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3SX came out of 3s-decomp – a matching decompilation of the PS2 version of 3S from the Anniversary Collection 3SX builds on top of 3s-decomp, porting the game to Windows, macOS and Linux while adding much needed QoL improvements (like better pad support, scale modes, etc.)

@dustytokyo @foolyoldaccount @victoralonso_es The clip shows that per-frame game state is perfectly synced between versions (in this particular replay) FBNeo doesn't have the best frame pacing logic, which is why it runs a bit slower

@foolyoldaccount @victoralonso_es It gets incredibly de synced mid way when Urien tries to unblock

I finally tried the 3S-ARM core for Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike on MiSTer… and WOW. Performance amazing. Playing it on a real arcade cabinet via Mistercade feels insane. PS2 based core, this is the closest I’ve felt to the real arcade experience 🔥🕹️ youtu.be/QZH9WfgCM8U

@LSISSO Proper Raspberry Pi support is Work in Progress at the moment. Stay tuned, I'll post an update once 3SX is playable on raspi

@3sx_dev Loving the mister port that runs on the ARM processor....is the Pi Port out yet? I have a pi 5 so would be cool to try that too

Artem (apstygo) here – lead dev on 3SX, a community-driven port of 3rd Strike based on 3s-decomp Gonna post updates here so info on the project comes straight from the source

@MarcDWyz When I fix discrepancies, I do so under a toggle. So yes, you'll be able to choose the revision in local play. Online will always use arcade balancing

@3sx_dev Are you planning this to be optional? Like a settings toggle between PS2 and Arcade behavior. Arcade accuracy is neat for the port, but I also think the FGC has an unhealthy rejection of patches and updates too. I would love to see glitch fixes as much as version settings.

@ThePurpleMatrix Yes, supporting assets from other installments is in the backlog

@3sx_dev Any chance for widescreen like sf3 giant impact, optional soundtracks like the remixes from the 360/ps3 online edition or xbox/nintendo button prompts?

@NeoRussell Don't worry, arcade accuracy is a huge priority

@3sx_dev These all sound awesome. Thank you. Only requestbis to not change frames of moves and things. Keep those intact. :) thanks for hard work.

@Yetomy_Corp Native ports are usually much more performant than emulation With source code you can do whatever you want. On the other hand, patching arcade ROMs is much more time consuming, error-prone and limiting

@3sx_dev What’s the difference between a port and emulating it on something like FightCade?

@MineCreeperLPs Combo trials are in the backlog, but they'll have to wait until after 1.0 is out. They would be nice to have, but not high priority

@3sx_dev Do you think it would be possible to get the trials from 3s Online from PS3 and Arcade working? I feel like those were pretty decent training tools for new players.

@Wigort15 CPS3's CPU is Hitachi SH-2. Ghidra does a pretty good job of decompiling SH-2 machine code to C

@3sx_dev How do you know how to reverse engineer code for the custom CPS3 chips? Are you using MAME?

@badjab326 iOS and Android shouldn't be too hard to support DEMIS98 and giblet have put a lot of effort into porting the game to PSP @Old_Man_Rukus is working on a Wii U port Raspberry Pi is a priority too

@3sx_dev Really hype for NG & 2I stages (& hopefully music?) being included! Which platforms would be included? I'm assuming windows/linux/mac + Android & maybe iOS?

@pr4m0d Thanks for the words of encouragement. I appreciate it ❤️ Regarding decomps. NG and 2I are very similar to 3S in terms of code structure. If you wanna start a decomp of one of these games, come to our discord (link in GitHub readme) and I'll make sure to onboard you

To be honest folks, I have been watching this project very closely. I don't really care for 3rd strike one way or another (I have the real CPS3 boards anyway), but the whole decompilation thing and the way he's going about it with the project goals... I really do think this is going to be the standard for these kinds of efforts, and I do think this is likely going to be the best and most accurate way to play this game when all is said and done. He's got me on board, I think I am going to investigate doing a decomp project in the future. I am sold!

@cartola3rd Not a full decomp, no. Just the engine part

@3sx_dev Are you aiming for a full CPS3 decomp?

A huge blocker for the 1.0 release is arcade accuracy To iron out discrepancies, I built a toolkit that runs Fightcade replays in 3SX while comparing engine state I'm also working on decompiling the CPS3 version to ensure the engine is 100% arcade-accurate

Current status: - Reworking project's architecture to make porting to older consoles (PSP, 3DS) easier - Working on a faster renderer to get 3SX running at full speed on Raspberry Pi - fooly is building a matchmaking server