King of Fighters

[YeldellGW]

They need to stop making KoF games goddamnit.  Ever since SNK died, it's just been downhill.  '99 was the last, great KoF.  *bemoans the death of innocence*

I actually enjoyed KOF 2001-2002.  Both are worthy KOFs IMO.

KOF 2003's a different story though...

[Hyperguy]

I like KOF:MI, though the graphics are a bit dated, even for when the game was new.

I'm looking forward to MI2.

[importgamer13]

The main problem I have is that the KOF series isn't very popular where I live. The computer doesn't really measure up to a competant human player for many reasons, the most important of which being that I don't find it to be nearly as much fun.

The enemy AI in Street Fighter Alpha 1 and 2's Dramatic Battle Mode is insane...that's a  tough AI.Some of the KOF AI is hard for me,sometimes it's not...i guess i have days where i'm good and days that i'm bad.

I like the KOF series and it's characters,and i don't tend to worry if a series is popular or not,pretty much i look at a game individually...if i have fun playing it,i tend to keep it,no matter what the poularity of the game/series is.For me the fun factor is important.Though i can agree,if the AI is too easy for someone,they might not have fun with a game with weak or easy AI.

I will agree something about KOF 2003 did seem different overall.I can't quite put my finger on it,but something about it didn't 'feel' the same.I think the KOF's i enjoyed most were the games covering the Nests Saga (KOF Evolution for DC,and KOF 2000/2001 for PS2).

[Regdren]

Hmm. Maybe I should clarify. I know that the AI of SNK games can be very difficult. I just find that playing against other people is much more fun. I guess I'm kind of competitive that way, but there's also room for jokes and such. For example, for a while my brother liked to play KOF '99. In a Ryo (him) vs. Athena (me) match, I activated a Crystal Bit DM and he activated a Haou shoukoken SDM. The Haou shoukoken hit a crystal bit and vanished, not affecting the bit at all.

We were both laughing so hard we had to pause after seeing that. This was shortly after we had stopped watching Dragon Ball Z so the parallel seemed too close to let go. "I put everything I had into that Haou shoukoken, but it had no effect at all!" he said in an overly dramatic manner. We took turns describing the fireball hitting with a massive explosion but leaving Athena untouched, and so on. That was probably the most memorable match of KOF'99 I played.

So, fighting games can be fun on their own. But they're better when played with other people, in my opinion.

[importgamer13]

Hmm. Maybe I should clarify. I know that the AI of SNK games can be very difficult. I just find that playing against other people is much more fun. I guess I'm kind of competitive that way, but there's also room for jokes and such. For example, for a while my brother liked to play KOF '99. In a Ryo (him) vs. Athena (me) match, I activated a Crystal Bit DM and he activated a Haou shoukoken SDM. The Haou shoukoken hit a crystal bit and vanished, not affecting the bit at all.

We were both laughing so hard we had to pause after seeing that. This was shortly after we had stopped watching Dragon Ball Z so the parallel seemed too close to let go. "I put everything I had into that Haou shoukoken, but it had no effect at all!" he said in an overly dramatic manner. We took turns describing the fireball hitting with a massive explosion but leaving Athena untouched, and so on. That was probably the most memorable match of KOF'99 I played.

So, fighting games can be fun on their own. But they're better when played with other people, in my opinion.

Oh,i see...lol...i don't do much VS mode stuff,because when i did that in the arcades,alot of gamers(but admittedly not all of them)..turn it into "I'm better than you and i'll kick your ass."...and when you do beat them,they get mad and say crud like "I'm gonna whip your (Bleeping) ass next round!"...and they get all bent out of shape over a game.

Some of my friends are like that,but not as bad as people i played against randomly in the arcades.So,i usually don't do much VS mode stuff...i've found over the years that i'm alot more of a co-op mulitplayer person.

[TheS3rpent]

'03 and '98 is where it's at. I haven't played XI yest as it isn't in my area but I plan to soon. My tem for '03 is K'(Leader), Terry, and Kyo. I occasionally use Shingo as my leader cause his LDM is destructive.

[MMX]

'98 is where it's at.

Damn straight.  Can't agree on '03 but you've got me on '98.  Dream match never ends, baby.

[Regdren]

After an extensive search I couldn't find a copy of '98 for the PSX. It exists, but it's old and no one is selling it, as far as I can tell. I probably could find a MAME copy somewhere but I can't play these games on the keyboard. Also, 2 player mode would be near impossible. So that's very annoying.

On the plus side, I've found a 2000/2001 disc for sale. Anyone have comments on whether that's worth getting?

[MMX]

re: '98

That's what winkawaks/mame + a gamepad is for >_>
<_<

[elevator_kart]

Which one is your favorite.

Mine whould probably be 94. I dunno why but i seem to play that one when i play a kof game.

Same here.... KOF94 is the classic and the best one.
I was playing it every day in the Arcade when I was young.