Arcade Video game published 18 years ago:

The King of Fighters '98 - Ultimate Match (c) 2008 SNK Playmore.

A remake of The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest. The remake retools various bugs, glitches, balances characters, adds new backgrounds and music, along with adding characters missing from KOFs 95 through 97: Eiji, Kasumi, Geese, Mr. Big, Krauser, Goenitz, Riot Iori, Riot Leona, and Orochi. The game also adds an Ultimate mode allowing mix various options from Advanced and Extra Mode into one style.

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the "Taito Type X" Hardware.

SCreen Orientation: Horizontal

- TRIVIA -

Released on March 18, 2008.

The King of Fighters '98 was one of the most popular games in the long running King of Fighters series.

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES: [JP] Sony PS2 (june.26, 2008) "The King of Fighters '98 - Ultimate Match [NeoGeo Online Collection Vol.10] [Model SLPS-25783]" [JP] Sony PS2 (june.18, 2009) "The King of Fighters '98 - Ultimate Match [NeoGeo Online Collection The Best] [Model SLPS-25935]"

* OTHERS: Arcade System IGS PGM2 (2009)

Player layout in our catalog: 2P sim.

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Open Play on this page to start The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match HERO (China, V100, 09-08-23). Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.

Player layout on this cabinet: 2P sim.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Fighter, Arcade.