Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows versions were also released under the title The King of Fighters' 99: Evolution whose stages were remodeled in 3D. The game was ported to the Neo-Geo CD and the PlayStation. The game introduces several changes to the established KOF format, most notably an assisting character labeled "Striker". It is the sixth installment in The King of Fighters series, introducing a new story arc known as the "NESTS Chronicles" which is centered around a young man named K', who is formerly associated with a mysterious yet threatening organization known only as NESTS. All of the new backgrounds are recycled from the SNES The King of Fighters' 98, with the exception of the Women Team stage from KOF '96, which only appears in the SNES game.The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle ( KOF '99) is a 1999 fighting game developed and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home consoles in 1999.
PS1 THE KING OF FIGHTERS 99 PLUS
The headshots plus the select screen background from the select screen are taken from The King of Fighters '97, for example: Ryu's headshot being an edit of Kyo Kusanagi's headshot.
The original ROM file was not properly patched until programmer D4S patched the ROM in 2011.
Because the copy protection was simply emulated and not actually patched onto the ROM, as of this date only the original printings of the cartridge exist due to pirate manufacturers not having a patched ROM to produce carts with. The ROM did not work in any emulator until the protection scheme was emulated in HazeMD then used in subsequent versions of a few other Mega Drive emulators.
These are often thought of as simple recolors to pad the roster out (a technique used in many Famicom fighters), however on this game they are true alternate versions. The endings are minimal, with a simple " Congratulation" screen with the character select portraits scrolling beneath it.Įach character has a "orochi" or "evil" version to pick, they use an alternate color palette and their headshot has them making an evil face. A super move can be done whenever the MAX icon flashes below your lifebar or if "Maximu" is set on the options menu. The A button blocks, B, & C punch and kick respectively. There are reused and new music tracks along with songs reused from other unlicensed Mega Drive games that use the same sound driver. New backgrounds exist and a few of the ones used previously have been altered significantly. Each character has their own special moves and one super move. The game consists of 3-on-3 matches as the previous version did. The King of Fighters '99 character select screen.