Max: i killed you Rugal: my death was greatly exaggerated.

something from old kof that i wish they'd bring back is having your other characters in the background durring your fight and have them react to stuff that happens in the fight

Rugal: (Returns) Max: "My dissapointment is immeasurable... and my day is ruined."

Man, seeing Eiji Kisagari is such a blast from the past. He hasn't been in a KOF since XI. Miss his crazy ninja ass

Max is like: "that feels great to do"... Benimaru is like "thank you" lol 😂

Rugal just doesn’t know when to quit, huh. That said, I did appreciate the nod to Fatal Fury with Terry & his opponent jumping from the background on his stage.

This smile in KYO portrait is so cursed... "AY, YO... WANNA PLAY SOME KOF?"

Fun fact: in the women's stage, when the music changes to the harmonica part, the guy in the middle table draws out his own harmonica to go along with it. This can only be seen during a match, though. If it happens during a character transition then it won't trigger.

Fun fact: In the second stage, the animation in the first round of the fight creates a disadvantage for chin as he has a bigger delay than other fighters until he actually touches the ground, this means that chin can actually get ko'd whitout even getting to move in the round.

A word of warning for KOF '97: The Japan Team's ending isn't the main ending for that entry. You have to make an edit team of Kyo, Iori and Chizuru if you want to see the proper ending.

"press a button, get f***ed" A true definition of SNK bosses

I had the PS1 version of this one as a kid, man it literally loaded after every single round. The best thing about that port was the remixed music.

15:24 The "ninja guy" is Eiji from Art of Fighting 2. Also, thanks for not skipping out on '95 for the legacy Max!

Sakurai was an kof 95 fan, he actually created smash with an experience in the arcade. He was challenged in the arcade and in japan you can't see who challenges you, he beat the first character, then the next one but he felt the 2nd character was a lot weaker, he checked his oponent arcade and yes there was a guy and his girlfriend, the girlfriend was playing the 2nd char, so he realised he beated the guy first. That made him feel really bad, so he tried to create a fighting game (or party whatever) where everyone could have fun, i think this is part of the reason he says its a party game sometimes.

This was the very first KOF game I played when it was on the Saturn. This is bringing back some very good memories.

Don't let the graphics fool you. The engine may look almost identical to '94, but it's a much smoother and polished experience when you're playing it. It's like the jump Tekken made when going to Tekken 3.

Still amazes me how good SNK's animations still look to this day.

There's something i guess he'd never saw: in those old KoF, if you press ABCD while being grabbed, a background character of your team will jump on the foreground to release you. I think this was the birth of the Idea of assists!

Look at that, character development: Rugal in '94 was super offensive and it got him killed. Now he is back and more defensive but still rocking super strong attacks he can flash at you. He learned!

You have to play with multiple teams to get actual canon, mostly Japan Team, Yagami Team and Sacred Treasures Team. For the Orochi Saga at least.

This aged well 😏. Welcome back Mr.Bernstein!

There's a reason why Rugal is infamous in Mexico.

That's why Sakurai recommends KOF 95 🤠👌

Kyo is the most broken character in 95. His 75-shiki(236+kick twice) is a double kick attack where the weak moves quick, and the strong flings the opponent high so you can chain additional hits. But if you use it as 236+weak kick, strong kick, it starts quick and flings the opponent so you can do it again, becoming an easy infinite.

95's arranged OST was my gateway into rock music. It's still my favorite KOF to this day. I got the PS1 version in '97.

Ah yes Rugal. The SNK villain who didn't fall off a balcony.

"SHATTER ALL... THE BONES IN YOUR BODY"!!! -Omega Rugal 1995

Me: "I'm glad Max is sticking with the main teams for this legacy! I can finally get some KOF lore!" Max: *skips cutscenes on accident for the second video in a row* Me: 🤡🤡🤡

Glad to see Max having more fun with '95 with the gameplay in general especially with Benimaru & Kyo than the depressed state he was in against Rugal in '94. Also, love the revelation of why Saisyu is fighting against Kyo and how he survived in '94 25:32.

Daimon with ZERO words to say in the ending besides "YEAH".... lol.

Maaan goosebumps seeing these, used to play 95 in the arcades as a kid, i always loved SF but since i was a kid i find SNK games like more cooler? Characters look amazing and the moveset,stages also super attacks were a thing starting with Art of Fighting, man even Sakurai loves 95 for its strategy, legendary legacy, now looking forward till we reached the end.. man this making the wait for KOFXV harder 😂 the collector edition of XV is called "Omega" 👀 he's coming back as DLC for sure 😂 love the small details in these games like when daimon do the earth slam and the opponents and allies react to that 😂 these small touches made these games special, also the stages in 94 & 95 were fantastic but also in 96 they were great, can't wait for 97 98 99!!

Promotional art Kyo staring in to your soul for 32 minutes

King of Fighters 95 is the best, this is the one game that kept the arcades full in South America and kept us waiting for the next year. This was the game changer from Street Fighter for fighting fans at least for me.

Beein able to recognize the buffs on the mechanics and also the movelist on chars is a awesome experience to watch, the stages are great on this one as well

This video was an absolute delight to watch. The little jokes along with the gameplay make it a genuinely enjoyable viewing experience. Your videos on KoF got me interested in the series and gave me the nudge to buy KoF15. It’ll be my first game in the series but the characters look so cool.

28:44 the game punishing Max for hits that actually landed on Rugal, SnK difficulty 101

Fun facts. Sakurai was a pro gamer of KOF 95, winning many tournaments. Hideaki Itsuno, the creator of Rival Schools was also a fan of KOF series. Kyo's prototype design was based on Kaneda from the manga/anime Akira and you can see how the stage for Japan Team in KOF 94 is based on Neo Tokyo SNK really loves Akira

Max: We are playing with canon teams for the lore. Also Max: **skips the lore**

At 29:11- SNK “ Welcome to KOF 95 Max!” Overall ‘95 has better improvements to ‘94 though the damage wasn’t consistent. Normals especially C and D did massive damage yet supers sometimes didn’t kill characters with low health like you think it should. Team edit and better combos are a plus especially adding Kyo’s nemesis to 1995: Iori Yagami! Thanks again for this KOF walk through memory lane.

Even in level 1 difficulty, it looks hard

I love how Benimaru's recolor is straight up just Polnareff.

As someone who is new to this series my god it was ahead of its time

After beating Saisyu: "OH GOD that was bad. Glad it's over n-" Announcer: "AND NOW FOR THE MAIN EVENT - OMEGA RUGAL!!!" Me: NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

When your POW meter is fully charged,you have the ability to cancel with special moves or supers when you block an enemy's attack.that's what made this game so scary and fun. Literally you can get punished by supers when they block a jump kick

14:20 KIM STILL DOING FLASH KICK WITHOUT CHARGING.

Man, seeing Saishu in action in this was exciting, especially how it just led up to how he plays in future games. Man, I love KOF.

Love seeing you play KoF 95 Max! I had so much fun with this one as a kid

0:26 Max, that statement aged poorly. The king of kings is back and is more of a piece of s#!t than ever.

FINALLY !!!!! Max plays KOF 95 I've been waiting years for this to happen this game is not the best kof but it has a special place in my heart because it was the first one I played back 1995 when I was 4 years old I fell in love with the series ever since

(Benimaru whoops some ass and poses) “This man is fabulous!” Well he is inspired by a JoJo’s character 😄

I love watching these videos late at night before sleep. Love the nostalgia and hood vibes

Omega Rugal's design in KOF 95 is the BEST!! He actually looks like a monster. I like his robotic arm and that win pose where he scratches himself on purpose... I like how his theme in '95 feels like 'Rugal's final chance to win' because it actually is

Max: Benimaru is kinda sick! me: totally agree. He's easily one of my favorite KOF characters of all time

"But I'll be back... YOU JERKS!" One Year Later- Max: *BUT I KILLED YOU!*

Terrance, Andrew, and Joseph are back on their nonsense.

"UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF LOVE"

KOF 95 was my entry to the franchise. I remember my uncle giving me the game back in the day, he had a friend who worked at a local game shop and got treated to stuff they had in stock. I'd always been interested in SNKs stuff cuz I'd see cabinets for Metal Slug and Samsho in random places and my tiny kid brain was like "Wtf... Those games are WAY cooler than Street Fighter!!", but getting '95 for myself on the PSX* was what rly converted me to a full-on SNK fan. *the difference between the remixed music on the PSX version vs the arcade version is crazy, though. This my first time hearing the chiptuned versions.

19:05 Yamazaki and B. Mary chillin' in the background

I like that Max appreciates Benimaru, he has been one of my favourite characters since day 1. Beni and Kim

it's so weird that in later games there's this whole lore about the flame artifacts and how Kyo got his, but here, we clearly see that his father has some flame moves. Moreover, it's more odd in a roaster full of elemental/magic attacks. The implication is that without it, the person would have just normal moves, as what happens with Iori, but then, other people just can do thunder, spiritual, ice and so on by their own. I dunno, I get it why they did it, but I always found a more limiting lore rather than giving more possibilities. Would be better if they just embrace that people can do whatever element moves if they train in it, in my opinion.

KOF95' has a special place in my heart since it was the first PS1 game I bought with my own money. Didn't know about what exactly it was, but thought it was cool with all the familiar characters from Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury.

KoF 13 has remakes of the 95 Rivals team stage and the 96 Esaka stage if remember correctly. We got a cool Tengu stage for Mr Karate.

I appreciate the editors choices of the overlays so far

I believe this is the first KOF game I’ve ever played. (It’s been years ago!) it’s one of the first games that impressed me on the power of PIXEL GRAPHICS. Still gorgeous to this day!!

In the Summer of '95 the arcade by my Grandma's house actually had a few Neo Geo machines and I'd play The King of Fighters '95 religiously often playing as King, Mai Shiranui, and Sie Kensou. It remains my all-time favorite fighting game.

I went to bed and woke up Max still dealing with Rugal bullshit. 😂🤣😂

In case anyone wondered how "SNK Boss" became an epithet amongst gamers.

Poor Saisyu got his backstory skipped once again.

This one. This one right here is the game that introduced me into KOF. I had the Gameboy version of the game, which was missing a few key characters, but had Nakoruru as a hidden fighter at the end of the game!

Can SNK bring back having your teammates watch you from the background

I take it Max is slowly becoming a Benimaru fan? I've only played a few KOF games here and there. But its always nice to see someone get into a series or back to older titles when a new one drops soon.

'95 has some of the best stages in the whole series

KOF 95, the game that first introduced Kyo's rival, Iori Yamagi!

Special ending, also in the Nei Geo CD version. In the Neo Geo CD version of this game the Chinese team turn into band members at the end of the game The old man plays drums Kensuo plays guitar and Athena sings lead. Athena sings her song while the credits roll at the end of the game. She also sings the background music in her stage in KOF 94 and KOF 96 on the Neo Geo CD version. She also sings her background in KOF 94 Rebout 10th Anniversary, if you choose arrange soundtrack version on PS2

This is the coolest badass Rugal ever!

I can not wait until you get to KOF '98 and onward. That's when things will start to get cookin'.

Gotta love his use of the infamous Kyo picture.

Kyo & Benimaru: Let's go, Max like us Goro: And me too Kyo & Benimaru: Umm.... Goro: Me too...right

I remember when I did my lore run for this game I did Kyo super through Rugals Kaiser Wave and it looked super hype. Too bad I didn't record it

I love how these old games look, these sprites are so detailed. Kof has been my favorite 2d fighter since I played 99 back in the day, it feels good to see the series getting love and attention from everyone.

This one is one of the best KOFs imo. Still looks so good

Two episodes in the same day freaky awesome let’s go with more episodes !!

I also didn't bat much of an eye for Benimaru until i started playing '98 more seriously, he quickly became one of my favorites and certified main for games to come.

This Rugal is much more doable than 94', plus his battle theme is badass. I remember Saisyu spamming his special move like crazy when he was low HP.

Great game man, loved to see my guy playing my main Kyo which is usually rare

the arranged soundtrack for this game is one of my favorite fighting game soundtracks of all time.

Y’know what? Especially for the era, Saishu actually living instead of dying, and still being alive to this day, is some real subversion of expectations. It’s not everyday that you see the father of a Japanese protagonist living.

Summoning electricity while ankle deep in water was probably not Benimaru's brightest idea.

As a neo geo owner and player of this game since day 1, there's a lot of things missed here. 1 max, when you're in max, you can guard cancel with a special move, max accidentally did it with beni at the end. With some characters with instant supers like daimon, this is very powerful. Another thing apparently no one knows are the third and 4th version of special moves (some only have a third version). For instance Terry burning knuckle. You can do it with A or C. But if you quickly do burning knuckle A and before the move comes out burning knuckle C, you can get the properties of A and C, or do the C version into A version. Basically you can get far burning knuckle C version with the fast start up of the A version. For instance Kyo's reverse dp kick, if you do this technique you can get a 2 hit version instead of the B 1 hit or D 3 hit knock down version. Meaning you get an extra hit (unlike the B 1 hit) and you are allowed to juggle afterwards (unlike the knock down D version). Also this game has many links not being used. You can't go into command normals from normals, but you can for instance do Kyo crouch B into standing C. This game is actually really fucking great and deep, best old school fighter bar none. Only downsides are the high damage and some infinites. While kof 95 looked good and had a good soundtrack, kof 96 was the epitome of kof in the esthetic department. 96 stages, art, music are all even better than 97. But gameplay wise 95 is way above 96, and is a far better game. 97 though, it's one of the best kofs of all time. Yes 98 is better, bigger and better roster and graphics/music. But some versions of some characters were the most fun they've ever been in 97. So many top tiers, 3/4 of the cast was legit scary in 97. All in all, had mad fun with these games back when they got released. While I usually played 2 player, I was proficient enough to beat all my fighters in 1cc on level 8. Which I'm sure I won't be able to do anymore with some of them (Samurai shodown 2, I'm looking at you...)

Ah the memories trying to beat KOF 95 on the hardest difficulty in arcades.

The Continue Service feature was added since vanilla KOF'98, but I hardly used them back in it's days, as the arcade operator had the continue option disabled by default, meaning that "1 match lost=You Lose, Game Over..." this game was overall better, but still kind of a pain to deal with just like 94.

I'm loving the intros edition, super cool

Heidern, that commander from the FOTNS series. Surprised he didn't steal your health

The stages in kof 95 looks just amazing!!!

"Press a button, get fucked". As a guy who can't play KOF to save his life that comment is the most relatable thing in the world to me 😂😂

I mean… he's got a giant kitty… so he can't be _all_ bad, right? 😼

With Max playing canon teams this legacy is gonna be so damn good.

its crazy to see how well they figured out like, a LOT of the feel and mechanical stuff this early. and also that the stages already looked like that in 95

Now we in 95 and the beginning of: Kyo:YAGAMI!!! lori:KYO!!!!!!!!! And yes 94 through 97 is pretty much team Japan all the way through. Then 99 through 2001 is K's team and after that, it is a bit of a toss up. Still going to be fun watching you go through that hell of fighting Rugal lol.

Seeing Max playing all these vintage KOF games makes me want to play them. I already bought KOF 96 and KOF 98 😂.