How Do I Play... The King of Fighters? (A KOF Starter Guide)

Confused, frustrated or overwhelmed by The King of Fighters XV or one of the older titles in the franchise? Just take a seat right there, and listen to the ramblings of Some Guy as expert information and advice is passed on to you by a mediocre player.
Finally got the motivation to create something after two years of getting double teamed by work and college, if there is anyone out there that still remembers who the hell I am, or was waiting for my next video; then all I can do is ask for you forgiveness and thanks for dealing with my sudden hiatus.
...Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to play the KOFXV beta for the bit of time that's left.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
2:06 - What is the King of Fighters?
3:56 - Team Composition & How Meter Works
6:01 - Movement
9:59 - Normals
11:04 - Command Normals
11:34 - Overheads, Mids & Lows
12:12 - Blowback Attacks
12:52 - Throws
13:40 - Shatter Strike
14:23 - Specials, EX & Supers
15:50 - Cancels & Inputs
19:23 - MAX Mode
20:23 - KOF Combo Structure
22:29 - Blocking
22:57 - Guard Cancel Roll (GCR)
23:29 - Guard Cancel Blowback (GCB)
24:01 - Guard Crush & Stun
25:10 - Outro & Thanks for Watching!

[@noless]

Just want to say that your guides are great! And I don't say that often.

[@shasperthd4796]

This was really informative thanks!

[@exodia275]

Awesome video. Thanks alot for explaining how you can buffer the supers which makes stuff alot easier

[@wilsonng994]

Thks for the vid. It's really helpful for a guy like me who wants to get into KOF some day. But I'm gonna have to get a PS5 first then hopefully I'll get KOF XV.

[@bobbymckeel1034]

My friends play KOF2002 all the time so I got it to play with them. I have never played fighting games or been great at them so this will be the first one I try to improve in to stop getting my ass beat all day 😂

[@LAceOfClubs]

I liked this guide, thank you and well done sir

[@tatsumioga591]

Best guide ever thanks man I appreciate you

[@thecheekychoof]

Thanks for this guide!

[@TheSkum]

You deserve a medal

[@mcbill7352]

thanks bro i just picked up this game

[@jasonswanson9719]

This is fantastic!

[@natheannzbar7925]

Thanks for the vid 👍

[@NikonWB]

for me and my family KOF97 is the goat

[@mrharoun3214]

Can you do a deep dive into kof 2002 magic plus old school

[@matiasmorales073]

ok, I understand now... I think... practice jumping

[@syharold]

Whats the logic with the direction and numbers? Old school num lock keyboard?

[@hakimlauwijaya3440]

Wich controller is better to play this game. PlayStation stick or arcade stick

[@saiko_oro]

Do not play KoF or any fighting game with the PS analog, the dpad is much better.

[@ElliotGindiVO]

How did you resist the urge to call this "It's Some Guide"?

[@eberhardstockdall9191]

🤣 Promo>SM!