The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends



The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest (known as 'The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends in the PlayStation version) 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. A remake titled The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match was released in Japanese arcades on March 18, 2008 and later on the PlayStation 2.

In terms of plot, the game does not have a story and was developed 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.

Hero Team

 * Kyo Kusanagi
 * Benimaru Nikaido
 * Goro Daimon

Fatal Fury Team

 * Terry Bogard
 * Andy Bogard
 * Joe Higashi

Art of Fighting Team

 * Ryo Sakazaki
 * Robert Garcia
 * Yuri Sakazaki

Ikari Warriors Team

 * Leona
 * Ralf Jones
 * Clark Still

Psycho Soldier Team

 * Athena Asamiya
 * Sie Kensou
 * Chin Gentsai

Women Fighters Team

 * Chizuru Kagura
 * Mai Shiranui
 * King

Korea Team

 * Kim Kaphwan
 * Chang Koehan
 * Choi Bounge

Orochi Team

 * Yashiro Nanakase
 * Shermie
 * Chris

Special Team

 * Ryuji Yamazaki
 * Blue Mary
 * Billy Kane

Yagami Team

 * Iori Yagami
 * Mature
 * Vice

Oyaji Team

 * Heidern
 * Takuma Sakazaki
 * Saisyu Kusanagi

American Sports Team

 * Heavy D!
 * Lucky Glauber
 * Brian Battler

Single Entry

 * Rugal Bernstein
 * Shingo Yabuki

Boss Character

 * Omega Rugal

Alternate Characters

 * Orochi Yashiro
 * Orochi Shermie
 * Orochi Chris
 * The King of Fighters '95 Kyo Kusanagi
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 Terry Bogard
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 Andy Bogard
 * The King of Fighters '94 Joe Higashi
 * The King of Fighters '94 Ryo Sakazaki
 * The King of Fighters '94 Robert Garcia
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 Mai Shiranui
 * Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 Billy Kane

Sacred Team

 * Kyo Kusanagi
 * Iori Yagami
 * Chizuru Kagura

Shingo Team

 * Shingo Yabuki
 * Kyo Kusanagi
 * Iori Yagami

Rugal Team

 * Rugal Bernstein
 * Mature
 * Vice

SNK Heroes Team

 * Kyo Kusanagi
 * Terry Bogard
 * Ryo Sakazaki

No. 2 Team

 * Benimaru Nikaido
 * Andy Bogard
 * Robert Garcia

No. 3 Team

 * Goro Daimon
 * Joe Higashi
 * Yuri Sakazaki

Baseball Team

 * Ralf Jones
 * Blue Mary
 * Lucky Glauber

Father Team

 * Saisyu Kusanagi
 * Takuma Sakazaki
 * Kim Kaphwan

Rapid-punch Team

 * Billy Kane
 * Chang Koehan
 * Joe Higashi

Severely Burned Team

 * Kyo Kusanagi
 * Saisyu Kusanagi
 * Orochi Chris

Sakazaki Family Team

 * Takuma Sakazaki
 * Ryo Sakazaki
 * Yuri Sakazaki

Teen Team

 * Shingo Yabuki
 * Sie Kensou
 * Chris

Orochi Ladies Team

 * Shermie
 * Vice
 * Mature

Orochi Men Team

 * Yashiro Nanakase
 * Chris
 * Ryuji Yamazaki

Kusanagi Style (?) Team

 * Kyo Kusanagi
 * Saisyu Kusanagi
 * Shingo Yabuki

Comedy Team

 * Robert Garcia
 * Sie Kensou
 * Choi Bounge

Sexy Team

 * Choi Bounge
 * Chin Gentsai
 * Chang Koehan

Cap Team

 * Terry Bogard
 * Lucky Glauber
 * Clark Still

Young Hero Team

 * Shingo Yabuki
 * Benimaru Nikaido
 * Goro Daimon

Other Ikari Team

 * Ralf Jones
 * Leona
 * Heidern

Other Heroine Team

 * Athena Asamiya
 * Mai Shiranui
 * Yuri Sakazaki

Other Power Team

 * Ralf Jones
 * Brian Battler
 * Chang Koehan

April 8th Birthday Team

 * King
 * Mature
 * Shingo Yabuki

Other Art of Fighting Team

 * Ryo Sakazaki
 * Robert Garcia
 * Takuma Sakazaki

Other Women's Team

 * King
 * Mai Shiranui
 * Yuri Sakazaki

Credits
Producer: Takashi Nishiyama

Chief Director: Toyohisa Tanabe

Sub Directors: Haruo Tomita, Honey-Bunny-Kaju, Tak. Yamashita, Hiroto Namada, T. Hosokawa, K. Hikida, Tomonori Kamio

System Editor: K. Nagashima

Chief Front Designer: Blaster-Lu

Front Designers: Akiko Yukawa (Kyo/Shingo/Mature/Vice), Miki Asakura (Benimaru/Yamazaki/Iori), S. Yamamoto (Daimon/Terry/Takuma), Chikara Yamasaki (Andy/Athena/Chizuru/Mai/Rugal), Dear Ichi Jerry (Leona/Ralf/Clark/Heidern), 44OKA (Kensou/Chin/Choi), I.no.u.e (Ryo/Kim/Heavy D!), Shio Shio Shio (Mature/Vice/Yashiro), Mitsuru Kawasaki (Ryo/Robert/Heavy D!/Lucky), Miho Uematsu (King/Shermie/Mature/Vice), Hiroto Kittaka (Joe/Chris/Billy), Mina Kawai (Yuri/Brian), Tahara Ujyu (Chang/Mary/Saisyu/Mary)

Cast: Masahiro Nonaka (Kyo), Masaki Usui (Daimon/Ryo), Atsushi Maetsuka (Benimaru/Ralf/Choi), Satoshi Hashimoto (Terry/Kim), Keiichi Nanba (Andy), Nobuyuki Hiyama (Joe), Mantarō Koichi (Robert), Kaori Horie (Yuri), Masae Yumi (Leona/Vice), Yoshinori Shima (Clark), Haruna Ikezawa (Athena), Eiji Yano (Kensou/Brian), Toshikazu Nishimura (Chin/Heavy D!), Akiko Saitou (Chizuru), Kazuhiro Inage (Lucky), Akoya Sogi (Mai), Hiroyuki Arita (Chang), Makoto Awane (Yashiro), Hazuki Nishikawa (Shermie), Rio Ogata (Chris), Kōji Ishii (Yamazaki), Atsushi Yamanishi (Billy), Toshimitsu Arai (Rugal/Heidern), Eiji Tsuda (Takuma), Keiichiro Sakagi (Saisyu), Harumi Ikoma (King/Mary), Hiroko Tsuji (Mature), Takehito Koyasu (Shingo), Kunihiko Yasui (Iori)

Chief Back Designer: Yurika

Back Designers: Manoru (JPN-Street Stage), K.W (China Stage), Tsugumi A. (Korea Stage), Raishi (Mid-East Stage), M.K (Spain Stage), Tohru Nakanishi (USA-Yard Stage), Yurika (JPN-Temple Stage), A. Tsugumi (USA-Wharf Stage), Souzi Takamori (Rugal Stage)

Demo Designers: Kalkin Mizuno, Dandy.Matuisan!, Masato Yokoyama

Special Effects: Mika Nishida, Aoyama

Programmers: S. Fujinuki, Cyber.Kondo, Souta Ichino

Sound: Hideki Asanaka, Yasuo Yamate, Marimo

Adjusters: K. Asai, Hataboh De Go!, M-Panic! Plus

Bug Checkers: Anne, Sanpo, Hiroyuki Shimmei, R. Tsune, 8097:K.I (Non)

Special Thanks: H. Kawano, Y. Inui, Takeshi&Mika, Yanosabi-Ibuki, and all chupilars, Pe-Pe-, Meguron, all SNK staff, and YOU.

Produced by: SNK