Street Fighter III - New Generation (???????????, Sutor?to Fait? Sur??) is a 1997 fighting game released for the arcades. Produced for the CD-ROM-based CPS III hardware, which allowed for more elaborate 2D graphics than the CPS II-based Street Fighter Alpha games (the previous incarnation of the Street Fighter), while revamping many of the recurring gameplay features. The game, which was designed as a direct sequel to the Street Fighter II series, discarded all the original characters (with the exception of Street Fighter mainstays Ryu and Ken) with an all new character roster led by Alex (hence the "New Generation" subtitle). Likewise, a new antagonist named Gill took over M. Bison's role from the previous games as the new boss character. [source:wikipedia]