The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout

The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout is a remake of The King of Fighters '94 featuring high-definition sprites in 3D backgrounds, a newer design layout, online gaming, and a new animated intro. The illustrations for this game were also made by Hiroaki. Most of the gaming mechanics and story remain the same as the original. Several characters in the King of Fighters series (as well as strikers in The King of Fighters 2000) also make anachronistic appearances in the game's new backgrounds. Lucky owners could also collect KOF 10th Anniversary pinky figurines of Mai and Athena with their purchase.

In April 2005, SNK Playmore confirmed it was working on an Xbox version for a North American release, but this version was cancelled in 2006. According to a recent interview, the overall negative fan feedback from these high-definition sprites lead to the idea of creating brand new ones for The King of Fighters XII.

Gameplay
The gameplay is the same of KOF '94, with some changes.

Characters

 * Note: Unlike in the original, where the entire teams can be choosed, the players can now edit their teams to their own liking.

Stage Cameos

 * Note: The cameo characters appears in any stage, except in Brazil Stage.

The King of Fighters series

 * Iori Yagami - The King of Fighters '95
 * Chizuru Kagura, Mature & Vice - The King of Fighters '96
 * Yashiro Nanakase, Shermie, Shingo Yabuki & Orochi - The King of Fighters '97
 * K', Maxima, Whip & Jhun Hoon - The King of Fighters '99
 * Kula Diamond, Vanessa, Seth, Ramón, Lin, Hinako Shijou, Syo Kirishima, Candy Diamond, Diana, Baitang, Smart Chang & Another Iori - The King of Fighters 2000
 * Foxy, K9999, Angel, Misty, Zero & Igniz - The King of Fighters 2001
 * Ash Crimson, Duo Lon, Shen Woo, Adelheid Bernstein, Rose Bernstein, Malin & Mukai - The King of Fighters 2003
 * Kaoru Watabe - Psycho Soldier Team cameo character

Fatal Fury/MOTW series

 * Richard Meyer, Tung Fu Rue, Jubei Yamada & Raiden - Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
 * Cheng Sinzan - Fatal Fury 2
 * Blue Mary, Ryuji Yamazaki, Bob Wilson & Franco Bash - Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
 * Rick Strowd, Li Xiangfei & Alfred - Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
 * Rock Howard, B. Jenet, Kim Dong Hwan, Kim Jae Hoon, Hotaru Futaba, Khushnood Butt, Gato, Tizoc & Hokutomaru - Garou: Mark of the Wolves

Art of Fighting series

 * Mr. Big - Art of Fighting 1
 * Jin Fu-Ha & Wyler - Art of Fighting 3

Samurai Shodown series

 * Nakoruru - Samurai Shodown I

Other Games

 * Princess Athena - Athena
 * Duke Edwards - Burning Fight
 * Rocky - Robo Army

Stages

 * Note: For this game, new stages have been developed. However, it is possible to use the original stages instead by accessing the game's option menu.


 * Japan — Hero Team: The Yebisu Garden Place, in Tokyo. Features Christmas trees, buildings, people and various ice statues. Depending on the angle at which the characters fight, various houses and the game's logo in a giant format can be seen.
 * Changes: in the 1st round, there is a slight snowstorm; in the 2nd round, the snowstorm intensifies; from the 3rd round, it is already nighttime and yellow lights can be seen throughout the stage as the snowstorm comes to a halt.
 * Italy — Fatal Fury Team: A wooden ship sailing through the waters of Venice. Features houses, grocery stores and some people on bridges and in gondolas.
 * Changes: in the 1st round, sunny day; in the 2nd round, sunset; from the 3rd, nighttime.
 * Mexico — Art of Fighting Team: The Pao Pao Cafe. The fight takes place on a platform that moves up and down around the stage. Many people can be seen, including bartenders behind counters and several mariachi singers. It also features pictures of the original stage and of Richard Meyer and Bob Wilson, respectively owner and waiter of the restaurant, as well as master and student.
 * Changes: in the 1st, 3rd and last rounds, the fight occurs inside the restaurant; in the 2nd and 4th rounds, it takes place outside.
 * Brazil — Ikari Warriors Team: A helicopter flying over the Amazon Forest, with a platform. Features a waterfall, a rainbow and parrots.
 * Changes: in the 1st round, sunny day; in the 3rd round, sunset; in the last round, the forest is covered in fog.
 * China — Psycho Soldier Team: The People's Square, in Shanghai. Features people, Chinese lanterns, a staircase and groups of people dressed as dragons, in what appears to be a celebration of the Chinese New Year. The characters also fight in front of the staircase and, depending on the angle of the fight, buildings, houses, fireworks, and monuments can be seen. There are also posters with references to KOF 2003, KOF 2000 and SVC Chaos, respectively, as well as a promotional art of KOF 2001.
 * Changes: in the 1st round, daytime; in the 2nd round, nighttime; from the 3rd round, dawn and the stage is covered in fog.
 * England — Women Fighters Team: The Tower Hill Memorial, in London. Features the Tower Bridge in the background, fountains, people, birds flying, English soldiers and the iconic English bus.
 * Changes: in the 1st round, daytime; in the 2nd round, sunset; from the 3rd, nighttime.
 * Korea — Korea Justice Team: The Changdeokgung Palace, in Seoul. The fight takes place in the Nakseonjae Complex. Features two terraces, one of them sporting a fish statue, as well as people and flags with SNK Playmore and Neo Geo logos. Depending on the angle, the characters can fight near the temple entrance, in front of the terraces or near the flags.
 * Changes: in the 1st round, daytime; in the 2nd round, sunset; from the 3rd round, almost nighttime.
 * USA — American Sports Team: A basketball court near to the Golden Gate Bridge, in California. Features people, a container, a ship, an old train car, basketballs hoops, lamp posts and people, depending on the angle.
 * Changes: in the 1st round, daytime; in the 2nd round, rainy sunset; from the 3rd round, nighttime.


 * Black Noah: The fight takes in an aquatic headquarters. Features statues of bosses of the franchise, a control panel, pictures of Rugal and a hologram of the Earth. Also features a helicopter behind the window. Depending on the angle, the characters can fight next to the control panel or near the picture. Associated with Rugal.
 * Changes: in the 1st round, the place remains as is; in the 2nd round, red alarm lights start flashing as the place comes close to self-destruction.

Trivia

 * This game (and its original version), The King of Fighters '95, The King of Fighters '96, the two versions of The King of Fighters '98, The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, The King of Fighters XIV and The King of Fighters XV are the only games of the series with stages associated to one or more teams.
 * In KOF '98/UM, this occurs only with the mid-boss teams.