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{{Infobox game
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|name = The King of Fighters '97
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|image = File:Rexsoft.jpg
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|imagewidth = 250px
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|caption = The King of Fighters '97's title screen.
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|publisher = [[Rex Soft]]
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|developer = Rex Soft
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|cartid =
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|console = Famicom
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|date = 1997
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|engine =
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|sound = [[NTDEC]] / Asder
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|alt = ''The King of Fighters '98''<br>''The King of Fighters '99''
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'''''The King of Fighters '97''''' is an unlicensed port of [[Wikipedia:The King of Fighters '95|''The King of Fighters '95'']], made for the NES by [[Rex Soft]] in 1997.
   
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== General ==
[[File:Rexsoft.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The King of Fighters '97 title screen.]]The King of Fighters '97 is an unlicensed port of the game of the same name, made for the NES by Rex Soft in 1997.
 
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The game is a simple port of ''The King of Fighters '95'', with 9 playable characters, unusually set up in several different teams of 3 combinations. About half the roster is missing, which only contains Kyo, Mai, Ralf, Clark, Choi, Chin, Andy, Robert and Eiji. 
   
==General==
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== Versions ==
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[[File:Kof.jpg|thumb|left|''The King of Fighters '99''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s title screen.]]
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There are two major revisions of this game; one contains a final boss and ending, while the other is missing both and just loops infinitely.
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There are also two hacks of this game, called ''The King of Fighters 98'' and ''The King of Fighters 99''; each replaces the 7 in the title screen with a crudely drawn 8 or 9, and updates "Announcing the 1997 King of Fighters tournaments" in the intro to contain its respective year.
   
 
== Trivia ==
The game is a simple port of King of Fighters '97, with twenty-four playable characters. (Twelve for each team)
 
 
*Unusually, there is a "TM" next to ''The King of Fighters '97'' logo.
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*This game is sometimes known as "Colour 2001 Streetfighter II" based on a cartridge label found on an [[Ka Sheng|NT]] release.
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*Terry, Joe, Ryo, Takuma and Iori are in the intro, despite them never appearing as playable characters in the entire game.
   
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{{Rex Soft Games}}
==Trivia==
 
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[[Category:Games]]
 
Unusually, there is a "TM" next to the KoF '97 logo, suggesting SNK may have licensed the game.
 
 
[[Category:Famicom/NES games]]
 
[[Category:Famicom/NES games]]
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[[Category:Fighting games]]
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[[Category:1997 video games]]
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[[Category:SNK Playmore games]]
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[[Category:The King of Fighters games]]
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[[Category:Ports]]

Revision as of 15:32, 4 February 2020

The King of Fighters '97 is an unlicensed port of The King of Fighters '95, made for the NES by Rex Soft in 1997.

General

The game is a simple port of The King of Fighters '95, with 9 playable characters, unusually set up in several different teams of 3 combinations. About half the roster is missing, which only contains Kyo, Mai, Ralf, Clark, Choi, Chin, Andy, Robert and Eiji. 

Versions

Kof

The King of Fighters '99's title screen.

There are two major revisions of this game; one contains a final boss and ending, while the other is missing both and just loops infinitely. There are also two hacks of this game, called The King of Fighters 98 and The King of Fighters 99; each replaces the 7 in the title screen with a crudely drawn 8 or 9, and updates "Announcing the 1997 King of Fighters tournaments" in the intro to contain its respective year.

Trivia

  • Unusually, there is a "TM" next to The King of Fighters '97 logo.
  • This game is sometimes known as "Colour 2001 Streetfighter II" based on a cartridge label found on an NT release.
  • Terry, Joe, Ryo, Takuma and Iori are in the intro, despite them never appearing as playable characters in the entire game.