King of Fighters '94... I find this game weird presentation wise. lol But this is the very first game in the KOF series! It's time that I clear up some confusion because... The difference between the KOF series and other series like Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting are somewhat clear yet unclear. Let's Party! (Go back to past parts for other facts on that respective game) Incoming waterfall of text~ - The King of Fighters series takes place in it's VERY OWN CONTINUITY. That's right. It's the only logical conclusion when we have Art of Fighting characters crossing over with Fatal Fury characters, especially when the former takes place years before the latter! (More on that below) That means Geese and Krauser are still very much alive (as seen exclusively in the Fatal Fury Team ending of this game). However, after KOF '95, characters stop aging. For example, in KOF '94, Terry is 23 years old (like he is in Fatal Fury 3), and in KOF '95 and onwards, he's 24. Yup, he's 24 EVEN when he dons the Garou look for KOF 2003 and KOF 11 (which is where things really got confusing. T.TU). Basically, SNK deliberately did this so that the characters could be reused in each installment without having to worry about aging them up each game. This is made very apparent when after KOF 2003, the games stopped being released in a yearly fashion as KOF 11 wasn't released until 2005 (2006 for the US). - As I'm sure I've said before, the KOF series was originally meant to be a crossover between Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting, but SNK decided to make an original team exclusive to the KOF series, creating the Hero/Japan Team (Kyo, Benimaru, Daimon); as well as including other SNK characters like the Ikari Warriors and Psycho Soldier (and later on, Samurai Shodown and Pachislots/Pachinko and Metal Slug and the like). As a result, it is practically mandatory for Fatal Fury star and Art of Fighting star, Terry Bogard and Ryo Sakazaki to appear in EVERY SINGLE KOF INSTALLMENT. Terry even brings this up every now and then about him having a "perfect attendance". - To be even more specific, the crossover game was actually going to be a beat 'em up called "Survivor". I'd like to think that KOF All-Stars is similar to the original idea. (At least, based on the gameplay I've seen on the stream last night. I know little on KOF All-Stars other than it's art...and how beautiful Terry looks. lmao)
- When adding in characters for KOF '94, the Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting characters were chosen to appeal to Adults while the newer KOF characters (like Kyo) were chosen for a more younger audience. - Rightfully so, the gameplay of early KOF games was based on Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting with some original ideas like the sidestep/dodge. Elements from FF include infinite supers when your lifebar is low and dashing. Elements from AOF include the ability to charge your meter and unleash a special move that way. - Due to the KOF series' origin, Terry and Ryo are seen as fierce yet friendly rivals throughout the KOF series. In future games, the two would have unique win quotes for each other. - Again, as stated before, KOF has many games and has a rather well-invested storyline. However, some of the games are not canon. This includes KOF 98, KOF 2002, and KOF 12 which are called "Dream Matches" and thus have no real storyline. This also includes KOF Neo Wave and the Maximum Impact series which are more like spin-offs (but non-canon all the same). Despite this, Maximum Impact 1 and 2 were sorta trying to connect some dots with Garou and what Rock was doing, but that's for another time, I suppose. - Oh Rugal Bernstein. He's likely the #1 guy you think of when you hear "SNK Boss Syndrome", and reasonably so! He was created with the intent of being the "cheapest bastard ever". He was intented to copy any move he saw once buuut that put quite a strain on the Arcade system so they had to limit Rugal's copied moves to being a reflector attack similar to Athena's and using the Reppuken and Kaiser Wave; moves from Geese and Krauser respectively. However, he has the dreadful Genocide Cutter which, depending on how he hits you in this game, can take half or ALL of your health! But Rugal's WORSE version has to be in KOF 2002 Unlimited Match. What makes him so bad? He's cheap for one, but that's nothing new. No, what makes him terrible is that you only have ONE SHOT TO BEAT HIM. That's right, if you fail, that's a Game Over. The game even warns you to "Do the best you can!" (No joke!) Everyone HATES this version of Rugal for a reason. - Here's some backstory on Rugal: He's a powerful arms dealer who's feared by many, even fellow politics and fighters around the world. He has the _lovely_ hobby of dumping liquid metal on his defeated opponents to use as a trophy (more on that below~). A 25 year old Rugal fought against fellow Orochi Hakkesshu member and resident "Kokudesuka" asshole, Goenitz (you see him in KOF '96) where he lost a fight against him. Goenitz took out Rugal's eye with one strike but Rugal survived the attack. As a reward, Goenitz gave Rugal a bit of Orochi's power, but he warned him not to use 100% of it. Rugal now has a bionic eye, btw. Years after that, Rugal tested his new powers on a base in Brazil where he killed everyone except for Heidern. Rugal fought Heidern and took his eye (guess he was pissed about losing his own eye lol) but for some asshole reason, Rugal decided to take Heidern's wife and child instead of Heidern's life. As his empire grew, Rugal recruited Mature and Vice as his secretary; Mature appearing in KOF '94, and Vice appearing in KOF '95; both appearing in KOF '96 as full-fledged fighters and also members of the Hakkesshu. - Because Max didn't play KOF '95, the story details I talk about also relate to KOF '95. Anyway, Rugal canonically lost to Kyo's team in both KOF '94. Despite blowing up his aircraft carrier, the Black Noah, Rugal survived because of the Orochi Power. Nonetheless, Rugal was pissed off and wanted revenge on Kyo and his team in KOF '95. He forced Kyo to fight his brainwashed father, Saiysu, and when he failed, Rugal decided to enhance himself with the Orochi Power, becoming the awful OMEGA RUGAL... But he still lost regardless. He decided to use 100% of Orochi's power... and completely forgot that Goenitz warned him NOT to do that so Rugal is dead. That is Rugal's canonical death and any other appearance in the KOF series is non-canon... EXCEPT for KOF 14~ KOF 14's weird boss, Verse, had a bunch of souls inside him, including various bosses of KOF and even Samurai Shodown. Rugal is one of the souls and it's possible he's been resurrected following Verse's demise... Only time will tell though. - Remember how Rugal likes preserving bodies with liquid metal? He actually has Guile from Street Fighter as a trophy as Max noticed. lol They would even call back to this in Capcom vs SNK 2 (I don't know about CVS1) if you pit a match between Guile and Rugal. - I don't think it's a fact that a lot of people know Terry from the KOF series rather than the Fatal Fury series, but a lot of people make that error. It's only natural though, since Terry has appeared in WAY more KOF games than he has in his own series. Not necessarily a bad thing though. Terry is still relevant obviously; relevant enough to get a Smash Invitation~ - The ONLY reason the Fatal Fury Team in KOF '94 are based in Italy is because of Andy. lol It's a callback to Andy's stage in Fatal Fury 2/Fatal Fury Special and as a result their theme song is a rearrangement of Andy's theme (called "Pasta". Not kidding). Throughout the song, you can hear some say "Come on Red" or "Let's go Red". They're likely referring to Terry. lol - I have absolutely no idea why, but KOF '94 really loves the audio from Digital Underground - Gutfest '89. Japan Team, USA Team, Rugal's 2nd Theme all have audio from this where you hear the following: "You can hear behind me now that uh I think they called blue death." or you'll hear "Yeah you can hear that they're having a ball and a hell of a time down at gutfest this year." Obviously, games that remixed the '94 songs (as done in KOF '98) don't include the voice tracks. - Here's a really important tip for this game: The strength of your attacks depend on the length of your special meter. If you want to dish out more damage, you need to charge the meter. Get it up to MAX CHARGE and you can probably kill your opponent with 2-4 moves or so~ I tried telling Max this in the stream multiple times so I hope he actually saw my tips! XD - Here's a...weird one: Um, so Fatal Fury 3 wasn't made yet, so Terry's voice clips came from Fatal Fury 2 / Fatal Fury Special. Okay, that's good. But... Kim Kaphwan has some of Terry's voice clips for some odd reason! Listen to the sound he makes when he's hurt! I think that's all I'll say on this game! On to the next video when it's uploaded (or it's already uploaded, go check it out~)
Alex McNeill Fantastic info!! I’ve always been a fan of SNK fighters, but the lame AI has always put me off playing them for any length of time. It’s awesome to re-live some of these games through these videos, and your background info Alex is the perfect cherry on the cake. Huge thumbs up to you!
Not to memtion, Recycled. Terry, Andy, Joe, and Mai all have voice clips taken from Fatal Fury 2 and Special, And Ryo, Robert, Takuma, Yuri, and King all have voice clips taken from Art of Fighting 2
@@syazwanmustapah2826 if he shaved it down to only a mustache, maybe. he'd also need a black lens on one eye, since Rugal is a One-Eyed Willie. the rest is down pat, though.
@@HowlFromBeyond apparently the CVS2 special intro is also referencing a glitch called “guile’s statue” in SF2 where if I recall you throw a sonic boom and also throw your opponent you freeze them and they can’t move. I think it was also called Guile’s handcuffs.
It's cool how the teammates were in the backgrounds of the stages cheering each other on. Kinda miss that. Almost forgot KOF even did that in the earlier games.
@@prielknaaphofnar.9754 by His bio in KOF 94 manual he learned the Repuken and Kaiser Wave using machines (yeah sounds weird, but that Its how was described)
@@andrewortiz9226 Not really in SF3, more like Alpha 3, especially Dan, lol. He had that one where he says "I hate the Art of Fighting but i want to be the King of Fighters" lmao
@@andrewortiz9226 God Rugal is a Capcom interpretation of Omega Rugal. Unlike Omega Rugal, who is basically Rugal powered by the Orochi, God Rugal is basically Rugal powered by the Satsui no Hado. TL;DR - God Rugal = Capcom character. Omega Rugal = SNK character.
Thanks Max for doing this series. I wanted Terry to go out in Smash, more for this series than for using it on Smash. Since I was child, I played Fatal Fury 1 in 1992 ... it's one of my favorite franchises in my entire life. I am very excited to see you playing all SNK games. I hope you enjoy them.
When capcom vs SNK was first announced I creamed my pants because finally 2 of my favorite franchises were callaborating!! the first SNK fighting game I ever played was fatal fury special!!
This was like my first fighting game i had to myself. It was a relief to see Max struggle against Rugal, the man ruined my childhood. So it wasnt just me who suffered.
To be fair, he's a japanese person going against an american football player, basketball player, and a heavyweight boxer. All of which are big-bodied athletes.
I like how the fighters' team partners react to them hitting and being hit as well as to wether they win or lose; and if they lose themselves they too react while looking beat up. Those little details are what make old games so enjoyable, immersive ans endearing.
As a Mexican I would say that... yeah, you are right with your analogy. 94 = SF II 97 = SF II Turbo 2002 = Third Strike Although 98 is better than 97 in most of Mexican people opinion :)
Ah kof 94...got a lot of history with this specific kof game, from seeing how crowded that small game room was when it first got put in there to the roars of excitement from the onlookers and players alike during the battles of the best players who lived in the neighborhood, it was the definition of a harlem arcade of the mid 90's. Good times
I’m really enjoying this series, especially as someone who many times just kicks his shoes off after work and tries to tackle old arcade ladders on his PC. Thank God for an insert coin button and infinite continues! lol
Not to mention how he’s the ultimate cuckold of KOF. You know you need to step your game up when you have babes such as Angel and Luong call you out on your cowardice to ask Athena out.
Let's not forget the numerous times when Sie actually does ask Athena out and she interprets him asking her out on date as him wanting to hang out and just be friends.
There are two things I took away from this game: frustration and the hilariously bad translation. "All of you are just big!" What does that even mean? XD
KOF 94 is basically the game where all the characters are bosses even at level 1 not to mention level 7 where the very first opponent almost has god mode and destroy your whole team like If he's Rugal
LOVED KOF 94 in the arcades....ill never forget when it first came out. My go to teams were the Ikari team, Fatal fury team and AOF team. It was a damn good feeling finishing people off at the arcades with the desperation moves haha
Yes The KoF '94 was Athena's fighting game debut! The pink hair & school attire she has in later KoF games was her attire back in '86 when she was one of the characters in Psycho Soldier.
You're correct in Athena in that she was a popular character with her own video game franchise separate from the KOF series. I believe KOF 94 was when she was introduced into the roster alongside her other two team mates. She continued to still have her own independent titles aside from the fighting scene.
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**Rugal puts on stripper shirt**
**time freezes and narration starts**
“...and this is the moment Max finds out what a SNK final boss is”
There is actually a number of dressed (or undressed) like a stripper KoF bosses
*giornos theme starts playing*
@@Fedorchik1536 krizalid's design scares me
@@NeutralGuyDoubleZero No, it would be Diavolo's theme.
@@TUZOIVAN16 nah you know what, pillar men theme.
Welcome to KOF ‘94: Where every opponent is an SNK boss.
Yup!!!!!!!
Ain't that the truth. This one actually got an audible laugh outta me.
Boss Rage '94
Great just like dark souls games huh?
Only old gamers do.
King of Fighters '94... I find this game weird presentation wise. lol But this is the very first game in the KOF series! It's time that I clear up some confusion because... The difference between the KOF series and other series like Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting are somewhat clear yet unclear.
Let's Party! (Go back to past parts for other facts on that respective game)
Incoming waterfall of text~
- The King of Fighters series takes place in it's VERY OWN CONTINUITY. That's right. It's the only logical conclusion when we have Art of Fighting characters crossing over with Fatal Fury characters, especially when the former takes place years before the latter! (More on that below) That means Geese and Krauser are still very much alive (as seen exclusively in the Fatal Fury Team ending of this game). However, after KOF '95, characters stop aging. For example, in KOF '94, Terry is 23 years old (like he is in Fatal Fury 3), and in KOF '95 and onwards, he's 24. Yup, he's 24 EVEN when he dons the Garou look for KOF 2003 and KOF 11 (which is where things really got confusing. T.TU). Basically, SNK deliberately did this so that the characters could be reused in each installment without having to worry about aging them up each game. This is made very apparent when after KOF 2003, the games stopped being released in a yearly fashion as KOF 11 wasn't released until 2005 (2006 for the US).
- As I'm sure I've said before, the KOF series was originally meant to be a crossover between Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting, but SNK decided to make an original team exclusive to the KOF series, creating the Hero/Japan Team (Kyo, Benimaru, Daimon); as well as including other SNK characters like the Ikari Warriors and Psycho Soldier (and later on, Samurai Shodown and Pachislots/Pachinko and Metal Slug and the like). As a result, it is practically mandatory for Fatal Fury star and Art of Fighting star, Terry Bogard and Ryo Sakazaki to appear in EVERY SINGLE KOF INSTALLMENT. Terry even brings this up every now and then about him having a "perfect attendance".
- To be even more specific, the crossover game was actually going to be a beat 'em up called "Survivor".
I'd like to think that KOF All-Stars is similar to the original idea. (At least, based on the gameplay I've seen on the stream last night. I know little on KOF All-Stars other than it's art...and how beautiful Terry looks. lmao)
- When adding in characters for KOF '94, the Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting characters were chosen to appeal to Adults while the newer KOF characters (like Kyo) were chosen for a more younger audience.
- Rightfully so, the gameplay of early KOF games was based on Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting with some original ideas like the sidestep/dodge. Elements from FF include infinite supers when your lifebar is low and dashing. Elements from AOF include the ability to charge your meter and unleash a special move that way.
- Due to the KOF series' origin, Terry and Ryo are seen as fierce yet friendly rivals throughout the KOF series. In future games, the two would have unique win quotes for each other.
- Again, as stated before, KOF has many games and has a rather well-invested storyline. However, some of the games are not canon. This includes KOF 98, KOF 2002, and KOF 12 which are called "Dream Matches" and thus have no real storyline. This also includes KOF Neo Wave and the Maximum Impact series which are more like spin-offs (but non-canon all the same). Despite this, Maximum Impact 1 and 2 were sorta trying to connect some dots with Garou and what Rock was doing, but that's for another time, I suppose.
- Oh Rugal Bernstein. He's likely the #1 guy you think of when you hear "SNK Boss Syndrome", and reasonably so! He was created with the intent of being the "cheapest bastard ever". He was intented to copy any move he saw once buuut that put quite a strain on the Arcade system so they had to limit Rugal's copied moves to being a reflector attack similar to Athena's and using the Reppuken and Kaiser Wave; moves from Geese and Krauser respectively. However, he has the dreadful Genocide Cutter which, depending on how he hits you in this game, can take half or ALL of your health! But Rugal's WORSE version has to be in KOF 2002 Unlimited Match. What makes him so bad? He's cheap for one, but that's nothing new. No, what makes him terrible is that you only have ONE SHOT TO BEAT HIM. That's right, if you fail, that's a Game Over. The game even warns you to "Do the best you can!" (No joke!) Everyone HATES this version of Rugal for a reason.
- Here's some backstory on Rugal: He's a powerful arms dealer who's feared by many, even fellow politics and fighters around the world. He has the _lovely_ hobby of dumping liquid metal on his defeated opponents to use as a trophy (more on that below~). A 25 year old Rugal fought against fellow Orochi Hakkesshu member and resident "Kokudesuka" asshole, Goenitz (you see him in KOF '96) where he lost a fight against him. Goenitz took out Rugal's eye with one strike but Rugal survived the attack. As a reward, Goenitz gave Rugal a bit of Orochi's power, but he warned him not to use 100% of it. Rugal now has a bionic eye, btw. Years after that, Rugal tested his new powers on a base in Brazil where he killed everyone except for Heidern. Rugal fought Heidern and took his eye (guess he was pissed about losing his own eye lol) but for some asshole reason, Rugal decided to take Heidern's wife and child instead of Heidern's life. As his empire grew, Rugal recruited Mature and Vice as his secretary; Mature appearing in KOF '94, and Vice appearing in KOF '95; both appearing in KOF '96 as full-fledged fighters and also members of the Hakkesshu.
- Because Max didn't play KOF '95, the story details I talk about also relate to KOF '95. Anyway, Rugal canonically lost to Kyo's team in both KOF '94. Despite blowing up his aircraft carrier, the Black Noah, Rugal survived because of the Orochi Power. Nonetheless, Rugal was pissed off and wanted revenge on Kyo and his team in KOF '95. He forced Kyo to fight his brainwashed father, Saiysu, and when he failed, Rugal decided to enhance himself with the Orochi Power, becoming the awful OMEGA RUGAL... But he still lost regardless. He decided to use 100% of Orochi's power... and completely forgot that Goenitz warned him NOT to do that so Rugal is dead. That is Rugal's canonical death and any other appearance in the KOF series is non-canon... EXCEPT for KOF 14~ KOF 14's weird boss, Verse, had a bunch of souls inside him, including various bosses of KOF and even Samurai Shodown. Rugal is one of the souls and it's possible he's been resurrected following Verse's demise... Only time will tell though.
- Remember how Rugal likes preserving bodies with liquid metal? He actually has Guile from Street Fighter as a trophy as Max noticed. lol They would even call back to this in Capcom vs SNK 2 (I don't know about CVS1) if you pit a match between Guile and Rugal.
- I don't think it's a fact that a lot of people know Terry from the KOF series rather than the Fatal Fury series, but a lot of people make that error. It's only natural though, since Terry has appeared in WAY more KOF games than he has in his own series. Not necessarily a bad thing though. Terry is still relevant obviously; relevant enough to get a Smash Invitation~
- The ONLY reason the Fatal Fury Team in KOF '94 are based in Italy is because of Andy. lol It's a callback to Andy's stage in Fatal Fury 2/Fatal Fury Special and as a result their theme song is a rearrangement of Andy's theme (called "Pasta". Not kidding). Throughout the song, you can hear some say "Come on Red" or "Let's go Red". They're likely referring to Terry. lol
- I have absolutely no idea why, but KOF '94 really loves the audio from Digital Underground - Gutfest '89. Japan Team, USA Team, Rugal's 2nd Theme all have audio from this where you hear the following: "You can hear behind me now that uh I think they called blue death." or you'll hear "Yeah you can hear that they're having a ball and a hell of a time down at gutfest this year." Obviously, games that remixed the '94 songs (as done in KOF '98) don't include the voice tracks.
- Here's a really important tip for this game: The strength of your attacks depend on the length of your special meter. If you want to dish out more damage, you need to charge the meter. Get it up to MAX CHARGE and you can probably kill your opponent with 2-4 moves or so~ I tried telling Max this in the stream multiple times so I hope he actually saw my tips! XD
- Here's a...weird one: Um, so Fatal Fury 3 wasn't made yet, so Terry's voice clips came from Fatal Fury 2 / Fatal Fury Special. Okay, that's good. But... Kim Kaphwan has some of Terry's voice clips for some odd reason! Listen to the sound he makes when he's hurt!
I think that's all I'll say on this game! On to the next video when it's uploaded (or it's already uploaded, go check it out~)
You are doing god's work
Keep it up with these breakdowns. You're doing all of us old SNK fans proud here.
Alex McNeill Fantastic info!! I’ve always been a fan of SNK fighters, but the lame AI has always put me off playing them for any length of time. It’s awesome to re-live some of these games through these videos, and your background info Alex is the perfect cherry on the cake. Huge thumbs up to you!
Man can Max pin these please
Great info, I've been following the games since the 90s, this should be pinned.
Ah yes, the game where we learned that Terry Bogard was Italian.
just the italian team because of Andy, it doesn't mean that Joe or Terry are also italian.
@@arelr6822 it's just a joke, dude
@@arelr6822 why is the Art of Fighting team representing Mexico? and isn't Andy American?
cheerios 123 I'm pretty sure the dojo that Ryo runs is in Mexico
@@user-io9hj9ip2d in fatal fury 2, Andy's stage took place in Italy and even had italian music. So it could refrencing that.
27:45 I'm really shocked he didn't notice the mispelling "STRONGERST"
ahh the 90s where SNK's Level 4 translates as "coin guzzler" and Level 8 is "Your wallet is already dead"
Difficulty levels in KOF:
Hard
Very Hard
Hardest
Automatic Game Over
KOF '97 is the easiest KOF ever.
Level 4 is technically "NORMAL" arcade setting.
this gringos need to learn how to play something other than crapcom games :v
@@AnotherSyouz Anyone who played Dark SOuls, needs to play this.
Max’s voice acting’s hilariously on point lol 😂
Literally even acting like a whiney fighter 🤣
Especially Joe
Max's Regal voice pure gold
KOF94: *LEVEL-1*
Max: “The hell, man...!”
SNK fans: “First time?”
"Allow me!" "Barnacle!" "Black shoe!"
Yeah, the voice acting hadn't quite been polished up yet.
Baan Naku - thats why it sounds like that. Because Japanese refuse to learn how to pronounce English outside their native phonetic language :p
Not to memtion, Recycled. Terry, Andy, Joe, and Mai all have voice clips taken from Fatal Fury 2 and Special, And Ryo, Robert, Takuma, Yuri, and King all have voice clips taken from Art of Fighting 2
Don't forget the most important one:
"REY DEL TACO".
When you accidentally find out you main Andy
And then you get anxiety trying to come out to your viewers XD
@@cciwaltwls I found out myself last week fucking around with the Fatal Fury team on KOF14
Andy, the inferior Bogard
@@JustSoji but bang the best girl in the series, so it's still a win for him, lol.
@@theneosuperzero the best girl in the series is Blue Mary, and in KoF Mai isn't even top 10
Anyone else legitimately enjoy Max's "voice acting" for Rugal?
Max does have his hair, and facial hair. Especially when Max wore that red jacket during the CVS2 Boss Rage.
If there was ever another dub for KOF, I want Max to dub Rugal
I don't care how shit it actually is, that voice for him is GOLDEN
Yes! :)
@@syazwanmustapah2826 if he shaved it down to only a mustache, maybe.
he'd also need a black lens on one eye, since Rugal is a One-Eyed Willie.
the rest is down pat, though.
I apparently did so much that i accidentally tap the dislike button when i try to tap the like button. Nice Job Me!
27:27 Proof Rugal defeated Guile, and turned him into a statue😂
I think that’s Fei Long and Akuma at 28:25 too.
Which is what makes Guile and Rugal's fight intro in Capcom vs SNK 2 so awesome.
Which is why Nash uses Rugal's Genocide Cutter in SFV
@@HowlFromBeyond apparently the CVS2 special intro is also referencing a glitch called “guile’s statue” in SF2 where if I recall you throw a sonic boom and also throw your opponent you freeze them and they can’t move. I think it was also called Guile’s handcuffs.
Street Fighter: (Play it safe)
KOF: (Shows blood and special power moves can rip off clothes of men and women)
SNK Didn't give a shit didn't they?
_They still do not give a shit to some capacity even to this day_
Well that comes from Art of Fighting which is 1992, you can imagine it’s a lot more socially acceptable
I like how CVS2 referenced the Guile statue.
man, 94 Benimaru's design is literally just Polnareff but with Lightning.
Benimaru is based on Polnareff after all.
@@SenatorArmstrong2018 lmao really?
@@kiryokazooma and Blue Mary is based on Number 18
- lvl 4 skynet AI
- lvl 4 skynet AI boss
master evo champion
- boss cheap damage
WELCOME TO SNK BAAAABY!
AI*
He played this KOF in lvl 1...
That Rugal voice acting is so on point. I love it 😂
It's cool how the teammates were in the backgrounds of the stages cheering each other on. Kinda miss that. Almost forgot KOF even did that in the earlier games.
I like how Rugal talks trash about Geese and Krauser (he even called him Klauser the first time l) and then proceeds to steal both of their moves.
And the worst part Is he learned thats techniques using tech in himself and not even by true effort
000mjd; wait Rugal is a cyborg what
@@rollinnollin546 Not in this game, He gained a cybernetic forearm and becomes more cyborg in kof 95, due to the whole blacknoah explosion.
@@000mjd No, he learned them by seeing them once and coping them.
@@prielknaaphofnar.9754 by His bio in KOF 94 manual he learned the Repuken and Kaiser Wave using machines (yeah sounds weird, but that Its how was described)
27:50-28:50
Max doing a Rugal impression!
Plot twist: Max IS Rugal himself!!
GENOCIDE CUTTAH!!
tailedgates9 KAISER WAVE!
@@joshualowe1821 Genocide Cutter!
Andy “Stop Street Fighting!”
Shots fired!
lololol the was funny and in street fighter 3 some character fires shots at king of fighters lol
@@andrewortiz9226 Not really in SF3, more like Alpha 3, especially Dan, lol. He had that one where he says "I hate the Art of Fighting but i want to be the King of Fighters" lmao
@@orlanzo2621 Are you excited about Street Fighter Alpha Legends (Alpha 4)!! I'm so excited AAAAAHHHHH!!
*When you learn that Rugal is Evil Max!*
I'd buy it only if Rugal's panther is named Benny and the Doods were statues like the other fighters.
Rugal sipping wine in the corner: *I am cheap!*
I may be a cheap fighter, but I never cheap out on the wine.
Rugal stands: I may be cheap, but I'm not easy!
Laughs in Magaki
Akuma is my favorite evil villain from Capcom and God Rugal is my favorite SNK villain!! God Rugal is way way harder to beat!!
@@andrewortiz9226 God Rugal is a Capcom interpretation of Omega Rugal.
Unlike Omega Rugal, who is basically Rugal powered by the Orochi, God Rugal is basically Rugal powered by the Satsui no Hado.
TL;DR - God Rugal = Capcom character. Omega Rugal = SNK character.
Thanks Max for doing this series. I wanted Terry to go out in Smash, more for this series than for using it on Smash. Since I was child, I played Fatal Fury 1 in 1992 ... it's one of my favorite franchises in my entire life. I am very excited to see you playing all SNK games.
I hope you enjoy them.
me too!! The first fighting game I played was Fatal Fury: the king of fighters!! SNK became popular when Capcom vs SNK came out!!
"Rugal is so Cheap!"
*Laughs in Mexican*
*in portuguese
@@lko990mtapod *in latino
Jajajajaja...
*in Taco
*in tortillas money XD
I love how Max just gets annoyed faster and faster at the computer with each game
The announcer straight up says Terry Burger.
Nick Clark “Basus” aka a very Engrish way of saying “Versus”
I hear Tally Borgar every time
I heard Terry Burter
Well, he's american
Latin Guy: Listen kid... i think you be more confortable in that place.....
Max: "in the capcom weenie hut?"
Juan Vásquez lul
You cannot hide what's inside.
When capcom vs SNK was first announced I creamed my pants because finally 2 of my favorite franchises were callaborating!! the first SNK fighting game I ever played was fatal fury special!!
The only hard SF boss is Gill, but his difficulty is compared to Rugal 1st form or Krizalid 1st form.
@@SenatorArmstrong2018 Magneto.
I see he’s on level 1. Max definitely wasn’t ready for this classic.
I don't blame him for playing these on lower difficulty. The AI can be nuts
Casual_Remy I really don’t.
I bought '98 recently and god damn these games are hard as nails, had to put the ai to 1 as well dude.
Jake Jutras 98’s A.I. I felt was much fairer than 94
KOF 94 sucks balls. The AI cheats alot and the controls are clunky as hell. KOF 95 improved a little bit but 96 is where they improved it massively
This was like my first fighting game i had to myself. It was a relief to see Max struggle against Rugal, the man ruined my childhood. So it wasnt just me who suffered.
“All of you are just big!”
Joe is a size queen, apparently.
To be fair, he's a japanese person going against an american football player, basketball player, and a heavyweight boxer. All of which are big-bodied athletes.
He just means they're all size and no substance.
Box Tank! I get that. The size queen line was a joke.
@@ShinRyojin I know, and it is hillarious, just clarifying for the audience who don't know that term or might think that quote made NO sense.
Box Tank! Oh, now I gotcha. Thanks for the compliment. SNK engrish is comedy gold! Lol
I like how the fighters' team partners react to them hitting and being hit as well as to wether they win or lose; and if they lose themselves they too react while looking beat up. Those little details are what make old games so enjoyable, immersive ans endearing.
"The real answer is to not play"
Tip of the hat to Joshua in War Games.
I thought that was Matthew Broderick.
@@agoodboy1404 He was in the movie but it was the computer "Joshua" who said "The only winning move is not to play. "
the music for Brazil stage is literally a Faith no More song! i love it!
Can't wait to see really broken boss battles, like Orochi or Zero.
Surprise,you're dead!
Orochi is easy af, but Zero and Igniz are a pain in the ass
@@EduardoRodriguez-bz3dz true. it always bugged me how Orochi, the god which all the lore focus around, is the easiest boss in the series
@@Mondragora99 (Rocks out to their cover of War Pigs)
Kof 97 is my favorite kof story, but also the one with the easiest boss. So sad.
Welcome to the KOF : The true Boss syndrome franchise!
98 is worse with omega and kyo's dad
@g0ud77 95 is really damn hard
@@g0ud77 98 has one of the easiest rugals
Max:"That looks very painful"
Proceeds to immediately get hit with a gian steel ball.
I knew things would get real when The Legacy finally brought you to Rugal. Lol
As a Mexican I would say that... yeah, you are right with your analogy.
94 = SF II
97 = SF II Turbo
2002 = Third Strike
Although 98 is better than 97 in most of Mexican people opinion :)
13=Sf4
@Villiam Hofgaard Yeh
Which Means 14=SFV And Kukri=G
2 words
GENOCIDE CUTTER!
3 Words
GO TO HELL!
(stab) BWEEEEBWEEEEBWEEEEBWEEEEBWEEEEBWEEEEBWEEEEBWEEEEBWEEEBWEeeebweeee.....
"It all began in '94..."
Simon Vannarath “Kept on rollin in ‘95...”
@@orlanzo2621 "The pieces where in place in '96..."
"And came to an end in '97."
@@dnmstarsi "Now here it comes and here we go!"
@@NegoClau KOF is here again.
30:25 “Genocide CUTTAH”
Love how Max pronounces it
Worst part of KoF '94 was that every hit did a random amount of damage.
so
is a one-shot genocide cutter possible?
@@big__dooosh as far as i know, yeah
When his POW is at 'Maximum', Genocide Cutter would take 70% of your health.
burn knuckle is "barnacle" in this one haha
Yes! Max is playing the old KOF's. I have been waiting for this.
Patrick Henriques and criticizes on how bad the mechanics were and it not being like fighting games of today...duh
God Bless Sakurai for adding Terry in Smash, if you watched Gamexplain Sakurai has 2 Houses a ton of Gaming Systems and Controllers Etc.
Akihiko: Okay, Now!
Did he really play all the KOFs?
@@CrossoverGameReviews He skipped '95 apparently.
Geese and Krauser's revenge to be continued in KOF96.
I forgot how much the England stage theme sounded like an old school Sonic track.
"Level- 1"
*Dies in 2 hits*
"RUGAL IS SO CHEAP - Terry Legacy (Pt. 4): The King Of Fighrers '94"
...
Fighrers ➡ Fighters
What Andy says: Hi Sho Ken.
What I hear: Bishi Ken.
In my mind: Andy is the Bishonen Ken.
Ah kof 94...got a lot of history with this specific kof game, from seeing how crowded that small game room was when it first got put in there to the roars of excitement from the onlookers and players alike during the battles of the best players who lived in the neighborhood, it was the definition of a harlem arcade of the mid 90's. Good times
And this is where the kingdom of Rugal(one of the best fighting game final bosses) and many rages begins
I’m really enjoying this series, especially as someone who many times just kicks his shoes off after work and tries to tackle old arcade ladders on his PC. Thank God for an insert coin button and infinite continues! lol
19:01 hey look in the background. it's some of the people Max fought in Fatal Fury. Cool detail
( 14:45 )
Fricken Rugal just stalling for you to press a button. Lmao! I love how hes one of the earliest villains but by far the most memorable.
This whole Terry Legacy has been really entertaining.
27:47 We are the S T R O N G E R S T !
This game should've been classified as fighting/horror.
My favourite Terry Bogard attack is "BANDICOOT!"
It's "burn knuckle", but sounds like bandicoot 😄
Just wait until Max Plays 2002 and Neowave, It sounds even more like Bandicoot there
I love how Sie Kensou has this crazy war with a supervillain team that never gets any focus. He is the Ron Stoppable of KOF.
Not to mention how he’s the ultimate cuckold of KOF. You know you need to step your game up when you have babes such as Angel and Luong call you out on your cowardice to ask Athena out.
Let's not forget the numerous times when Sie actually does ask Athena out and she interprets him asking her out on date as him wanting to hang out and just be friends.
@@derrickhaggard I wouldn't be surprised if she's doing it on purpose. Since she's an idol, she can't date anyone or it will ruin her career.
This play-thourgh has become "The Andy Legacy"
There are two things I took away from this game: frustration and the hilariously bad translation. "All of you are just big!" What does that even mean? XD
"You're strong but you lack skill."
Or that's my interpretation at least-
PhantomStrider I think it means that the USA team had nothing but their size. No skill, just size. 👌🏼
Its funny how i clicked on Max video his advertisement for King Of Fighters Pops up!... First time i never skipped AD
... Cue "I need a hero". :)
Ha! Max wishes he could chose Rock Howard
Welcome to old KoFs, Max. Where each round you become more and more latino, like all of us here!
I played that on the sink collection on the psp and i was hooked on it
RUGAL IS SO CHEAP
Literally every SNK boss : *ARE* *WE* *A* *JOKE* *TO* *YOU*
I know right? They literally have a term for it. SNK boss syndrome.
Oh don't worry. He'll get to those guys at some point.
Don't worry...if he does the other kof games...he will get to know every boss
Well in his latest twitch stream he fought Krizalid (KOF '99) and Zero (KOF 2000)
@@RevoCancel Were the battles glorious
"A R E Y O U O K A A A Y!"
B U S T E R W O L F !!!!
@@unholydanger "P O W A G A Y S E R!!"
Battle against Rugal begins.
Max: immediately hides in a corner
30:08 It was at this moment that Max learned about SNK Boss Syndrome
"Rugal is so Cheap!!"
You have no idea Max, good luck in the later additions.
Igniz and Magaki will drive him nuts
@@DrEarthwormRobotnik I can feel the rage from the future already!
@@alotosius for me personally, I hate the 94 and 95 series for the gauge. I'm glad they completely get rid of it, because playing with that sucks.
This one has the best SFX of the series imo. I miss those old weird color dithering patterns of the old KOF games...
Nobody:
Absolutely no one:
Joe: "BRING ME THE PIE!!"
KOF 94 is basically the game where all the characters are bosses even at level 1
not to mention level 7 where the very first opponent almost has god mode and destroy your whole team like If he's Rugal
Even in lv4 they can fcuking kill you in few seconds Jesus Christ man
30:08
Max is about to experience the SNK boss Syndrome
Here we go🤪
LOVED KOF 94 in the arcades....ill never forget when it first came out. My go to teams were the Ikari team, Fatal fury team and AOF team. It was a damn good feeling finishing people off at the arcades with the desperation moves haha
Terry: "Barnacle!!!!"
8:58 "SNK dificulty has kicked in. Opponent has only cleared 2 levels and only put in 50 cents"
Neo Geo:
Terry bogard is one of my favorite characters
This was so good to see on stream, loving this Legacy
27:56 loool
That Rugal voice thoo u did Max 😂
STOP STREET FIGHTING! -Andy Bogard
As if the Street Fighter statues at Rugal’s stage wasn’t enough top tier shade from SNK.
i have soo many memories of this game at the arcades back in 94 lol, good times
welcome to SNK BOSS fights .
WAIT WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS IS DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1?
I had the same question, lol
Trust me
Level 1 is "beatable" difficulty.
Welcome to SNK my friend
@@AverageShotoMain01 fwiw, I've played other SNK games on Level 4, so to see KOF94 be so hard right out of the gate is HILARIOUS
Max dubbing Rugal was the funniest shit I heard all day
18:47 "Stop Street Fighting!" 🤣
Yes The KoF '94 was Athena's fighting game debut!
The pink hair & school attire she has in later KoF games was her attire back in '86 when she was one of the characters in Psycho Soldier.
You call Rugal cheap now, just you wait max.
KOF XIII is the "3rd Strike" of KOF actually.
In terms of people keeping playing it, yes, both 98 and 2002 are still the most played ones.
"Stop street fighting" 😂😂😂😂😂 love it
Max's Rugal voice always puts a smile on my face.
Mirror Italy team's colors look like they been faded out by sunlight
Vote guests character for tao feng 2 .
1st Homer Simpson with angry dad mode .
2nd Shaggy Rogers .
3rd Sherek.
4th bender .
5th po kung fu panda .
6th bartman .
7th Philip j Fry .
8th steven universe .
9th mordecai .
10th rigby.
11th gumball waterson.
12th darwen waterson.
13th Pops Maellard.
14th Benson dunwoody.
15th turanga leela.
16th , samurai Jack .
17th Finn Mertens.
18th Jake the Dog.
19th freakazoid .
20th the mask .
we have Andy Bogart vs Kobe Bryant over here.
I have a personal soft spot for KOF 96, the roster music and stages are just kind of special to me. That, and I cannot wait to see Max vs. Goenitz.
Max, Professional Voice Actor
You're correct in Athena in that she was a popular character with her own video game franchise separate from the KOF series. I believe KOF 94 was when she was introduced into the roster alongside her other two team mates. She continued to still have her own independent titles aside from the fighting scene.
I just loved how you were utterly and totally DESTROYED by Rugal! Looking forward to see you playing Garou
I'm liking this legacy run right now, watching Max play old SNK fighting games made me giddy lol