Sega Saturn · 1998
The King of Fighters '97
ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ '97
- Developer
- SNK
- Publisher
- SNK
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Series
- The King of Fighters
- Release year
- 1998
- Alternate titles
- KOF '97 · ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ'97
Standard · 🇯🇵 JP · CIB: 26 € (Fri Apr 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)).
Standard
| Región | SEALED | CIB | LOOSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 JP | €44.16 €37.54 – €50.78 | €25.93 €22.04 – €29.82 | €16.27 €13.83 – €18.71 |
Prices show the median of recorded sales (source: eBay + Heritage auctions + PriceCharting aggregates, the same data that feeds your portfolio). Differences between regions reflect rarity: Japanese AES copies are typically 2–4× cheaper than their European equivalents because they had a much larger print run.
Description
The King of Fighters '97, often shortened as KOF '97, is a 1997 fighting video game developed and published by SNK for its Neo Geo multi-video system (MVS) arcade platform and its Advanced Entertainment System (AES) home console. It is the fourth game in The King of Fighters (KOF) series. The game was ported to the Neo Geo CD console and released worldwide; it was also ported to the PlayStation and Sega Saturn consoles in Japan. KOF '97 is the last game in the "Orochi Saga" storyline, which began in The King of Fighters '95. The new tournament focuses on the servants of the demon Yamata no Orochi, also known as the "Will of Gaia", who plan to revive their master by gathering energy and sacrifices from the fighters in the KOF tournament. KOF '97 introduced many new playable characters to the series, including five brand new characters (Shingo, Yashiro, Shermie, Chris, and Orochi), two existing characters from SNK's Fatal Fury series (Yamazaki and Blue Mary), as well as several alternate versions of new and existing characters, such as Orochi Yashiro and Orochi Leona. KOF '97 is the first game in the series to be directed by its battle system designer Toyohisa Tanabe. The original...
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Releases
| Platform | Region | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Saturn | 🇯🇵 JP | 1998 | SNK |
