The King of Fighters 2000 (MAME) - Arcade
The King of Fighters 2000 is a Fighter / Versus game developed by SNK in 2000 for the Arcade.
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The King of Fighters 2000 © 2000 SNK.
SNK Neo-Geo MVS hardware
Game ID : 0257
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)
2 players - 4 buttons per player.
[JOYSTICK] 8-way, [A] Weak punch,
Weak kick, [C] Strong punch, [D] Strong kick
The final King of Fighters game released by SNK in its original state, The King of Fighters 2000 expands on the story and gameplay presented in The King of Fighters '99. This year's tournament is sponsored by the Ikari Warriors in an attempt to discover more about the NESTS organization, and to derail the plans of potential NESTS agents K' and Maxima. Not everything is as straight-forward as it usually is, however, and even the Ikari Warriors themselves are at risk of being betrayed from within by the end of the tournament.
The King of Fighters 2000 features a roster of 34 fighters plus 2 unlockable boss characters. The four-man teams and the striker system introduced during the previous year return in this year's tournament, with the striker system itself receiving significant improvement. One change in particular is the "alternate" striker system, where every fighter in the game now has another character linked to him or her that may be chosen instead of the normal character for striking purposes. For example, one may elect to use Iori Yagami's alternate striker instead of using Iori himself; in his case, the player could elect to choose and use his old teammates Mature and Vice for striker duty instead. Some characters also have hidden "maniac" striker with strange (but potentially useful) abilities.
-Trivia-
Robert's 'Ryuugeki Ken' is a knock-off of the Sonic Boom (It isn't in "The King of Fighters '99 - Millennium Battle" because of its looks, despite the charging motion).
There are 2 symbolic things that tell you how the people at SNK were forseeing the end of their company. Kyo's theme is called 'Good Bye Esaka', Esaka is the avenue where the SNK building and Neo Geo Land are (Esaka means 'entrance to the hill'). The second thing is the destruction of the city that started all : South Town (Home of "Fatal Fury - King of Fighters" and "Art of Fighting" - however, note that in "Garou - Mark of The Wolves", Second South was rebuilt near South Town. Also noted is the fact that every Kyo theme before 'Tears' had 'Esaka' in it ('Esaka' in 94, 'Funky Esaka' in 95, 'Esaka?' in 96 and 'Esaka Forever' in 97).
The reason for those names is that in "The King of Fighters '94", Kyo's team stage is below a bridge in the Esaka area near SNK. In "The King of Fighters '95", they fight in front of Neo Geo Land, again, in Esaka in front of the SNK building. In "The King of Fighters '96", they fight in top of a bridge also in the Esaka area. In "The King of Fighters '97" there is no Esaka stage, however, this was supposed to be the last KOF as SNK planned to move to the Hyper NeoGeo 64, it was like a glorious farewell to KOF, however, things went different. Finally, in "The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest", the Esaka stage appears again; they fight below a bridge in front of the Neo Geo Land.
* Origin of Alternate Strikers :
Another Benimaru (Benimaru) : Alternate art for Benimaru.
Another K' (K') : Alternate art for K'.
Another Robert (Robert) : Alternate art for Robert (inspired from the early "Art of Fighting" days).
Athena (Athena) : Athena as she appeared in her first game, "Athena".
Baijang (Chin) : (Not too sure, but it could be Tung Fu Rue's panda).
Billy Kane (Andy) : "Fatal Fury - King of Fighters" (Andy is second banana for the good guys, Billy is second banana for the bad guys).
Chizuru Kagura (Mai) : KOF, Mai's teammate in '97/'98.
Chris (Whip) : KOF, part of the New Face Team.
Cosplayer Kyoko (Shingo) : A girl dressing up as Kyo (in his old outfit), Kyoko is the 'feminine form' of Kyo (ie, what Christina would be to Chris) - Voice by Haruna Ikezwa.
Duck King (Joe) : "Fatal Fury - King of Fighters".
Duke Edwards (Ramon) : "Burning Fight" - Voice by Kong Kuwata.
Eiji Kisaragi (Lin) : "Art of Fighting".
Fiolina Germi (Vanessa) : "Metal Slug - Super vehicle-001".
Foxy (Kula) : KOF, Kula's guardian.
Gai Tendou (Takuma) : Main character in "Buriki One in Tokyo - World Grapple Tournament '99", where Ryo has a cameo - Voice by Nobuyuki Hiyama.
Geese Howard (Terry) : Terry's old nemesis from "Fatal Fury - King of Fighters".
Goenitz (Leona) : KOF, final boss in "The King of Fighters '96".
Goro Daimon (Seth) : KOF '94-'98 (retired at the time to raise children).
Kaede (Ryo) : "The Last Blade".
Kang Baedal (Jhun) : Original design for Jhun - Voice by Eiji Takemoto.
Kaoru Watabe (Bao) : KOF (Kaoru is an Athena fan who lost both her legs and her fan letter to Athena was what made her join the '97 tournament, Kaoru now has artificial legs, thanks to Athena) - Voice by Ayako Kawasumi.
Kensou (Kensou) : Kensou as he appeared in his first game, "Psycho Soldier".
Kim Dong Hwan (Chang) : "Garou - Mark of the Wolves", Kim's older son.
Kim Jae Hoon (Choi) : "Garou - Mark of the Wolves", Kim's younger son.
Kim Sue-Il (Kim) : "Kizuna Encounter - Super Tag Battle" - Voice by Yoshiaki Fujita.
Lilly Kane (Hinako) : "Fatal Fury - King of Fighters", Billy's younger sister and Joe's girlfriend - Voice by Yumi Kakazu.
Li Xiangfei (Kasumi) : "Fatal Fury - King of Fighters", Kasumi's teammate in '99.
Mature/Vice (Iori) : Iori's teammates from '96/'98.
Nakoruru (Yuri) : "Samurai Shodown".
Rocky (Maxima) : Player 2's character from "Robo Army".
Ryuji Yamazaki (Mary) : "Fatal Fury - King of Fighters", Mary's teammate in '97/'98.
Shermie (Clark) : KOF, part of the New Face Team.
Shishi-Ou/King Lion (King) : Main villain in "Savage Reign" - Voice by Katsuhisa Nakatsuka.
Sho Kirishima (Kyo) : Original design for Kyo.
Yashiro Nanakase (Ralf) : KOF, part of the New Face Team.
* Maniac Striker Origins :
Another Iori (Iori) : Alternate art for Iori.
Cool Choi (Choi) : Alternate art for Choi.
G-Mantle (Ryo) : This character is King, appears in "Art Of Figthing 2" previous her battle in history mode.
Neo & Geo (Ramon) : They are not the SNK mascots 
, they appear in the game "Quiz Daisousa Sen - The Last Count Down", where they are the private eyes Neo MacDonald and Geo Kentacky.
Thier last names are a spoof to two Fast Food restaurant chains.
Kentacky is the Japanese reading for Kentucky - Voice by Hiroyuki Arita.
Rugal Bernstein (Kula) : KOF, considered to be the 'franchise boss' (much like Bison for SF).
Saisyu Kusanagi (Kyo) : KOF, Kyo's father.
Smart Chang (Chang) : Alternate art for Chang.
Unknown (Kasumi) : "Art of Fighting", Kasumi's father (Ryuhaku Todo) - Voice by Arita Goto.
Japanese vs. USA differences :
- Blood has been removed.
- Mai's chest doesn't bounce.
- The team specific ending musics have been replaced with one generic track.
- The Ikari Team's ending has been modified. In the Japanese version, Whip raises a gun and shoots Zero.
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* Enable the Mid-boss, Kula : put the cursor on Whip, press Start, put the cursor on Vanessa, press Start, put the cursor on Seth, press Start, put the cursor on Maxima, press Start, put the cursor on K', press Start, put the cursor on Random, press Start, now press Up, Down. Kula appears below the Random icon in 2 secs.
* Enable the Maniac Strikers : at the Striker Select Screen, highlight 'Another Striker', Press up, Left(x3), Right(x3), Down. These characters have Maniac Strikers : Chang, Choi, Iori, Kula, Kyo, Ramon and Ryo.
* Todo as Special Striker : to use Todo as your stiker, select Kasumi, then do the secret striker code Up, Left(x3), Right(x3), Down. It will show a blacken version of Todo (Kasumi's father from "Art of Fighting").
* Select victory pose : press a Punch or Kick button immediately after your opponent is defeated.
* Alternate costume colors : highlight in order Kyo, Benimaru, K', Terry, Mary, Mai, Whip or Choi, then press C+D at the character selection screen.
* Finish the game using one of these combinations to see the special endings :
1) Kyo, Iori, anyone except Kula and roulette selection.
2) Kula, any other characters.
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SuperToads 08-18-13 - 09:17 PM whosdaman, KoF 2000 is just as good as 98 or 2002 if not better.
whosdaman 11-21-12 - 11:56 PM Just 9 more days and then this won't be the only arcade game that is a fighting game. Then you can actually play the good ones like 98 0r 2002.
sandyaj 09-13-12 - 11:11 PM At last one of the best KoF games makes it here!
xaaronx2 08-17-12 - 09:03 AM YES! Its actually here
XxJ0K3RxX10 08-17-12 - 12:41 AM Well, I guess I'm the only one here.
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