how did u start playin kof?

[mr crimson]

I originally had only heard of Iori Yagami, but aside from that was completely oblivious to King of Fighters. I bought King of Fighters 2006, sucked horribly at it, and still up to day have not been able to unlock all the stages (only unlocked Grand Mosque and the Chinese one).

I seriously became addicted to the series when I first bought King of Fighters XI, which had "That one guy that I always thought looked phenomenally cool!" (Ash Crimson), and practically played the game until my thumb seriously (No, I mean it) bled due to over 23 hours of gameplay. I started out barelly even knowing how to do a simple move, or even a five string combo, and by the end of it, was actually sub-par! I can finally do a few of his good strings, as well as almost being able to do his infinite. I later bought King of Fighters 2002/2003 for the PS2, and played the crap out of Ash there too, and now finally am digging my hungry fangs into Regulation A, seeing my gorgeously 3-D rendered Ash do what he's good at - being his flamboyant, awesome, kickass self while torturing others with cool looking moves!

So in a nut-shell, King of Fighters XI was the first time I was actually truly into a KOF game, so you don't get more noob than me.

[DarkFuine]

I'm at KoF since the "Fatal Fury" days. I'm a great fan of Terry and Andy. When I found King of Fighters in the Shop, I can't stop. I must have it. So I bought it and since this day (I was 10 years old I think o.O) I was captured by the story of "King of Fighters". I have played all parts but I only have "KoF Neo Waves" left in my collection v.v The other ones...ngh...it's a family tragedy... .

[-VEGA-]

When I was a little kid, my parents took me to Mexico for the very first time.
During my visit there, I would see these small areas where they held arcade machines.
They had MK2, SF2, NARC and then of course the KOF machines.
I saw that they had KOF2000 and KOF'98, and ever since the day I first played those games, I was hooked.

[Zamora]

When I was a little kid, my parents took me to Mexico for the very first time.
During my visit there, I would see these small areas where they held arcade machines.
They had MK2, SF2, NARC and then of course the KOF machines.
I saw that they had KOF2000 and KOF'98, and ever since the day I first played those games, I was hooked.

oh kool, this is exactly how i started off
though the machines i played smelled like alcohol and dog urine...
good times

[giga_d]

Started playing when kof 94 came out in the arcades.

Game was boom.

I had this friend called "Chuck" (spelt Chock heh), Chinese guy his enthusiasm for arcade games was contagious, having a place where it's 20p and 10p a go didn't help either with several places with games in them too back when arcades used to be in places like video shops and chip shops.

[CrimsonMoonMist]

The first encounter i had with KOF that i remember was when I bought MI for my ps2,
but it definitely goes back far longer than that as i can clearly remember buying it on the assumption that it would be like the 2d incarnations.
My first 'true' fighting game experience was Vampire Savior when i was 11-12,
and I had already touched upon the series by then.

It's a bit embarrassing to not remember my first experience with one of my favorite franchises,
but what can you do?

[Exodus]

When i was in Grade 6 or 5 a friend of mine bought CVS2 for his GC, after we played it in the arcades. I was familiar with the Capcom guys, but the SNK characters always caught my attention. We played that game for many months, eventually we stopped talking a few years later we get in touch again I'm dying to play it only to find he traded it in. Years later i get into fighting games again SF4&3rd strike, then i stumble upon 98um. Every since I've been an KOF addict, i own 98um(both on 360 and ps2), 2002um, garou, NGBC, XI, 2006, KOF collection on PSP, SVC Chaos, CVS2(if that counts), and 94&99 on my ps3(99 on psp).

[M - Kof]

I played KOF around July 2010.My first time I know KOF was when I see Metal Slug XX trailer on Youtube and see new two Military (Ralf and Clark).Because they both looks interesting, then I try to search all KOF Rom and play it on Winkawaks Emulator.The first KOF I try was KOF 2001,but I had not interest with this KOF.Then I played KOF 2002 and I get addicted with KOF and another SNK games.

[-VEGA-]

When I was a little kid, my parents took me to Mexico for the very first time.
During my visit there, I would see these small areas where they held arcade machines.
They had MK2, SF2, NARC and then of course the KOF machines.
I saw that they had KOF2000 and KOF'98, and ever since the day I first played those games, I was hooked.

oh kool, this is exactly how i started off
though the machines i played smelled like alcohol and dog urine...
good times

*laughs* piss? really? Man, those machines must of been in really bad conditions.
I find it surprising how it still managed to work.

[Zamora]

When I was a little kid, my parents took me to Mexico for the very first time.
During my visit there, I would see these small areas where they held arcade machines.
They had MK2, SF2, NARC and then of course the KOF machines.
I saw that they had KOF2000 and KOF'98, and ever since the day I first played those games, I was hooked.

oh kool, this is exactly how i started off
though the machines i played smelled like alcohol and dog urine...
good times

*laughs* piss? really? Man, those machines must of been in really bad conditions.
I find it surprising how it still managed to work.

nah, that was the norm, the only thing protecting the machine was a chain and a little tarp for shade and rain

they were in horrible conditions, but things improved once people started to mix internet cafes and videogames, they started to put the cabinets inside though in undeveloped or even developed rural areas you can still see some outside

[Musolini]

first kof was 94 on my neo geo cd, i hated that game. ss2 was the neo title that had me hooked for a whole year, till kof 95 came out. after kof 95 i was a koffer, never really cared for 94 though i did play it occasionally after wed get tired of playing too much ss2.

owned an aes before my neo cd but sold it cause games where too expensive, i was 11 at the time and my parents didnt think the prices where too cute .

like most older generation peeps ive been playing snk games till the first ones on the neo. i always liked their designs better than capcom but their games never where that good imo. i think ffs was there first great fighter, ss2, kof 95 and a whole lot of fighters that where great after that.

[wolvenreign]

The original Capcom VS SNK introduced me to SNK in general. Years later, I watched Icons on G4, and they talked all about King of FIghters. Tried XI for myself, decided that KOF was the very definition of purity in a fighting game.

Been hooked ever since, though lonely since I live in Indianapolis. I hate sports so much.

[Zamora]

sports hater from indi?
you're part of the minority bro

[petran79]

Greetings!

Unfortunately my local arcades did not have any KOF game (there were plenty of MK 3 and SF II though....). there must have been some but I could not search the whole city for KOF! there were other SNK fighters though (Last Blade 2 on a 50" monitor, Samurai Showdown, Art of Fighting etc)

So first time was through emulation, particularly NeoRage X. thanks to this and also thanks to some classic PC fighters of the 90s I still play fighters with a keyboard. I could never get used to the Dreamcast gamepad for 2D fighters (Jojo adventure and SFIII: 3rd Strike). A fighting stick also takes a lot of time and effort to master. First time I saw a KOF arcade was KOF 2001 in 2003 in London. Even then though it was completely separated from other fighters in a different floor and no one was playing it.

While SFIII:3rd Strike, MvC 1, Guilty Gear XX Reload, Virtua Fighter 4, Tekken 4 were in the same room and were active. SFIII and Guilty Gear had dual monitors (front and back) for 2 player mode.

KOF XIII is on par with the latest 2d fighters in graphics quality, it is just that the characters still look as if they came from the 90s.
Older players will not mind but unless they make a drastic revamp I doubt it will appeal much to the younger gamers in comparison to the more flashy fighters.

Now since I do not plan on getting a console and since it is never going to appear on our decayed arcades here, there is only one option to....try the game out.

[IsshunSengeki]

My KOF story is really really dumb
So back when I was really scrub-tier at fighting games (like, "I used a Hori EX2" scrub-tier), I was a big fan of Guilty Gear. Not the best choice for an early fighter, I know, but Sol Badguy is a BAMF.
So one day, many moons ago, I was googling random fighting-game related stuff. I remember someone mentioning something called 'GGPO'. I assumed the GG stood for Guilty Gear, so I was like "Guilty Gear... PO? What?" So I googled "Guilty Gear PO". Nothing. Then, just "GGPO". I found GGPO that day. GGPO was my first step to taking fighting games seriously.
So I looked at their game list, and I found Alpha 3, 3rd Strike (RIP) and the other usual games. But I also found KOF 98. Upon closer inspection, they had KOF 2000 and 2002. So I tried those games out, and I really liked them. So I played them. And played them. And still play them.
Yeah, that's what happens when you live in Brisbane, Australia, a place with next to no FG community and an even smaller amount of arcades. The internet is simultaneously the purpose and bane of my existence