How to unlock the secret characters

Juni : Highlight Karin for 5 seconds, go to random, hold either right or left, then press a button

Juli : Highlight Karin for 5 seconds, go to random, hold either up or down, then press a button

Balrog/Boxer : Highlight Karin for 5 seconds, go to random, hold start, then press a button

Tier List

Characters are listed with their best Isms. Historically, Anyone B class and above is viable for winning tournaments. Although characters from C class have also won majors.

According to a recent (2016) Japanese tier list from VER (current #1 player in the world) - Current Street Fighter Alpha 3 Tier List

VER's Tier List

(Widely considered the current #1 player)

Street Fighter Alpha 3 Tier List (Written version)
Tier	Character(s)
S	V - Dhalsim, V - Sodom, V - Akuma
A	V - Sakura, V - Claw, V - Karin
B+	V - Zangief, V - Ryu
B	V - Charlie, V - Sagat, V - Cody, V - Rose, V - Cammy
C	V - Rolento, A - Gen, V - Ken, A - Guy, A/V - Chun-Li, V - Adon
D	V - Juli, A/V - Dictator, A - Blanka, A - Boxer, V - Juli, V Dan
E	A/V - R. Mika, V - Birdie, V - E. Honda

Kyokuji's Tier List (2022)

(Current WNF Retro Season 2/Season 3 + 2XISM Winner)

(Kyokuji - IMO, anyone B tier or above has a good shot of winning a tournament. Characters in C+ can and have won tournaments before, but it's gonna be a lot harder)

Where can I find Match Videos?

VER Zero 3 channel

Monte Zero 3 Channel

BigOne Arcade SFA3 Casuals/Tourneys

Takedaru / Nagoya Game Box Channel

Guides/Tutorials

Crouch Cancels 101

Walk Cancel Guide

V-ISM explained

Reset invincibility glitch

Miscellaneous (Commercials, etc.)

Streams

riz0ne / Super Lore Boys (WNF Retro/2XISM)

http://twitch.tv/riz0ne

D44Bas (Big-One Zero 3 re-streams)

https://www.twitch.tv/d44bas

Notable events

Ultimate Zero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYaa0lP-daE

Ultimate Zero (Z-ISM only)

https://youtu.be/x2ifsrV_M74

Tower of Champions / Platinum League

https://www.youtube.com/user/vegascup/search?query=challenger

https://youtu.be/vDpjZPcOYbI

TNF / WNF Retro

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP-eHFQECIc1_mtguHHUET-kkX6U-js-m

2XISM (Gimmick formats)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP-eHFQECIc0mz-itvgzA3i-JL-CFzYYj

Game Navigation

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