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They all look quite appealing when dressed up. He Cleans Up Nicely: The promotional art by Shinkiro has several members of the cast dressed for a fancy party.
#THE KING OF FIGHTERS 99 SLUGFEST SERIES#
Every character from the KOF series up until this point has returned, even ones killed off or Put on a Bus in earlier installments (thought some characterse like the Boss Team are an exception, instead being added in Ultimate Match).
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This intro was also removed in Ultimate Match because Eiji is a playable character, but Eiji's special taunt in this intro is still used whenever he fights Iori. If this happens, Billy will look behind after Eiji exits, shaking his head like he saw a ghost.
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Additionally, Eiji himself will appear next to Billy's special battle intro if he's fighting against Iori (who became their sworn enemy since '95).Big and Eiji from the stage, because they're playable characters in that version. The USA basketball court stage has some SNK characters in background (Eiji Kisaragi, Ryuhaku Todoh, Mr.The Mood system itself is also randomized depending on the date in Neo Geo BIOS software, so there's some risk for both players independent of which characters they use. The Mood system's handicap in the Advanced mode has changed so that even if your next fighter isn't friendly with their former, you only lose the Power Gauge meter and still keep the Gauge stocks.This means your third (and last) fighter can save them up to 5. In the Advanced mode, your maximum Power Gauge stock number is raised by one.In the Extra mode, your Power Gauge gets shorter, and the lowest health point where it starts to flash (and therefore the moment you're able to use Desperation Move without filling the Gauge) gets higher.
#THE KING OF FIGHTERS 99 SLUGFEST UPGRADE#
Rugal Bernstein from KOF '94 and '95 serves as a final boss in his Omega form, with his pre-transformation version available as a playable fighter. Even the original USA Team from '94 (Heavy D!, Lucky, and Brian) is back, having learned new moves during their absense. Instead, KOF '98 is meant to be a big celebration of the series up to that point, bringing back (almost) every playable character for one big "dream match" title, whether it be those who canonically died (Mature and Vice in '96 the New Face Team in '97) or ones that have resigned from the tourney during the arc (Takuma, Heidern, and Saisyu, who together form the Master Team). The King of Fighters '98 note Subtitled Dream Match Never Ends in Japan, and The Slugfest for everywhere else is the fifth installment of The King of Fighters series it was released for arcades on July 23rd, 1998 before coming to the Neo Geo two months later.Īs KOF '97 wrapped up the plot threads in the Orochi Saga, this game has no story mode like the prior games.