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Play The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest / King of Fighters '98 - Dream Match Never Ends (NGM-2420, alt board) (English) Online
The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest / King of Fighters '98 - Dream Match Never Ends (NGM-2420, alt board)
Play The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest / King of Fighters '98 - Dream Match Never Ends (NGM-2420, alt board) online. Build a three-fighter team and choose between Advanced and Extra combat systems.
Browser play
Arcade — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| RetroPad A / B / X / Y | Z / X / A / S |
| L / R | Q / E |
| Insert coin | V |
| START | Enter |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest / King of Fighters '98 - Dream Match Never Ends (NGM-2420, alt board)
Quick start
- Insert a credit, start, and select Advanced or Extra.
- Choose three fighters and set their fighting order.
- Practice the four basic attacks and holding back to guard.
- In Advanced, try A+B to roll; in Extra, try A+B to dodge in place.
- Use the chosen mode’s power system while defeating all members of the opposing team.
Controls
- Joystick: move, crouch, or jump; hold away from the opponent to guard.
- A: light punch; B: light kick; C: heavy punch; D: heavy kick.
- C+D: blowback attack.
- Advanced: A+B rolls forward, back+A+B rolls backward; A+B+C activates MAX using one stock.
- Extra: A+B dodges in place; hold A+B+C to charge power.
The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest / King of Fighters '98 - Dream Match Never Ends (NGM-2420, alt board) — About this game
The dream-match format brings returning King of Fighters contestants together without requiring a new story chapter. You select three fighters, arrange their order, and try to defeat the opposing team through successive individual rounds. A surviving fighter stays in the contest, making every member's remaining health and position in the order matter. Advanced and Extra offer different approaches to movement, evasion, and power management. Advanced favors running, rolling, and stored power stocks, while Extra uses short forward steps, stationary dodges, and a chargeable power gauge. The four attack buttons keep each fighter's basic tools readable, but jumps, throws, blowback attacks, and character-specific commands create many ways to challenge a defense. Learning one dependable attack and one escape option for each team member is a useful foundation before pursuing elaborate combinations.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · arcade
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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