Tekken 31998

There are games that accompany you throughout your life. Tekken 3 is definitely one of them for me. The classic for the first PlayStation not only shaped the fighting game genre, but also gave me some unforgettable gaming experiences. I especially loved Team Battles. Creating teams with friends and competing against each other has brought countless hours of fun. Of course, there were also challenges that cost me a lot of nerves as a child. Unlocking Doctor Bosconovitch was a real test of patience for me, as I had to play the Tekken Force Mode several times. At that time it was really hard and correspondingly great was the relief when I had finally made it. As a child, however, my playing style was not necessarily characterized by tactical sophistication. Using Eddy Gordo to just spam the X and Circle buttons took me amazingly far. It was only as I got older that I understood how complex the combat system actually is. The joy of my first successfully executed 10-hit combo has remained in my memory to this day. It was a great feeling to suddenly realize that there is much more behind the fights than wild button pressing. Another component that accompanies me to this day is the soundtrack. For me, the pieces of music are inextricably linked to the game. The stage song of Forest Law was even my ringtone for years. This alone shows the lasting impression Tekken 3 left on me. How important this game is to me to this day became clear to me again during my Japanese holiday this year. There I actually bought a Japanese copy of Tekken 3. Back home, of course, I didn’t have to wait long and started the game directly on my chipped PS1. For me, there is simply something special about playing such a classic on the original hardware. The fact that I bought another version for my collection during my Japanese holiday probably shows best how important this game is for me. Even today, Tekken 3 still impresses with its accessible gameplay, the varied roster and the various game modes. The mixture of uncomplicated entry and a combat system with a lot of depth makes it timeless. Whether alone in Arcade mode or together with friends in Versus mode, the game offers plenty of reasons to return again and again. Conclusion: Tekken 3 is much more than a classic beating game for me. It’s a piece of my childhood that I associate with Team Battles, frustrating unlock conditions, wild keyboard spamming, and later experiences of success. There is also a soundtrack that accompanies me to this day. If you buy a copy of the game decades later on your Japanese holiday, only to play it at home on your own PS1, that says it all.

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