Other fighters might beat it in specific areas (as I provided a few opinions of my own earlier), but something about the PS1 version of Tekken 3 just hits all the right notes, and it still hasn't been replicated to quite that degree imo (a few have come close though: VF4: Evo, Tekken 5, SF3: 2I and (somewhat less so) 3S, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special and MOTW, Last Blade 2, GG X and Accent Core, Xrd and, recently, DBFZ probably being the best candidates). In fact I still feel it's the best wholly consistent (in terms of theme/atmosphere) fighting game of all time, like a well-made film, packed with lots of style and just enough solid substance to stand the test of time. For example, Virtua Fighter 2 and 3 having better balance in game mechanics and graphics on a technical level, or 3S having better specific implementation of things like parries, etc.). in a way that gels together that no other fighter of that gen quite fully captures (altho I also contest that certain games do specific things better. What I mean by that is: the game just mixes together its game mechanics, graphics, soundtrack, sound effects, character designs, stage designs, CG films, move sets etc.
To me, Tekken 3 on PS1 is the best "full-package" fighter of its generation.
My first experience w/ the series was through PS1 first Tekken 2 at a friend's house, then later Tekken 3 on my own PS1 back around '05 or so.
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