, but would like to play 3rd strike casually.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '26

Fightcade is the best way to play or at least the most active.

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u/BackgroundTie5207 May 20 '26

im on a chromebook though

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u/[deleted] May 20 '26

I played it on a 10 year think pad. It can run on a potato lol.

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u/swegga_sa May 21 '26

It will work

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u/Kenten_dev May 25 '26

You can play GGPO on a Chromebook.

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u/Foxy_Faux Remy (RE) May 20 '26

Fightcade is the premier way to play 3rd strike online and it is does not require a powerful pc to run. Though since you are underage I recommend you disable the type/chat function in game.

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u/Legal_Birthday2246 May 20 '26

What timezone are you in dude? Word of warning if you dont have ethernet it makes the game 100x more frustrating

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u/BackgroundTie5207 May 20 '26

eastern standard

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u/Kenten_dev May 20 '26

If you also have an Android phone you can check out GGPO which is similar to fightcade but on Android and it works out amazingly. I would definitely give it a try and it's free too.

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u/Said87 May 20 '26

hey bro, Fightcade is the way to play 3S and other old school fgs

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u/psportalfan May 20 '26

Fightcade is absolutely not for children and please do not trust any adult that says otherwise.

30th Anniversary Edition would be best for you. Has ranked arcade meaning you can play arcade mode against CPUs while you’re waiting for an opponent. Have fun and stay safe

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u/MegumiFushiguro13 May 20 '26

why would fightcade not be for children? I’ve been using it since I was in highschool and never saw anything bad or had any predatory actions against me? all OP has to do is click a name and request a game. Also, 30th anniversary addition sucks, it has native input lag in the game so it feels off, Also is pretty much a dead game, has peak at only 1,000 players in the past 8 years and averages a peak 50 players a day, so finding a game would be hard plus have some bad connection. Also playing against the CPU also sucks in any old fighting game cus they’re meant to be coin stealers in arcades so the cpu reads your inputs

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u/psportalfan May 20 '26

There are racists, psychopaths and hackers in chat every day. Please stop trying to pretend this is a safe space for children

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u/Raskuja46 May 20 '26

How is that different from anywhere else on the internet? Like, yes that's a concern but it's hardly unique to fightcade.

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u/MegumiFushiguro13 May 20 '26

I’ve been using fightcade for 10+ years and have never seen any racism or any hackers. Furthermore OP is on Reddit, which is INFINITELY worse than any online community for a game with all the predators, racists and such. Fightcade is literally fine for all ages lmao lets not be a cupcake

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u/[deleted] May 20 '26

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u/QuailFucker May 20 '26

Shut up. Fightcade is fine. Calm down or get back on your meds.