 Alternatively, some fighters have holds which can force an opponent with low stamina to submit.In Japan, "Game Machine" listed "3 Count Bout" on their May 1, 1993 issue as being the tenth most-successful table arcade unit of the year, outperforming titles such as "".On release, "Famicom Tsūshin" scored the Neo Geo version of the game a 24 out of 40.