The port was mostly the responsibility of the team from the previous two games. Tekken and Tekken 2 were still based on Namco System 11, so the task was simpler. Considering the then standards of creating and porting games to other platforms, the creators took a while. It took eight months to convert the game to Sony’s console. With a microprocessor faster by up to 50%, so the difference was colossal. Practically, we are talking about a significant upgrade compared to the eleventh version, based on the systems used in the PSX. All because of the new system, Namco System 12. Porting the game to PlayStation proved to be a difficult and complex process. At the same time, for the first time, non-Japanese players received Theater Mode, where we could watch cutscenes for each character separately, and the iconic intro of the Arcade version, in which Jin Kazama punches the screen. Partly because of the absence of Kazuya, one of the main characters in the universe about the mutually hating members of the Mishima clan. Tekken 3 is considered a historical installment. Players’ animations were developed on the basis of motion-capture sessions. It was based on the prototype used in the PlayStation. The earlier version marked with the number “11” supported the second part of the iconic series of fighting games.

Tekken 3 jumped into the salons in 1997, more specifically on Namco System 12 chips. And although I’m not a die-hard fan of fighting games, the third Iron Fist Tournament was just different.

I studied the Extreme Guide so many times to master the punches to perfection. Tekken 3, although it landed on arcades in 1997, was one of the first three-dimensional fights I played on consoles. Sometimes you would visit a nearby salon just to watch the intro for the hundredth time. It was only 1995, then each chip seemed like a small treasure, and one more round could last forever. The first time I saw Tekken 2 in action in the arcade version, it was hard to tear myself away.

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