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The King of Fighters '97
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: SNK
Developer: TUG [1] , Yumekobo [2]
Original system(s): Neo Geo
Developer(s) of original games: SNK
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (40 tracks)
Peripherals supported: Extended RAM Cartridge (1MB/4MB)
Genre: Fighting Action/Kakutou Action (格闘アクション)[3] , Action[4]
Number of players: 1-2
Release
Date
RRP
Code
JP
1998-03-26[4]
¥5,8005,800
T-3120G
JP (RAM Pack)
1998-03-26
¥7,8007,800
T-3121G
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The King of Fighters '97 (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ’97) is an entry in SNK 's The King of Fighters series. It is the fourth in the series, and follows The King of Fighters '96 . Like The King of Fighters '96 , the game was released for the Sega Saturn though this version was exclusive to Japan. Like its prequel, the Saturn release was delayed, so much so that the game was not released until 1998.
It requires a 1MB RAM cartridge for use, though unlike '96 it is also compatible with 4MB cartridges.
Gameplay
Characters
Shujinkou 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
Ikari Team
Leona Heidern
Ralf Jones
Clark Still
Psycho Soldier Team
Athena Asamiya
Sie Kensou
Chin Gentsai
Shin Josei Kakutouka Team
Chizuru Kagura
Mai Shiranui
King
Kim Team
Kim Kaphwan
Chang Koehan
Choi Bounge
New Face Team
Yashiro Nanakase
Shermie
Chris
'97 Special Team
Ryuji Yamazaki
Blue Mary
Billy Kane
Edit only Character
Iori Yagami
Shingo Yabuki
Secret Characters
"Orochi" Iori Yagami (ツキノヨルオロチノチニクルフイオリ)
"Orochi" Leona (ヤミノナカオロチノチニメザメルレオナ)
History
Legacy
The sequel, The King of Fighters '98 was not released on the Saturn. It was ported to the Sega Dreamcast as The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 .
Production credits
Producer: T・Nishiyama
Chief Director: Toyohisa.Tanabe
Sub Director: Haruo.Tomita, Tomoko, Namaan-Hiroto, T.Hosokawa, K."Yanya"Hikida
System Editor: K・Mac・Nagashima
Front Designer: 8Shiro-7Kase, C.Yamasaki, Wormhead Hagi, Mina Kawai, Shio Shio Shio, M.Asakura, Miho Uematsu, Akiko Yukawa, S.Yamamoto, Mitsuru Kawasaki, Hiroto Kittaka, T.I-no-u-e, 44Oka, Aska Tahara
Back Designer: Sahori, Pal Co.,Ltd., Manoru, Kusunoki, Takamori.Souzi, K, M.Yokoyama, Raishi, Kanamaru
Special Effect: T Shin, Mika Nishida, Isomura, ・・・・・・・M・・・・・・・・, Kohrin
Program: S.Fujinuki, Cyber.Kondo, Souta Ichino
Sound: Sha-V, Shimizm, Jojouha-Kitapy, Yamapy-1, Tate-Norio, Ackey, Kyo-Chan, Zoe, Marimo
Voice: Masahiro Nonaka, Monster Maetsuka, Masaki Usui, Satoshi Hashimoto, Keiichi Nanba, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Koichi Mantaro, Kaori Horie, Masae Yumi, Yoshinori Shima, Yukina Kurisu, Eiji Yano, Toshikazu Nishimura, Akiko Saito, Akoya Sogi, Harumi Ikoma, Hiroyuki Arita, Makoto Awane, Hazuki Nishikawa, Rio Ogata, Kouji Ishii, Atushi Yamanishi, Kunihiko Yasui, Takehito Koyasu, Tomoko Kojima
Adjuster: Kiyoshi Asai, Tubolin-Sawa, Nwo-Melon
Bug Checker: Anne, Y.Gushiken?, Sanpo, Y.Kabashima, Hanyao, Tomo Chan
Special Thanks to: Hiroyuki Kawano, Y・Inui, Team Galapagos, Kamio.Tomonori, H.Aoyama, Tohru.Nakanishi, (株)アスキー 週間ファミ通 , (株)新声社 ゲーメスト , (株)芸文社 月刊ネオジオフリーク
SNK Consumer Staff: H.Miyakami, T.Hata, Y.Gushiken, Y.Kabashita
Yumekobo Staff: Shinichi Furuoka, Hidemitsu Hosono, Mitsuo Akaike, Kazutoshi Inoue, Masayuki Fukushima, Masato Hayashi, Daisuke Nakada, Masahiro Kohiyama, Hirotaka Inokuchi, Takehiro Okayasu, Takashi Awashima, Minoru Aritaka, Takayuki Katsuta, Yukiyoshi Asai, Hiroshi Udagawa, Satoshi Doiguchi, Manabu Suzuki, Takeshige Kojima
TUG Staff: T.Hayashi, Amo "Elen", M.Kurokawa, M.Horikoshi, Y.Suzuki
And All SNK Staff
Source : In-game credits [5]
Magazine articles
Main article: The King of Fighters '97/Magazine articles .
Physical scans
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Division by zero.
Based on0 review
Saturn, JP
Cover
Saturn, JP (1MB RAM Pack)
Technical information
Main article: The King of Fighters '97/Technical information .
References
↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/TUG
↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Yumekobo
↑ File:KoF97 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ 4.0 4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software_l.html#tab04 (Wayback Machine: 2019-12-07 02:59)
↑ File:KOF97 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
↑ Ação Games , "Junho 1998" (BR; 1998-xx-xx), page 11
↑ Consoles + , "Mai 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 103
↑ Famitsu , "1998-04-03" (JP; 1998-03-20), page 1
↑ Joypad , "Mai 1998" (FR; 1998-xx-xx), page 84
↑ MAN!AC , "06/98" (DE; 1998-05-06), page 60
↑ Saturn Fan , "1998 No. 6" (JP; 1998-03-13), page 151
↑ Saturn Fan , "1998 No. 10" (JP; 1998-05-15), page 116
↑ SuperGamePower , "Maio 1998" (BR; 1998-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "July 1998" (UK; 1998-06-17), page 64
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "1998-10 (1998-04-03)" (JP; 1998-03-20), page 194
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11