With Tekken 8 already knocking on our doors, today we are going to go back a bit in time to review one of the most important chapters in the saga: Tekken 3a mythical arcade and PlayStation which was a total bombshell.
we return with our curiosities about video games with a whole classic of those who leave their mark. It’s time to return to punching and kicking in 3D with Tekken 3, one of Namco’s great legends within the genre. Let’s go with some data!
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6 Curiosities of Tekken 3 – The legend of fighting games
6 curiosities of Tekken 3 that you should know
We start with the motion capture, since Tekken 3 hired fighters of different specialties to translate their movements into the game. One of them was Minoru Suzuki, who was challenged by the developers themselves. Obviously, he crushed them all…
Tekken 3 is well known for its minijuego Tekken Ball which, initially was a tutorial for its players to learn aerial combos. Katsuhiro Harada was saddened to learn that he had not fulfilled his purpose, but the truth is that this mode was a hit among fans.
And if we talk about outstanding characters we have to mention Sake, a discarded fighter who was literally a salmon and that it did nothing at all except flap on dry land like a Magikarp. The team behind Tekken 3 ended up scrapping it.
This curiosity is for observers, since in the scenario of Paul and Bryant it is possible to read a graffiti that puts Soul Edgea meta reference from Namco to another of his fighting sagas, here called Soul Blade.
And as for other easter eggs, if we play 50 times with Jin and 50 times with Xiaoyu we will get two special outfits of school uniforms and if we fight with them both, the scenario will change and a new secret arena will be revealed: the “Mishima High School”.
And we end with… clothes. Exactly, because this same 2023, a well-known international clothing brand launched its own line inspired by Tekken 3, specifically. the pants King They were the most coveted and sold out in a few minutes. Here you can take a look.
As always, if you want to know more about great video games, here we leave you with more important curiosities about: METAL GEAR SOLID – SILENT HILL, GOD OF WAR for PS2 and STREET FIGHTER 2, MONKEY ISLAND, GOLDEN AX or DEAD SPACE.
You can also take a look at 6 curiosities about Mega Man, Capcom’s robotic myth, 6 curiosities about Mass Effect, the great role-playing work of BioWare or 6 curiosities about The Legend of Zelda. What do you remember the most from Tekken 3?
