Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike for the Sega Dreamcast is a fighting game that includes Arcade, Versus, Training, and Options modes, along with a unique System Direction mode for customizing game features. Players can unlock Gill by meeting specific criteria. The Dreamcast version also features remixed musical themes for each character, played during the final round of matches.
The Dreamcast port of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike features an Arcade, Versus, Training and Options modes, as well as a System Direction mode which allows the player to adjust several of the game's features. Gill can be selected by the player but only after fulfilling certain requirements. Also, one additional remix of each character's musical theme not present in the original arcade version was composed for this version and it was played during the third round of each match. These additional remixes were also included in the PlayStation 2 version.