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Revision as of 06:35, 15 October 2021
The King of Fighters '96 | |||||||||||||||
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System(s): Sega Saturn | |||||||||||||||
Publisher: SNK | |||||||||||||||
Developer: TUG[1], Yumekobo[2] | |||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Neo Geo | |||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (32 tracks) | |||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Extended RAM Cartridge (1MB only) | |||||||||||||||
Genre: Fighting Action/Kakutou Action (格闘アクション)[3], Action[4] | |||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||
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The King of Fighters '96 (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ’96) is an entry in SNK's The King of Fighters series. It is the third in the series, and the sequel to The King of Fighters '95.
Among other systems it was brought to the Sega Saturn in 1996, though this version was released exclusively in Japan. Despite this fact, it supports all the languages of the Neo Geo versions (Japanese, English, Spanish and Portuguese). The Saturn version was extremely late, being released on the 31st of December - almost missing 1996 altogether.
The King of Fighters '96 requires a 1MB Extended RAM Cartridge in order to function correctly. The later 4MB cartridge is incompatible - while the game will boot, graphics will be corrupted.
Contents
Gameplay
Characters
The King of Fighters '96 ups the character count to 27, with two extra bosses. Not all fighters return from The King of Fighters '95, and some team members have been swapped around (although like KOF '95, the player can make a three-person team from any available characters).
As in previous games, characters are pulled from older SNK franchises; Garou Densetsu (Fatal Fury), Ryuuko no Ken (Art of Fighting), Ikari Warriors and Psycho Soldier.
Shujinkou Team
Kyo Kusanagi | |
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Benimaru Nikaido | |
Goro Daimon | |
Garou Densetsu Team
Terry Bogard | |
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Andy Bogard | |
Joe Higashi | |
Ryuuko no Ken Team
Ryo Sakazaki | |
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Robert Garcia | |
Yuri Sakazaki | |
Shin Ikari Team
Leona | |
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Ralf Jones | |
Clark Still | |
Psycho Soldier Team
Athena Asamiya | |
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Sie Kensou | |
Chin Gentsai | |
Boss Team
Geese Howard | |
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Wolfgang Krauser | |
Mr. Big | |
Kim Team
Kim Kaphwan | |
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Chang Koehan | |
Choi Bounge | |
Shin Josei Kakutouka Team
Kasumi Todo | |
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Mai Shiranui | |
King | |
Yagami Team
Iori Yagami | |
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Mature | |
Vice | |
Bosses
Chizuru Kagura | |
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Goenitz | |
Versions
The Saturn version of The King of Fighters '96 stems from the Neo Geo CD and shares its arranged CD audio soundtrack. Loading times are faster on the Saturn than on the Neo Geo CD, though sound effects have been lowered in quality and some stage introduction special effects are missing. Animations on the character selection screen are missing in all CD versions of the game, as are team reactions when the player is slammed into the ground during a fight.
The Saturn compares favourably to its PlayStation counterpart, which in addition to the aforementioned cuts, lacks many character and background animations. The PlayStation port also manages to load slower than the Neo Geo CD at times, despite its disc drive being twice as fast.
Production credits
- Producer: T・Nishiyama
- Chief Director: Kuwayan
- System Director: Toyochan
- Sub Director: Toyochan, Haruo Tomita, Namaan-Hiroto, T.Hosokawa
- System Editor: K・Mac・Nagashima
- Front Designer: Tatsuru-Man, C・Yamasaki, Goro Hamada, Akihiko Nasu, Kyow!Iori?Hiraki, Shagiko Hagihara, Naisyo・・・・, M・Asakura, Joe・Terry Sato, Toba, ・・・・・, Miho Uematsu, Akiko Yukawa, S.Yamamoto, Kal-Mizuno, Mitsuru Kawasaki, Kohrin, (Mika) Nisida, I-no-u-e, 44Oka, Aska Tahara
- Back Designer: Etosan, Manoru, Bibidebabidebu, Tsugumi.A, Eri Koujitani, [214 Kusu], Souji Takamori, M.Yokoyama, Raishi
- Program: Shinchan-R32, S・Fujinuki, Cyber・Kondo
- Sound: Sha-V, Konny, Papaya, Shimizm, Yamapy-1, Tate-Norio, Brother-Hige, Ackey, Miwa
- Voice: Masahiro Nonaka, Monster Maetsuka, Masaki Usui, S・Hashimoto, Keiichi Nanba, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Koichi Mantaro, Kaori Horie, Masae Yumi, Yoshinori Shima, Tamao Sato, Eiji Yano, T・Nishimura, Hiroyuki Arita, Harumi Ikoma, Akoya Sogi, Kunihiko Yasui, Yuko Tuji, Kong Kuwata, BJ Love, Masaru Naka, Akiko Saito
- Special Thanks to: Y・Inui, Team Pow, Team Syunsuke 96, M.Yasuda, Kazu,Takinaka, and All SNK Staff
- Produced by: SNK
- (有)TUG
- プログラマー: 林 高志, 小島 卓也, 村岡 敬, 黒川 昌昭
- (株)夢工房
- 赤池 光雄, 井上 和俊, 近藤 和夫, 渋谷 麻紀夫
- ミュージックスタジオ: ファースト・サークル
- サウンド: 藤田 靖明
Magazine articles
- Main article: The King of Fighters '96/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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578,594,352 | 1996-12-11 | CD-ROM (JP) | T-3108G, T-3109G V1.001 |
Track list
1. Data track |
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2. IN 1996 (0:38) |
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From: Title |
3. ESAKA? (2:02) |
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From: Heroes Team Theme 1 |
4. ESAKA? (1:22) |
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From: Heroes Team Theme 2 |
5. Big Shot! "Zyaku" (2:02) |
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Big Shot! "寂" |
EN: Big Shot! "Mellow" |
From: Fatal Fury Team Theme |
6. Kamikirimushi (2:02) |
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かみきり虫 |
EN: Long-horned Beetle |
From: Art of Fighting Team Theme |
7. Rumbling on the City (2:02) |
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From: New Ikari Team Theme |
8. Psycho Soldier REMIX'96 (2:03) |
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From: Psycho Soldier Team Theme |
9. Seoul Road (2:02) |
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From: Kim Team Theme |
10. Roulette (0:49) |
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From: Player Select |
11. ORAORA (0:09) |
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From: Victory Demo |
12. HERE COMES CHALLENGER (0:33) |
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From: Intrusion Player Select |
13. Game Over (0:06) |
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From: Game Over |
14. Get'n Up (2:02) |
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From: New Women Fighters Team Theme |
15. Arashi no Saxphone 2 (2:02) |
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嵐のサキソフォン2 |
EN: Stormy Saxophone 2 |
From: Yagami Team Theme |
16. Requiem in D Minor K.626 Dies Irae (2:02) |
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レクイエム ニ短調 K.626 ディス・イレ |
From: Krauser Theme 1 |
17. Requiem in D Minor K.626 Dies Irae (1:26) |
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レクイエム ニ短調 K.626 ディス・イレ |
From: Krauser Theme 2 |
18. Geese ni Katakori (2:02) |
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ギースに肩こり |
EN: Stiff Shoulders for Geese |
From: Geese Theme 1 |
19. Geese ni Katakori (1:26) |
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ギースに肩こり |
EN: Stiff Shoulders for Geese |
From: Geese Theme 2 |
20. Dust man (2:09) |
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From: Mr.BIG Theme 1 |
21. Dust man (1:25) |
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From: Mr.BIG Theme 2 |
22. Mamorisi Mono (1:13) |
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護りし者 |
EN: Protector |
From: Demo 1 |
23. Fairy (2:13) |
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From: Chizuru Kagura Theme 1 |
24. Fairy (1:26) |
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From: Chizuru Kagura Theme 2 |
25. Kaze (1:41) |
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風 |
EN: Wind |
From: Demo 2 |
26. TRASH HEAD (2:02) |
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From: Goenitz Theme 1 |
27. TRASH HEAD (1:26) |
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From: Goenitz Theme 2 |
28. Sora e (1:35) |
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空へ |
EN: To the Sky |
From: Demo 3 |
29. Den! (1:27) |
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でん! |
From: Ending 1 |
30. Den! Den! (1:33) |
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でん!でん! |
From: Ending 2 |
31. Den! Den! Den! (1:24) |
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でん!でん!でん! |
From: Ending 3 |
32. SELF (1:59) |
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From: Heroes Team Ending |
33. RISING RED (2:17) |
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From: Staff Roll |
Extra content
This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.
Folder / File | Type | Size | description |
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HT_ABS.TXT | TXT (Abstract) | 26 | Title |
HT_BIB.TXT | TXT (Bibliographiced) | 294 | Production credits |
HT_CPY.TXT | TXT (Copyright) | 40 | Copyright |
References
- ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/TUG
- ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Yumekobo
- ↑ File:KoF96 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-21 (1996-12-13)" (JP; 1996-11-22), page 11
- ↑ File:KOF96_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-11), page 12
- ↑ Famitsu, "1997-01-10,17" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 1
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26
- ↑ MAN!AC, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 42
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 1" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 199
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 4" (JP; 1997-02-14), page 110
- ↑ Saturn Power, "August 1997" (UK; 1997-06-25), page 86
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-01 (1997-01-17)" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 231
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
The King of Fighters games for Sega systems or published by Sega | |
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The King of Fighters '95 (1996) | The King of Fighters '96 (1996) | The King of Fighters '96 + '95: Gentei KOF Double Pack ( ?) | The King of Fighters '97 (1998) | The King of Fighters Best Collection (1998) | |
The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 (1999) | The King of Fighters: Evolution (2000) | The King of Fighters 2000 (2002) | The King of Fighters 2001 (2002) | The King of Fighters 2002 (2003) | |
The King of Fighters Neowave (2004) | The King of Fighters XI (2005) | |
The King of Fighters XIV (2016) | |
Unlicensed The King of Fighters games for Sega systems | |
King of Fighters 98' (1998) | The King of Fighters '99 (1999) | Jue Zhan Tian Huang (2000) | |
Related games | |
Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000) | Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 Pro (2000) | Capcom vs. SNK 2 Millionaire Fighting 2001 ( ?) | NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) | SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy (2018) |
- 1-2 player games
- JP Saturn games
- All JP games
- Saturn games
- 1996 Saturn games
- All 1996 games
- Saturn fighting games
- All fighting games
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- Stubs
- Credits without reference
- Missing ROM hashes
- Old technical information
- Track missing credits
- Saturn games with bonus PC content
- The King of Fighters '96
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