SF3 Glitch FAQ

   From: Mike Zaimont <jzaimont@worldnet.att.net>
   Reply to: Mike Zaimont
   Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 23:39:50 -0600
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No version #, and I'd just like to say right now that this is by no
means an official FAQ, or anything remotely close, but it can be if you
guys want me to keep writing 'em down.

All stuff in here was reproducible (meaning we got it more then 3 times
in 2 nights.)

BTW, I have no life so I also rated these, on ease of doing 'em, and how
they look (impressiveness).  *=easy, not kewl, *****=HARD, very kewl
looking

                        SFIII Glitch Compilation:

RYU:
Too many fireballs:
Easy? **  Cool? ****   This works in one player mode, but it's easiest
to guarantee if you play someone, and both do it at the same time:
        Both players choose Super Fireball (not the electric one), and get a
full bar.  Back off to full screen. Both of you (at the same time),
throw a Jab fireball, and IMMEDIATELY Super-cancel into the Super
Fireball.  From here I have seen 3 things happen:

        1.  1 or both of you did it too slowly, and all fireballs collide and
            dissolve, or
        2.  You both did it exactly right, and either
                A.  All fireballs meet in the middle in one HUGE collision, and
                    you both take MASSIVE damage (on the order of 
                    Shin-Shoryu-Ken), even if you block, or
                B.  The whole game freezes as the 2 Jab fireballs collide 
                    (happens seldom).
        ****Note:  If done in 1 player mode, and you are the only one who does
it, the Super fireball may catch up to the Jab fireball before they hit, in 
which case the Super one does much more damage then usual (why, anyone?)

Infinite combo:
Easy? *****  Cool? *****  I can't do this, but a friend can, for about
50% damage (on the lowest setting).  Fierce Hurricane Kick 'em from
about a (real-life) foot away from the corner, and it bounces 'em again
with the last hit;  do a standing Short Kick (or sometimes Jab Punch
works), and 2-in-1 into a Forward Hurricane, that bounces 'em again.
Repeat.  Timing is tricky, but he can get it about 40% of the time. Most
he's ever done it in a row is 5 times.  Hardest part is setting the
distance so the first Short hits.

SEAN:
Super-cancel a Super-cancel a Super
Easy? ****  Cool? **  The Hado-burst Super can be Supe-cancelled into
another, and another which catch 'em in midair across the screen.
Easiest way is to do a Sean Tackle to a Hado-Burst, as soon as he throws
it do another Hadoken motion, and another comes out, repeat for last
one.  Not as hard as Ryu's infinite, but still pretty tough. I've done
it 4 times, total (and Sean is my 2nd fav. character.)

ALEX:
HB from anywhere:
Easy? ****** (Can you do a HB?)  Cool? *****  The reason it's 3 stars
hard is that I can't Parry worth anything, and the reason it's 6 stars
harder then anything else is that you must be exact.
Remember Zangief's Vacuum SPD?  No?  Ok, well in SF2 (1st one, arcade,)
if you blocked ANY move, there was a frame in his block pose where you
could SPD 'em from ANYWHERE on the stage, even if you blocked a
full-screen fireball.  It's still there, in every game but SFvsXMen.
Alex has the same kind of thing, but harder. It's done with a parry
(using Forward on the stick), and you can't go 'Parry, HB' or it won't
work.  You must go 'B,DB,D,DF,F (as the parry), UF,U+Punch.'  In other
words, HB with a parry in the middle.  HARD TO TIME, but it works.  You
can also do it if you're parrying with a different direction, and it
EVEN WORKS IN THE AIR!! No crap, cause right as you parry he's standing
up for one frame.  He drops to the ground with them in his clutches, and
then slams 'em.  With practice (Alex is my main man, I beat 30 ppl. the
other day, but half of 'em were scrubs), I can do this about 80% of the
time.  No Shotokaner throws fireballs at _me_ anymore!  "You really
_can't_ escape!"

If you hated this (i.e. you tried a glitch ONCE and it didn't work (!-!)), I'm
sorry for wasting the space, but please no flames as I was just trying to 
help!  If you liked it, though, I'd be glad to be the maintainer.

That's all for now, I have no more typing time.
If anyone has any other glitches they'd like included, please post them,
or email me at: jzaimont@worldnet.att.net


Again, it all depends what everyone else wants,
Mike Zaimont
"Here's a quarter, go buy your own moves!"
"My father could beat you, and he's dead!"
        -Dan, SFA