The third installment in SNK's tag-team fighting game series, further revamping the gameplay while completely redrawing all characters in a newer style.
First released
Jul 30, 1996
Franchises
The King of Fighters, Nettou, ACA NeoGeo
Developed by
SNK, TAKARA Co., Ltd., Gaibrain
Published by
TAKARA Co., Ltd., SNK, HAMSTER Corporation
Platforms
Game Boy, PlayStation 2, PlayStation, Neo Geo, Saturn, Neo Geo CD, Arcade, Wii Shop, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Themes
Fantasy, Martial Arts
Releases
- ARC - The King of Fighters '96 Japan
- GB - Nettou The King of Fighters '96 Japan
- GB - The King of Fighters: Heat of Battle United Kingdom
- NEO - The King of Fighters '96 Japan
- NEO - The King of Fighters '96 United States
- NGCD - The King of Fighters '96 Japan
- NGCD - The King of Fighters '96 United States
- NSW - ACA NeoGeo: The King of Fighters '96 United States
- PS1 - The King of Fighters '96 Japan
- PS4 - ACA NeoGeo: The King of Fighters '96 Japan
- SAT - The King of Fighters '96 Japan
- SAT - The King of Fighters '96 (Limited Edition) Japan
- WSHP - The King of Fighters '96 United States
- XONE - ACA NeoGeo: The King of Fighters '96 Japan