
Mark
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Mark
@ColossusMVC2
Don't know how I got here but I like it.



Lowest to Highest Rank. 7 FPS Games. Gaming Marathon.












The very last Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike CPS3 kit that shipped out from Capcom’s Coin-Op Division in 2003. A little history behind this piece. In 2003, the same year we opened ARCADESHOCK, we purchased the remaining inventory from Capcom Coin-Op’s arcade division — roughly 650 total CPS2, CPS3, Naomi and JAMMA kits. We then offered them online directly to the public. At that time, complete CPS2 kits were selling for around $120 - $150. Sounds unbelievable today, but back then these were simply “used arcade games” to most people. A handful of collectors immediately understood the opportunity and purchased every title they could while inventory lasted. Looking back now, those purchases would become some of the most valuable and historically important arcade releases in the hobby. This particular 3rd Strike kit represents the end of an era — one of the final CPS3 kits to ever leave Capcom’s arcade distribution channel.













