The King of Fighters '97
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The King of Fighters '97 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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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 The King of Fighters series, released for the Sega Saturn by SNK. It is the fourth in the series, following The King of Fighters '96. 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 The King of Fighters '96, it is also compatible with 4MB cartridges.
Contents
Story
Gameplay
Modes
Characters
Note: Move lists assume that the character is facing right. When facing left, and should be reversed.
P | Any punch button |
LP | Light punch |
HP | Hard punch |
K | Any kick button |
LK | Light kick |
HK | Hard kick |
Shujinkou Team
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Kyo Kusanagi |
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Benimaru Nikaido |
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Goro Daimon |
Garou Densetsu Team
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Terry Bogard |
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Andy Bogard |
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Joe Higashi |
Ryuuko no Ken Team
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Ryo Sakazaki |
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Robert Garcia |
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Yuri Sakazaki |
Ikari Team
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Leona |
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Ralf Jones |
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Clark Still |
Athena Team
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Athena Asamiya |
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Sie Kensou |
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Chin Gentsai |
Shin Josei Kakutouka Team
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Chizuru Kagura |
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Mai Shiranui |
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King |
Kim Team
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Kim Kaphwan |
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Chang Koehan |
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Choi Bounge |
New Faces Team
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Yashiro Nanakase |
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Shermie |
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Chris |
'97 Special Team
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Ryuji Yamazaki |
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Blue Mary |
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Billy Kane |
Single-Entry Fighters
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Iori Yagami |
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Shingo Yabuki |
Awakened Orochi Team
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Orochi Yashiro |
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Orochi Shermie |
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Orochi Chris |
Bosses
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Orochi Iori (ツキノヨルオロチノチニクルフイオリ) |
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Orochi Leona (ヤミノナカオロチノチニメザメルレオナ) |
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Orochi |
Special Edit Teams
Stages
The game is the first entry of the series where stages are chosen randomly rather than associated with teams.
History
Legacy
This was the last entry in the series to be released on the Saturn. The sequel, The King of Fighters '98, 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
- Produced by: SNK
Magazine articles
- Main article: The King of Fighters '97/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
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Based on 11 reviews |
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
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 ( ?) | 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) | |
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