The King of Fighters 2000

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The King of Fighters 2000
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Playmore
Developer: SNK, Playmore
Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick
Genre: Fighting
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 2002-08-08 ¥5,8005,800 T-47303M JP (Dorikore) 2003-09-11 ¥2,8002,800 T-47303M-1
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The King of Fighters 2000 (ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ2000) is the seventh installment (and sixth canonical installment) of The King of Fighters series which was originally released on the Neo-Geo arcade hardware by SNK. The Sega Dreamcast version of the game was only released in Japan in August 2002.

Changes from the original Neo-Geo version include the addition of classic KoF stages from KoF '94 to KoF '99, it also adds some console exclusive Maniac Strikers to the game, unlike its predecessors, the game is not compatible with the Dreamcast to Neo Geo Pocket Color link cable.

The game was followed by The King of Fighters 2001.

Production Credits

Cast

K': Yuuki Matsuda
Maxima: Katsuyuki Konishi
Vanessa: Kaori Minami
Ramon: Eiji Takemoto
Lin: Takaya Kuroda
Benimaru: Monster Maeduka
Shingo: Takehito Koyasu
Seth: Hidetoshi Nakamura
Terry: Satoshi Hashimoto
Andy: Keiichi Nanba
Mary: Harumi Ikoma
Joe: Nobuyuki Hiyama
Ryo: Masaki Usui
Robert: Koichi Mantarou
Takuma: Eiji Tsuda
King: Harumi Ikoma
Mai: Akoya Sogi
Yuri: Kaori Horie
Kasumi: Masae Yumi
Hinako: Ayako Kawasumi
Leona: Masae Yumi
Ralf: Monster Maeduka
Clark: Yoshinori Shima
Whip: Shiho Kikuchi
Athena: Haruna Ikezawa
Kensou: Eiji Yano
Chin: Tosikazu Nisimura
Bao: Kanako Nakano
Kim: Satoshi Hashimoto
Chang: Hiroyuki Arita
Jhun: Kazuya Ichijo
Choi: Monster Maeduka
Kyo: Masahiro Nonaka
Iori: Kunihiko Yasui
Zero: Kinta Futogane
Kula: Yumi Kakazu
Duke/Baedal: Eiji Takemoto
Fio: Kanako Morizumi
Cosplayer Kyoko: Haruna Ikezawa
Eiji/Goenitz: Yoshinori Shima
Daimon: Masaki Usui
Geese/Duck: Kong Kuwata
Yamazaki: Kouji Ishii
Billy: Atsushi Yamanishi
Kaede: Kouji Suitsu
Tendou: Nobuyuki Hiyama
Yashiro: Makoto Awane
Shermie: Hazuki Nishikawa
Chris: Rio Ogata
Kaoru: Ayako Kawasumi
Nakoruru: Harumi Ikoma
Xiangfei: Mami Kingetsu
Lilly: Yumi Kakazu
Sue Il: Yoshiaki Fujita
Donghwan: Jun Hashimoto
Jae Hoon: Hiroki Asakawa
Syo: Mitsuo Iwata
Neo&Geo/G‑Mantle: Hiroyuki Arita
Mature: Hiroko Tsuji
Vice: Masae Yumi
Rugal: Toshimitsu Arai
Unknown: Akira Goto
Saisyu: Keiichiro Sakagi
King Lion: Katsuhisa Nakatsuka
Foxy: Haruna Ikezawa
Diana: Kaori Minami

Staff

Producer: Y.Inui
Director: Region·Toyonaka
Chief Planner: T. Hosokawa, Yanya (K.Hikida)
System Editor: Kaede, Namarn
Sequence Chief: T.Kamio
Sub Planner: Haruo Tomita, Y·Takeshi, Syun‑Jin, Godzio, H·Eguchi

Design Chief

Front: Chikara·Akane·Y, Dear Tomchin
Back: Manoru
Demo: Komantare·Boo

Front Designer

K': I no u e
Maxima: S·Yamamoto
Vanessa: I no u e
Ramon: Mitsuru Kawasaki
Benimaru: M·Asakura
Shingo: Akiko Yukawa
Lin: Shio·Shio·Shio
Seth: S·Yamamoto
Terry: Styleos
Andy: Chikara·Akane·Y
Mary: Dear Tomchin
Joe: Hirofusa·Satoshi
Ryo: S·Yamamoto
Robert: Shio·Shio·Shio
King: Miho Uematsu
Takuma: Miho Uematsu
Leona: Dear Tomchin
Ralf: Dear Tomchin
Clark: Megumi Endo
Whip: Dear Tomchin
Athena: Akiko Yukawa
Kensou: Mitsuru Kawasaki
Chin: M·Asakura
Bao: Mitsuru Kawasaki
Mai: Chikara·Akane·Y
Yuri: Momo·Kuri·Sakura
Kasumi: Akiko Yukawa
Hinako: Miho Uematsu
Chang: A T
Choi: A T
Jhun: Hirofusa·Satoshi
Kim: I no u e
Kyo: Styleos
Iori: Styleos
Kula: Megumi Endo
Zero: Chikara·Akane·Y

Back Designer

Factory: K
Scrap Dump: Raishi
Garbage Dump: 2047
Desert: N·Morohashi
Korea: Manoru
Aquarium: Nobu·Kobayashi
Temple: Kane'

Demo Designer: M.Yokoyama, Yukinari, Tsugumi A, K-G4-Nagashima
Op.Title: Takayuki.Mizuno
Special Effect: Aooon, T Nakanishi
Program: Souta Ichino, Abetak, Kohji Mannami
Sound: Sha‑V, Zoe, Marimo, Usako‑X, Tate‑Norio
Sampling CD: Samples Courtesy of Spectrasonics' Distorted Reality, Distorted Reality 2
Adjuster: T.Seko, Error.Sawa.2000
Bug Checker: Lix, Lumen Lunae, Jam, Garuru, Sakon, Hanayama.Kaoru

Color Edit Contest

K': Toraneko
Benimaru: Yoshitaka
Terry: Ai Haruyama
Mary: Ryui·Akio
Ryo: Roias
Whip: Yasunari Ito
Mai: Y.Yatsuda
Kensou: Minaminami
Choi: Bakso CB
Kyo: Saori Abe

Special Thanks to: Akira Mizuki, A.K.A, Kyo_K, Nobuyuki Yanai, Masaya Kobayashi, Shirow, Buchi', Tama', Rie Ishizuka, Takeaki Sasaki, Design Sec., Tokyo Publicity Sec., Toyochan, All SNK Staff
Presented by: Playmore

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Dreamcast Magazine (readers) (JP) 79 Famitsu (JP) 65 №713

Based on 3 reviews

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J 79 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 65 MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J 85 PSX Extreme (PL) NTSC-J 80

	77
Based on 4 reviews

The King of Fighters 2000

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, JP (Dorikore)

External Links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

The King of Fighters games for Sega systems or published by Sega
	The King of Fighters '95 (1996) | The King of Fighters '96 (1996) | The King of Fighters '96 + '95: Gentei KOF Double Pack (No results?) | The King of Fighters '97 (1998) | The King of Fighters Best Collection (1998)
	The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 (1999) | The King of Fighters: Evolution (2000) | The King of Fighters 2000 (2002) | The King of Fighters 2001 (2002) | The King of Fighters 2002 (2003)
	The King of Fighters Neowave (2004) | The King of Fighters XI (2005)
	The King of Fighters XIV (2016)
Unlicensed The King of Fighters games for Sega systems
King of Fighters 98' (1998) | The King of Fighters '99 (1999)
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Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000) | Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 Pro (2000) | Capcom vs. SNK 2 Millionaire Fighting 2001 (2001) | NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) | SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy (2018)