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SoulCalibur III: Resurrected Arcade Edition (R-AE) is a fan project dedicated to restoring, expanding and improving the PlayStation 2 version of SoulCalibur III while staying faithful to the original game.
The project mixes Arcade Edition content with PS2 content, restoration work, bug fixes and new features based on ongoing research into the game files.
ZephixX
TopazTK, documentation, tools and previous Tales of Souls work
Ultralisk, discovery of the character select screen
Anthony Ryuki, System 246 Arcade Edition file documentation
Oofmatic, creator of the first Arcade Edition mod
Yoshimallow, Rom1, Amara and Soru, custom textures used and planned
Project is still actively in development. Thread will be updated with future versions.
Feedback, bug reports and technical findings are welcome.
The project mixes Arcade Edition content with PS2 content, restoration work, bug fixes and new features based on ongoing research into the game files.
Downloads
Latest version
- v0.2 (PAL): https://www.mediafire.com/file/3xhfjdzijf9tc1e/SoulCalibur_III_Arcade_Edition_PS2_PAL_v0.2.zip/file
Previous releases
- v0.1 (PAL): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hz3SC6rmpDfZ6mHWdsiKIoJHMFEvkuzi/view
- v0.1 (JP): https://www.mediafire.com/file/salqsriuy8sl5t6/SoulCalibur_III_Arcade_Edition_PS2_JP_v0.1.zip/file
Changelog
Version 0.2
New features
- Bonus Character Selection is back as a boss selection menu
- Abyss has been moved into the boss selection
- Night Terror has been moved into the boss selection, now fully playable
- Inferno has been restored and moved into the boss selection, now fully playable
- Ported the Tales of Souls content from Definitive Edition, mainly the custom stories by Gazza and Psychoblue for Amy, Hwang and Li Long
- Inferno is now the final boss for all Soul Calibur wielder routes in Tales of Souls
- Amy, Hwang and Li Long now have 8 weapons like the rest of the cast
- Night Terror now has a second costume and a second weapon
- Fixed Tira costume 6
Version 0.1
Features
- Added the Arcade Edition movesets while keeping the original PS2 text menu working normally
- Added all 6 Arcade Edition costumes
- Fixed costume icon issues
- Olcadan can use Amy, Hwang and Li Long movesets
Known issues
- Bonus characters are not selectable because they are partially broken
- Color Edit slots 5 and 6 behave incorrectly and should not exist
- When Olcadan uses Amy, Hwang or Li Long movesets, using the Ancient weapon removes the weapon name
- Inferno weapon does not show in the weapon selection screen
- The game can hang on the VS screen if both players select Inferno
- The mod may be unstable on Japanese version 2.00 with SCPH-10000 BIOS
Main developers
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Credits
Aksa, original Ivy and Yoshimitsu fixTopazTK, documentation, tools and previous Tales of Souls work
Ultralisk, discovery of the character select screen
Anthony Ryuki, System 246 Arcade Edition file documentation
Oofmatic, creator of the first Arcade Edition mod
Yoshimallow, Rom1, Amara and Soru, custom textures used and planned
Project is still actively in development. Thread will be updated with future versions.
Feedback, bug reports and technical findings are welcome.