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The King of Fighters '96

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: SNK

Developer: TUG, Yumekobo

Original system(s): Neo Geo

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (32 tracks)

Peripherals supported: Extended RAM Cartridge (1MB only)

Genre: Fighting

Number of players: 1-2

Official in-game languages:

日本語

English

Español

Português

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-12-31	¥5,8005,800	T-3108G
JP (1MB RAM Set)	1996-12-31	¥7,8007,800	T-3109G

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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.

It requires a 1MB RAM expansion cartridge in order to function correctly. Though 4MB RAM expansion cartridges exist, using one will corrupt graphics in the game.

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).

Hero Team

	Kyo Kusanagi

	Benimaru Nikaido

	Goro Daimon

Garou Densetsu Team

	Terry Bogard

	Andy Bogard

	Joe Higashi

Ryuuko no Ken Team

	Ryo Sakazaki

	Robert Garcia

	Yuri Sakazaki

Psycho Soldier Team

	Athena Asamiya

	Sie Kensou

	Chin Gentsai

Korean Team

	Kim Kaphwan

	Chang Koehan

	Choi Bounge

Ikari Team

	Leona

	Clark Still

	Ralf Jones

Women's Team

	Kasumi Todo

	Mai Shiranui

	King

Orochi Team

	Iori Yagami

	Vice

	Mature

Boss Team

	Geese Howard

	Wolfgang Krauser

	Mr. Big

Bosses

	Chizuru Kagura

	Goenitz

History

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

Source:

In-game credits^[1]

The King Of Fighters '96 サターン版移植スタッフ

(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

Source:

In-CD-ROM credits (HT_BIB.TXT)

Magazine articles

Main article: The King of Fighters '96/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-20: "1996-20 (1996-11-22)" (1996-11-08)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-21: "1996-21 (1996-12-13)" (1996-11-22)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-22: "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (1996-12-13)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-01: "1997-01 (1997-01-17)" (1996-12-27)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

100

^[7]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[8]

GameFan (US)

90

^[4]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

85

^[9]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

76

^[10]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

76

^[11]

Saturn Power (UK)

NTSC-J

90

^[12]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

90

^[5]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

87

^[6]

	86
Based on 9 reviews

The King of Fighters '96

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Saturn, JP (1MB RAM Set)
Cover
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

578,594,352

1996-12-11

CD-ROM (JP)

T-3108G, T-3109G V1.001

Track list

1. [data track]

2. IN 1996 (00:38)
From: Title

3. ESAKA? (02:02)
From: Heroes Team Theme 1

4. ESAKA? (01:22)
From: Heroes Team Theme 2

5. Big Shot! "Zyaku" (02:02)
Big Shot! "寂"
EN: Big Shot! "Mellow"
From: Fatal Fury Team Theme

6. Kamikirimushi (02:02)
かみきり虫
EN: Long-horned Beetle
From: Art of Fighting Team Theme

7. Rumbling on the City (02:02)
From: New Ikari Team Theme

8. Psycho Soldier REMIX'96 (02:03)
From: Psycho Soldier Team Theme

9. Seoul Road (02:02)
From: Kim Team Theme

10. Roulette (00:49)
From: Player Select

11. ORAORA (00:09)
From: Victory Demo

12. HERE COMES CHALLENGER (00:33)
From: Intrusion Player Select

13. Game Over (00:06)
From: Game Over

14. Get'n Up (02:02)
From: New Women Fighters Team Theme

15. Arashi no Saxphone 2 (02:02)
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 (02:02)
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 (01:26)
レクイエムニ短調 K.626 ディス･イレ
From: Krauser Theme 2

18. Geese ni Katakori (02:02)
ギースに肩こり
EN: Stiff Shoulders for Geese
From: Geese Theme 1

19. Geese ni Katakori (01:26)
ギースに肩こり
EN: Stiff Shoulders for Geese
From: Geese Theme 2

20. Dust man (02:09)
From: Mr.BIG Theme 1

21. Dust man (01:25)
From: Mr.BIG Theme 2

22. Mamorisi Mono (01:13)
護りし者
EN: Protector
From: Demo 1

23. Fairy (02:13)
From: Chizuru Kagura Theme 1

24. Fairy (01:26)
From: Chizuru Kagura Theme 2

25. Kaze (01:41)
風
EN: Wind
From: Demo 2

26. TRASH HEAD (02:02)
From: Goenitz Theme 1

27. TRASH HEAD (01:26)
From: Goenitz Theme 2

28. Sora e (01:35)
空へ
EN: To the Sky
From: Demo 3

29. Den! (01:27)
でん！
From: Ending 1

30. Den! Den! (01:33)
でん！でん！
From: Ending 2

31. Den! Den! Den! (01:24)
でん！でん！でん！
From: Ending 3

32. SELF (01:59)
From: Heroes Team Ending

33. RISING RED (02:17)
From: Staff Roll

► Running time: 50:40

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File	Type	Size	description
HT_ABS.TXT	TXT (Abstract)	26	Title
HT_BIB.TXT	TXT (Bibliographiced)	294	Production credits
HT_CPY.TXT	TXT (Copyright)	40	Copyright

References

↑ File:KOF96_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-11), page 68
↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-11), page 12
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-01 (1997-01-17)" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 231
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p11" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-11), page 12
↑ Famitsu, "1997-01-10,17" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 1
↑ 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

The King of Fighters games for Sega systems or published by Sega
	The King of Fighters '95 (1996) \| The King of Fighters '96 (1996) \| The King of Fighters '96 + '95: Gentei KOF Double Pack (No results?) \| 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)
Related games
Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000) \| Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 Pro (2000) \| Capcom vs. SNK 2 Millionaire Fighting 2001 (2001) \| NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) \| SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy (2018)

[:File:KOF96_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-1] File:KOF96_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:CVG_UK_186.pdf_p68-2] Computer & Video Games, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-11), page 68

[:File:CVG_UK_187.pdf_p12-3] Computer & Video Games, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-11), page 12

[:File:GameFan_US_0504.pdf_p26-4] 4.0 ^4.1 GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:SSM_JP_19970117_1997-01.pdf_p231-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-01 (1997-01-17)" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 231

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p11-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p11" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CVG_UK_186.pdf_p12-7] Computer & Video Games, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-11), page 12

[8] Famitsu, "1997-01-10,17" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 1

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-03.pdf_p42-9] MAN!AC, "03/97" (DE; 1997-02-12), page 42

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-01_19970117.pdf_p199-10] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 1" (JP; 1996-12-27), page 199

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-04_19970228.pdf_p110-11] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 4" (JP; 1997-02-14), page 110

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_03.pdf_p86-12] Saturn Power, "August 1997" (UK; 1997-06-25), page 86

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The King of Fighters games for Sega systems or published by Sega
	The King of Fighters '95 (1996) \| The King of Fighters '96 (1996) \| The King of Fighters '96 + '95: Gentei KOF Double Pack (No results?) \| 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)
Related games
Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000) \| Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 Pro (2000) \| Capcom vs. SNK 2 Millionaire Fighting 2001 (2001) \| NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) \| SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy (2018)

Difference between revisions of "The King of Fighters '96"

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Contents

Gameplay

Characters

Hero Team

Garou Densetsu Team

Ryuuko no Ken Team

Psycho Soldier Team

Korean Team

Ikari Team

Women's Team

Orochi Team

Boss Team

Bosses

History

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

Track list

Extra content

References

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 | genre=Fighting
 | languages={{LanguageList|jp|en|es|pt}}
-| originalsystem=NeoGeo
+| originalsystem=Neo Geo
 | releases={{releasesSat
 | sat_date_jp=1996-12-31
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 It requires a 1MB RAM expansion cartridge in order to function correctly. Though 4MB RAM expansion cartridges exist, using one will corrupt graphics in the game.
+==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).
+====Hero Team====
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Kyo Kusanagi
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Benimaru Nikaido
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Goro Daimon
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
+====Garou Densetsu Team====
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Terry Bogard
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Andy Bogard
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Joe Higashi
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
+====Ryuuko no Ken Team====
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Ryo Sakazaki
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Robert Garcia
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Yuri Sakazaki
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
+====Psycho Soldier Team====
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Athena Asamiya
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Sie Kensou
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Chin Gentsai
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
+====Korean Team====
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Kim Kaphwan
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Chang Koehan
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Choi Bounge
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
+====Ikari Team====
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Leona
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Clark Still
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Ralf Jones
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
+====Women's Team====
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Kasumi Todo
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Mai Shiranui
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=King
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
+====Orochi Team====
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Iori Yagami
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Vice
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Mature
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
+====Boss Team====
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Geese Howard
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Wolfgang Krauser
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Mr. Big
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
+====Bosses====
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Chizuru Kagura
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow|
+| title=Goenitz
+| image=
+| desc=
+}}
+}}
 ==History==