List of The King of Fighters Video Games - Main Series

• The game was remade and released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2 as The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout in Japan. This version has several new features like hi-res graphics, online play, team edit, a playable Rugal Bernstein, and the addition of Saisyu Kusanagi.

• Introduces the team edit feature which allows players to create their own 3-character team.

• Ported to the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in Japan. The Saturn port requires a memory expansion cartridge to run, which also makes it arcade perfect. It contains the ability to play as Chizuru and Goenitz using a code.

• Ported to the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in Japan. The Saturn port requires a memory expansion cartridge to run. It contains a special art gallery feature as well as the ability to play as Orochi using a code. This game was never released in the US.

• Ported to the PlayStation and Dreamcast. SNK refitted the Dreamcast version (renamed The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999) with an extended hand-animated introduction, link-up capability with KOF R-2 for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, and 3D backgrounds
• Separate from the KOF story line, this dream match contains fighters from all previous King of Fighters games except for Eiji Kisaragi, Kasumi Todoh, Goenitz and the Boss Team (Geese Howard, Wolfgang Krauser, and Mr. Big) from KOF '96. Saisyu Kusanagi also makes his first appearance as a non-secret playable character.
• Like KOF '94, this game was also remade and released in 2008 for the PlayStation 2 as The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match in Japan. Like its '94 counterpart, the update features redesigned backgrounds, online play, and new characters (Eiji Kisaragi, Kasumi Todoh and the boss team from KOF '96 among others).

• Introduces the striker system, which allows the player to call on a teammate to aid the current fighter.
• Ported to the Dreamcast and the PlayStation in the US. The Dreamcast version was titled The King of Fighters: Evolution, while the PlayStation retained the '99 namesake. In the Dreamcast version (regarded as the better port of the two, due to its massive visual updating), Seth and Vanessa are hidden strikers, and Krizalid is a selectable character (only in his second form).

• This game was ported to the Dreamcast and the PlayStation 2. The US/North American and European PS2 was bundled together with King of Fighters 2001.
• Allows the player to select alternates as strikers instead of just playable characters.
• Marks the last installment to be produced by SNK before the bankruptcy, but not the series.

• In this version, the player decides on how many out of 4 fighters will participate in a match, the power gauge stock increase depend on how many strikers are added.

• This game was ported to the Dreamcast and the PlayStation 2. The US/North American and European PS2 release is bundled together with King of Fighters 2000.
• This game was ported to the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox. The US/North American PS2 and Xbox release is bundled together with King of Fighters 2003.
• An update/remake was released in 2009 in Japan on the PlayStation 2 under the title The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match. Among the major changes include a replacement character for K9999 named "Nameless". Numerous additional characters from elsewhere in the series were added to the original roster with a complete roster size of 66, the largest roster in the history of the series.

• Unlike previous games, KOF 2003 employs a tag team battle system.
• It is the final annual update to the series as well as the final installment to be released for the Neogeo MVS and AES systems; the next game was not released until two years later.

• The game was released in Japan for the PlayStation 2 on June 22, 2006. This version updates the current game with additional music and stages, as well as an updated character roster with the reinclusion of Mai Shiranui, Geese Howard, EX Kyo, Robert Garcia, Mr. Big and new arrivals to the KOF arena, Hotaru Futaba and Tung Fu Rue.
• The game was released in Europe in July 2007 and in the U.S. in October 2007

• The game will be the first in the series since 96 to use completely new graphics
• Unlike previous entries in the series, The King of Fighters XII forgoes the team structure of previous games and all characters appear as solo entrants. The roster is set at 20 characters, the smallest roster in the history of the series.
• The producer has revealed that the character count will be boosted for the home console releases.

This game marks the first chapter in the Violator saga as well as the first to have four style of play to choose from.