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I never owned an arcade cabinet obviously so my memory of this is just a handful of afternoons at a friend's place, maybe five or six total sessions over a…
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Tekken 3
1997 · Fighting, Arcade · Arcade · Namco
GameForever voters place Tekken 3 no. 357 in the world ranking, with 1,746 ELO points and 76% of wins across 333 duels settled. Mortal Kombat II is the rival it has faced most: 6 duels, 5 wins and 1 losses. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 10 out of 78 (1997).
World rank
no. 357
ELO score
1,746
Wins
76%
Duels played
333
About Tekken 3
Tekken 3 is the third installment in the Tekken series. It maintains the same core fighting system as its predecessors but brings many improvements, such as significantly more detailed graphics and animations, fifteen new characters added to the game's roster, more modern music and faster gameplay.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,746 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Mortal Kombat II 83% 6 duels played · 9 points behind
- against Mafia 50% 6 duels played · 55 points behind
- against X-Men vs. Street Fighter 100% 4 duels played · 249 points ahead
- against Mortal Kombat X 100% 4 duels played · 119 points ahead
- against Super Smash Bros. Brawl 50% 4 duels played · 73 points behind
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Around this spot
The games Tekken 3 sits between in the world ranking.
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The standing
Where Tekken 3 ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Tekken 3 stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 10 out of 78 (1997).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 357 | 5,110 |
| Fighting | 13 | 257 |
| 1990s | 70 | 655 |
| 1997 | 10 | 78 |
The community
The debate
28 comments
Bayer15
I never owned an arcade cabinet obviously so my memory of this is just a handful of afternoons at a friend's place, maybe five or six total sessions over a summer, and I wasn't even that good at fighting games, but I remember being hooked just watching other people play while I waited my turn, never really got enough hours in to judge it against the big names people compare it to now
Rogue_Powlowski
still holds up so well, the roster alone makes it worth defending at this rank
RetroSniper19
yo prefiero este frente a Mortal Kombat II, más completo, ¿a quién más le pasa lo mismo?
gdicki
Compared to what else dominated arcades back then (and I mean the whole genre, not just fighters), this one aged remarkably well
RetroSamurai
¿Alguien más se acuerda de las colas que se hacían en la recreativa solo para jugar una partida rápida? Yo aún no sé cómo aguantábamos tanto tiempo de pie
Moral2003
Replying to Pixel_Espinosa
Yo tambien hacia esas colas de niño, se me quedó grabado para siempre
QuestRex2
J'ai l'impression que ces files d'attente disent surtout que les salles étaient rares, pas forcément que le jeu était exceptionnel, mais je me trompe peut-être.
Pixel_Espinosa
Yo hacía cola con mis amigos del barrio, se me pasaban las horas volando
CosmoFox2
Replying to Pixel_Espinosa
Standing in line for hours says more about arcades than about this game's ranking, no? What made those waits worth it exactly?
Welch1989
The arcade lines are a nice memory but the inputs feel stiff by today's standards, the timing window for the combos is not as forgiving as people remember
LuckyByte9
Me acuerdo de ir con mis primos a la sala recreativa cada fin de semana solo para pelear con este juego, hacíamos turnos y el que perdía pagaba la siguiente ficha, entre risas y peleas tontas se nos iba la tarde entera ahí metidos
RogueRider2008
Ces souvenirs d'arcade sont sympas, mais est-ce que ça doit vraiment peser dans le classement actuel du jeu ?