- This game and The King of Fighters '95 allows teams with random characters.
- However, the two games also allows the player to choose complete teams.
- 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.