SNK

The King of Fighters '96

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
1996

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*

Players by platform

  • PlayStation*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*
  • Sega Saturn*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*
  • Arcade*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*

Series

  • The King of Fighters

Localized titles

  • The King of Fighters '96

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • SNK
  • Yumekobo (Saturn) · SNK*
  • Gaibrain (Game Boy) · SNK*

Publishers

  • SNK
  • Takara · SNK · Game Boy · Japan*
  • Laguna · SNK · Game Boy · Europe*

Release history

  • 1996-07-30
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 1996-12-31 · Sega Saturn · Japan*
    Release date
    1996-12-31*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Sega Saturn*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 1996-12-24 · Neo Geo CD*
    Release date
    1996-12-24*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Neo Geo CD*
  • 1997-07-04 · PlayStation*
    Release date
    1997-07-04*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    PlayStation*
  • 1996-07-30 · Arcade*
    Release date
    1996-07-30*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Arcade*
  • 1996-12-31 · Sega Saturn*
    Release date
    1996-12-31*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Sega Saturn*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 10 fields
Release region · Sega Saturn
Japan*
Release date · Sega Saturn · Japan
1996-12-31*
Developers · Sega Saturn · Japan
SNK*
Genres and style · Sega Saturn
Action,Fighting,2D*
Product code · Sega Saturn · Japan
T-3108G*
Product code · Sega Saturn · Japan
T-3109G*
Platform
Sega Saturn*
Release date · Sega Saturn · Japan
1996-12-31 · Sega Saturn · Japan
Release date
1996-12-31*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Sega Saturn*
Market
Japan*
Genres and style · Sega Saturn
action game
action game*
fighting game
fighting game*
Platform
Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn*
Specifications 2 · 23 fields
Developers · PlayStation
SNK
SNK*
Developers · Arcade
SNK
SNK*
Developers · Sega Saturn
SNK
SNK*
Developers · Neo Geo CD
SNK
SNK*
Genres · Sega Saturn
fighting game
fighting game*
Genres · Arcade
fighting game
fighting game*
Genres · PlayStation
fighting game
fighting game*
Genres · Neo Geo CD
fighting game
fighting game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · PlayStation
PlayStation
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Arcade
Arcade
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Platform
PlayStation
PlayStation*
Platform
Neo Geo CD
Neo Geo CD*
Platform
Arcade
Arcade*
Platform
Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn*
Publishers · Sega Saturn
SNK
SNK*
Publishers · Neo Geo CD
SNK
SNK*
Publishers · PlayStation
SNK
SNK*
Publishers · Arcade
SNK
SNK*
Release date · Neo Geo CD
1996-12-24 · Neo Geo CD
Release date
1996-12-24*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Neo Geo CD*
Release date · PlayStation
1997-07-04 · PlayStation
Release date
1997-07-04*
Date precision
day*
Platform
PlayStation*
Release date · Arcade
1996-07-30 · Arcade
Release date
1996-07-30*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Arcade*
Release date · Sega Saturn
1996-12-31 · Sega Saturn
Release date
1996-12-31*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Sega Saturn*
Specifications 3 · 14 fields
Artists
  • Toshiaki Mori*
Composers
  • Akihiro Uchida*
  • Hideki Asanaka*
  • Kazuhiro Nishida*
Series
  • The King of Fighters*
Platforms
  • Arcade*
  • Game Boy*
  • Neo Geo AES*
  • Neo Geo CD*
  • PlayStation*
  • Sega Saturn*
Release history
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • July 30, 1996*
    • Arcade*
    Value
    July 30, 1996*
  • Scope
    • July 30, 1996*
    • Arcade*
    Value
    Neo Geo AES*
  • Scope
    • July 30, 1996*
    • Arcade*
    Value
    NA/JP: September 27, 1996*
  • Scope
    • July 30, 1996*
    • Arcade*
    Value
    Neo Geo CD*
  • Scope
    • July 30, 1996*
    • Arcade*
    Value
    NA/JP: October 25, 1996*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • July 30, 1996*
    • Saturn*
    Value
    December 31, 1996*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • July 30, 1996*
    • PlayStation*
    Value
    July 4, 1997*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • July 30, 1996*
    • Game Boy*
    Value
    August 7, 1997*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • July 30, 1996*
    • Game Boy*
    Value
    1998*
Genres and style
  • Fighting*
Play modes
  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*
Arcade hardware
  • Neo Geo MVS*
Developers
  • Scope
    • SNK*
    Value
    Yumekobo (Saturn)*
  • Scope
    • SNK*
    Value
    Gaibrain (Game Boy)*
Publishers
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • SNK*
    • Game Boy*
    Value
    Takara*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • SNK*
    • Game Boy*
    Value
    Laguna*
Directors
  • Masanori Kuwasashi*
Producers
  • Takashi Nishiyama*
Designers
  • Eri Koujitani*
  • Kaori Kusunoki*
  • Masato Yokoyama*
Programmers
  • Khozoh Nagashima*
  • S. Fujinuki*

* Provisional data