Remember that a long time ago, someone in a certain Tieba circle mocked the "child" for poor technology, because 97 could not beat other versions that other people played.
In fact, the child won the "King of Fighters 97" championship several times more than ten years ago, but because it is a non-governmental organization, its influence is not very large. And at that time, the gameplay of "The King of Fighters" was still somewhat different from today. After 08 years, children play "The King of Fighters 98", "The King of Fighters 98UM", "The King of Fighters 2000", "The King of Fighters 2002", "The King of Fighters 2002UM", "The King of Fighters 13", "Street Fighter 4", "The King of Fighters 14", "The Ultimate Street Fighter 4", "The King of Fighters", "Street Fighter 5", "The King of Fighters 15"... All of them have won championships, and more than once.
It can be said that as long as he has touched the games, they are all proficient. It seems that only "Samurai Shodown Dawn" barely won the runner-up once.
The most popular fighting game in China is "The King of Fighters 97", which is naturally due to the pirates at the time and the low price of the substrate. Almost all arcades were launched at the same time, giving birth to a large number of masters, and even some players became professional players of "The King of Fighters 97".
It's a slight pity that "The King of Fighters 97" has more bugs (many people use bugs to play genres), so there are almost no shadows in international competitions. The child played "The King of Fighters 97" for a long time in his early years, and although he was also playing it in the later stage, it was no longer the main goal.
"The King of Fighters 97" players have always believed that there will be no King of Fighters after 97. For years, 97 and 98 players have been pitted against each other, and there have been verbal posts all year round to prove that the other party is playing garbage.
After the release of "The King of Fighters 11" and "The King of Fighters 12", the attention in China can be said to be low to the limit. In an era when arcades have died and Internet cafes are popular, most players have begun to forget the passion of arcades. Therefore, not many people pay attention to the follow-up to "The King of Fighters"
A few years later, fighting games rose again under the impetus of Street Fighter IV, and the release of The King of Fighters 13 caught up with the limelight and once again gained the attention of gamer players.
I have to say that "The King of Fighters 13" was already the pinnacle of that time, whether it was the picture plot or the operation, it was almost perfect. The ornamentation of the series was unique at the time.
At the Shadowloo Showdown 2012 fighting game competition in Melbourne, Australia, the kid won the title of The King of Fighters 13. He then won the KOF13 championship at the EVO 2014 World Fighting Game Competition. Under his leadership, the popularity of "The King of Fighters 13" in China has also risen, and almost all major platforms have forwarded videos and live broadcasts.
"The King of Fighters 14" was complained about by players for a whole year because the modeling after 3D was too ugly, although the picture was debugged in the later stage, but so be it! But even so, The King of Fighters 14 is still influential and exciting, which means that SNK will not only not go out of business, but may one day become the king of fighting games again.
The release of "The King of Fighters 15" made the players of the former game hall cry, and after years of life and death, "The King of Fighters 15" finally stood on the world stage again, allowing us to see the future of fighting games.
In recent years, the child has won several championships of "The King of Fighters 13", "The King of Fighters 14" and "The King of Fighters 15", which can be said to have earned enough face for Chinese players. And what are domestic players still doing? Still stick to their own circle, noisy in the post bar, those who should play 97 continue to play 97, and those who play 98 continue to play 98.
To this day, they still think that the 3D "The King of Fighters" is sensational garbage and is not worth training.
Of course, not all players are "stubborn". Some of the more famous 97 celebrities in the circle have already started playing "The King of Fighters 15" in the live broadcast room, and have played a good result and earned enough popularity. It's a little bit of a shame that they didn't get results in international competitions.
Why is the King of Fighters already at 15 and many players still sticking to 97?
In fact, it is very simple, the people who play "The King of Fighters 97" today are almost 40, and they have no enthusiasm for exploring new games. And the familiar operation and instinctive reaction of "The King of Fighters 97" will not bring any psychological burden to players, many people have worked this game in their lives, mastered various BUG gameplay, and can be invincible by relying only on instinctive reactions during battle.
It's already fun to come and grab two in your spare time. If you practice other games at this age, I am afraid that it will be difficult to obtain that kind of abusive satisfaction!
In addition, there is another reason why players do not play "The King of Fighters 13", "The King of Fighters 14" and "The King of Fighters 15", that is, they have to spend money to buy genuine copies, which can be regarded as challenging the bottom line of most domestic players. I used to play piracy habits, and I haven't corrected my sense of authenticity until now.
In fact, think about it, we can cut a broken legend for more than ten years, and even now there are people who spend money in various legendary mobile games, thousands of recharge. And those 3A masterpieces that only need one or two hundred pieces to buy, but the sales in China are not very ideal, which is precisely for this reason. In the eyes of many people, shouldn't single-player games be free!