I love fighting stages sometimes it’s just like “Yo let’s take this outside!” “Nah I don’t wanna break any of the store’s windows or decorations out there, but I know train tracks/sunken ship we could go to!” “Aiight bet!”
I know some places.. Let's take this to the forbidden cult temple, the ancient demon cave or maybe an overpass with a bunch of kids just watching in the background.. I'll fucking take you on THEN AND THERE
And Mii Brawlers, especially in Sm4sh, had quite a few references.. Up Air was Genocide Cutter, Iori's heavy kick as their side tilt, and Up Smash, Helicopter Kick, & Onslaught were just Kim Kaphwan's moves. His Flying Slice, "Blowing Sandblaster" (I play the PSP version, hush), and Phoenix Flattener, respectively.
18:53 - That my friends, is the sound of a man's soul leaving his body. The sound of a man's soul being defeated by the trolling of a stream chat. The sound of a man's soul saying, "I'm never playing KOF Dream Match 99 ever again."
Another fun fact: Nameless and the announcer of 2002: Unlimited Match have the same VA as Jotaro Kujo, Daisuke Ono. So if you were to pit Nameless against Shingo in KOF02UM, what would you get? ;-)
@@andrako748 This guy knows what's up. Nameless was always the cooler K9999 (and also the more legal safe character, lmao). I wish Nameless' animations were a little better though, but that's a minor complaint from me.
Aaah. A reminder that KoF '98 is actually in Shingo's imagination. 37:03 And thus Max discovered Terry's infamous Power Charge corner infinite. AI can't do shit against once you get in.
*(EDIT: Looks like the thumbnail and title is a bit of an "oopsie". He just plays KOF '98. lol Just like I said, people get confused because the Dreamcast port of '98 is called "KOF Dream Match 99". lol I knew something like this would happen ^^; Oh well, at least I'm prepared for the ACTUAL KOF '99 video when he uploads it! XD)* The King of Fighters '98. This is a game that I'm sure a lot of people know of~ If not the original arcade version, then definitely the remake called "Ultimate Match" (not to be confused with the remake of KOF 2002 called "Unlimited Match"). The original version of KOF 98 was subtitled "Dream Match Never Ends", but is called "The Slugfest" everywhere else in the world. The (original) name doesn't lie: This game is a Dream Match, meaning this is non-canon. Personally, I like to think that this game is a celebration of the Orochi Saga, just as KOF 2002 is a celebration of the NESTS Saga (The Tales of Ash Saga doesn't get that kind of celebration), as the games are a get-together of most of the cast from their respective Sagas, even those who are canonically dead (like the New Faces Team... Yeah, they died in '97). THE KING OF FIGHTERS! *Insert '98 Character Select Theme* - The original arcade version of '98 included most of the Teams from '94 to '98 (they even brought the USA Team back as the American Sports Team!). However, the '98 Remake, KOF '98 Ultimate Match, brought back EVERYONE from the past games including the Edit Team (Eiji from '95, Kasum from '96, and Shingo from '97), the Orochi Team (Orochi version of the New Faces Team), the '96 Boss Team (Geese, Krauser, Mr. Big), and bosses like the Orochi versions of Iori and Leona, Goenutz, and Orochi himself. The cast is all here in the remake! - The Dreamcast version and the remake have the option to have the original soundtrack and the arranged soundtrack (however, the remake also has brand new tracks). They also have the option to switch between the original 2D Backgrounds and the 3D Backgrounds. - Both the original and remake of '98 have "Alternate Versions" of particular characters. For example, you can play as Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 versions of Terry, Andy, Mai, Billy, Yamazaki, Blue Mary, and Geese (the latter three are only in the remake). - Both the original and remake have "Special Edit Teams". Playing as these Special Edit Teams allows for special ending screens. This is continued in KOF 2002 Unlimited Match. For example, playing as Terry, Kyo, and Ryo creates the "SNK Heroes Team" (called "Assembled Heroes Team" in the remake) - KOF '98 has a portable version called "The King of Fighters R-2". '97 also had a portable version called "R-1". Both of these games were for the Neo Geo Pocket Color and the sprites were "deformed" versions of the cast. This same art style would be applied to the game after R-2, "SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium". - The Dreamcast version of '98 is called "KOF Dream Match '99" because it was released in 1999. This has caused great confusion to the actual KOF 99, especially when that game was ported to the Dreamcast. - For a long time, SNK had an artist named Shinkiro. He provided cover illustrations and character designs for various SNK games like Fatal Fury, KOF, Art of Fighting, and even Metal Slug. However, SNK went bankrupt in 2001 and he was laid off. However, his final contribution to a "SNK game" would be in Capcom vs SNK 2 where he provided artwork for the S-N-K Grooves (compared to the C-A-P Grooves, where artwork was provided by Capcom artist, Kinu Nishimura). Since then, Shinkiro has moved to Capcom where he still works at to this day. He's provided artwork for Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Resident Evil, and even Devil May Cry 5. - Despite Shinkiro's departure from SNK, he had some "successors" such as Eisuke Ogura and Hiroaki; the latter who is considered to be "Shinkiro's protege" due to his quasi-realistic art style. Hiroaki provided promotional and cover artwork for KOF '98 UM and KOF 2002 UM while Ogura provided the main character illustrations for the "newcomers" of '98 UM that highly resemble Shinkiro's character art for the original '98 release. - I totally forgot to mention this (I think?), but '94 actually got it's own remake called KOF '94 Rebout. It had an animated intro and everything, and Hiroaki was the main illustrator of that game. The sprites were... "HD-fied"... and not good at all. lol But it was still a nice effort, I suppose (and the animated intro's pretty cool along with the new character art by Hiroaki~ The Rugal art has Rugal, Mature, and his pet panther named Rodem). - Hiroaki has simply done plenty of artwork for the KOF games, though he appears to have gotten his start with Fatal fury: Wild Ambition (for the most part, it seemed someone else did the art too?). KOF wise, he started with KOF 2000 and onwards, though he wasn't always the main illustrator. Often that went to other SNK artists like Falcoon (who is responsible for the start of the Ash Saga and the creation of the Maximum Impact series) and Nona (illustrated for KOF 2001 and 2002). - KOF '98 got two light novels but, of course, they aren't canon. I don't know what's going on, but one of the light novels focuses on Shingo's adventures through the '98 tournament. It appears he teams up with Chizuru and Benimaru (the latter seem to have feelings for one another and that... MIGHT be canon, actually). I won't lie, from the artwork I've seen, I like the interactions between Shingo, Chizuru, and Benimaru. - This is the last time Chizuru will appear for a while (well, except for KOF 99 Evolution and 2000, where she's a (Secret/Extra) Striker). Rather, this is the last time Chizuru will appear as a playable character for a while. Her last playable appearance in a mainline KOF game will be KOF 2003 and storywise, she's incapacitated thanks to Ash. This didn't sit well with fans who wanted her playable again, but as SNK says, Chizuru is really only important when Orochi is involved, hence why she appeared throughout the Tales of Ash Saga and appeared in two endings of KOF 14... Though strangely enough, she was featured prominantely in some KOF '99 manga/manhua... I know little about this... Those manhuas can be strange at times... - This is the return of Omega Rugal who looks much different than how he did in KOF '95. Regardless, '98 Omega Rugal is hard... but KOF 2002 and ESPECIALLY KOF 2002 UM Omega Rugal is much harder! "Do the best you can" indeed! - Omega Rugal's stage and theme is a remix from '94. His stage seems to be a desolate version of the Black Noah from '94. Might be because he blew the damn thing up... and he does it again here and AGAIN in 2002 UM (he actually doesn't do it in 2002, the airship just... blows up with Rugal taken by the blast...in a rather horrifying way too lol). Actually, in '98 UM, the Black Noah will get closer to self-destructing the more rounds that are played. Nice detail! - This is the FINAL GAME to have Teammates waiting/cheering in the background... Fun Fact though! If you're playing as Goro Daimon and you do an eathquake attack, your teammates will actually jump! (The opposing Teammates just fall on their ass) Another Fun Fact, if you have a defeated teammate or two in the background and the current character you're playing as wins, they'll actually look at you with cheer. Yes, even Iori will. lol - The animated intro from the Dreamcast port is an unlockable extra in the remake. - Rugal actually has two children; Adelheid, who would be a fighter, and Rose, who's...not a fighter. They own the Sky Noah, an airship. They debut in KOF 2003... Though there's a chance you don't even see them! They are only accessible through the "Bad Ending", even though they are the ones to host that year's KOF tournament. Canonically, however, the Ikari Warriors won that tournament while K's Team went to fight a brainwashed Chizuru and Mukai. Here's the thing, Adelheid is rather honorable and even cooperates with Heidern (you know, the guy who hates Rugal for taking his eye and family?). Though he's a fighter like his father, he's no where near as scummy. Rose, on the other hand, inherites her father's ruthlessness and ego, but she's not all bad though. If you beat Adelheid in KOF 2003, Rose will be distraught and angrily state that you won't escape alive and refuses to let you leave the Sky Noah, but Adelheid tells her to release you since you won fair and square... I'll have more to say about these two (mostly Adelheid) if Max plays KOF 2003 and/or KOF XI~ Fingers crossed! X) Well, that's it for '98! He DID play '99 so... see you there! I have a lot to talk about~ (I figured I'd talk about Adelheid and Rose now because I don't know if he's playing KOF 2003)
To be fair, he probably has it all written down before Max uploads. However, he hadn't anticipated him ALSO playing '99 so it might be a bit before he drops another comment.
The music being like a third of the full track before fading out grinds my gears. The PS2 remake is pretty much the only version outside the Neo Geo I care for.
On account of fighting. Sure. But you make the mistake of losing you can't continue to fight against him again. (Provided this is 2002 UM you're talking about)
@@CarlosGabrielGRVT Yeah I know that much. Genocide Cutter into Genocide Cutter is so fun to deal with. Not to mention durability in single play that makes Igniz cream at the thought of such BS back in '01
KOF's arranged soundtracks are always so good; really nice advantage for the console ports. Like, try going back to the Neo Geo version of Goenitz's "Trash Head" theme, after hearing the arranged version.
Definitely "90s in all the right ways"... You know growing up as a 90s kid was awesome. Watching cartoons and playing videogames in the 90s was special and super fun no doubt about it! Watching Max play those exact same totally epic games and simply seeing the love he has for them is fucking amazing, It brings back great memories. Watching all these videos brings a fucken smile to my face! So Max, keep doing your thing and "LET'S FUCKEN GO!!"
I think it was stated somewhere that he tied up his legs like that just to show people that he can beat anyone even with a handicap, but I forgot where that lore came from.
Terry: "Aubergine!" Also Max: "Gotta remind myself to not try and play the game, it knows what you're doing..." *Finds A.I Exploit and plays the game good...REAL good.*
*The* Dreamcast game I put the most hours into as a teenager, I absolutely love this game. Dream Match 99 and KOF 95 are my absolute favorite old school Kof's. I remember sometimes putting on the game just to watch that sick af intro lol. Good times ~
Been really enjoying this series....fills me with nostalgia and good childhood memories. Remember waiting in queues of over 20+ people in the local gaming parlour....miss those days. Thanks Max.
"This is the slowest fight scene I've ever seen." It's an anime Max, at least they're fighting instead of just talking for 5 straight episodes about how strong they would be if they DID fight.
What kind of anime do you watch? Because i have never ever saw that, maybe dragin ball and its only because they were streching the episodes by a lot, so again what anime do you watch?
@@freedomkme KOF '98 was ported under the name "Dream Match 1999", while '99 Evolution is like an "Update/Super Huper Ultra Champion Arcade 4K HD Remastered Remake Remix Edition Turbo & Knuckles" of KOF '99.
Max: Your exploit Works on all characters. Against Rugal you can run and, when real close, crossup him with high jump CD. If Rugal doesn't use his Fireball, he'll try to genocyde cut you but you'll be: behind him while he's still on Air or your Air CD may hit him on counter. That's the easiest way to take him to the corner. It's a little hard ar First atempt, but you win't take long tô get It. It works on Igniz and 2k2 Rugal as well. When you're choose a full screen Fireball character like ex kyo, Iori, Takuma, you can cheap damage the enemy until time runs out. Some bizarre bug makes them block ALL the C version fireballs when timed properly
I always loved the animated intro for "Dream Match '99", i always thought it was a weird name for the DC port of '98 tho, it made it a weird situation where there was TWO KOF '99's on Dreamcast: '99 Evolution (the real KOF 99) and Dream Match '99 (a port of 98). Anyway, '98 UM is possibly my favorite KOF, i think it's pretty much perfect. A ton of characters, great gameplay, stages, music. It took everything about vanilla '98 and perfected it even further. The only other game that maybe can rival it to me is 2002 UM.
the legend yo dude, you wouldn‘t happen to know who canonically is stronger between Rugal and Geese, would you? If i remember correctly, the creators of the characters said that Rugal is their favorite Villain. But who is stronger? God Rugal (and Nightmare Geese too maybe?) is of course ex-cluded, because they aren‘t really canon... are they?
@@sheijlalaranda6421 Well between normal Rugal (KOF '94) and Geese, the stronger of the two is most likely Rugal. He was meant by SNK to "one up" guys like Geese and Krauser, he has Geese's Reppuken and Krauser's Kaiser Wave to show this. Terry alone beat Geese multiple times (2 to be exact) and Kyo beat Rugal in KOF '94 with help from Benimaru and Goro Daimon. Now as for Nightmare Geese, nah he isn't canon, he's just an undead powered up version of Geese. Omega Rugal IS canon tho and he took on half the cast of KOF '95 (guys like Terry, Kyo, Ryo, Athena, to name a few) and was holding his own against them too. He only lost because his body couldn't handle the strain of the orochi power anymore and he disintegrated. So yea Rugal is the more powerful of the two. But even Rugal is pretty low on the canon boss tote pole compared to some of the bosses that come after him in the series.
Just like the only game in a similar level to 98 is 02, the only game in a similar level to 98um is 02 um. Those two tiers cant be reached by other games (at least until now).
the legend and in your opinion, who was the best Villain? Not in game difficulty or anything, but story, character, impact, design, gameplay wise and etc.
Sheijla Laranda Geese without a doubt. He was the first major villain and the creator of the KOF tournament in the first place. I always liked his design, moveset, personality, etc. Geese is the best. There are plenty of stronger crazy supernatural KOF bosses these days but I always liked how Geese was just this power hungry mafia boss type of guy. I do like Rugal too tho, he’s a badass for sure. He’s a black market arms dealer who turns his opponents into statues and adds them to his “collection”...creepy but cool I guess. Lol A distant third would be Krizalid (boss from KOF 99) mainly because of his design. He doesn’t have much impact in the series and is very short lived, but I think he’s one of the coolest looking bosses in the series.
@@FidFighter but it's also so sad that he didn't even read a faq on the mechanics, and he missed the incredible depth these games have. Like normal commands are around since 95 and 96 as a common combo mechanic, or the fact that he mistakes "clunk" for a pretty unforgiving input window.
@@SethonanGaming I suppose this is blind play. I guessing he likes to learn as he goes along without wanting to know about the mechanics. Your right about that him not knowing much about the commands such as chaining combos, but given he does UA-cam and Twitch for a living, you could only spend so such before playing and learning the next game.
Is it just me or does it really look very weird when playing KOF with just one character ? I know the show is meant to focus on Terry but it's pretty weird to me,it doesn't even look like it's KOF 🙃
Yeah I don't get why he's playing 1 v 1 mode, it's not fun at all and it's actually pretty boring, that's cool SNK gave players the option to do that, but KOF does not feel right as a 1 v 1 type of fighter.
i think it's fine. doesn't really make a difference in kof because unlike mvc or dbfz there are no tags or support. Its technically still 1v1 but in team matches.
It's like. He was meant to be a punishment for those who don't get at least 4 Desperation/S.Desperation move finishes in Ultimate Match. And *It worked.*
18:32 First time in the history of KOF and has a secret QTE, that actually you lose in the game that was Hilarious, Oh Man thanks a lot about this funny stuff Regards.
Let’s not forget how the true final boss fight against Omega Rugal in KOF02UM was a one-and-done match. As if the conditions to reach him weren’t challenging enough, you only get one chance to defeat that bastard and get the true ending for your team.
“Their girlfriends, is that what they’re fighting for?” Just when they show the women Iori killed in a mad blood rage. However you guessed it correctly on Shingo.
I just want to hear that awesome KOF 98 intro. I use to hear that intro every got damn time at laundry I go a lot and also that got me introduce to KOF.
The game that introduced me to the series. I have such fond memories of playing this back in the arcades, especially as the "Heroes Team" - Terry, Ryo, and Kyo, all dressed in blue. I think the (Orochi) "New Faces Team" was my second-most played, followed by the "Baseball Team" (Blue Mary, Lucky Glauber, and Ralf).
Leave my mans, Shingo alone. He may be a highschooler, and a huge fanboy...but he's the man. He may not have, fireballs, secret moves like majority of everyone in the roster, but he has a heart of fighter. He puts up a fight with his bare hands, and feet being the only normal guy, even though he somewhat tries copying Kyo's moves. Still to me, he's basically an average fighting game fanboy in a fighting game. Also playing as Shingo is awesome, it feels good when you can do critical damage, and that counter of his. He's one of my favorite characters in Kof.
This! Like seriously the fact he had enter kof tournament time to time despite not having powers compare to the other characters proves the amount of courage shingo has is admireable.
SuperFusionAJ93 I like that the reason is he just got swole enough to offset the difference. Like look at him. He’s younger than kyo and he’s twice his size!
@@SuperFusionAJ93 He's a lot more "human" than the other characters like when he takes a deep breath before the match because of nerves but he still fights. Shingo is one of my new favorite characters.
"Repeat after me. Wubba Wubba, I'm in the pink today, boy." - Terry Bogard
LMAO
"Gnarly, let's do it dudes" -Iori the edgelord
"Die like Joe, you pinheaded son of an ice-cream maker!"- Geese, one of the most threatening characters in KoF and Fatal Fury
This has to be a Smash taunt. At least the Wuba, Wuba part.
Heheh, nice✌😎
I love fighting stages sometimes it’s just like
“Yo let’s take this outside!”
“Nah I don’t wanna break any of the store’s windows or decorations out there, but I know train tracks/sunken ship we could go to!”
“Aiight bet!”
I know some places.. Let's take this to the forbidden cult temple, the ancient demon cave or maybe an overpass with a bunch of kids just watching in the background..
I'll fucking take you on THEN AND THERE
"Alright man, let's take this to the Eurasian volcano."
"Sure, I'm down for that."
Two words:
City
Sewers
...Bring it on.
Breaking into Shadaloo just to punch a movie star.
Trax Spark Lets take it to the rooftops. And if that ain’t your thing then let’s go down to the Subway.
I could feel that regret Max had when he accidentally got the Game Over screen like it was my own hand mashing that button.
*cue Curb Your Enthusiasm music*
vindicated by Maxtopher Doodlumbus historic discovery of KoF98 UM Terry corner exploit juggle tho
"RICE AND TACO!"
- Terry Bogard
had that yesterday and it was delicious! :D
Rising Jackal!
I will always hear that and crack shoe
@@YTHandlesBlow I always heard "crapshoot".
"BARNACLE"
"CRAPSHOOT"
- Terrence Bogard
Please tell me I am not the only person who thinks Genocide Cutter is the coolest Flash Kick alternative.
Because its fucking awesome.
Even Nash decided to copy it
And Mii Brawlers, especially in Sm4sh, had quite a few references.. Up Air was Genocide Cutter, Iori's heavy kick as their side tilt, and Up Smash, Helicopter Kick, & Onslaught were just Kim Kaphwan's moves. His Flying Slice, "Blowing Sandblaster" (I play the PSP version, hush), and Phoenix Flattener, respectively.
Gandalf Becan Sakurai is a known fan of KOF, so I'm not surprised.
Rugal genocide cutter is my favorite character
@@ricardocat7408 Genocide Cutter is now its own character.
18:53 - That my friends, is the sound of a man's soul leaving his body. The sound of a man's soul being defeated by the trolling of a stream chat. The sound of a man's soul saying, "I'm never playing KOF Dream Match 99 ever again."
Rugal is what Max would be if he was evil and older.
He may be that someday 😄
@@DenOndeBoss In that case I would be happy to fight in a tournament hosted by him. :-P
And buffer.
...And steroidy.
@@DenOndeBoss No never,he's nice
18:34 I saw that live. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time
Bateman 94 Max had a Bruh Moment
Me too man, that regret moment the too good
Bateman 94 dude I was cryingggggg lmao
Lol
How did that happen?
18:35 - "Congratulations. You played yourself."
"You know you done fucked up now, right?"
Max, you f**king idiot!!! XD
What did he *think* was going to happen?
You've played me Like a DAMN FIDDLLLLLEEEEEEEE!
Max accidentally mashing the continue timer to zero was one of the funniest things I've seen
Fun fact: Shingo has the same VA as Dio Brando
Another fun fact: Nameless and the announcer of 2002: Unlimited Match have the same VA as Jotaro Kujo, Daisuke Ono. So if you were to pit Nameless against Shingo in KOF02UM, what would you get? ;-)
I thought he sounded familiar...
@@E24KLawson Let's add that to the list of reasons why Nameless is better than K9999.
@@andrako748 This guy knows what's up. Nameless was always the cooler K9999 (and also the more legal safe character, lmao). I wish Nameless' animations were a little better though, but that's a minor complaint from me.
DIO!
"I don´t know what i discovered, but I like it"
- Every Fighting Game Player since the 90s
Aaah. A reminder that KoF '98 is actually in Shingo's imagination.
37:03 And thus Max discovered Terry's infamous Power Charge corner infinite. AI can't do shit against once you get in.
Shingo is a Kyo fan
Sakura is a Ryu fan
Sean is a Ken fan
All fans of fighters with three letters in their names have names that begin with an S.😁😁
Shi-n-go and Sa-ku-ra can also be expressed as 3 letter/character names in Japanese. I think "sean" may be shi-ya-n too.
Oh that's right
Seth is a Gen fan (?)
And out of the three only one
Wants to marry her idle/mintro
@@odizm5196 the rest is normal guy.
*(EDIT: Looks like the thumbnail and title is a bit of an "oopsie". He just plays KOF '98. lol Just like I said, people get confused because the Dreamcast port of '98 is called "KOF Dream Match 99". lol I knew something like this would happen ^^; Oh well, at least I'm prepared for the ACTUAL KOF '99 video when he uploads it! XD)*
The King of Fighters '98. This is a game that I'm sure a lot of people know of~ If not the original arcade version, then definitely the remake called "Ultimate Match" (not to be confused with the remake of KOF 2002 called "Unlimited Match"). The original version of KOF 98 was subtitled "Dream Match Never Ends", but is called "The Slugfest" everywhere else in the world. The (original) name doesn't lie: This game is a Dream Match, meaning this is non-canon. Personally, I like to think that this game is a celebration of the Orochi Saga, just as KOF 2002 is a celebration of the NESTS Saga (The Tales of Ash Saga doesn't get that kind of celebration), as the games are a get-together of most of the cast from their respective Sagas, even those who are canonically dead (like the New Faces Team... Yeah, they died in '97).
THE KING OF FIGHTERS! *Insert '98 Character Select Theme*
- The original arcade version of '98 included most of the Teams from '94 to '98 (they even brought the USA Team back as the American Sports Team!). However, the '98 Remake, KOF '98 Ultimate Match, brought back EVERYONE from the past games including the Edit Team (Eiji from '95, Kasum from '96, and Shingo from '97), the Orochi Team (Orochi version of the New Faces Team), the '96 Boss Team (Geese, Krauser, Mr. Big), and bosses like the Orochi versions of Iori and Leona, Goenutz, and Orochi himself. The cast is all here in the remake!
- The Dreamcast version and the remake have the option to have the original soundtrack and the arranged soundtrack (however, the remake also has brand new tracks). They also have the option to switch between the original 2D Backgrounds and the 3D Backgrounds.
- Both the original and remake of '98 have "Alternate Versions" of particular characters. For example, you can play as Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 versions of Terry, Andy, Mai, Billy, Yamazaki, Blue Mary, and Geese (the latter three are only in the remake).
- Both the original and remake have "Special Edit Teams". Playing as these Special Edit Teams allows for special ending screens. This is continued in KOF 2002 Unlimited Match. For example, playing as Terry, Kyo, and Ryo creates the "SNK Heroes Team" (called "Assembled Heroes Team" in the remake)
- KOF '98 has a portable version called "The King of Fighters R-2". '97 also had a portable version called "R-1". Both of these games were for the Neo Geo Pocket Color and the sprites were "deformed" versions of the cast. This same art style would be applied to the game after R-2, "SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium".
- The Dreamcast version of '98 is called "KOF Dream Match '99" because it was released in 1999. This has caused great confusion to the actual KOF 99, especially when that game was ported to the Dreamcast.
- For a long time, SNK had an artist named Shinkiro. He provided cover illustrations and character designs for various SNK games like Fatal Fury, KOF, Art of Fighting, and even Metal Slug. However, SNK went bankrupt in 2001 and he was laid off. However, his final contribution to a "SNK game" would be in Capcom vs SNK 2 where he provided artwork for the S-N-K Grooves (compared to the C-A-P Grooves, where artwork was provided by Capcom artist, Kinu Nishimura). Since then, Shinkiro has moved to Capcom where he still works at to this day. He's provided artwork for Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Resident Evil, and even Devil May Cry 5.
- Despite Shinkiro's departure from SNK, he had some "successors" such as Eisuke Ogura and Hiroaki; the latter who is considered to be "Shinkiro's protege" due to his quasi-realistic art style. Hiroaki provided promotional and cover artwork for KOF '98 UM and KOF 2002 UM while Ogura provided the main character illustrations for the "newcomers" of '98 UM that highly resemble Shinkiro's character art for the original '98 release.
- I totally forgot to mention this (I think?), but '94 actually got it's own remake called KOF '94 Rebout. It had an animated intro and everything, and Hiroaki was the main illustrator of that game. The sprites were... "HD-fied"... and not good at all. lol But it was still a nice effort, I suppose (and the animated intro's pretty cool along with the new character art by Hiroaki~ The Rugal art has Rugal, Mature, and his pet panther named Rodem).
- Hiroaki has simply done plenty of artwork for the KOF games, though he appears to have gotten his start with Fatal fury: Wild Ambition (for the most part, it seemed someone else did the art too?). KOF wise, he started with KOF 2000 and onwards, though he wasn't always the main illustrator. Often that went to other SNK artists like Falcoon (who is responsible for the start of the Ash Saga and the creation of the Maximum Impact series) and Nona (illustrated for KOF 2001 and 2002).
- KOF '98 got two light novels but, of course, they aren't canon. I don't know what's going on, but one of the light novels focuses on Shingo's adventures through the '98 tournament. It appears he teams up with Chizuru and Benimaru (the latter seem to have feelings for one another and that... MIGHT be canon, actually). I won't lie, from the artwork I've seen, I like the interactions between Shingo, Chizuru, and Benimaru.
- This is the last time Chizuru will appear for a while (well, except for KOF 99 Evolution and 2000, where she's a (Secret/Extra) Striker). Rather, this is the last time Chizuru will appear as a playable character for a while. Her last playable appearance in a mainline KOF game will be KOF 2003 and storywise, she's incapacitated thanks to Ash. This didn't sit well with fans who wanted her playable again, but as SNK says, Chizuru is really only important when Orochi is involved, hence why she appeared throughout the Tales of Ash Saga and appeared in two endings of KOF 14... Though strangely enough, she was featured prominantely in some KOF '99 manga/manhua... I know little about this... Those manhuas can be strange at times...
- This is the return of Omega Rugal who looks much different than how he did in KOF '95. Regardless, '98 Omega Rugal is hard... but KOF 2002 and ESPECIALLY KOF 2002 UM Omega Rugal is much harder! "Do the best you can" indeed!
- Omega Rugal's stage and theme is a remix from '94. His stage seems to be a desolate version of the Black Noah from '94. Might be because he blew the damn thing up... and he does it again here and AGAIN in 2002 UM (he actually doesn't do it in 2002, the airship just... blows up with Rugal taken by the blast...in a rather horrifying way too lol). Actually, in '98 UM, the Black Noah will get closer to self-destructing the more rounds that are played. Nice detail!
- This is the FINAL GAME to have Teammates waiting/cheering in the background... Fun Fact though! If you're playing as Goro Daimon and you do an eathquake attack, your teammates will actually jump! (The opposing Teammates just fall on their ass) Another Fun Fact, if you have a defeated teammate or two in the background and the current character you're playing as wins, they'll actually look at you with cheer. Yes, even Iori will. lol
- The animated intro from the Dreamcast port is an unlockable extra in the remake.
- Rugal actually has two children; Adelheid, who would be a fighter, and Rose, who's...not a fighter. They own the Sky Noah, an airship. They debut in KOF 2003... Though there's a chance you don't even see them! They are only accessible through the "Bad Ending", even though they are the ones to host that year's KOF tournament. Canonically, however, the Ikari Warriors won that tournament while K's Team went to fight a brainwashed Chizuru and Mukai. Here's the thing, Adelheid is rather honorable and even cooperates with Heidern (you know, the guy who hates Rugal for taking his eye and family?). Though he's a fighter like his father, he's no where near as scummy. Rose, on the other hand, inherites her father's ruthlessness and ego, but she's not all bad though. If you beat Adelheid in KOF 2003, Rose will be distraught and angrily state that you won't escape alive and refuses to let you leave the Sky Noah, but Adelheid tells her to release you since you won fair and square... I'll have more to say about these two (mostly Adelheid) if Max plays KOF 2003 and/or KOF XI~ Fingers crossed! X)
Well, that's it for '98! He DID play '99 so... see you there! I have a lot to talk about~
(I figured I'd talk about Adelheid and Rose now because I don't know if he's playing KOF 2003)
dude this video got posted like 7 minutes ago how the fuck
Im not reading all dat LMAO
To be fair, he probably has it all written down before Max uploads. However, he hadn't anticipated him ALSO playing '99 so it might be a bit before he drops another comment.
This is kind of all over the place.
he didnt play 99
18:29 best combo he could pull off
That game over was so painful and yet so hilarious xD
8:59 that fuckin period of Max Doing nothing while Shingo Taunts multiple times like an idiot is fucking gold.
"I don't know what I discovered, but I liked it" - Max (2019)
18:34 This was hilarious watching it live. To attempt to prove a point while screwing your whole progress.
The music being like a third of the full track before fading out grinds my gears. The PS2 remake is pretty much the only version outside the Neo Geo I care for.
The Steam version has a mod with Arranged soundtrack that loops correctly. I love it
@@FelipeSS98 that's awesome
Let's hope someone finds a way to patch the PS2 version.
2:27 "They're girlfriends!" yes, max, they are
They're 2 extremely hot bisexual girls
They not 😂
@@mikaelamonsterland ok
At least Mature is stated as bisexual in her 98 (I think) bio. Vice I don't recall having it mentioned
And to think *he's* the easiest final boss to face in Ultimate Match!
On account of fighting. Sure. But you make the mistake of losing you can't continue to fight against him again. (Provided this is 2002 UM you're talking about)
@@joshcooper467 No way hes refering to 2002 UM. That Rugal is the hardest one to date
@@CarlosGabrielGRVT Yeah I know that much. Genocide Cutter into Genocide Cutter is so fun to deal with. Not to mention durability in single play that makes Igniz cream at the thought of such BS back in '01
@@CarlosGabrielGRVT There is no way omega rugal's ai 2002 um is worse then 2002 oemga rugal.
I think he is talking 98um
KOF's arranged soundtracks are always so good; really nice advantage for the console ports. Like, try going back to the Neo Geo version of Goenitz's "Trash Head" theme, after hearing the arranged version.
33:38
Top KOF player discovers an infinite on O. Rugal
-2019, colorized
You can do this on every CPU since 97.
That's pretty much the way to beat the KOF bosses; cheese the f*** out of an exploit
It's not infinite tough, the computer just kind of freezes during that
KoF 98 taught me that using raw supers is a legit way to play a fighting game.
Definitely "90s in all the right ways"... You know growing up as a 90s kid was awesome. Watching cartoons and playing videogames in the 90s was special and super fun no doubt about it! Watching Max play those exact same totally epic games and simply seeing the love he has for them is fucking amazing, It brings back great memories. Watching all these videos brings a fucken smile to my face! So Max, keep doing your thing and "LET'S FUCKEN GO!!"
How does Iori walk with those pants? It's a tripping hazard.
He doesn't walk, he does wave dashes
Because he is a son of his icecream maker
I think it was stated somewhere that he tied up his legs like that just to show people that he can beat anyone even with a handicap, but I forgot where that lore came from.
It's called fashion.
Iori keeps his legs tied with a belt as a handicap. That handicap doesn't mean shit, though, as he still can do a wide-ass axe kick.
Terry: "Aubergine!"
Also Max: "Gotta remind myself to not try and play the game, it knows what you're doing..."
*Finds A.I Exploit and plays the game good...REAL good.*
On the EASIEST difficulty.
Rugal is always up to being cheap whenever he is in a kof game.
Genocide cutter? Yep
GENOCIDE CUTTAH
98 rugal is doable.
You forgot about G. Rugal in cvs2
That bastard is op
@@shaunzulu322 Yep. So was Shin Akuma.
DON'T BULLY THE SHINGO!
Right?!
Shingo kick can destroy you.
It's a shame the CPU is level 1 u.u
Shingo have a great move-set
Shingo is the man. Also Max is just a baby for playing against the cpu in lvl 1
@@mynamajeff2229 yes turn up the difficulty and fight me again
@@mynamajeff2229 It's understandable why he turned it down though. Playing any KOF game on level 4 can be a pain.
Shingo reminds me of Golden Boy, pulling out his notes like that lmao
"Is that fucking Duck King? Get that guy outta here! I thought we agreed to never have him back."
Guess who's on Terry's team, in KOF XI?
*The* Dreamcast game I put the most hours into as a teenager, I absolutely love this game. Dream Match 99 and KOF 95 are my absolute favorite old school Kof's. I remember sometimes putting on the game just to watch that sick af intro lol. Good times ~
Been really enjoying this series....fills me with nostalgia and good childhood memories. Remember waiting in queues of over 20+ people in the local gaming parlour....miss those days. Thanks Max.
"This is the slowest fight scene I've ever seen."
It's an anime Max, at least they're fighting instead of just talking for 5 straight episodes about how strong they would be if they DID fight.
What kind of anime do you watch? Because i have never ever saw that, maybe dragin ball and its only because they were streching the episodes by a lot, so again what anime do you watch?
@@minatoEd naruto is that
@@MoojinBoi good Yu Yu Hakusho doesn’t drag the fights like DBZ and Naruto did
19:08 Blue Berry Togard.
Man i can't wait to see him play KOF 13
He probably rage with saiki and dark ash prepare for ora ora intensifies
@@ameernurhaqeem9738 i know and i can't wait to see it! Sakai is a nightmare
@@RasenRendanX that damn grab bull crap ahhh iam so pissed with that that instant grab.Well i play on max difficulty and its fun as fck
@tre97able i did before! With Simmons. But i want his updated view on it after playing the old games!
@@RasenRendanX yeah i want to see him beat the boss
18:33 we have all done that at least once.
Ultimate Match is one of my favorite KOF games.
I also love the accidental game over. lol
That anime opening intro for KOF 99 Dream Match is my most favorite, its so good.
"Oh god Chang, you're so big" - Max 2019 @0:49
KOF 99 Evolution logo is misleading.
He actually still thinks KOF 99 on Dreamcast is just KOF 98 that they tweaked the name :P
@@freedomkme still misleading, cause this is the KOF 99 logo
@@freedomkme KOF '98 was ported under the name "Dream Match 1999", while '99 Evolution is like an "Update/Super Huper Ultra Champion Arcade 4K HD Remastered Remake Remix Edition Turbo & Knuckles" of KOF '99.
@@conradojavier7547 i did not ask for this info i already know, dude lol.
Kof 99 is much better
Max: Your exploit Works on all characters. Against Rugal you can run and, when real close, crossup him with high jump CD. If Rugal doesn't use his Fireball, he'll try to genocyde cut you but you'll be: behind him while he's still on Air or your Air CD may hit him on counter. That's the easiest way to take him to the corner. It's a little hard ar First atempt, but you win't take long tô get It. It works on Igniz and 2k2 Rugal as well. When you're choose a full screen Fireball character like ex kyo, Iori, Takuma, you can cheap damage the enemy until time runs out. Some bizarre bug makes them block ALL the C version fireballs when timed properly
That match with Chin Gentsai giving Max a hard time was hilarious lmao
Chin and Choice are always a pain on the ass to fight against because of their weird hitboxes
I completely hate them, they are also pretty fast and spam moves at the worst moments
He has returned to wreak havoc.
Love Rugal so much. Hope they'll bring him back in later games
Wonder how his DM would be on the highest level, besides a Genocide Cuttah on 3-D would look amazing.
Wish granted
I always loved the animated intro for "Dream Match '99", i always thought it was a weird name for the DC port of '98 tho, it made it a weird situation where there was TWO KOF '99's on Dreamcast: '99 Evolution (the real KOF 99) and Dream Match '99 (a port of 98). Anyway, '98 UM is possibly my favorite KOF, i think it's pretty much perfect. A ton of characters, great gameplay, stages, music. It took everything about vanilla '98 and perfected it even further. The only other game that maybe can rival it to me is 2002 UM.
the legend yo dude, you wouldn‘t happen to know who canonically is stronger between Rugal and Geese, would you? If i remember correctly, the creators of the characters said that Rugal is their favorite Villain. But who is stronger?
God Rugal (and Nightmare Geese too maybe?) is of course ex-cluded, because they aren‘t really canon... are they?
@@sheijlalaranda6421 Well between normal Rugal (KOF '94) and Geese, the stronger of the two is most likely Rugal. He was meant by SNK to "one up" guys like Geese and Krauser, he has Geese's Reppuken and Krauser's Kaiser Wave to show this. Terry alone beat Geese multiple times (2 to be exact) and Kyo beat Rugal in KOF '94 with help from Benimaru and Goro Daimon.
Now as for Nightmare Geese, nah he isn't canon, he's just an undead powered up version of Geese. Omega Rugal IS canon tho and he took on half the cast of KOF '95 (guys like Terry, Kyo, Ryo, Athena, to name a few) and was holding his own against them too. He only lost because his body couldn't handle the strain of the orochi power anymore and he disintegrated.
So yea Rugal is the more powerful of the two. But even Rugal is pretty low on the canon boss tote pole compared to some of the bosses that come after him in the series.
Just like the only game in a similar level to 98 is 02, the only game in a similar level to 98um is 02 um. Those two tiers cant be reached by other games (at least until now).
the legend and in your opinion, who was the best Villain? Not in game difficulty or anything, but story, character, impact, design, gameplay wise and etc.
Sheijla Laranda Geese without a doubt. He was the first major villain and the creator of the KOF tournament in the first place. I always liked his design, moveset, personality, etc. Geese is the best. There are plenty of stronger crazy supernatural KOF bosses these days but I always liked how Geese was just this power hungry mafia boss type of guy.
I do like Rugal too tho, he’s a badass for sure. He’s a black market arms dealer who turns his opponents into statues and adds them to his “collection”...creepy but cool I guess. Lol
A distant third would be Krizalid (boss from KOF 99) mainly because of his design. He doesn’t have much impact in the series and is very short lived, but I think he’s one of the coolest looking bosses in the series.
"Leady? Go!"
Gotta love old school Japanese voices trying to sound the R.
Oh boy, Persona 5 have the same Engrish Spirit on the japanese dub... xD
It's just that the L & R sound almost the same for them, specially for an average Japanese with no much knowledge of other languages.
It's kinda like native English speakers trying to roll their Rs.
It's on par with "Tely Bogal" engrish
It’s in new school games too. The Blazblue announcer still says like “Bruhalbruwue”
18:37 You have no one to blame but yourself for not paying attention to the continue countdown before the bonus screen, Max.
I do believe that's why he laughed...
Why do you think he was laughing🤦🏿♀️
These games have amazing looking backgrounds, heck the heavy anti-aliasing on the 3D objects make them fit better with the pixelart objects.
18:34 I'm fairly certain that counts as RAGEQUIT. I've been watching his videos for the last 2 or 3 Years and I think this might be a first lol
The damn gamefaqs is the funniest shit I've seen in a long time max OMG!!!
STOP USING SWEEP
It’s kinda cute how really unknowledgeable Max is about KOF.
Shingo is best boy though.
He is a literal total Noob in these old games. Not like he is pretending otherwise anyway... He makes It clear. You chose a light word for It lol
Well it's nice and refreshing to see this side. I prefer him being real and honest than pretend to know about it. Nothing wrong with that.
@@FidFighter but it's also so sad that he didn't even read a faq on the mechanics, and he missed the incredible depth these games have.
Like normal commands are around since 95 and 96 as a common combo mechanic, or the fact that he mistakes "clunk" for a pretty unforgiving input window.
@@SethonanGaming I suppose this is blind play. I guessing he likes to learn as he goes along without wanting to know about the mechanics.
Your right about that him not knowing much about the commands such as chaining combos, but given he does UA-cam and Twitch for a living, you could only spend so such before playing and learning the next game.
35:43 Hahahahaha! That power charge corner exploit has been around since KoF 97. Terry was the ultimate AI killer.
Andy also has one.
Is it just me or does it really look very weird when playing KOF with just one character ? I know the show is meant to focus on Terry but it's pretty weird to me,it doesn't even look like it's KOF 🙃
Yeah I don't get why he's playing 1 v 1 mode, it's not fun at all and it's actually pretty boring, that's cool SNK gave players the option to do that, but KOF does not feel right as a 1 v 1 type of fighter.
i think it's fine. doesn't really make a difference in kof because unlike mvc or dbfz there are no tags or support. Its technically still 1v1 but in team matches.
@@tedants8573 No tags or support? Pre-98 sure but not post-98.
@@zeroskaterz92 theres only tags and supports in kof 2003 in the mainline games
@@blgdoesthings4122 '99 was the first one to introduced Strikers so what are you on about?
That whole ending bit perfectly exemplifies why you and the other YoVG guys are the best: You are living shitposts and damn proud of it.
Still Green, Shingo's theme is one of the best kof musics.
You thought it was omega Rugal...
BUT IT WAS ME HIGH DIO THE WHOLE TIME !
*WRRRRRYYYYYYYY Intensifies*
Shingo is Dio, he is voiced by Takehito Kyoasu.
The way Max cut out his own swearing at 33:35 is comedy gold.
Iori’s theme is godlike man
The fight finally ends when Iori puts on the sunglasses and sees the OBEY message.
I understood this reference!
6:30 Hey, it's Todo's theme from Art of Fighting. Cool.
Kasumi actually has the original version of that theme in Ultimate Match
*33:40* Exploits Brand Cheese.
It's like.
He was meant to be a punishment for those who don't get at least 4 Desperation/S.Desperation move finishes in Ultimate Match.
And
*It worked.*
17:04 Terry: "Powah DuAHHHH"
you accidentally mashing into a game over was absolutely priceless, i'm sorry
18:32 First time in the history of KOF and has a secret QTE, that actually you lose in the game that was Hilarious, Oh Man thanks a lot about this funny stuff Regards.
*Max spams "B" a bunch* GAMEOVER Me: *clap clap clap* Congratulations, you played ya'self
‘After Game Over’ Aw Boi, Here We Go Again. ‘DIO Walk Post’
32:23 "I have to take down SIX Omega Rugals!"
And an Ultimate/God Rugal.
Advantage of Shingo... He gets random crits.... Only character in game that gets em at that lol
Random crits are fair and balanced
For someone who's had his fair share of having been bullied by Omega Rugal this was better than porn.
Omega Rugal can be cheap,but wait until he see him in kof 2002, and in kof XI Magaki,oh boy!
Let’s not forget how the true final boss fight against Omega Rugal in KOF02UM was a one-and-done match. As if the conditions to reach him weren’t challenging enough, you only get one chance to defeat that bastard and get the true ending for your team.
@@E24KLawson 2002 um omega rugal's ai isn't as hard as 2002 rugal though.
Dude f*ck that guy from XI. Him and Zero in 2001 can die in a fire
@@sladejosephwilson2300you wish
Wow, the stages in this version looks so good!
“Their girlfriends, is that what they’re fighting for?” Just when they show the women Iori killed in a mad blood rage.
However you guessed it correctly on Shingo.
15:44 Do they call him God Rugal?
No. They call him Omega Rugal.
Yeah, we know. We watched the video too.
Akuma "I am the Alpha.."
Rugal "and I am the Omega."
Both "Fuuuuu-sion-Ha~!"
Akugal "I am Akugal"
@@Shiirow
Akugal: I am the one with no name....I am nothing and everything!"
@@joshualowe959 Zero: And what am I?
@@ShadowSumac You are "all who is touched by none". 😁
I just want to hear that awesome KOF 98 intro. I use to hear that intro every got damn time at laundry I go a lot and also that got me introduce to KOF.
Excuse me? Blue Terry is in fact his cousin filling in, Berry Yogurt.
Lmaoooooo
.... "Pressing B" ... geezus man, i could not stop laughing on that Rugal fight/end game.
They decided to put all the difficulty into the boss. Quintessential SNK boss syndrome.
The game that introduced me to the series. I have such fond memories of playing this back in the arcades, especially as the "Heroes Team" - Terry, Ryo, and Kyo, all dressed in blue.
I think the (Orochi) "New Faces Team" was my second-most played, followed by the "Baseball Team" (Blue Mary, Lucky Glauber, and Ralf).
Nike? Silly Max, Terry wouldnt disgrace his feet wearing some Nike, he is a connoisseur of footwear, he only wears Chucks.
Converse owned by Nike, tho.
18:28 Flashbacks of SF1, only even more painful...
I remember I used to always spam rising taco on terry everytime my opponent jumps.. and also when they don't.
God I can't wait to play Terry in smash
Same, also smash is cvs3 now
@@RETR0MAN1A lol!!
Dude Terry will be my main for sure
@@RETR0MAN1A you mean CvS4 Tekken 7 is CvS3
Terry will probably be my main too. "Hey, come on, come on!"
The funny thing about the game over is the button he thought was B was actually A XD
Power wave just sounds like he's screaming at them to "go away"
oGod, lost it at the part where he countsdown himself to Game Over.
I never thought I'd see the day Maximilian rage quits😂😂😂😂😂
Still one of my all time favorite fighting game intros
I felt your pain but that Game Over was damn hilarious
'98 UM's sprite backgrounds I love so much more than Dream Match '99's 3D ones. SNK stages are some of the best spritework in history.
Shingo is very funny and yeah...he is Kyo's fan 😅
i like that he gave up and moved on to another version of 98 lol
Leave my mans, Shingo alone. He may be a highschooler, and a huge fanboy...but he's the man. He may not have, fireballs, secret moves like majority of everyone in the roster, but he has a heart of fighter. He puts up a fight with his bare hands, and feet being the only normal guy, even though he somewhat tries copying Kyo's moves. Still to me, he's basically an average fighting game fanboy in a fighting game.
Also playing as Shingo is awesome, it feels good when you can do critical damage, and that counter of his. He's one of my favorite characters in Kof.
I mean I like him. He won a tournament and he’s actually buff as fuck.
This! Like seriously the fact he had enter kof tournament time to time despite not having powers compare to the other characters proves the amount of courage shingo has is admireable.
SuperFusionAJ93 I like that the reason is he just got swole enough to offset the difference. Like look at him. He’s younger than kyo and he’s twice his size!
@@SuperFusionAJ93 He's a lot more "human" than the other characters like when he takes a deep breath before the match because of nerves but he still fights. Shingo is one of my new favorite characters.
Shingo Is Just Relatable, Max Doesn't Know Shit
18:28 and 18:38 It was at this moment, Max realized... he f*cked up.
GOD I love KOF music
It looks like KOF did the "portrait shakes whenever a character gets hit" thing first.
Ahh Shingo. The "Dan" of KOF.
Right?
Joe is the "Dan" not Shingo
Star Breaker uhhhh no neither are joe is on par with Andy and Shingo has canonically won the kof at least once.
@@Neogears1312 at least Shingo is better than Sean
Star Breaker shingos way better than Sean. Shingo made it to the semifinals of 97’s singles tournament and won 99’s team tournament.