What is The King of Fighters?
{{primary sources|date=August 2016}} {{italictitle}} {{Infobox video game series | title = The King of Fighters | image = Logo King of Fighters.png | genre = [[Fighting game|Fighting]] | developer = [[SNK]] <small>(1994 – 2000)</small><br>[[SNK (2001–present)|SNK]] <small>(2001 – present)</small> | publisher = SNK <small>(1994 – 2000)</small><br>SNK <small>(2001 – present)</small> | platform of origin = [[Arcade game|Arcade]] | year of inception = 1994 | platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Neo Geo]], [[Neo Geo CD]], [[Sega Saturn]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Game Boy]], [[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[PlayStation Network]], [[Virtual Console]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Nintendo eShop]] | first release version = ''[[The King of Fighters '94]]'' | first release date = August 25, 1994 | latest release version = ''[[The King of Fighters XV]]'' | latest release date = February 12, 2022 | spinoffs = ''[[SNK Gals' Fighters]]'' }} '''''The King of Fighters''''' is a [[fighting game|fighting]] [[Video game|game]] released by [[SNK]] then [[SNK (2001–present)|SNK (current company)]] for the Neo Geo arcade and home consoles. It is the first game of ''The King of Fighters'' series, done by the same company. The game is a fictional crossover with many characters from [[SNK]]'s previous fighting games, ''Fatal Fury'' and ''Art of Fighting''. There are even modernized versions of their pre-Neo Geo games: ''Ikari Warriors'' and ''Psycho Soldier''. There are also original characters in this series. The game was converted for Neo Geo AES and Neo Geo CD after the releases for Arcade. In 2004, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the series, [[SNK Playmore]] released a remake titled ''The King of Fighters '94 Rebout'', featuring the original game and a newer version with high definition graphics. == References == {{reflist}} {{video-game-stub}} {{DEFAULTSO