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King of Fighters '94, The
2D Fighter (Conventional) by SNK
Neo Geo
Japan
8/25/1994
Neo Geo CD
Japan
11/02/1994
The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout (Playstation 2)
Includes original version and slightly upgraded version.
Japan
12/28/2004
WiiWare/Virtual Console
United States
11/06/2007
SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 (Playstation 2)
Compilation release.
United States
05/05/2008
SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 (Playstation Portable)
Compilation release.
United States
5/5/2008
SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 (Wii)
Compilation release.
United States
7/29/2008
The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga (Wii)
Compilation release.
United States
10/28/2008
The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga (Playstation Portable)
Compilation release.
United States
10/28/2008
The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga (Playstation 2)
Compilation release. Only available in the U.S. and European release.
United States
10/28/2008
Playstation Network
Japan
12/21/2010
The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout (Playstation Network)
Japan
01/21/2015
ACA NeoGeo: King of Fighters '94 (PlayStation 4)
Worldwide
10/27/2016
ACA NeoGeo: The King of Fighters '94 (Xbox One)
Worldwide
3/9/2017
ACA NeoGeo: The King of Fighters '94 (Switch)
Worldwide
3/16/2017
ACA NeoGeo: The King of Fighters '94 (Windows)
Windows 10 release
Worldwide
12/14/2017
The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga (PlayStation 4)
Compilation release.
Worldwide
6/26/2018
ACA NeoGeo: The King of Fighters '94 (Android)
Worldwide
2/9/2022
ACA NeoGeo: The King of Fighters '94 (iOS)
Worldwide
2/9/2022
The King of Fighters 94 Re-Bout (Xbox)
Developed as exclusive to the Xbox outside of Japan. Was advertised in magazines and in SNK game instruction manuals all the way up to the month it was scheduled to release, and then dropped from SNK's release schedule.
Unreleased

Fighters
Heidern
Neo Geo
Ralf Jones
Neo Geo
Clark Steel
Neo Geo
Saishu Kusanagi
Playstation 2
Rugal Bernstein
Neo Geo
Ryo Sakazaki
Neo Geo
Robert Garcia
Neo Geo
Takuma Sakazaki
Neo Geo
Athena Asamiya
Neo Geo
Kensou
Neo Geo
Chin Gentsai
Neo Geo
Kyo Kusanagi
Neo Geo
Benimaru Nikaido
Neo Geo
Goro Daimon
Neo Geo
Kim Kaphwan
Neo Geo
Chang Koehan
Neo Geo
Choi Bounge
Neo Geo
Yuri Sakazaki
Neo Geo
Mai Shiranui
Neo Geo
King
Neo Geo
Heavy D!
Neo Geo
Lucky Glauber
Neo Geo
Brian Battler
Neo Geo
Terry Bogard
Neo Geo
Andy Bogard
Neo Geo
Joe Higashi
Neo Geo

Gameplay
Andy Bogard
Special Moves

Deathbound
qcf+anypunch
Lucky calls a basketball from offscreen, bouncing it off the ground at an angle.

Lucky Vision
hcf+anykick
Dashing teleport.
Benimaru Nikaido
Throw Moves

Front Suplex / フロントスープレックス
(close)forward/backward+cbtn/dbtn

Spinning Knee Drop / スピニングニードロップ
(in air)(close)backward/down/forward+cbtn
Command Moves

Flying Drill / フライングドリル
(in air)down+dbtn
Special Moves

Iai Geri / 居合い蹴り, Iaido Kick
qcf+anykick
A quick knee snap.

Raijinken / 雷靭拳, Lightning Fist
dp+anypunch
Benimaru charges his fist and punches it out.

Shinkuu Katategoma / 真空片手駒, Vacuum One-Hand Top
hcb+anykick
Benimaru spins on one hand while kicking out with his legs.
Desperation Moves

Raikouken / 雷光拳, Heaven Blast Flash
qcfdowndforward+cbtn
Benimaru charges his fist and punches it out, a lot.
Brian Battler
Throw Moves

Atomic Drop
(close)forward/backward+cbtn
Lift the opponent and drop them rear-first onto the knee.

Rock Buster
(close)forward/backward+dbtn
Overhead toss.
Command Moves

Buster Tomahawk
(in air)down+cbtn
An airborne hook punch.
Special Moves

Brian Tornado
dp+anypunch
Multi-hit spinning body torpedo.

Hyper Tackle
hcb+anypunch
Cross-screen shoulder charge.

Screw Body Press
(in air)qcf+anykick
Brian goes spinning through the air, hitting multiple times.
Super Moves

Big Bang Tackle
qcbhcb+cbtn
Three hyper tackles in a row, back and forth. Reminiscent of Buffaloman's Hurrican Mixer finisher, from Kinnikuman.
Clark Steel
Clark Still
Throw Moves

Death Mountain Buster / Shoulder Buster (1994)
(close)forward/backward+cbtn/dbtn
Clark lifts and inverts the opponent, dropping them shoulder-first on his knee.
Special Moves

Gatling Attack
c.backwardforward+anypunch
Quickly advancing three-punch combo ending with an uppercut. After being dropped from Clark's repertoire for several years, he gets a two-punch version that launches and can be followed up with Napalm Stretch.

Super Argentine Backbreaker
(close)hcf+dbtn
Clark tosses the opponent into the air to land on his waiting shoulders. Starting in 1996, could be followed up with an elbow drop.

Vulcan Punch
m-anypunch
Rapid punches at an upward angle.
Desperation Moves

Ultra Argentine Backbreaker
(close)hcbhcb+cbtn
Three successive Super Argentine Backbreakers are performed with different finishers over the years. 94-95: After the third drop, Clark ends with a shoulder buster. 96-98: Normally ends with a Death Valley Bomb. SDM version ends with "Clark Spark," Clark's take on Kinnikuman's Muscle Spark finisher.
Goro Daimon
Throw Moves

Juji Shime / a.k.a. 十字締め, Crossbar Choke
(close)forward/backward+cbtn(very close)

Okuriashi Barai / 送り足払い, Escorting Foot Thrust
(close)forward/backward+dbtn

Yoko Guruma / 横車, Side Wheel
(close)forward/backward+cbtn
Heavy D!

Dancing Beat
(close)forward/backward+dbtn
A short punch combo.

Stomach Buster
(close)forward/backward+cbtn,m-
Repeated gut punches.
Command Moves

Rock Crush
forward+cbtn
Overhead punch.
Special Moves

Blast Upper
qcfuforward+anykick
D! uppercuts, creating a spray of force.

R. S. D. / Rolling Soul Driver
dp+anypunch
Advancing punch with whirlwind effect.

Soul Flower
hcf+anypunch
A ground pound.
Super Moves

D. Crazy
qcfdforwardqcb+cbtn
Boxing autocombo.
Heidern
Throw Moves

Heidern Inferno
(in air)forward/down/backward+cbtn/dbtn
Heidern mounts his opponent in midair and rides them to the ground. Based on Kinnikuman Zebra's Muscle Inferno.

Lead Belcher
(close)forward/backward+cbtn
Heidern slams his enemy to the ground then stabs them with his hand.
Special Moves

Cross Cutter
c.backwardforward+anypunch
An X-shaped projectile of cutting power.

Moon Slasher
c.downup+anypunch
Heidern slashes his arm in a moon-like circle.

Neck Rolling
c.downup+anykick
A high acrobatic leap at the opponent, Heidern grabs their neck and quickly spins causing massive blood loss.

Storm Bringer
(close)hcb+cbtn
A command grab where Heidern drains the very life from the opponent, adding it to his own.
Desperation Moves

Final Bringer
c.backwarddbackwarddownup+bbtn+cbtn
Heidern leaps at the opponent similar to Neck Rolling, but then executes an improved Storm Bringer.
Joe Higashi
Special Moves

Cyclone Break
qcbubackward+anykick
Spinning cartwheel kick.
Super Moves

Hell Bound
qcbdbackwardforward+bbtn+cbtn
A geyser of raw basketball force.
Kyo Kusanagi
Throw Moves

Issetsu Seoi Nage / 一刹背負い投げ, Single Arm Shoulder Throw
(close)forward/backward+cbtn
Command Moves

Ge Shiki: Goufu You / 外式・轟斧陽, Solar Thunder Axe
forward+dbtn

Ge Shiki: Naraku Otoshi / 外式・奈落落とし, Hades Drop
(in air)down+cbtn
Special Moves

100 Shiki: Oniyaki / 百式・鬼焼き, Fire Ball
dp+anypunch
Kyo's open armed flaming Shoryuken.

101 Shiki: Oboro Guruma / 百壱式・朧車, Spinning Kick
rdp+anykick

108 Shiki: Yami Barai / 百八式・闇払い, Dark Thrust
qcf+anypunch
Desperation Moves

Ura 108 Shiki: Orochinagi / 裏百八式・大蛇薙, Major Serpent Wave
downdbackwardhcf+cbtn
Kyo blasts a big wave of fire in front of himself.
Lucky Glauber
Throw Moves

Dunk Buster
(close)forward/backward+cbtn
Lucky jumps and tosses the opponent across the screen.

Lucky Crush
(close)forward/backward+dbtn,m-
Repeated knee strikes.
Command Moves

Dunk Drop
(in air)down+cbtn
Special Moves

Cyclone Break
qcbubackward+anykick
Spinning cartwheel kick.

Deathbound
qcf+anypunch
Lucky calls a basketball from offscreen, bouncing it off the ground at an angle.

Lucky Vision
hcf+anykick
Dashing teleport.
Super Moves

Hell Bound
qcbdbackwardforward+bbtn+cbtn
A geyser of raw basketball force.
Ryo Sakazaki
Throw Moves

Tomoe Nage / 巴投げ
(close)forward/backward+cbtn/dbtn
Special Moves

Haoh Sho Ko Ken / Conquering Crunch, 覇王翔吼拳
forwardhcf+anypunch
A massive projectile hurled at great speed.

Hien Shippu Kyaku / Lightning Legs Knockout Attack, Legs of Flying Heat, 飛燕疾風脚
c.dbackwardforward+anykick
Multihit air kicking attack.

Koh Oh Ken / Tiger Flame Punch, Great Ball of Fire, 虎煌拳
qcf+anypunch
Standard fare projectile, thrown with one arm.

Koho / Built Upper (AOF1), 虎砲
dp+anypunch
Ryo's one armed Dragon Punch ripoff.

Kuchuu Koh Oh Ken / 空中虎煌拳, Flying Tiger Flame Punch, Flying Breath of the Tiger
(in air)qcf+anypunch

Zanretsu Ken / Thresher Punch, 暫烈拳
hcb+anypunch
He punches rapidly, and if he strikes he punches even more before knocking his foe away.
Desperation Moves

Ryuko Ranbu / Furious Fandango, 龍虎乱舞
qcfhcb+anypunch
Ryo's signature super, he dashes at his opponent and delivers a multihit beatdown with a Koho finish.
Terry Bogard
Super Moves

Big Bang Tackle
qcbhcb+cbtn
Three hyper tackles in a row, back and forth. Reminiscent of Buffaloman's Hurrican Mixer finisher, from Kinnikuman.
Wolfgang Krauser
Special Moves

Brian Tornado
dp+anypunch
Multi-hit spinning body torpedo.

Hyper Tackle
hcb+anypunch
Cross-screen shoulder charge.

Storyline
King of Fighters '94 / 1994
The year, 1994. Once again the invitations to the King of Fighters find their ways to the world's most wicked warriors. But the patron of this little party remains unknown. It cannot be Geese, nor can it be Krauser. So who could they be from...?

Among all the hopes and doubts, the legendary superstars of the fighting world begin to form their mighty teams. What type of battle with these magnificent fighters sure to go down in history show us? The voltage of the fan's excitement reaches a fevered pitch as the tournament finally approaches its beginning.

Fun Facts
Gnawfest '94
Both Esaka (hero team theme) and Ketchaku (Rugal's second theme) contain samples of some kind of radio announcer from the Digital Underground song "Gutfest '89." Both Esaka and Ketchaku have the phrase "You can hear behind me now that's uh, I think they're called Blue Death" and Ketchaku contains the line "Yeah you can hear they're just having a ball and a hell of a time down here at Gutfest this year." The samples sound slightly distorted and lower in pitch.
Decent Exposure
Plotwise, King's true gender was revealed during when Ryo split her shirt open with a Koh Oh Ken, a feat that could be replicated if it was used as the final blow in AoF1. This could also be performed on Yuri in AoF2, and even followed them both to the first few editions of KoF.

Credits
Worldwide
Producer
A producer on a project can have varying responsiblities, from a token credit to being incredibly integral to the work.
Takashi Nishiyama
Voice Actor

Jun Hashimoto as Andy Bogard
Monster Maezuka as Benimaru Nikaido
Eiji Yano as Brian Battler
Yoshinori Shima as Chang Koehan
Monster Maezuka as Choi Bounge
Yoshinori Shima as Clark Steel
Masaki Usui as Goro Daimon
Toshimitsu Arai as Heidern
Katsuhisa Namase as Joe Higashi
Eiji Yano as Kensou
Satoshi Hashimoto as Kim Kaphwan
Harumi Ikoma as King
Masahiro Nonaka as Kyo Kusanagi
Kay Inage as Lucky Glauber
Akoya Sogi as Mai Shiranui
Monster Maezuka as Ralf Jones
Kay Inage as Robert Garcia
Toshimitsu Arai as Rugal Bernstein
Masaki Usui as Ryo Sakazaki
Eiji Tsuda as Takuma Sakazaki
Satoshi Hashimoto as Terry Bogard
Kaori Horie as Yuri Sakazaki