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{{Header Nav|game=The King of Fighters '98|num=4}}
{{Header Nav|game=The King of Fighters '98}}
{{Infobox
{{Game
|completion=4
|image=The King of Fighters 98 poster.jpg
|title=The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest
|title=The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest
|image=Box_KOF98_ng.jpg
|developer=[[SNK]]
|developer=[[SNK]]
|publisher=[[SNK]]
|publisher=[[SNK]]
|distributor=[[GameTap]], [[PlayStation Network]]
|year=1998
|systems={{syslist|arcade|ng|ngcd|ps1|ps3|psp|wii}}
|ratings={{CERO|B}}{{ESRB|T}}{{PEGI|12}}{{ACB|M}}
|title1=The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999
|developer1=[[SNK]]
|publisher1=[[SNK]]
|year1=1999
|systems1={{syslist|dc}}
|title2=ACA Neo Geo The King of Fighters '98
|developer2=[[SNK]]
|publisher2=[[Hamster Corporation]]
|year2=2017
|systems2={{syslist|switch|ps4|win|xbo|ios|android}}
|genre=[[Fighting]]
|genre=[[Fighting]]
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[Neo Geo]], [[Neo Geo CD]], [[PlayStation]], [[Sega Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]]
|released={{sys|arcade}}{{jp|1998|July 23}}{{us|1998|July 22}}
{{sys|ng}}{{jp|1998|September 23}}{{us|1998|September 23}}
{{sys|ngcd}}{{jp|1998|December 23}}{{us|1998}}
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{{sys|dc}}{{jp|1999|June 24}}{{us|1999|September 30}}
{{sys|psn}}{{jp|2007|June 27}}
|players=1-2
|players=1-2
|ratings={{ESRB|T}}
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|preceded by=[[The King of Fighters '97]]
|preceded by=[[The King of Fighters '97]]
|followed by=[[The King of Fighters '99]]
|followed by=[[The King of Fighters '99]]
|series=The King of Fighters
|series=The King of Fighters
|series2=ACA Neo Geo
|pcgamingwiki=ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters '98
}}
}}
'''The King of Fighters '98''' is the fifth game in the [[:Category:The King of Fighters|King of Fighters]] series. The game was released for the [[Neo Geo]] and later ported to the [[Sony PlayStation]] and [[Sega Dreamcast]]. The Dreamcast port of the game was titled '''The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999'''. It was also remade for the [[PlayStation 2]] as [[The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match]].
'''The King of Fighters '98''' is the fifth game in the {{c|The King of Fighters|King of Fighters}} series. The game was released for the [[Neo Geo]] and later ported to the [[Sony PlayStation]] and [[Sega Dreamcast]]. The Dreamcast port of the game was titled '''The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999'''. It was also remade for the [[PlayStation 2]] as [[The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match]].


In terms of plot, the game did not have a story. Instead, SNK developed the game as a "dream match" for characters from all previous King of Fighters games, including killed-off characters. The series' canon storyline would resume in [[The King of Fighters '99]].
In terms of plot, the game did not have a story. Instead, SNK developed the game as a "dream match" for characters from all previous King of Fighters games, including killed-off characters. The series' canon storyline would resume in [[The King of Fighters '99]].
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This game is known as '''The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends''' in Japan.
This game is known as '''The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends''' in Japan.


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Image:KOF98 Screen 1.png|title screen
File:King of Fighters 98 NGCD box.jpg|Neo Geo CD box
Image:KOF98 Screen 2.png|character selection
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==Character Select==
==Character Select==
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Kyo.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Kyo Kusanagi]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Kyo.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Kyo Kusanagi]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Benimaru.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Benimaru Nikaido]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Benimaru.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Benimaru Nikaido]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Daimon.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Goro Daimon]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Daimon.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Goro Daimon]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Terry.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Terry Bogard]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Terry.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Terry Bogard]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Andy.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Andy Bogard]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Andy.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Andy Bogard]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Joe.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Joe Higashi]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Joe.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Joe Higashi]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Ryo.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Ryo Sakazaki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Ryo.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Ryo Sakazaki]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Robert.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Robert Garcia]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Robert.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Robert Garcia]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Yuri.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Yuri Sakazaki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Yuri.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Yuri Sakazaki]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Leona.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Leona Heidern]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Leona.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Leona Heidern]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Ralf.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Ralf Jones]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Ralf.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Ralf Jones]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Clark.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Clark Still]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Clark.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Clark Still]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Athena.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Athena Asamiya]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Athena.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Athena Asamiya]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Kensou.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Sie Kensou]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Kensou.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Sie Kensou]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Chin.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Chin Gentsai]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Chin.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Chin Gentsai]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Chizuru.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Chizuru Kagura]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Chizuru.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Chizuru Kagura]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Mai.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Mai Shiranui]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Mai.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Mai Shiranui]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_King.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#King]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 King.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#King]]
|-
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Kim.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Kim Kaphwan]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Kim.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Kim Kaphwan]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Chang.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Chang Koehan]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Chang.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Chang Koehan]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Choi.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Choi Bounge]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Choi.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Choi Bounge]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Yashiro.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Yashiro Nanakase]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Yashiro.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Yashiro Nanakase]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Shermie.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Shermie]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Shermie.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Shermie]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Chris.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Chris]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Chris.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Chris]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Yamazaki.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Ryuji Yamazaki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Yamazaki.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Ryuji Yamazaki]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Mary.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Blue Mary]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Mary.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Blue Mary]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Billy.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Billy Kane]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Billy.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Billy Kane]]
|-
|-
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Iori.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Iori Yagami]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Iori.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Iori Yagami]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Mature.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Mature]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Mature.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Mature]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Vice.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Vice]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Vice.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Vice]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Heidern.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Heidern]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Heidern.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Heidern]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Takuma.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Takuma Sakazaki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Takuma.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Takuma Sakazaki]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Saisyu.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Saisyu Kusanagi]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Saisyu.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Saisyu Kusanagi]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Heavy_D.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Heavy D!]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Heavy_D.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Heavy D!]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Lucky.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Lucky Glauber]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Lucky.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Lucky Glauber]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Brian.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Brian Battler]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Brian.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Brian Battler]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Rugal.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Rugal Bernstein]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Rugal.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Rugal Bernstein]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Shingo.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Shingo Yabuki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Shingo.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (normal characters)#Shingo Yabuki]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_OmegaRugal.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Omega Rugal]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 OmegaRugal.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Omega Rugal]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_OrochiYashiro.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Orochi Yashiro]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 OrochiYashiro.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Orochi Yashiro]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_OrochiShermie.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Orochi Shermie]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 OrochiShermie.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Orochi Shermie]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_OrochiChris.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Orochi Chris]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 OrochiChris.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Orochi Chris]]
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|-
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Ryo94.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#'94 Ryo Sakazaki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Ryo94.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#'94 Ryo Sakazaki]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Robert94.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#'94 Robert Garcia]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Robert94.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#'94 Robert Garcia]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Yuri94.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#'94 Yuri Sakazaki]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Yuri94.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#'94 Yuri Sakazaki]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Joe94.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#'94 Joe Higashi]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Joe94.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#'94 Joe Higashi]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_Kyo95.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#'95 Kyo Kusanagi]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 Kyo95.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#'95 Kyo Kusanagi]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_TerryRB.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Terry Bogard (Real Bout Fatal Fury 2)]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 TerryRB.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Terry Bogard (Real Bout Fatal Fury 2)]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_AndyRB.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Andy Bogard (Real Bout Fatal Fury 2)]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 AndyRB.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Andy Bogard (Real Bout Fatal Fury 2)]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_MaiRB.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Mai Shiranui (Real Bout Fatal Fury 2)]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 MaiRB.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Mai Shiranui (Real Bout Fatal Fury 2)]]
|[[Image:Portrait_KOF98_BillyRB.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Billy Kane (Real Bout Fatal Fury 2)]]
|[[File:Portrait KOF98 BillyRB.png|64px|link=The King of Fighters '98/Moves (special characters)#Billy Kane (Real Bout Fatal Fury 2)]]
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The King of Fighters '98 | Table of Contents | Gameplay | Walkthrough | Normal character moves | Special character moves

Table of Contents

Gameplay
Remakes & Compilations
Appendices
Characters
Box artwork for The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest.
Box artwork for The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest.
The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)SNK
Year released1998
System(s)Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii
Preceded byThe King of Fighters '97
Followed byThe King of Fighters '99
SeriesThe King of Fighters,
ACA Neo Geo
Genre(s)Fighting
Players1-2
ModesSingle player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)CERO Ages 12 and upESRB TeenPEGI Ages 12+Mature
The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)SNK
Year released1999
System(s)Sega Dreamcast
ACA Neo Geo The King of Fighters '98
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)Hamster Corporation
Year released2017
System(s)Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, iOS, Android
LinksThe King of Fighters '98 at PCGamingWikiThe King of Fighters '98 ChannelSearchSearch

The King of Fighters '98 is the fifth game in the King of Fighters series. The game was released for the Neo Geo and later ported to the Sony PlayStation and Sega Dreamcast. The Dreamcast port of the game was titled The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999. It was also remade for the PlayStation 2 as The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match.

In terms of plot, the game did not have a story. Instead, SNK developed the game as a "dream match" for characters from all previous King of Fighters games, including killed-off characters. The series' canon storyline would resume in The King of Fighters '99.

This game is known as The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends in Japan.

  • Neo Geo CD box

    Neo Geo CD box

  • PlayStation box

    PlayStation box

  • Dreamcast box

    Dreamcast box

  • Title screen

    Title screen

  • Character selection

    Character selection

  • Fight screen

    Fight screen

Table of Contents

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Gameplay
Remakes & Compilations
Appendices
Characters

Character Select[edit]

Portrait KOF98 Kyo.png Portrait KOF98 Benimaru.png Portrait KOF98 Daimon.png Portrait KOF98 Terry.png Portrait KOF98 Andy.png Portrait KOF98 Joe.png Portrait KOF98 Ryo.png Portrait KOF98 Robert.png Portrait KOF98 Yuri.png
Portrait KOF98 Leona.png Portrait KOF98 Ralf.png Portrait KOF98 Clark.png Portrait KOF98 Athena.png Portrait KOF98 Kensou.png Portrait KOF98 Chin.png Portrait KOF98 Chizuru.png Portrait KOF98 Mai.png Portrait KOF98 King.png
Portrait KOF98 Kim.png Portrait KOF98 Chang.png Portrait KOF98 Choi.png Portrait KOF98 Yashiro.png Portrait KOF98 Shermie.png Portrait KOF98 Chris.png Portrait KOF98 Yamazaki.png Portrait KOF98 Mary.png Portrait KOF98 Billy.png
Portrait KOF98 Iori.png Portrait KOF98 Mature.png Portrait KOF98 Vice.png Portrait KOF98 Heidern.png Portrait KOF98 Takuma.png Portrait KOF98 Saisyu.png Portrait KOF98 Heavy D.png Portrait KOF98 Lucky.png Portrait KOF98 Brian.png
Portrait KOF98 Rugal.png Portrait KOF98 Shingo.png
Portrait KOF98 OmegaRugal.png
Portrait KOF98 OrochiYashiro.png Portrait KOF98 OrochiShermie.png Portrait KOF98 OrochiChris.png
Portrait KOF98 Ryo94.png Portrait KOF98 Robert94.png Portrait KOF98 Yuri94.png Portrait KOF98 Joe94.png Portrait KOF98 Kyo95.png Portrait KOF98 TerryRB.png Portrait KOF98 AndyRB.png Portrait KOF98 MaiRB.png Portrait KOF98 BillyRB.png
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