Akari Ichijou's level 2 special attack Reunion of the Hundred Demons has a bunch of characters from the Capcom and SNK universes.In the "Cat Walk" Olympic event, Lord Raptor can be seen on the background playing his guitar.These cameos include: Alex and K', Yashiro and Chris, Yagyu and Genjuro, Kaede and Lilith, Xiangfei and Mars People, King and Chizuru, and Shoichiro Takatsu, SNK's spokesman at the time. Special error messages featuring cameos from fighters who didn't make it into the game appear if a player attempts to play the game on a black-and-white Neo Geo Pocket rather than a Neo Geo Pocket Color.Bison on the spot #2, Sagat on the spot #3 and nobody on the spot #1, to which appears a comment at the bottom of the screen: " What? Ryu's gone?". Sagat makes a cameo appearance in the game when the player completes an Olympic event with Ryu, the record screen will lampoon Ryu's ending in Street Fighter II, where a podium appears with M.Charlie, Guile's former combat buddy, is addressed by his Japanese name "Nash" in the English version, in contrast to all the other Capcom characters in the game who have different names in the Japanese versions (i.e.: M.Billy Kane and Vega appear as helpers of Geese Howard and M.Evil Ryu's stance was redrawn in this game, giving him a more zombie-like appearance.Capcom: SVC Chaos, in which Sakura doesn't appear.
This game started a rather interesting trend of Sakura and Athena being friendly rivals.Capcom: SVC Chaos, was released for the Neo Geo platform.
However, a pseudo-sequel to this game, SNK vs. Though it was listed as TBA, the game was never teased or announced. Capcom Advance was planned for the Game Boy Advance alongside The King of Fighters Advance (which became The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood) and Metal Slug Advance. Although The Match of the Millennium is based on the R- sub-series engine, several techniques from The King of Fighters R-1 and The King of Fighters R-2 have been left out of the game completely, including Rolling (the SNK style of this technique, Ken still has it as a command move) and Throw Escaping.This is the only Neo Geo Pocket Color game to not have the E-rating (E standing for "Everyone").This game uses the most cartridge space of any Neo Geo Pocket/Color game.Street Fighter II (rival interrupts this character's entrance) Ghosts 'n Goblins ( Ghost Trick minigame, enemy)įatal Fury: King of Fighters (rival interrupts this character's entrance) Ghosts 'n Goblins ( Ghost Trick minigame) Street Fighter (Capcom Olympic Mode, only when using Ryu) Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Capcom Olympic Mode guide character) Metal Slug 2 ( Target 9 minigame, enemies) Metal Slug 2 ( Target 9 minigame, secret character) Samurai Shodown III (SNK Olympic Mode guide character) Bison (at which Balrog and Vega stare in embarrassment), Chun-Li doing her taunt pose while Li Xiangfei plays a Neo Geo Pocket, and Lilith and Kaede playing Neo Geo Pocket together. There is also interesting screens shown when this game is used in a monochrome Neo Geo Pocket Color, with such things as Alex and K' staring at each other, Shermie dressed up as Morrigan, Morrigan herself donning a suit like that of M. The use of both companies' material is quite extensive, from every character having their theme playing (not always from the first games they appeared in), to the featuring of stages from both universes. The Japanese version could also transfer data to the Dreamcast port of The King of Fighters '98 for character points. SNK, but the only purpose this serves is data transfer.
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The Match of the Millennium is capable of linking with such other games as the Card Fighters Clash series and even the Dreamcast version of Capcom vs. points which they can use to unlock a special attack for each character. The players performance in these games earns them special vs. Bison, then, depending what the side opposite to their character's is, Orochi Iori or Evil Ryu.Īs a side feature, there is Olympic mode, where the player can play themed minigames such as blasting Mars aliens FPS-style or helping Arthur from Ghosts 'n Goblins hop pits to snatch up treasure, as well as there being time-attack, first strike, and survival events. The last two stages have the player fighting the tag team of Geese Howard and M.
After that, the player can choose either a Capcom-style level meter, an SNK-style charge meter, or a 'neutral' meter that enhances super attacks if full.Įvery character also has their own rival, whom they will fight at the fourth stage. Play options includes 2-fighter tag teams, 3-fighter queue teams, and of course, fighting solo.