nettou king of fighters 96
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gameboy
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faq version 0.0 by nIwSe
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this is a rushed faq as i wanted to find out how many people
are playing this game so that i can plan for a more detailed
guide for the next update.
so please if anyone who is playing this game has anything to
contribute, no matter how minor it is, or any comments or questions
send an email to
keipinsu@iscs.nus.edu.sg
you will be properly credited if your information is new to me or
not found elsewhere.
introduction
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this is the latest offering from takara, based on the popular king
of fighters series by snk. this fighting game for the nintendo gameboy
offers no less than 15 characters.
(i have no idea what nettou means.... and yes that is the actual
title of the game)
characters
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kyo, goro
terry, andy
ryo, robert
athena
leona
mai
iori, mature
geese, krauser, mr big ( the only complete team)
chizuru
hidden characters includes...
goenitz, mr karate, orichi iori (!!), orochi leona (!!), kagura
(to find out all the codes for this game, visit www.segasages.com.
remember to search under gameboy)
contorl
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light punch - tap b
heavy punch - press b
light kick - tap a
heavy kick - press a
it is important to know the tap and press method as it make a great
deal to pulling off combos. (yes, they do exist in this version)
moves, special, desperation, are very easy to pull off. in fact
the control is very touchy. i sometimes pull off moves that i have no
intention of doing.
general moves
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knockdown - ab
charge - dn ab
back roll - bk ab
front roll - fw ab
dash - bk bk or fw fw
taunt - select
hyper/low/middle/high jumps and air block exist
special moves
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surprisingly, no special/desperation/super desperation moves
are lost in this convertion.
visit www.segasages.com or www.gamefaqs.com for complete listing.
(search under arcade section)
no moves lists yet for mr karate, orochi iori/leona (different
from kof97) and kagura.
combos
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combos in this version if done right is quite a sight to behold.
some combos when i first saw them, actually made my jaws dropped!
only downside is that most long combos are done with the opponent
trapped in the corner (corner combos).
here is a few to start you off.....
- kyo
life meter flashing, power bar at max and opponent at corner.
kyo very close to opponent.
[tap b] x 3 ; qcf [tap b] ; qcf [tap b] ; [press a] or [tap a] ;
qcb qcf [press and hold b]
a 21 hit combo !!! (very impressive)
- iori
infinite combo
just keep doing scum gale [near hcf b] and possible to finish off
with desperation move on certain characters.
-athena
corner combo
[tap b] X 2 ; qcb [tap b] ; [tap b] X 2 ; qcb [tap b] ; fw dn fwdn [b]
a 14 hit combo
extra
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by pressing ab select at takara logo, the game switches to
a sort of hyper up version.
- special moves register more hits
- desperation moves done without power bar at max
- super desperation moves done with power bar at max
- if life flashing and power bar at max, certain characters have
extra super desperation moves (!)
for example terry's power geyser
none - 1 hit
power bar at max - 3 hits
power bar at max and life flashing - 20+ hits (!!)
also athena's crystal shoot can grow up to few times the normal
size.
others
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so far only, the japanese version is out, no american version is
planned as far as i know. if you manage to find this little gem,
buy it!
however, it's not a substitute for the original version but it
certainly have captured the feel and gameplay of the series.
it is one of the finest fighting game for the gameboy. and certainly
put other 16 bits or even some 32 bits fighting games to shame.
a well worth investment.
thank you takara.
2nd feb 98
