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* AdaptedOut: In ''[=KOF '97=]'', Orochi's BattleIntro started with Chris before he transforms into the evil god himself. The [=PlayStation=] port of ''[='97=]'' additionally had his unique animation as a waiting teammate, where his physical form alternates between being Chris and Orochi. Both of these animation are not present in ''Ultimate Match'', replaced by new animation that edits out Chris. Their removal is likely because this animation became absurd when you fight Orochi as Chris, and unlike ''[='97=]'', Orochi is not locked behind cheat codes in ''Ultimate Match'' (''Final Edition'' even made the bosses available from start).
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* AdaptedOut: AdaptedOut:
** In ''[=KOF '97=]'', Orochi's BattleIntro started with Chris before he transforms into the evil god himself. The [=PlayStation=] port of ''[='97=]'' additionally had his unique animation as a waiting teammate, where his physical form alternates between being Chris and Orochi. Both of these animation are not present in ''Ultimate Match'', replacedby with new animation that edits out Chris. Their removal is likely because this animation became absurd when you fight Orochi as Chris, and unlike ''[='97=]'', Orochi is not locked behind cheat codes in ''Ultimate Match'' (''Final Edition'' even made the bosses available from start).start).
** The mid-bosses of ''[=KOF '97=]''[='s=] arcade mode, Orochi Iori and Orochi Leona, were introduced with a HeartbeatSoundtrack before their theme ("Control Crisis") and stages had a RedFilterOfDoom flashing effect. You can fight them as mid-bosses in ''Ultimate Match'', but the heartbeat intro is absent and stages are red from start without flashing effect (the latter is likely because of epilepsy issue).
** In ''[=KOF '97=]'', Orochi's BattleIntro started with Chris before he transforms into the evil god himself. The [=PlayStation=] port of ''[='97=]'' additionally had his unique animation as a waiting teammate, where his physical form alternates between being Chris and Orochi. Both of these animation are not present in ''Ultimate Match'', replaced
** The mid-bosses of ''[=KOF '97=]''[='s=] arcade mode, Orochi Iori and Orochi Leona, were introduced with a HeartbeatSoundtrack before their theme ("Control Crisis") and stages had a RedFilterOfDoom flashing effect. You can fight them as mid-bosses in ''Ultimate Match'', but the heartbeat intro is absent and stages are red from start without flashing effect (the latter is likely because of epilepsy issue).
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** In the Advanced Mode, you can perform a MAX Super Move without entering the MAX Mode by spending three Power Gauge stocks at once (for example, if said Super Move's command input requires one of Punch buttons, you can press both Light and Heavy Punch to activate the MAX Super instantly). Again, this system is directly carried over from ''2002''.
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*** Completely filling the gauge doesn't make you enter the MAX Mode right away, and you have an option to activate it by yourself, just like entering the MAX Mode in the Advanced mode.
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*** Completely filling the gauge doesn't make you enter the MAX Mode right away, and you have an option to activate it by yourself, just like entering the MAX Mode in the Advanced mode. Additionally, you can use a technique called Quick MAX Mode, activating the MAX Mode in middle of the attack to skip its animation and chain it into another move, effectively working as LagCancel similar to Free Cancel in ''KOF 2002''.
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* LagCancel: New to ''Ultimate Match'', selecting the Extra Mode or picking the Extra Power Gauge in the Ultimate Mode enables the ability to use the Quick MAX Mode. It works similarly to Free Cancel in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2002'', as activating the Quick MAX in middle of Normal Attacks and Special Moves cancels their animation. While its usage is more limited than ''2002'' as you can use it once per each MAX Mode, it still can create many combos not possible in the original ''[='98=]''.
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* AdaptedOut: In ''[=KOF '97=]'', Orochi's BattleIntro started with Chris before he transforms into the evil god himself. The [=PlayStation=] port of ''[='97=]'' additionally had his unique animation as a waiting teammate, where his physical form alternates between being Chris and Orochi. Both of these animation are not present in ''Ultimate Match'', replaced by new animation that edits out Chris. Their removal is likely because this animation became absurd when you fight Orochi as Chris, and unlike ''[='97=]'', Orochi is not locked behind cheat codes in ''Ultimate Match'' (''Final Edition'' even made the bosses available from start).
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* NewWorkRecycledGraphics: Some stages in ''Ultimate Match'' are new, but others are ported from the past Orochi Saga games, like the Boss Team stage in '''96''.
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* NewWorkRecycledGraphics: NewWorkRecycledGraphics:
** Some stages in ''Ultimate Match'' are new, but others are ported from the past Orochi Saga games, like the Boss Team stage in'''96''.''[='96=]''.
** Orochi's animation is mostly redrawn to accomodate the new systems in ''Ultimate Match'', but some animation is based on or recycled from the [=PlayStation=] port of ''[=KOF '97=]'', like his crouching motions.
** Some stages in ''Ultimate Match'' are new, but others are ported from the past Orochi Saga games, like the Boss Team stage in
** Orochi's animation is mostly redrawn to accomodate the new systems in ''Ultimate Match'', but some animation is based on or recycled from the [=PlayStation=] port of ''[=KOF '97=]'', like his crouching motions.
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* AscendedGlitch: In the original ''[='98=]'', Leona had a special battle intro to Chang where she gives a salute to him. This is commonly seen as a mistake that somehow swapped the intros between Chang's and Ralf's, because she doesn't give a salute to Ralf in her intro, even though she does to the other Ikari Warriors members. This was fixed in ''[='99=]'' and ''2000'', but then revived in ''2001'' and stayed that way. This was also kept in the remake, ''Ultimate Match''.
* {{Nerf}}:
** The required parameter to stun a character is a lot higher than the previous games, and most of the combos in ''KOF [='97=]'' that used to stun an opponent instantly will not work in this game. Most later ''KOF'' games would de-emphasize Stun like this, or even removing it like ''KOF 2001'' and ''2002''.
** Starting with this game, all command grabs have a proper recovery animation if they fail to connect. This effectively nerfs any character that has command grabs, as this makes it eaiser for their opponent to punish them.
** The required parameter to stun a character is a lot higher than the previous games, and most of the combos in ''KOF [='97=]'' that used to stun an opponent instantly will not work in this game. Most later ''KOF'' games would de-emphasize Stun like this, or even removing it like ''KOF 2001'' and ''2002''.
** Starting with this game, all command grabs have a proper recovery animation if they fail to connect. This effectively nerfs any character that has command grabs, as this makes it eaiser for their opponent to punish them.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: More so than the original ''[='98=]'', many tracks are from not only the past ''KOF'' games, but other SNK games; EX Billy ("N.D.R") and EX Yamazaki ("C62 ~Shirokuni~") get their themes from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''. Some tracks are also allocated to different teams/characters; for example, "Get'n Up", the Women Fighters Team theme in ''[=KOF '96=]'', has become one of Kasumi's themes alongside "ART OF FIGHT" from the first ''Art of Fighting'' game.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: More so than the original ''[='98=]'', many tracks are from not only the past ''KOF'' games, but other SNK games; games. EX Billy ("N.D.R") R"), EX Mary ("Kiss Me"), and EX Yamazaki ("C62 ~Shirokuni~") all get their themes from ''Fatal Fury 3'' and ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''. Some tracks are also allocated to different teams/characters; for example, "Get'n Up", the Women Fighters Team theme in ''[=KOF '96=]'', has become one of Kasumi's themes alongside "ART OF FIGHT" from the first ''Art of Fighting'' game.
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''The King of Fighters '98''[[note]]Subtitled ''Dream Match Never Ends'' in Japan, and ''The Slugfest'' for everywhere else[[/note]] is the fifth installment of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series; it was released for arcades on July 23rd, 1998 before coming to the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo two months later.\\\
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''The King of Fighters '98''[[note]]Subtitled ''Dream Match Never Ends'' in Japan, and ''The Slugfest'' for everywhere else[[/note]] is the fifth installment of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series; it was released for arcades on July 23rd, 1998 before coming to the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo two months later.\\\
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** If you win a round as Choi in the Japan stage under specific condition, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OYwM9u5mTI two students riding on a bicycle will appear]]. They're Takeshi and Mika, fictional hosts from SNK's radio program ''Neo Chupi''.
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** Perhaps the most famous one in the series, [[https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/The_King_of_Fighters_%2798:_Dream_Match_Never_Ends?file=Kof98japanstreetbg.gif the Japan stage]] is based on Osaka's [[https://orochinagi.com/gamer-guide-japan/gamer-landmarks/esaka-bridge Esaka Station]] like ''[='96=]'', now taking place under a viaduct.
** [[https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/The_King_of_Fighters_%2798:_Dream_Match_Never_Ends?file=Kof98spainbg.gif The Spain stage]] has a view of [[http://insideinside.org/project/court-of-lions-alhambra/ the Court of the Lions]] in Alhambra.
** Perhaps the most famous one in the series, [[https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/The_King_of_Fighters_%2798:_Dream_Match_Never_Ends?file=Kof98japanstreetbg.gif the Japan stage]] is based on Osaka's [[https://orochinagi.com/gamer-guide-japan/gamer-landmarks/esaka-bridge Esaka Station]] like ''[='96=]'', now taking place under a viaduct.
** [[https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/The_King_of_Fighters_%2798:_Dream_Match_Never_Ends?file=Kof98spainbg.gif The Spain stage]] has a view of [[http://insideinside.org/project/court-of-lions-alhambra/ the Court of the Lions]] in Alhambra.
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* TwoAndAHalfD: The Dreamcast port, ''The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999'', is the first time the series goes in this direction, using the 2D character sprites over 3D backgrounds. This would become a standard in the mainline ''KOF'' console ports after it.
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* TwoAndAHalfD: The Dreamcast port, ''The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999'', is the first time the series goes in this direction, using a SpritePolygonMix with the 2D character sprites over 3D backgrounds. This would become a standard in the mainline ''KOF'' console ports after it.it, until ''KOF XIV'' that shifts into full 3D.
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: In the arcade game, it was impossible to distinguish some EX characters from their normal counterparts in character select menu, as their portraits look identical. You could only confirm it after the match began, when a player uses moves that only the EX characters have. The Dreamcast version adds exclusive portraits for all of EX characters, so you can finally tell if they've selected the EX version before the game starts.
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: AntiFrustrationFeatures:
** This is the first installment to implement a Continue Service which, if a player decides to put in another credit and continue in the arcade mode, randomly grants the player a temporary bonus for that match only. Their effect include reducing the CPU player character's health to 1/3, maxing out your Power Gauge all the time, or entirely skipping that match. You can also continue without the Continue Service bonus if you want to.
** In the arcadegame, version, it was impossible to distinguish some EX characters from their normal counterparts in character select menu, as their portraits look identical. You could only confirm it after the match began, when a player uses moves that only the EX characters have. The Dreamcast version adds exclusive portraits for all of EX characters, so you can finally tell if they've selected the EX version before the game starts.
** This is the first installment to implement a Continue Service which, if a player decides to put in another credit and continue in the arcade mode, randomly grants the player a temporary bonus for that match only. Their effect include reducing the CPU player character's health to 1/3, maxing out your Power Gauge all the time, or entirely skipping that match. You can also continue without the Continue Service bonus if you want to.
** In the arcade
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* RecycledSoundtrack: More so than the original ''[='98=]'', many musics are from not only the past ''KOF'' games, but more other SNK games; EX Billy ("N.D.R") and EX Yamazaki ("C62 ~Shirokuni~") gets theirs from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''. Some tracks are allocated to different teams/characters; for exmaple, "Get'n Up", the Women Fighters Team theme in ''[=KOF '96=]'', has become Kasumi's character theme.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: More so than the original ''[='98=]'', many musics tracks are from not only the past ''KOF'' games, but more other SNK games; EX Billy ("N.D.R") and EX Yamazaki ("C62 ~Shirokuni~") gets theirs get their themes from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''. Some tracks are also allocated to different teams/characters; for exmaple, example, "Get'n Up", the Women Fighters Team theme in ''[=KOF '96=]'', has become one of Kasumi's character theme.themes alongside "ART OF FIGHT" from the first ''Art of Fighting'' game.
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: In addition to the exclusive portraits for EX characters (which are actually different from the Dreamcast port; they are all redrawn again for the remake), any EX character's name will be colored red in character select menu, making much easier to distinguish them even without memorizing their portraits.
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: In addition to the exclusive portraits for EX characters (which are actually different from the Dreamcast port; they are all redrawn again for the remake), any EX character's name will be colored red in the character select menu, making it much easier to distinguish them even without memorizing their portraits.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: Some character leitmotifs from ''KOF '97'', like Shingo's "Still Green" and Billy Kane's "London March", is used in this game without remix or any change.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: Some character leitmotifs from ''KOF '97'', like Shingo's "Still Green" and Billy Kane's "London March", is are used in this game without remix or any change.
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** The original USA Team stage is a DarkerAndEdgier remake of their basketball court in '''94'', replacing the spetators with SNK cameos.
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** The original USA Team stage is a DarkerAndEdgier remake of their basketball court in '''94'', replacing the spetators spectators with SNK cameos.
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* '''Team Final Boss:''' Omega Rugal, [[PersonOfMassDestruction Leopold Goenitz]] and [[GreaterScopeVillain Orochi]]
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* '''Team Final Boss:''' Omega Rugal, [[StarterVillain Rugal Bernstein]], [[PersonOfMassDestruction Leopold Goenitz]] and [[GreaterScopeVillain Orochi]]
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!! Additional teams in Ultimate Match
* '''Team Ultimate Match:''' [[TheQuietOne Eiji Kisaragi]], [[BadassAdorable Kasumi Todoh]] and Shingo Yabuki
* '''Team Mid-Boss:''' [[BreakoutVillain Geese Howard]], [[WickedCultured Wolfgang Krauser]] and [[TheDon Mr. Big]]
* '''Team Final Boss:''' Omega Rugal, [[PersonOfMassDestruction Leopold Goenitz]] and [[GreaterScopeVillain Orochi]]
* '''Team Ultimate Match:''' [[TheQuietOne Eiji Kisaragi]], [[BadassAdorable Kasumi Todoh]] and Shingo Yabuki
* '''Team Mid-Boss:''' [[BreakoutVillain Geese Howard]], [[WickedCultured Wolfgang Krauser]] and [[TheDon Mr. Big]]
* '''Team Final Boss:''' Omega Rugal, [[PersonOfMassDestruction Leopold Goenitz]] and [[GreaterScopeVillain Orochi]]
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* '''Team '97 Specials:''' [[EvilBrit Billy Kane]], [[TheSociopath Ryuji Yamazaki]], [[FairCop Blue Mary]]
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* '''Team '97 Specials:''' [[EvilBrit Billy Kane]], [[TheSociopath Ryuji Yamazaki]], Yamazaki]] and [[FairCop Blue Mary]]
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* '''Final boss''': [[BackFromTheDead Omega Rugal]]
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* All the teams in '97 are the same in this version.
* The Yagami team from 96 and Team USA return
* '''Masters Team''': A team considering of Heiden, Takuma, and Saisyu.
* There are also special ending cards for certain edit teams. 23 in total.
* The Yagami team from 96 and Team USA return
* '''Masters Team''': A team considering of Heiden, Takuma, and Saisyu.
* There are also special ending cards for certain edit teams. 23 in total.
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* All the teams in '''Team Japan:''' [[PlayingWithFire Kyo Kusanagi]], [[AgentPeacock Benimaru Nikaido]] and [[TheBigGuy Goro Daimon]]
* '''Team ''VideoGame/FatalFury'':''' [[LivingLegend Terry Bogard]], [[HighlyVisibleNinja Andy Bogard]] and [[HotBlooded Joe Higashi]]
* '''Team ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'':''' [[HeirToTheDojo Ryo Sakazaki]], [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob Robert Garcia]] and [[GenkiGirl Yuri Sakazaki]]
* '''Team ''[[VideoGame/IkariWarriors Ikari]]'':''' [[ReiAyanamiExpy Leona Heidern]], [[BashBrothers Ralf Jones and Clark Still]]
* '''Team ''VideoGame/PsychoSoldier'':''' [[MagicalGirl Athena Asamiya]], [[TheIdiotFromOsaka Sie Kensou]] and [[DrunkenMaster Chin Gentsai]]
* '''Team Women Fighters:''' [[{{Bifauxnen}} King]], [[MsFanservice Mai Shiranui]] and [[BarrierMaiden Chizuru Kagura]]
* '''Team Korean Justice:''' [[JusticeWillPrevail Kim Kaphwan]], [[{{Acrofatic}} Chang Koehan]] and [[PintSizedPowerhouse Choi Bounge]]
* '''Team Orochi:''' [[UnskilledButStrong Yashiro Nanakase]], [[FemmeFatale Shermie]] and [[CreepyChild Chris]]
* '''Team '97are the same in this version.
Specials:''' [[EvilBrit Billy Kane]], [[TheSociopath Ryuji Yamazaki]], [[FairCop Blue Mary]]
*The Yagami team from 96 '''Team Yagami:''' [[AxCrazy Iori Yagami]], [[SexySecretary Mature]] and Team USA return
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*'''Masters Team''': A team considering of Heiden, Takuma, '''Team Masters:''' [[ActionDad Saisyu Kusanagi]], [[ColonelBadass Heidern]] and Saisyu.
[[OldMaster Takuma Sakazaki]]
*There are also special ending cards for certain edit teams. 23 in total.'''Team American Sports:''' [[BoxingBattler Heavy-D]], [[WeaponizedBall Lucky Glauber]] and [[MightyGlacier Brian Battler]]
* '''Single entry:''' [[JokeCharacter Shingo Yabuki]]
* '''Team ''VideoGame/FatalFury'':''' [[LivingLegend Terry Bogard]], [[HighlyVisibleNinja Andy Bogard]] and [[HotBlooded Joe Higashi]]
* '''Team ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'':''' [[HeirToTheDojo Ryo Sakazaki]], [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob Robert Garcia]] and [[GenkiGirl Yuri Sakazaki]]
* '''Team ''[[VideoGame/IkariWarriors Ikari]]'':''' [[ReiAyanamiExpy Leona Heidern]], [[BashBrothers Ralf Jones and Clark Still]]
* '''Team ''VideoGame/PsychoSoldier'':''' [[MagicalGirl Athena Asamiya]], [[TheIdiotFromOsaka Sie Kensou]] and [[DrunkenMaster Chin Gentsai]]
* '''Team Women Fighters:''' [[{{Bifauxnen}} King]], [[MsFanservice Mai Shiranui]] and [[BarrierMaiden Chizuru Kagura]]
* '''Team Korean Justice:''' [[JusticeWillPrevail Kim Kaphwan]], [[{{Acrofatic}} Chang Koehan]] and [[PintSizedPowerhouse Choi Bounge]]
* '''Team Orochi:''' [[UnskilledButStrong Yashiro Nanakase]], [[FemmeFatale Shermie]] and [[CreepyChild Chris]]
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* '''Single entry:''' [[JokeCharacter Shingo Yabuki]]
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* '''Masters Team'': A team considering of Heiden, Takuma, and Saisyu.
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* '''Masters Team'': Team''': A team considering of Heiden, Takuma, and Saisyu.
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* All the teams in '97 are the same in this version.
* The Yagami team from 96 and Team USA return
* '''Masters Team'': A team considering of Heiden, Takuma, and Saisyu.
* There are also special ending cards for certain edit teams. 23 in total.
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* All the teams in '97 are the same in this version.
* The Yagami team from 96 and Team USA return
* '''Masters Team'': A team considering of Heiden, Takuma, and Saisyu.
* There are also special ending cards for certain edit teams. 23 in total.
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** EX Yamazaki and EX Blue Mary are based on their incarnations in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2''. This means EX Blue Mary's Super Moves have electric effect on them, like in ''Real Bout 2''.
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** EX Yamazaki and EX Blue Mary are based on their incarnations in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2''. This means EX Blue Mary's Super Moves have electric effect on them, like in ''Real Bout 2''.
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** A "Blow Back" attack by Guard Cancel was notorious for giving a player on low health little chance to come back and win, because an opponent can safely block their attack and use Gaurd Cancel to inflict enough damage to instantly win a round; this was why it was later nerfed so that it doesn't do damage at all, starting in ''[=KOF '99=]''. In ''Ultimate Match'', the Blow Back Guard Cancel still does damage like in the original ''[='98=]'', but its startup became much slower, giving the other player more time to avoid it.
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** A "Blow Back" attack by Blow Back Guard Cancel was notorious for giving a player on low health little chance to come back and win, because an their opponent can safely block their attack and use Gaurd Cancel to inflict enough damage to instantly win a round; this was why it was later nerfed so that it doesn't do damage at all, starting in ''[=KOF '99=]''. In ''Ultimate Match'', the Blow Back Guard Cancel still does damage like in the original ''[='98=]'', but its startup became much slower, giving the other player more time to avoid it.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: More so than the original ''[='98=]'', many musics are from the past games without any change, although some are allocated to different teams/characters. For exmaple, "Get'n Up", the Women Fighters Team theme in ''[='96=]'', has become Kasumi's character theme.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: More so than the original ''[='98=]'', many musics are from not only the past games without any change, although some ''KOF'' games, but more other SNK games; EX Billy ("N.D.R") and EX Yamazaki ("C62 ~Shirokuni~") gets theirs from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury''. Some tracks are allocated to different teams/characters. For teams/characters; for exmaple, "Get'n Up", the Women Fighters Team theme in ''[='96=]'', ''[=KOF '96=]'', has become Kasumi's character theme.
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Nothing's gonna stop, it's 1998!\
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Nothing's gonna stop, it's 1998!\1998!
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Nothing's gonna stop, it's 1998!\\\
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Nothing's gonna stop, it's 1998!\\\1998!\
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->"Two, three! It all began in '94, kept on rollin' in '95. Fell in place in '96, it came to an end in '97. And now it comes, say here we go, KOF is here again, nothing's gonna stop... It's 1998!"\\\
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Two, three!\\
It all began in
Kept on rollin' in
Pieces were in place in
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And now it comes,
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* AdaptationExpansion: The Dreamcast port adds overpowered Iori and Leona from ''[=KOF '97=]'' who went mad from the Orochi power. They would also be added in ''Ultimate Match''.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: In the arcade game, it was impossible to distinguish some EX characters from their normal counterparts in character select menu, as their portraits look identical. You could only confirm it after the match began, when a player uses moves that only the EX characters have. The Dreamcast version adds exclusive portraits for all of EX characters, so you can finally tell if they've selected the EX version before the game starts.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: In the arcade game, it was impossible to distinguish some EX characters from their normal counterparts in character select menu, as their portraits look identical. You could only confirm it after the match began, when a player uses moves that only the EX characters have. The Dreamcast version adds exclusive portraits for all of EX characters, so you can finally tell if they've selected the EX version before the game starts.
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* DreamMatchGame: It's the TropeNamer. Every character from the ''KOF'' series up until this point has returned, even ones killed off or PutOnABus in earlier installments (thought some characterse like the Boss Team are an exception, instead being added in ''Ultimate Match'').
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* DreamMatchGame: It's the TropeNamer.TropeNamer (taken from the Japanese version's subtitle, ''Dream Match Never Ends''). Every character from the ''KOF'' series up until this point has returned, even ones killed off or PutOnABus in earlier installments (thought some characterse like the Boss Team are an exception, instead being added in ''Ultimate Match'').
* MarketBasedTitle: The arcade and Neo Geo version's subtitle is ''Dream Match Never Ends'' in Japan, and ''The Slugfest'' in the international versions.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: In addition to the exclusive portraits for EX characters (which are actually different from the Dreamcast port; they are all redrawn again for the remake), any EX character's name will be colored red in character select menu, making much easier to distinguish them even without memorizing their portraits.
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* MovesetClone: In addition to those in the original ''[='98=]'' (who got more Special Moves ported from their home games), ''Ultimate Match'' adds several more Extra versions:
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** EX King isn't too different from the original (who had all the signature moves from ''Art of Fighting 2'' to begin with), but the difference is that her Special Moves, Surprise Rose and Venom Strike, are upgraded to Super Moves (and therefore cost your Power Gauge and do a lot more damage).
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** EX King isn't too different from the original (who had all the signature moves from ''Art of Fighting 2'' to begin with), but the difference is that her Special Moves, Surprise Rose and Venom Double Strike, are upgraded to Super Moves (and therefore cost your Power Gauge and do a lot more damage).
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* LimitedMoveArsenal: Expanding on the alternative Kyo in ''[='97=]'' who has a move set from himself in ''[='95=]'', you can select an "Extra" version of certain fighters in ''[=KOF '98=]'', with different move sets. A lot of these are generally a CallBack to previous incarnations in SNK games, like ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' fighters retaining their moves from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2'', but there're some exceptions.
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* LimitedMoveArsenal: MovesetClone: Expanding on the alternative Kyo in ''[='97=]'' who has a move set from himself in ''[='95=]'', you can select an "Extra" version of certain fighters in ''[=KOF '98=]'', with some different move sets.moves. A lot of these are generally a CallBack to previous incarnations in SNK games, like ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' fighters retaining their moves from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2'', but there're some exceptions.
** The EX New Face Team gets back their Orochi power seen in ''KOF [='97=]''. Each EX version even has their own {{Leitmotif}} (EX Yashiro re-uses "Rhythmic Hallucination" from ''[='97=]'', but EX Chris and EX Shermie get new ones for this game, "Mad Fantasy" and "Fanatic Waltz").
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** The original USA Team stage is a DarkerAndEdgier remake of their basketball court in '''94'', replacing the spetators with SNK cast cameos.
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* LimitedMoveArsenal: In addition to those in the original ''[='98=]'' (who got more Special Moves ported from their home games), ''Ultimate Match'' adds several more Extra versions:
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* TwoAndAHalfD: The Dreamcast port, ''The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999'', is the first time the series go in this direction, using the 2D character sprites over 3D backgrounds. This would be frequent in the mainline ''KOF'' console ports after it.
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* TwoAndAHalfD: The Dreamcast port, ''The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999'', is the first time the series go goes in this direction, using the 2D character sprites over 3D backgrounds. This would be frequent become a standard in the mainline ''KOF'' console ports after it.
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** Like in ''[='97=]'', EX Kyo is based on his ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 '95]]'' incarnation, being able to shoot a flame on the ground.
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** Like in ''[='97=]'', EX Kyo is based on his ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 '95]]'' incarnation, being able to shoot a flame on the ground.ground but losing his moves added in ''[='96=]''.
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** EX King isn't too different from the original (who had all the signature moves from ''Art of Fighting 2'' to begin with), but the difference is that her Special Moves, Surprise Rose and Venom Strike, were upgraded to Super Moves (and therefore cost your Power Gauge and do a lot more damage).
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** EX King isn't too different from the original (who had all the signature moves from ''Art of Fighting 2'' to begin with), but the difference is that her Special Moves, Surprise Rose and Venom Strike, were are upgraded to Super Moves (and therefore cost your Power Gauge and do a lot more damage).
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** From ''[='94=]'' to the original ''[='98=]'' (but only the Extra mode in ''[='97=]'' and ''[='98=]''), any character who got their health low enough to use Desperation Moves could use them as much as they can. This wasn't an issue in ''[=KOF '94=]'' and ''[='95=]'' where [=DMs=] had slow startup, but it became serious when ''[=KOF '96=]'' made it possible to spam them by speeding them up. In ''Ultimate Match'', there's now a proper cooldown whenever a player use [=DMs=] from their low health.
** A "Blow Back" attack by Guard Cancel was notorious for giving a player on low health little chance to come back and win, because an opponent can safely block their attack and use Gaurd Cancel to inflict enough damage to instantly win a round; this was why it was later nerfed so that it doesn't do damage at all, starting in ''[=KOF '99=]''. In ''Ultimate Match'', the Blow Back Guard Cancel still does damage like in the original ''[='98=]'', but its startup became much slower, giving the other player more time to avoid it.
** From ''[='94=]'' to the original ''[='98=]'' (but only the Extra mode in ''[='97=]'' and ''[='98=]''), any character who got their health low enough to use Desperation Moves could use them as much as they can. This wasn't an issue in ''[=KOF '94=]'' and ''[='95=]'' where [=DMs=] had slow startup, but it became serious when ''[=KOF '96=]'' made it possible to spam them by speeding them up. In ''Ultimate Match'', there's now a proper cooldown whenever a player use [=DMs=] from their low health.
** A "Blow Back" attack by Guard Cancel was notorious for giving a player on low health little chance to come back and win, because an opponent can safely block their attack and use Gaurd Cancel to inflict enough damage to instantly win a round; this was why it was later nerfed so that it doesn't do damage at all, starting in ''[=KOF '99=]''. In ''Ultimate Match'', the Blow Back Guard Cancel still does damage like in the original ''[='98=]'', but its startup became much slower, giving the other player more time to avoid it.
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* TwoAndAHalfD: The Dreamcast port, ''The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999'', is the first time the series go in this direction, using the 2D character sprites over 3D backgrounds. This would be frequent in the mainline ''KOF'' console ports after it.
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** The USA basketball court stage has some SNK characters in background (Eiji Kisaragi, Ryuhaku Todoh, Mr. Big, Duck King). ''Ulimate Match'' removed Mr. Big and Eiji from the stage, because they're playable characters in that version.
** Additionally, Eiji himself will appear next to Billy's special battle intro if he's fighting against Iori (who became their sworn enemy since '''95''). If this happens, Billy will look behind after Eiji exits, shaking his head like he saw a ghost. This intro was also removed in ''Ultimate Match'' because Eiji is a playable character, but Eiji's special taunt in this intro is still used whenever he fights Iori.
** The USA basketball court stage has some SNK characters in background (Eiji Kisaragi, Ryuhaku Todoh, Mr. Big, Duck King). ''Ulimate Match'' removed Mr. Big and Eiji from the stage, because they're playable characters in that version.
** Additionally, Eiji himself will appear next to Billy's special battle intro if he's fighting against Iori (who became their sworn enemy since '''95''). If this happens, Billy will look behind after Eiji exits, shaking his head like he saw a ghost. This intro was also removed in ''Ultimate Match'' because Eiji is a playable character, but Eiji's special taunt in this intro is still used whenever he fights Iori.
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** ''Fatal Fury'' and ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' characters get their standard projectile moves back like in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94 '94]]'', and gets exclusive Special Moves and Super Moves from their home series. For example, EX Billy gets Salamander Stream, his Super in ''Real Bout 2''. On the other hand, EX Yuri gets a completely new Super, Shin! Chou Uppaa!, a shoutout to Ryu's Shin Shoryuken from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII''.
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** ''Fatal Fury'' and ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' characters get their standard projectile moves back like in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94 '94]]'', and gets get exclusive Special Moves and Super Moves from their home series. For example, EX Billy gets Salamander Stream, his Super in ''Real Bout 2''. On the other hand, EX Yuri gets a completely new Super, Super found only in this game, Shin! Chou Uppaa!, a Uppaa! (a shoutout to Ryu's Shin Shoryuken from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII''.''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'').
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** The original USA Team stage is a 1:1 DarkerAndEdgier remake of their basketball court in '''94'', replacing the spetators with SNK cast cameos.
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** The original USA Team stage is a 1:1 DarkerAndEdgier remake of their basketball court in '''94'', replacing the spetators with SNK cast cameos.
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* LimitedMoveArsenal: In addition to those in the original ''[='98=]'' (who got more Special Moves ported from their home games), ''Ultimate Match'' adds several more Extra versions:
** EX Yamazaki and EX Blue Mary are based on their incarnations in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2''. This means EX Blue Mary's Super Moves have electric effect on them, like in ''Real Bout 2''.
** EX King isn't too different from the original (who had all the signature moves from ''Art of Fighting 2'' to begin with), but the difference is that her Special Moves, Surprise Rose and Venom Strike, were upgraded to Super Moves (and therefore cost your Power Gauge and do a lot more damage).
** The normal version of Geese is based on ''[=KOF '96=]'', and his Extra version ''Real Bout 2''. The difference is, like the others, that EX Geese's Reppuken can travel all across the screen unlike the normal Geese.
** EX Yamazaki and EX Blue Mary are based on their incarnations in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2''. This means EX Blue Mary's Super Moves have electric effect on them, like in ''Real Bout 2''.
** EX King isn't too different from the original (who had all the signature moves from ''Art of Fighting 2'' to begin with), but the difference is that her Special Moves, Surprise Rose and Venom Strike, were upgraded to Super Moves (and therefore cost your Power Gauge and do a lot more damage).
** The normal version of Geese is based on ''[=KOF '96=]'', and his Extra version ''Real Bout 2''. The difference is, like the others, that EX Geese's Reppuken can travel all across the screen unlike the normal Geese.
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''The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends'' is the fifth installment of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series; it was released for arcades on July 23rd, 1998 before coming to the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo two months later.\\\
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''The King of Fighters '98: Dream '98''[[note]]Subtitled ''Dream Match Never Ends'' in Japan, and ''The Slugfest'' for everywhere else[[/note]] is the fifth installment of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series; it was released for arcades on July 23rd, 1998 before coming to the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo two months later.\\\
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* CallBack: EX versions of certain fighters are based on previous incarnations from past ''KOF'' titles
** Joe, Yuri, Ryo, and Robert all have movesets based on ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94 '94]]''.
** EX Kyo is based on his ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 '95]]'' incarnation.
** Joe, Yuri, Ryo, and Robert all have movesets based on ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94 '94]]''.
** EX Kyo is based on his ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 '95]]'' incarnation.
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* CallBack: EX versions of certain fighters are based on previous incarnations from past ''KOF'' titles
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**Joe, Yuri, Ryo, Both Power Gauge modes get an upgrade every time you lose a round:
*** In the Extra mode, your Power Gauge gets shorter, andRobert all have movesets based the lowest health point where it starts to flash (and therefore the moment you're able to use Desperation Move without filling the Gauge) gets higher.
*** In the Advanced mode, your maximum Power Gauge stock number is raised by one. This means your third (and last) fighter can save them up to 5.
** The Mood system's handicap in the Advanced mode has changed so that even if your next fighter isn't friendly with their former, you only lose the Power Gauge meter and still keep the Gauge stocks. The Mood system itself is also randomized depending on''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94 '94]]''.
** EX Kyo is based on his ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 '95]]'' incarnation.the date in Neo Geo BIOS software, so there's some risk for both players independent of which characters they use.
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*** In the Extra mode, your Power Gauge gets shorter, and
*** In the Advanced mode, your maximum Power Gauge stock number is raised by one. This means your third (and last) fighter can save them up to 5.
** The Mood system's handicap in the Advanced mode has changed so that even if your next fighter isn't friendly with their former, you only lose the Power Gauge meter and still keep the Gauge stocks. The Mood system itself is also randomized depending on
** EX Kyo is based on his ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 '95]]'' incarnation.
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* GuestFighter: PlayedWith. Terry, Andy, Mai, and Billy all have EX versions based on their appearances in ''VideoGame/RealBoutFatalFury 2''. Their move sets have different attacks and properties as a result.
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* LimitedMoveArsenal: Expanding on the alternative Kyo in ''[='97=]'' who has a move set from himself in ''[='95=]'', you can select an "Extra" version of certain fighters in ''[=KOF '98=]'', with different move sets. A lot of these are generally a CallBack to previous incarnations in SNK games, like ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' fighters retaining their moves from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2'', but there're some exceptions.
** Like in ''[='97=]'', EX Kyo is based on his ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 '95]]'' incarnation, being able to shoot a flame on the ground.
** ''Fatal Fury'' and ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' characters get their standard projectile moves back like in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94 '94]]'', and gets exclusive Special Moves and Super Moves from their home series. For example, EX Billy gets Salamander Stream, his Super in ''Real Bout 2''. On the other hand, EX Yuri gets a completely new Super, Shin! Chou Uppaa!, a shoutout to Ryu's Shin Shoryuken from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII''.
** Like in ''[='97=]'', EX Kyo is based on his ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 '95]]'' incarnation, being able to shoot a flame on the ground.
** ''Fatal Fury'' and ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' characters get their standard projectile moves back like in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94 '94]]'', and gets exclusive Special Moves and Super Moves from their home series. For example, EX Billy gets Salamander Stream, his Super in ''Real Bout 2''. On the other hand, EX Yuri gets a completely new Super, Shin! Chou Uppaa!, a shoutout to Ryu's Shin Shoryuken from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII''.
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** The Extra mode gets many buffs in this version. Many of these also applies when you pick the Extra mode's option in the Ultimate mode.
*** You can now Tech Grab in the Extra mode (except when you're in evasion dodge stance).
*** The length of the Power Gauge is always as short as it was when you're playing as a third fighter in the original ''[='98=]''. The lowest health point to gain access to [=DMs=] still differs between your fighters, but they're also higher in ''Ultimate Match'' than the vanilla ''[='98=]''.
*** Your fighter's walking speed becomes slightly faster than when you use the Advanced mode.
*** Completely filling the gauge doesn't make you enter the MAX Mode right away, and you have an option to activate it by yourself, just like entering the MAX Mode in the Advanced mode.
** The Mood system doesn't affect your Power Gauge in this game. It's now only used whether your teammates will help your current fighter.
** The Extra mode gets many buffs in this version. Many of these also applies when you pick the Extra mode's option in the Ultimate mode.
*** You can now Tech Grab in the Extra mode (except when you're in evasion dodge stance).
*** The length of the Power Gauge is always as short as it was when you're playing as a third fighter in the original ''[='98=]''. The lowest health point to gain access to [=DMs=] still differs between your fighters, but they're also higher in ''Ultimate Match'' than the vanilla ''[='98=]''.
*** Your fighter's walking speed becomes slightly faster than when you use the Advanced mode.
*** Completely filling the gauge doesn't make you enter the MAX Mode right away, and you have an option to activate it by yourself, just like entering the MAX Mode in the Advanced mode.
** The Mood system doesn't affect your Power Gauge in this game. It's now only used whether your teammates will help your current fighter.
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Continuing from ''[=KOF '97=]''[='s=] Extra/Advanced dual stance system, ''KOF '98'' introduces the "Advantage" ComebackMechanic. Any player who lost in the previous round gets their gauge upgraded in return; in the Extra mode, the Power Gauge's length will get shortened, and in the Advanced mode, your maximum Power Gauge stock number increases by one (so you can save them up to 4 for the second fighter, and 5 for the third).
With diverse character roster and small, but still important changes to the fighting system, ''KOF '98'' is the game that finalized the formula (specifically, the Advanced mode; the Extra mode would be gone after this game). While the future ''KOF'' series would introduce lots of innovations, their general system is based off ''[=KOF '98=]''[='s=] Advanced mode, and sometimes even revert them to [[RevisitingTheRoots revisit the roots]].
In 2008, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary, SNK Playmore released a VideoGameRemake, ''The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match'', for arcade and the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. It adds in the rest of characters that was left out in the original ''KOF '98'' (Eiji from ''[='95=]'', Kasumi and the Boss Team from ''[='96=]'', and all bosses in the Orochi Saga). This game further increases the customization option with the new Ultimate mode that lets you select traits from the two modes individually (Quick Step/Dash, Dodge/Roll, and the Extra/Advanced power gauge). After some updates, a final version, appropriately subtitled ''Final Edition'', was released in 2011 on arcade, and ported to Windows for UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and Website/GOGDotCom.
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* DreamMatchGame: The TropeCodifier; every It's the TropeNamer. Every character from the ''KOF'' series up until this point has returned, even ones killed off or PutOnABus in earlier installments (thought some characterse like the Boss Team is are an exception, instead being added in ''Ultimate Match'').
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* NostalgiaLevel: A few stages are from the earlier Orochi Saga games.
** The original USA Team stage is a 1:1 DarkerAndEdgier remake of their basketball court in '''94'', replacing the spetators with SNK cast cameos.
** The Masters Team stage is the Kyokugenryu dojo, the same one from '''95'', but completely destroyed. You wouldn't notice it's the same stage if it weren't for the Kyokugenryu insignia on the floor.
** The final stage is a submerged Black Noah, the ship where you fought Rugal in '''94''.
* NoPlotNoProblem: As a story free DreamMatchGame, you just fight Omega Rugal in the arcade mode and the game ends after it. Not even ExcusePlot is there to explain why he's here.
* PromotedToPlayable: Rugal debuts as a regular playable character for the first time (disgarding ''[='95=]'', where Omega Rugal could be selected with a cheat code). He's a far cry from the SNKBoss he was in ''[='94=]''.
* RecycledSoundtrack: Some character leitmotifs from ''KOF '97'', like Shingo's "Still Green" and Billy Kane's "London March", is used in this game without remix or any change.
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* CapcomSequelStagnation: ''Ultimate Match'' was released for Taito Type X arcade board, and then updated for balance and bug fixes several times in every port. The last one, ''Ultimate Match Final Edition'', came out in 2011, three years after the original release.
* NewWorkRecycledGraphics: Some stages in ''Ultimate Match'' are new, but others are ported from the past Orochi Saga games, like the Boss Team stage in '''96''.
* RecycledSoundtrack: More so than the original ''[='98=]'', many musics are from the past games without any change, although some are allocated to different teams/characters. For exmaple, "Get'n Up", the Women Fighters Team theme in ''[='96=]'', has become Kasumi's character theme.
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** The original USA Team stage is a 1:1 DarkerAndEdgier remake of their basketball court in '''94'', replacing the spetators with SNK cast cameos.
** The Masters Team stage is the Kyokugenryu dojo, the same one from '''95'', but completely destroyed. You wouldn't notice it's the same stage if it weren't for the Kyokugenryu insignia on the floor.
** The final stage is a submerged Black Noah, the ship where you fought Rugal in '''94''.
* NoPlotNoProblem: As a story free DreamMatchGame, you just fight Omega Rugal in the arcade mode and the game ends after it. Not even ExcusePlot is there to explain why he's here.
* PromotedToPlayable: Rugal debuts as a regular playable character for the first time (disgarding ''[='95=]'', where Omega Rugal could be selected with a cheat code). He's a far cry from the SNKBoss he was in ''[='94=]''.
* RecycledSoundtrack: Some character leitmotifs from ''KOF '97'', like Shingo's "Still Green" and Billy Kane's "London March", is used in this game without remix or any change.
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* CapcomSequelStagnation: ''Ultimate Match'' was released for Taito Type X arcade board, and then updated for balance and bug fixes several times in every port. The last one, ''Ultimate Match Final Edition'', came out in 2011, three years after the original release.
* NewWorkRecycledGraphics: Some stages in ''Ultimate Match'' are new, but others are ported from the past Orochi Saga games, like the Boss Team stage in '''96''.
* RecycledSoundtrack: More so than the original ''[='98=]'', many musics are from the past games without any change, although some are allocated to different teams/characters. For exmaple, "Get'n Up", the Women Fighters Team theme in ''[='96=]'', has become Kasumi's character theme.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''The all-star dream match never ends.'']]
->"Two, three! It all began in '94, kept on rollin' in '95. Fell in place in '96, it came to an end in '97. And now it comes, say here we go, KOF is here again, nothing's gonna stop... It's 1998!"\\\
''The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends'' is the fifth installment of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series; it was released for arcades on July 23rd, 1998 before coming to the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo two months later.\\\
The game has no canon story mode or continues the Orochi Saga from prior games. Instead it's a big celebration of the series up to that point, bringing back every playable character for one big "dream match" title.
!!This works shows examples of:
* CallBack: EX versions of certain fighters are based on previous incarnations from past ''KOF'' titles
** Joe, Yuri, Ryo, and Robert all have movesets based on ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94 '94]]''.
** EX Kyo is based on his ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 '95]]'' incarnation.
* DreamMatchGame: The TropeCodifier; every character from the ''KOF'' series up until this point has returned, even ones killed off or PutOnABus in earlier installments (thought the Boss Team is an exception, instead being added in ''Ultimate Match'').
* GuestFighter: PlayedWith. Terry, Andy, Mai, and Billy all have EX versions based on their appearances in ''VideoGame/RealBoutFatalFury 2''. Their move sets have different attacks and properties as a result.
* HeCleansUpNicely: The promotional art by Creator/{{Shinkiro}} has several members of the cast dressed for a fancy party. They all look quite appealing when dressed up.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''The all-star dream match never ends.'']]
->"Two, three! It all began in '94, kept on rollin' in '95. Fell in place in '96, it came to an end in '97. And now it comes, say here we go, KOF is here again, nothing's gonna stop... It's 1998!"\\\
''The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends'' is the fifth installment of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' series; it was released for arcades on July 23rd, 1998 before coming to the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo two months later.\\\
The game has no canon story mode or continues the Orochi Saga from prior games. Instead it's a big celebration of the series up to that point, bringing back every playable character for one big "dream match" title.
!!This works shows examples of:
* CallBack: EX versions of certain fighters are based on previous incarnations from past ''KOF'' titles
** Joe, Yuri, Ryo, and Robert all have movesets based on ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters94 '94]]''.
** EX Kyo is based on his ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95 '95]]'' incarnation.
* DreamMatchGame: The TropeCodifier; every character from the ''KOF'' series up until this point has returned, even ones killed off or PutOnABus in earlier installments (thought the Boss Team is an exception, instead being added in ''Ultimate Match'').
* GuestFighter: PlayedWith. Terry, Andy, Mai, and Billy all have EX versions based on their appearances in ''VideoGame/RealBoutFatalFury 2''. Their move sets have different attacks and properties as a result.
* HeCleansUpNicely: The promotional art by Creator/{{Shinkiro}} has several members of the cast dressed for a fancy party. They all look quite appealing when dressed up.
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