This came after the cries of "Where's Blanka? Where's Honda? You mean I have to play as someone else?"

I remember it messed up the original time line of the whole series since SFA was based on what happened between SF1 (remember when you had to punch the button?) and SF2. Blanka and Honda were supposed to be only in SF2. It was kinda like putting Han Solo in the Star Wars Prequel (which they might as well had. Haha a young Han vs Boba vs Greedo).

Now that I remember, I agree with the list.

Here's the wiki entry on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_Alpha_3

*aside: EX was really really awful