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Street Fighter Alpha 3 rated by ESRB, listed for PS3 photo

Good old Capcom, never short of a re-release for we notalgia-driven nerds to lap up like faithful dogs. Street Fighter Alpha 3 looks like it'll be the latest from Capcom's expansive back catalog to be dusted down and thrown to the wolves, with the ESRB re-rating the title for a PlayStation 3 release.

When Capcom decided to port Alpha 2 to the PSN, it confused a number of people, and they questioned why the superior Alpha 3 was not released instead. Here's what community member Stafax had to say on the matter:

WTF why Alpha 2? That's so completely random. Why wont they take the version of Alpha 3 that's on the PSP and shovel it over to the PSN?

Silly Stafax. Capcom will shovel the PSP game over to PSN, but why just do that when it could re-release two games instead of one? Really, we should have seen this coming the moment Alpha 2 was announced. It's quite funny that this news comes on the day I talked about how excited people get for remakes and how Capcom, among others, exploit such excitement. 

Show of hands: Who will buy this?

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robotbebop's Avatar
robotbebop at 06/13/2009 20:03
Why no love for Xbox? I love Street Fighter Alpha 3. In protest I;m going to keep playing it with MAME. That'll show them.
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Scary Womanizing Pig Mask at 06/13/2009 20:04
God damn it. I just bought Alpha 2 >.<
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Magnalon at 06/13/2009 20:10
Why the hell is this bullshit (and Alpha 2) coming as a "PS1 classic", and not a simple port with an "online" addition. You can just download all these old games with the same functionality. Oh wait, they have online play as downloads.

I'm a Capcom whore, but this is seriously fucked up. You announce Alpha 2, and then two weeks later, Alpha 3? Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 is just around the corner!
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HiddenAHB at 06/13/2009 20:12
Oay Capcom, this is getting ridiculous.
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GuitarAtomik at 06/13/2009 20:14
Not I. I've never been that in to the Alpha series.
Ace Flibble's Avatar
Ace Flibble at 06/13/2009 20:16
On the one hand, I found Alpha 3 to be the most outright fun Street Fighter game and I'd be happy to play it agian after my PSX has long since bricked.
On the other hand, fucking hell Capcom.
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octupusgarden at 06/13/2009 20:16
you know street fighter alpha 1 is also avaible right? cause it seems like you dont....
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LxMadrid at 06/13/2009 20:21
I patiently waited with fingers crossed the moment Alpha 1 was released. I will forever regard Alpha 3 as one of the best Street Fighters ever (now second to only 4).

Are we getting Alpha 3 PS or PSP? And what's the difference? I only played the PS version.
covah's Avatar
covah at 06/13/2009 20:28
if it has all the possible available characters I might have to pick it up.
TheCleaningGuy's Avatar
TheCleaningGuy at 06/13/2009 20:28
Alpha 2 and 3 are incredibly different games, both have their pluses and minuses. I see no reason to be pissed off about having both.
Not going to buy it though, since I have Alpha Anthology.
Magnalon's Avatar
Magnalon at 06/13/2009 20:32
@Lx
The PS version had SO many extra things over the other iterations. It had tons of extra characters (plus Fei Long!!), extra modes (including an RPG type mode, where you gain and equip abilities), and extra endings. Odds are they won't give us that amazing version.

I also regard 3 as the best, but I was completely pwned by community member FistfulOAwesome, which explained step by step why Alpha 2 was the better game. It was actually a pretty funny comment thread.
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DaedHead8 at 06/13/2009 20:40
I actually just bought the PSP version of Alpha 3 yesterday for $15 and I'd be more than happy to buy it again if it ever comes to XBLA.
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Vigor at 06/13/2009 20:44
Yea I bought alpha 1, I will get alpha 3 when it comes out. Not going to bother getting 2.
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stafax at 06/13/2009 20:47
I don't know if I should feel honored that the great King Jim Sterling quoted me, or if I should feel ashamed that the asshole Jim Sterling called me out in his article.
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killias2 at 06/13/2009 20:48
I have the PSP version and the PSone version. I don't see why I'd need this.

Also I have no PS3, but even if I had one....
Jawmuncher's Avatar
Jawmuncher at 06/13/2009 20:50
I hate the alpha games but I love SFIV.

Anything wrong with me or is that normal?

The whole different types for each fighter like Aism and Bism and whatnot was really confusing
mrplow8's Avatar
mrplow8 at 06/13/2009 20:56
I won't, I already have Alpha Anthology on PS2. But for the record, I actually like SFA2 better than SFA3.
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Mentok the Mindtaker at 06/13/2009 20:56
@ Jawmuncher - YOU ARE A FREAK OF NATURE! (lol no everyone is entitled to their own opinions)

I hope it is the PSone version of the game and not the psp though, PS1 had that awesome world tour mode that mixed RPG elements into the mix. Wait... OMG why the hell haven't more companies (or just capcom for that matter) done this in fighting games BRILLIANT!
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FistfulOAwesome at 06/13/2009 21:04
@Magnalon: Sorry about that. I'm pretty passionate about SF and I just wanted to express my opinion with another fan. I could do the same thing with SFIV (which I think is severely overrated (it takes a lot out of me to not write it as SFII.5) but this not the place to do so.

For anyone interested in the pawnage (again, sorry Magnalon): http://www.destructoid.com/street-fighter-alpha-2-hits-psn-this-thursday-134162.phtml

As for this release: Gee I hope no one buys this. Not because I dislike Alpha 3, but because it would hopefully teach Cacpom a lesson that baiting fans is not a good idea. A little respect, please (Giant Japanese Company that is totally reading this post and taking it to heart).
Magnalon's Avatar
Magnalon at 06/13/2009 21:10
@Fistful
By all means, don't be sorry! I tend to express my opinions more than most, but I love a good back-and-forth more than anything. I'm glad you were able to actually find the pwnage, as well! I also agree with SF4 being overrated. It's like the casual, sparkling re-introduction of SF2, and tons of new fans ate it up.
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Zonic505 at 06/13/2009 21:15
*SIGH* Looks like I forgot to include my username in the e-mail when I sent this info to you guys.

I'm waiting until Capcom gets Rival Schools, Misadventures of Tron Bonne, Mega Man Legends 2, & Strider 2 added to PSN.
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nilcam at 06/13/2009 21:42
I'm with mrplow8. Alpha 2 is my favorite game in the Alpha series. The 2 button throws in Alpha 3 really messed up the flow of the game.
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Jesus H Christ at 06/13/2009 21:53
I hate it when people are offered the chance to buy old classics they may have never gotten the chance to pick up or they lost or broke and are going on eBay for sometimes triple the original price too Jim!

I can usually safely ignore your vitriol on most occasions, Jim. Hell, I think I even usually agree with it, or can sympathize with the points you're making. But this recent stance on old games made downloadable is ridiculous.

You advocate consumers voting with their wallets, yet you deride companies for re-releasing old games that sell well. Are the companies not just giving the consumer what they want?

It seems to me that you just like to bitch at whatever you can whenever you can ... and I've realized that I've just pointed out something regular Destructoid readers have known for years. Then again, I just made you some money by commenting on your story, so maybe you're not as big of a silly twat as you sometimes make yourself out to be.

And if I come across as too butthurt, I apologize. I still want snuggles at PAX.
Magnalon's Avatar
Magnalon at 06/13/2009 22:25
@Jesus
I feel you! I really do, but those people could also play them for free at 2DFighter.com instead of buying milked rehashes.
Shin Oni's Avatar
Shin Oni at 06/13/2009 22:34
Alpha 2 > Alpha 3. Only thing missing in Alpha 2 is Cody and Karin.

though...it'd be great if Capcom stopped rererererererereleasing SF games. If you don't have one of the millions of SFII/Alpha games by now, you seriously shouldn't be playing fighters.
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Y0j1mb0 at 06/13/2009 22:37
*slowly lifts hand*
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RAB at 06/13/2009 22:54
i'm a huge street fighter fan but I never liked the alpha series.

GIVE ME CAPCOM VS SNK2 OR GIVE ME DEATH.
D-503's Avatar
D-503 at 06/13/2009 23:11
This is getting a little ridiculous.
Magnalon's Avatar
Magnalon at 06/13/2009 23:13
@Rab
"GIVE ME CAPCOM VS SNK2 OR GIVE ME DEATH."

OMG SO TRUE!
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nilcam at 06/13/2009 23:13
I do wish the PSOne rereleases would be optimized for hard disk usage. The load times on Alpha are ridiculous. I wish these were emulating the arcade releases rather than the PSOne releases.
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stafax at 06/13/2009 23:17
@RAB

I'm with you on that one. Capcom vs SNK 2 is bay far my favorite Capcom fighting game. I would love that to be rereleased. I honestly don't even care about Marvel vs Cacpom 2. That's a fun game to play with friends, but do I really want to play that game online? Not me. Capcom vs SNK 2 is balanced a lot better, and it more skill based.
RAB's Avatar
RAB at 06/13/2009 23:20
@magnolon and stafax

mhmm
Magnalon's Avatar
Magnalon at 06/13/2009 23:25
@stafax
Exactly! Newcomers of MvsCapcom 2 will get bored of online Sentinel/Mag/Storm fests, REAL fast, but the SNK2 community would flourish all over again due to the overall balance the game had. It had tiers, sure, but they were actually manageable: and by that, I mean every top tier didn't have an infinite combo like MvsCapcom2.

THANKS RAB: now I can dream about this re-release, which probably won't come for at least a year or so. Or maybe next week based on Capcom's recent habits (LOL AMIRITE?).
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de BLOO at 06/13/2009 23:26
I actually like ALPHA 2 more as well. I have said it in previous articles and have spammed it in the IRC at least 4 million times.
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Palidi at 06/14/2009 00:05
I might buy it. Depends on which version this is. If it's the straight PS1 version...probably not. If it's a port the PSP version, then absolutely(even if it's only so I can play it with a less crappy D-pad).
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Inmortal2k9 at 06/14/2009 01:24
yeah i will buy that psp version too. but i dont think that capcom will take all that trouble to port it.
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madman0017 at 06/14/2009 01:34
NOTALGIA
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Jim Sterling at 06/14/2009 02:10
Jesus H Christ:

I should point out that I have no actual problem with these games being released. As I said in my feature today, I am guilty as anyone of buying this shit when it comes out. However, surely you can agree with me that the rate at which Capcom pulls this shit is comical.

I don't really have vitriol for what Capcom's done. I just find it funny, and I'm merely poking lighthearted fun at this scenario. I don't hate Alpha 3's presence on PSN.
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ParaParaKing at 06/14/2009 02:40
I don't understand what the problem is? Both Alpha 2 and 3 are PSOne Classics, which are $6. That is totally worth it for both games.
TheCleaningGuy's Avatar
TheCleaningGuy at 06/14/2009 03:32
@ Sterling: You must be kidding me.

You're complaining that Capcom is one of the few companies supporting the PS1 classics section of the PSN Store? Because they're provide people with the opportunity to purchase their game, which people might not have ever played before, you're calling them laughable? They'll eventually get to Rival Schools, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne and Strider 2 if they find that they've got a hungry audience on PSN, so I don't find any issue with the rate at which they are releasing games.
TheCleaningGuy's Avatar
TheCleaningGuy at 06/14/2009 03:43
@Sterling again:
Sorry, disregard my rant. After rereading your comment I realize that I was way overreacting to what I thought your comment said. No more posting after 1AM for me, I don't think straight, sorry.
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chuchoyei at 06/14/2009 04:11
i wan cvs2 too
its my favorite fighting game
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 06/14/2009 04:52
You PS3 owners are lucky, but I've got this for Dreamcast so it's alright.
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The Amazing Shenazin at 06/14/2009 05:20
I'll buy it seeing as how I don't any other versions
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FalconReaper at 06/14/2009 05:26
I suppose I could get this. When I got Alpha 3 Max on the PSP, I got it for free along with all of my other PSP games ( From awesome dude who let me jack his SNES and games for it), so i guess paying 5 bucks won't be all that bad.
coffeesash's Avatar
coffeesash at 06/14/2009 06:00
Heaven forbid that they put some work into it to make it the arcade version with all the combined extras of the PSP and Dreamcast versions (DC has same extras as the PS1 but closer to the arcade). If they did that, I'd be happy to buy it rather than feeling ambivolent and not buying it like with all the other ports of Playstation games that are inferior and not what they could be.
coffeesash's Avatar
coffeesash at 06/14/2009 06:06
I mean if it's just a 'rom' of the Playstation version that lazily runs using the PS1 backwards compatability then you're paying for the worst version of the game in terms of graphics and speed and they've put no effort in whatsoever. #Chaching# :(
Avalon51's Avatar
Avalon51 at 06/14/2009 09:40
I have Alpha 3 for ps1, I can play it with my PS3, I'm not going to waste my money on like, Guile and Maki
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wastedyears at 06/14/2009 09:49
Yeah, Capcom sucks. Hard to imagine that they release a PS1 game onto the PS classics store, where PS1 games are made available to purchase. Instead they should have added online multiplayer, new graphics, new game modes, and it should be free. I feel deeply offended that they would make such an item available for purchase since other versions of this game are available and anyone who doesn't have one of these 'superior' versions simply doesn't deserve to have a chance to play it, even with the added feature of playing the game on a PS3 or PSP, or both. Capcom sucks.
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Dan CiTi at 06/14/2009 10:12
They release the 1st and 2nd game before the 3rd one? FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUU

@coffeeesash, yes sadly it is most likely just PSone classic. If it wasn't we'd known about it already.
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