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The King of Fighters '94 (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ '94ナインティフォー) is the first game of the The King of Fighters series, and was released on August 25, 1994, for the SNK Neo Geo systems (MVS, AES, and CD). It is the prologue game of the series.

This game featured characters from earlier SNK games, such as Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Ikari Warriors and Psycho Soldier. It also included new characters such as the Japan Team (or Hero Team) and the USA Team.

The major innovation in KOF '94, comparing to the fighting games at that time, is the 3-on-3 team battle system, where each player uses 3 characters team instead of the 1-on-1 from the other fighting games. So the game roster was divided in teams of 3, each team representing one country.

Since this game is some kind of crossover, the gameplay shares some similarities with SNK's fighting games. Instead of one-on-one fights, the system includes battles between teams of three people in a tag-team fashion. If one of the members is defeated by one of the other team's members, the next member will come in to fight the winner, and will go on until all three members of one team is defeated.

The gameplay utilizes elements from Fatal Fury such as the infinite special moves and Desperate Moves (DM) when your life bar is in the low, and the dash. From Art of Fighting, it borrows the abilities to charge your special meter, and unleash a DM when your special meter is full. KOF 94 also features a sidestep system. By pressing A+B, the player will dodge. When your life bar is flashing red, and your special meter is at max, the player can unleash a super move.


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October 2024'

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is confirmed as one of main games on EVO France 2025 (Link)
Kim Dong Hwan is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will have playable demos in Brasil Game Show 2024 (Brazil) and Thailand Game Show 2024 (Thailand)

September 2024

Ken Masters and Chun-Li, from Capcom's Street Fighter series, are confirmed as DLC guest characters in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
SNK will be exhibiting new informations about Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, The King of Fighters XV and Samurai Shodown (2019) in its booth and streaming on TOKYO GAME SHOW 2024. The streaming will be hosted by Takashi Kondō (Terry Bogard's Japanese VA) and Ami Koshimizu (Mai Shiranui's Japanese VA) (Link)

August 2024

SNK launches a website and commemorative X account to celebrate the 30 years of The King of Fighters series (Link)
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will be released on April 24, 2025 (Link)
Mai Shiranui is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
A new demo of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will be available on gamescon, in Cologne, Germany, from August 21 to 25 (Link)

July 2024

Billy Kane is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos will be released for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch after the EVO 2024. The game is already available for Microsoft Windows (Steam and GOG) (Link)
Kevin Rian is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
Mature and Vice are officially confirmed as Special DLC characters in The King of Fighters XV, set to be released in December 2024 (Link)
More details about Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and the announcement of the DLC character(s) for The King of Fighters XV will be revealed in a developer panel on EVO 2024, on July 19 (Link)

June 2024

The King of Fighters All Star will end its services on October 30, 2024 (Link)
SNK opens its division in Singapore, called SNK Games Singapore, expanding its global reach (Link)
A new special DLC character(s) for The King of Fighters XV will be revealed at EVO 2024 (Link)
B. Jenet and the newcomer Vox Reaper are officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui are confirmed in Capcom's game Street Fighter 6 (Link)

April 2024

Marco Rodrigues is officially confirmed in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Link)
SNK pays condolences to the victims, families and people affected by the earthquake in Taiwan (Link)
SNK updated their official websites (Link)

March 2024

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will be released in early 2025. Tizoc, Hotaru Futaba and the newcomer Preecha appear in the Official Trailers (Link)
SNK and Arika announce collaboration to release and develop old IPs (Link)

February 2024

The King of Fighters XV is confirmed as a mainline title for EVO 2024 (Link)

December 2023

The King of Fighters XV is confirmed as a mainline title for EVO Japan 2024 (Link)

November 2023

A fan translation for Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidō Retsuden was released (Link)

October 2023

SNK launches the “SNK Universe Project” to spread the appeal of its IPs worldwide. Exhibiting at New York Comic Con with Shueisha XR and Special movie will be shown in MANGA DIVE format (Link)
The final open beta of Samurai Shodown (2019) rollback netcode will be available from October 12 (Link)
Hinako Shijo is confirmed as a DLC character for The King of Fighters XV (Link)

September 2023

The third open beta of the rollback netcode for The King of Fighters XIII Global Match will be available from October 3 to 9 (Link)
SNK Wiki reaches the mark of 5000 pages!

August 2023

Samurai Shodown (2019) releases its version for iOS & Android, through Netflix Games (Link)
SNK announces a new divison in Singapore, under the name SNK GAMES SINGAPORE (Link)
The rollback netcode for Samurai Shodown (2019) will be available in September 2023 (Link)
The new Fatal Fury instalment will be called City of the Wolves (Link)
Duo Lon is confirmed as a DLC character for The King of Fighters XV (Link)
The King of Fighters XIII Global Match, with rollback netcode, will be released on November 16, 2023 (Link)

July 2023

The second open beta of the rollback netcode for The King of Fighters XIII Global Match will be available from July 31 to August 6 (Link)

June 2023

The East Asia Open Tournament for The King of Fighters XV will occurs on July 9 (Link)
The crossplay of The King of Fighters XV is released on June 20, along with Goenitz's launch (Link)
The second open beta of Samurai Shodown (2019) rollback netcode will be available from June 13 to 20 (Link)
The first open beta of the rollback netcode for The King of Fighters XIII Global Match will be available from June 5 to 11 (Link)

May 2023

Samurai Shodown (2019) has its rollback netcode postponed to late Summer 2023. A new open beta test will be announced in June 2023 (Link)

April 2023

The open beta of the crossplay for The King of Fighters XV will be available from April 27 to 30 (Link)
Goenitz is confirmed as a free DLC character in The King of Fighters XV (Link)
Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard and Joe Higashi are officially confirmed in the new Garou game (Link)
The King of Fighters XIII will receive a Global Match version, with rollback netcode, for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch ([1] Link)

March 2023

SNK Wiki reaches the mark of 4000 pages!
A new demo of The King of Fighters XV will be available next to the EVO Japan 2023. Shun'ei, Meitenkun, Benimaru Nikaido, Kyo Kusanagi, Iori Yagami, Chizuru Kagura, Terry Bogard, Chris, Ryo Sakazaki, Athena Asamiya, Mai Shiranui, Isla, Dolores, Heidern and Kula Diamond are the characters available (Link)
SNK leaves its famous headquarters in Esaka after 35 years (Link)
SNK release its The King of Fighters XV Japan League, an official Japanese league with 16 top players (Link)

February 2023

The King of Fighters XV is confirmed as a mainline title for EVO 2023 (Link)
SNK will release a Special Program about the EVO Japan 2023. Haruna Ikezawa (Athena Asamiya's voice actress) and Sarah Emi Bridcutt (Blue Mary's voice actress) will be the hosts (Link)

January 2023

Sylvie Paula Paula, Najd and two unknown characters are confirmed as DLC characters in The King of Fighters XV (Link)
The King of Fighters XV is confirmed as a mainline title for EVO Japan 2023 (Link)

November 2022

The King of Fighters XV is nominated for "Best Fighting Game" in The Game Awards 2022 (Link)

October 2022

The mobile games Metal Slug Defense and Metal Slug Attack will end their support services in 2023
SNK announces its Regional Bouts, an online tournament, with phases in Southeast Asia, Middle East, North America, Latin America, East Asia, Brazil and Europe (Link)

August 2022

A new Garou/Fatal Fury game is in production (Link)
The Samurai Team, formed by Haohmaru, Nakoruru and Darli Dagger, is confirmed as the fourth DLC team for The King of Fighters XV. Shingo Yabuki and Kim Kaphwan also are confirmed as solo DLC characters, along with the second DLC season of the game and crossplay for all platforms (Link)
Samurai Shodown (2019) will receive rollback netcode in Spring 2023 (Link)


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