How to get SFIII: 3rd Strike (USA 990608) working

[Krusty]

Overview:

Due to the optimizations to syncing introduced in the r279 update, CPS3 games are more practical to play now.

See this post for more information on the r279 update.

Thanks to mikhasw, clsdevaerin and no for all their help with testing.


Requirements:

MAME .141 ROM	sfiii3.zip (129KB)
MAME .141 CHD	sfiii3\cap-33s-2.chd (77.6MB)*
NVRAM w/CD-ROM	sfiii3.nv (67.39MB)

* CRC32: F958C3D5


Movies:

• SFIII: Third Strike (USA 990608) Video #1 - parry at 03:02
  
• SFIII: Third Strike (USA 990608) Video #2 - super at 01:27
  

Full-Size Screenshots:

• SFIII: Third Strike (USA 990608) Picture #1 - bezels enabled (878kb)
  
• SFIII: Third Strike (USA 990608) Picture #2 - bezels disabled (882kb)

Guidance:

• Both players should download* and install the sfiii3.nv I linked above before starting the game.
  
  
• Ensure the ROM path with sfiii3.zip is available to MAMEHub for auditing. (use MAME .141 compatible ROMs)
  
  
• Ensure the CHD path with cap-33s-2.chd is available to MAMEHub for auditing. (use MAME .141 compatible CHDs)
  
  
• CHD files should be stored in individual folders.
  
  
• Let the game sit for 2 to 3 minutes after starting to allow it to transfer some data.
  
  
• Use F11 in-game to see the game speed. Wait until the speed settles to 100% before playing.
  
  
• You can slow down the game clock a little by configuring game options within service mode. (Host press F2 in-game)
  
  
• .nv files are stored in mamehub\dist\nvram. See this post for more info.

* It doesn't have to be the .nv I posted here. It just has to be the same .nv for both players before you start the game.


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Edit: Fixed broken links

[Mordecai Walfish]

movie & sshot links are busted.

thanks for the infos though!!

[Krusty]

Mar 27, 2011 13:01:23 GMT -5 @Mordecai Walfish said:

movie & sshot links are busted.

thanks for the infos though!!

Woops! I must have been tired not to check the links. Thank you for pointing this out!

The links have been restored.