source: wikidata1998 fighting video game
source: wikipedia_enThe King of Fighters '98 (KOF '98), subtitled Dream Match Never Ends in Japan or The Slugfest elsewhere, is a 1998 fighting game developed and published by SNK for the Neo Geo systems. It is the fifth game in The King of Fighters series and was advertised by SNK as a "special edition" of the series, as it features most of the characters who appeared in the previous games from KOF '94 to '97. The game provides no storyline in contrast to the previous games and instead is labelled as a "dream match" like its subtitle, where the player selects a team composed of three characters to participate in The King of Fighters tournament until reaching the boss Rugal Bernstein, even though the character dies in The King of Fighters '95. Two fighting styles can be selected to fight and several characters have alternate versions to select with their classic moves from previous games.
Following its release, it was ported to the PlayStation in Japan, while an updated Dreamcast port subtitled Dream Match 1999 was released in 1999, featuring remade 3D backgrounds. An updated version in 2008 was made for the Taito Type X arcade system subtitled Ultimate Match (KOF '98UM), which expands the number of p
