Not many people have 'sfiii3an.zip', so we can conveniently use this as the '4th Strike ROM'. The other versions are sfiii3.zip (not needed) and sfiii3n.zip (most people use this to play 3rd Strike). It is the clone ROM for the Japan region. The ROM 'sfiii3an.zip' is actually an original (unedited) version of the 3rd Strike rom. Save your Filter options in ggpofba.exe by clicking Game > Exit emulator. This way, the Games List will only show CPS-3 games and you won't have to scroll down every time. Simply un-check all the Filters and only have 'CPS-3' ticked. Save a lot of time when looking for sfiii3an.zip in the Games List. It is important that you double backup your old existing ROMs before adding the edited sfiii3an.zip into the group. It may have red 'error' icon next to it.ġ0. Choose the one labeled 'Japan 990608' and ROM name 'sfiii3an'. Scroll down the list of games and find 'Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future'. Make sure 'Also show clones' is checked.ĩ. Make sure that 'Show Available Only' is un-checked. DO NOT click on 'Scan ROMs' or you will not be able to load the edited ROM.Ĩ. Remove sfiii3.zip from your roms folder if you have it in there.
Place the ROM in your roms folder, along with the unedited ROMs.ĥ. Now that the emulator remembers that you have 3rd Strike, get the edited version of the 3rd Strike ROM from Here or Here. This means that you must first already have (and played once) the original 3rd Strike with your emulator.ģ. You must first let the emulator know that you have 3rd Strike. GGPO's built in emulator (ggpofba.exe) is recommended.Ģ.