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| image1=SoR3 MD LevelSelect 1.png
 
| image1=SoR3 MD LevelSelect 1.png
| desc=Highlight Battle in the main menu, hold {{Up}}+{{B}} (now highlighting Options), then press {{Start}}. A different sound will confirm correct entry, and a level select will now appear in the Options menu.
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| desc=Highlight Battle in the main menu, hold {{Up}}+{{B}} (now highlighting Options), then press {{Start}}. A different sound will confirm correct entry, and a level select will now appear in the Options menu{{magref|bemega|1994-06|130}}.
  
The level select will only go up to Stage 6, but [[Game Genie (Mega Drive)|Game Genie]] code '''CC2T-JAC2''' will enable Stages 7A and 7B in this menu.
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The level select will only go up to Stage 6, but [[Game Genie (Mega Drive)|Game Genie]] code {{CheatCode|CC2T-JAC2}} will enable Stages 7A and 7B in this menu.
 
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{{HiddenContent
 
{{HiddenContent
 
| image1=SoR3 MD LevelSelect 2.png
 
| image1=SoR3 MD LevelSelect 2.png
| desc=A more advanced level select is hidden in the game, requiring [[Action Replay (Mega Drive)|Pro Action Replay]] code '''FFFB01:0010''' to access it. Unlike the above, this screen allows starting from exact scenes, including the unused motorbike levels (see below). This screen can be accessed in both ''Bare Knuckle III'' and ''Streets of Rage 3''.
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| desc=A more advanced level select is hidden in the game, requiring [[Action Replay (Mega Drive)|Pro Action Replay]] code {{CheatCode|FFFB01:0010}} to access it. Unlike the above, this screen allows starting from exact scenes, including the unused motorbike levels (see below). This screen can be accessed in both ''Bare Knuckle III'' and ''Streets of Rage 3''.
 
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| image1=SoR3 MD PlayAsSameCharacter 1.png
 
| image1=SoR3 MD PlayAsSameCharacter 1.png
 
| image2=SoR3 MD PlayAsSameCharacter 2.png
 
| image2=SoR3 MD PlayAsSameCharacter 2.png
| desc=Hold {{Down}}+{{C}} on Controller 2 while selecting 2 Player or Battle. Both players will now be able to select the same character as each other.
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| desc=Hold {{Down}}+{{C}} on Control Pad 2 while selecting 2 Player or Battle. Both players will now be able to select the same character as each other{{magref|bemega|1994-06|130}}.
 
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| image1=SoR3 MD Shiva.png
 
| image1=SoR3 MD Shiva.png
| desc=In ''Streets of Rage 3'', defeat Shiva in Stage 1, and hold {{B}}+{{Start}} on Controller 1. When continuing after running out of lives, he can be selected.
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| desc=In ''Streets of Rage 3'', defeat Shiva in Stage 1, and hold {{B}}+{{Start}} on Control Pad 1. When continuing after running out of lives, he can be selected.
 
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{{HiddenContent
 
{{HiddenContent
 
| image1=SoR3 MD Ash.png
 
| image1=SoR3 MD Ash.png
| desc=In ''Bare Knuckle III'', defeat Ash in Stage 1, and hold {{A}} on Controller 1 when dealing the final blow. When continuing after running out of lives, he can be selected, albeit with a different palette than his boss form.
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| desc=In ''Bare Knuckle III'', defeat Ash in Stage 1, and hold {{A}} on Control Pad 1 when dealing the final blow. When continuing after running out of lives, he can be selected, albeit with a different palette than his boss form.
  
As the Ash boss is removed from the localised ''Streets of Rage 3'', he can only be unlocked legitimately in the Japanese ''Bare Knuckle III''. However, the character is still intact in the Western version and can be enabled as a playable character by using Game Genie code BAWA-AAA0.
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As the Ash boss is removed from the localised ''Streets of Rage 3'', he can only be unlocked legitimately in the Japanese ''Bare Knuckle III''. However, the character is still intact in the Western version and can be enabled as a playable character by using Game Genie code {{CheatCode|BAWA-AAA0}}.
 
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{{HiddenContent
 
{{HiddenContent
 
| image1=SoR3 MD SuperSkate.png
 
| image1=SoR3 MD SuperSkate.png
| desc=Start the game as Skate, and lose your first life without getting any points. When Skate respawns, {{B}} will trigger a rapid flailing attack and will down most enemies in one hit. This effect will last for the rest of the game, regardless of whether Skate dies again or continues are used.
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| desc=Start the game as Skate, and lose your first life without getting any points. When Skate respawns, {{B}} will trigger a rapid flailing attack that will down most enemies in one hit. This effect will last for the rest of the game, regardless of whether Skate dies again or continues are used.
 
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{{HiddenContent
 
{{HiddenContent
 
| image1=SoR3 MD HiddenCharacter SuperZan.png
 
| image1=SoR3 MD HiddenCharacter SuperZan.png
| desc=On the Player Select screen, highlight Zan and hold {{C}} on both controllers, and keep the buttons held until the first level begins.
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| desc=On the Player Select screen, highlight Zan and hold {{C}} on both Control Pads, and keep the buttons held until the first level begins.
 
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==Unused content==
 
==Unused content==
===Motorbiking levels===
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===Title screen lightning===
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{{HiddenContent
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| image1=BareKnuckleIII MD JP Lightning.png
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| image2=BareKnuckleIII MD JP Lightning2.png
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| desc=An extra animation exists for the ''Bare Knuckle III'' title screen in Japan. After about ten flashes of the "Press Start Button" text, lightning strikes, however this is never seen, as the game transitions to demo mode before the animation can occur.
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It can be viewed by using the [[Action Replay (Mega Drive)|Action Replay]] code {{CheatCode|FFF6B0:0001}}, which disables the demo sequence.
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===Motorbike levels===
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Two unused levels exist within the game. These were meant to be auto-scrolling stages where the players avoid obstacles while riding motorbikes. Neither level is finished in either the Japanese ''Bare Knuckle III'' or the localised ''Streets of Rage 3''.
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In the final builds of the game, the player graphics do not load and in ''Bare Knuckle III'''s case, the frame rate drops to single-digit figures after a couple of seconds. Holding any button or D-Pad direction brings the speed back to normal, allowing the player to see how these sequences would have played out.
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Development screenshots suggest that these two stages were once in a more playable state, and that a third stage, set in the city streets, also existed.
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====Round 7A, scene 1====
 
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{{HiddenContent
 
| image1=StreetsOfRage3 MD SonicSign.png
 
| image1=StreetsOfRage3 MD SonicSign.png
| image2=SoR3 MD Round7B Motorbike.png
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| desc=The first takes place in a wasteland where the player has to get to Mr. X's base. Initially a biker throws petrol bombs, then speeds left and right across the screen.
| desc=Two unused motorbike levels exist within the game, both following Stage 6 and leading to their respective levels whether the player rescued General Ivan Petrov/the Chief of Police in time or not. One is set in the wasteland where the player has to get to Mr. X's base while avoiding a biker throwing petrol bombs, while the other is set on a bridge with Donovan chucking barrels at the player in an attempt to stop them from reaching the White House/city hall.
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In ''Streets of Rage 3'' this level ends straight away, therefore it cannot be seen.
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====Round 7B, scene 1====
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| image1=SoR3 MD Round7B Motorbike.png
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| desc=The second level is set on a bridge, with Donovan chucking barrels at the player in an attempt to stop them from reaching the White House/city hall. Later he comes around the side and starts throwing knives, before returning to barrel throwing. At the end of the sequence, the vehicle crashes, launching Donovan through its back window.
  
These levels are at their most functional in ''Bare Knuckle III'', leading to where they go as intended, but are completely unplayable in ''Streets of Rage 3'' due to the pointers for the graphics and palettes being corrupted; the wasteland ends as soon as it loads, and the bridge crashes when it ends. Copying the relevant data from a ''Bare Knuckle III'' savestate will help fix these issues.
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In ''Streets of Rage 3'' the pointers for the graphics and palettes are pointing in the wrong place, meaning the entire level is corrupted.
 
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Latest revision as of 08:37, 21 May 2022

Back to: Streets of Rage 3.

Extended lives options

SoR3 MD 9Lives.png

Highlight Lives in the options screen, hold Up+A+B+C on Controller 2, and press Left or Right on Controller 1. This will extend the maximum number of starting lives from 5 to 9.

Level select

SoR3 MD LevelSelect 1.png

Highlight Battle in the main menu, hold Up+B (now highlighting Options), then press  START . A different sound will confirm correct entry, and a level select will now appear in the Options menu[1].

The level select will only go up to Stage 6, but Game Genie code CC2T-JAC2 will enable Stages 7A and 7B in this menu.

Advanced level select

SoR3 MD LevelSelect 2.png

A more advanced level select is hidden in the game, requiring Pro Action Replay code FFFB01:0010 to access it. Unlike the above, this screen allows starting from exact scenes, including the unused motorbike levels (see below). This screen can be accessed in both Bare Knuckle III and Streets of Rage 3.

Play as the same character

SoR3 MD PlayAsSameCharacter 1.png

SoR3 MD PlayAsSameCharacter 2.png

Hold Down+C on Control Pad 2 while selecting 2 Player or Battle. Both players will now be able to select the same character as each other[1].

Hidden characters

Roo/Victy

SoR3 MD HiddenCharacter Roo.png

Defeat Bruce/Danch without defeating Roo/Victy in Stage 2. When continuing after running out of lives, he can be selected.

Alternatively, Roo can be unlocked at the beginning by holding Up+B and pressing  START  at the title screen.

Shiva

SoR3 MD Shiva.png

In Streets of Rage 3, defeat Shiva in Stage 1, and hold B+ START  on Control Pad 1. When continuing after running out of lives, he can be selected.

Ash

SoR3 MD Ash.png

In Bare Knuckle III, defeat Ash in Stage 1, and hold A on Control Pad 1 when dealing the final blow. When continuing after running out of lives, he can be selected, albeit with a different palette than his boss form.

As the Ash boss is removed from the localised Streets of Rage 3, he can only be unlocked legitimately in the Japanese Bare Knuckle III. However, the character is still intact in the Western version and can be enabled as a playable character by using Game Genie code BAWA-AAA0.

"Super" Skate

SoR3 MD SuperSkate.png

Start the game as Skate, and lose your first life without getting any points. When Skate respawns, B will trigger a rapid flailing attack that will down most enemies in one hit. This effect will last for the rest of the game, regardless of whether Skate dies again or continues are used.

"Super" Zan

SoR3 MD HiddenCharacter SuperZan.png

On the Player Select screen, highlight Zan and hold C on both Control Pads, and keep the buttons held until the first level begins.

Unused content

Title screen lightning

BareKnuckleIII MD JP Lightning.png

BareKnuckleIII MD JP Lightning2.png

An extra animation exists for the Bare Knuckle III title screen in Japan. After about ten flashes of the "Press Start Button" text, lightning strikes, however this is never seen, as the game transitions to demo mode before the animation can occur.

It can be viewed by using the Action Replay code FFF6B0:0001, which disables the demo sequence.

Motorbike levels

Two unused levels exist within the game. These were meant to be auto-scrolling stages where the players avoid obstacles while riding motorbikes. Neither level is finished in either the Japanese Bare Knuckle III or the localised Streets of Rage 3.

In the final builds of the game, the player graphics do not load and in Bare Knuckle III's case, the frame rate drops to single-digit figures after a couple of seconds. Holding any button or D-Pad direction brings the speed back to normal, allowing the player to see how these sequences would have played out.

Development screenshots suggest that these two stages were once in a more playable state, and that a third stage, set in the city streets, also existed.

Round 7A, scene 1

StreetsOfRage3 MD SonicSign.png

The first takes place in a wasteland where the player has to get to Mr. X's base. Initially a biker throws petrol bombs, then speeds left and right across the screen.

In Streets of Rage 3 this level ends straight away, therefore it cannot be seen.

Round 7B, scene 1

SoR3 MD Round7B Motorbike.png

The second level is set on a bridge, with Donovan chucking barrels at the player in an attempt to stop them from reaching the White House/city hall. Later he comes around the side and starts throwing knives, before returning to barrel throwing. At the end of the sequence, the vehicle crashes, launching Donovan through its back window.

In Streets of Rage 3 the pointers for the graphics and palettes are pointing in the wrong place, meaning the entire level is corrupted.

References


Streets of Rage 3

Streets of rage 3 title.png

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Music: Bare Knuckle III (1994) | Streets of Rage 3 (2017)