# 3SXW

> 3SXW is a fork of 3SX, the native Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike port, with working memory card saves, a portable folder and a settings app.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/sony/ps2/games/streetfighteriii3rdstrike/ports/3sxw/
Page updated: 2026-09-30

- Developer: guimaraf
- Port type: Decompilation (The game's code was rewritten by hand as source code that builds back into the same game, then made to run natively on PC.)
- Game: [Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike](https://emulationking.com/sony/ps2/games/streetfighteriii3rdstrike/index.md)
- AI use: Not stated
- Source code: https://github.com/guimaraf/3sxw
- Runs on: Windows, Linux, macOS

What you need: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike or Street Fighter Anniversary Collection for the PS2, as an ISO dumped from your own disc (only its `SF33RD.AFS` file is used).

3SXW is a hard fork of 3SX, the native PC port of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike built from a decompilation of the PlayStation 2 version. It has builds for Windows, Linux (x86-64) and macOS, though the author tests only on Windows.

The fork fixes memory card saves and replays, keeps every file it writes in its own folder so the whole game is portable, and adds a separate configuration app, `sf3config`, for display, frame timing (arcade or PS2) and other settings. It also has optional scanlines and 16:9 bezels, and Gill is playable from the start.

The download contains no game data. It needs Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike or Street Fighter Anniversary Collection for the PS2, dumped from your own disc.

## How to set it up

1. Download the build for your system: the zip for Windows, the tar.gz for Linux or the `.dmg` for macOS.
2. Extract it and run `SF3.exe` from the `bin` folder on Windows.
3. When asked, select your PS2 ISO so the game can extract `SF33RD.AFS`, or copy that file into the `resources` folder yourself.
4. Run `sf3config.exe` to change display, frame timing, bezel and scanline settings.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/sony/ps2/games/streetfighteriii3rdstrike/ports/3sxw/#download

- for Windows: 2026-08-21 (2026-08-21)
- for Linux: 2026-08-21 (2026-08-21)
- for macOS: 2026-08-21 (2026-08-21)