Street Fighter Alpha 3 [Arcade] - play as CPU Balrog

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Published on January 14, 2020 2:24:43 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PncWQdFFZ54

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Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998)

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This is a playthrough using Balrog with S-ISM in the Arcade version of Street Fighter Alpha 3. Read on below for more information...

"CPU" Balrog is the penultimate boss for some of the characters in SFA3. He is a hidden playable character, but the "CPU flag" version of him is unplayable.

===== HOW TO UNLOCK BALROG =====

There are two ways to do this... the quickest way is the following method:

1) Go into the game's Test Menu, and then go into Input.

2) On Player 1's side, input the command: LP, LP, Forward, LK, HP. (Akuma's Raging Demon).

3) Now exit (by pressing START + LP) and the "HERE COME NEW CHALLENGERS" text will be shown. Exit Test Mode.

4) On the character select screen, highlight Karin for around 5 seconds, then move onto a random select box, hold START and press any attack button. Balrog will be selected.

===== ABOUT BALROG =====

Probably the most famous fighting game boxer... back in SF2:WW he was clearly designed to reference real-life boxer Mike Tyson, and the prospect of a potential lawsuit from him is the reason why Capcom USA had to switch 3 of the bosses names around.

===== ADDITIONAL INFORMATION =====

---- If the "boss" flag is set on him, he gains the special pre-fight intro where he knocks the punching bag off the screen. The regular player version Balrog doesn't get this.

---- A unique ISM is allocated for the CPU Balrog. This ISM is also known as S-ISM (Shadaloo-ISM). However this ISM is a separate entity and does not come with Balrog.

---- The unique S-ISM is a non-selectable ISM.

---- The S-ISM in the Arcade and PS1 versions of the game actually works just like A-ISM (where you get 3 Levels of gauge). On the S-ISM gauge though, the 3 segments are not indicated - instead it appears to be one whole level power bar (like X-ISM), but it functions exactly like the A-ISM. This means that when using it, you cannot tell if you have Level 1 or Level 2 available... you have to judge it by using the amount of gauge charged up.

---- Despite being a different character, he uses M.Bison's fight routes and dialogues (Bison appears in these cutscenes with him).

---- He does not have his own portrait images in this version of the game. Instead, he uses M.Bison's ones. He does have his own lifebar icon though.

---- His stage background is regular Bison's one in the daytime.

---- He has his own BGM theme.

---- He is slightly closer to a "basic template character" rather than a complete character due to less unique basics when compared to the other characters.

---- He is known as M.Bison in Japan.

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