The King of Fighters '97/FAQ

Tier List

This is one with Boss Characters

SS
O. Iori, O. Leona, Orochi
S
Iori, Benimaru, Terry, O. Chris, Kyo, Daimon, Mary
A
Robert, Yamazaki, Joe, Ralf, Clark, O. Yashiro, O. Shermie
B
Mai, Ryo, Chang, Choi, Athena, Kensou, Leona, Kyo 94
C
Yuri, Shingo, Chizuru, Kim, Chin, Yashiro, Chris, Andy
D
Shermie, Billy, King

Without Boss Characters

SS
Iori e Terry
S
Japan team,Mary,O.Chris,Chizuru
A
Joe,Ryo,Robert,Chang,Clark,Athena,Kensou,Mai,O.Yashiro,Yamazaki,Leona,Kim,Kyo 94
B
Yuri,Ralf,King,O.Shermie,Chris,Billy,Choi,Chin,Yashiro,Shermie
C
Shingo e Andy

In conclusion (Combining both tier list):

-Orochi Iori and Leona are Tourney Banned due that they are only speedish versions of the normal ones.
-Japan Team(Kyo,Benimaru and Daimon) is the best team in the game.
-Terry Bogard is semi-god due to their Power Charge crouching A glitch infinite,and Yamazaki have one with the dp+B move but isn't useful as Terry one.
-Orochi Chris is the only decent EX version of the boss team of the game.
-Blue Mary and Chizuru are the femme fatales of the game.
-The rest can be mid-tier everyone else except of Normal Shermie and Andy that can be the Low Tier ones
-Shingo is the joke character by excellence.

My Personal tier list can be like this:

Banned
Orochi Iori,Orochi Leona and Orochi

Top
Iori and Terry

High
Japan Team,Blue Mary,Chizuru,Orochi Chris,Yamazaki

Mid
Everyone Else with 94 Kyo

Low
Andy and Normal Shermie

Joke
Shingo


--HanzoHimemiya (talk) 20:52, 29 November 2015 (MSK)

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Tier Lists from China

General competitive rules: infinite combos, raw supers and character-floating glitches are not allowed. Banned over-powerful characters: Orochi, O.Iori, O.Leona. Other hidden characters are usable.

Character Ranking by Yaotouling Cheshen in 2014, concluded from all available competitive matches by then and supervised by several top Chinese KOF97 players.Each line is sorted in descending order.

Top: Iori, Chizuru, Chang
High: Yamazaki, Daimon, Mary, Choi, O.Yashiro
Good: Benimaru, Kensou, Kyo, Terry, O.Chris
Middle: Joe, Leona, Athena, Yashiro, Kyo 94, Robert, Clark, Chris, Shermie, Ryo, King, Mai, Ralf, O.Shermie, Kim
Low: Billy, Yuri, Chin, Andy, Shingo

Video of the ranking: http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XNzAwNzYyNDA4/v.swf
An earlier version made in 2010 can be found here: http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMjYwMDA0ODk2/v.swf

Notes:
1. If the restrictions on infinite combos and raw supers are lifted, Terry and Yamazaki will be top-tiered. Characters like Benimaru and Mary will be slightly stronger, while characters like Chang and Daimon will be relatively weaker. Reference match: http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XOTE4NTMzMjcy/v.swf
2. If no rule is applied, two characters will dominate the game - Orochi and O.Iori. Other characters have negligible influence on the match result. Game will be like this: http://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTQ4NzA4NjE2NA==/v.swf
3. Extra mode is considered inferior to the Advanced mode in KOF97. Thus, tier lists are based on the latter mode only.

Game Versions

• Arcade (Neo Geo)
• Sega Saturn
• Sony Playstation
• Sony Playstation 2 as part of the Japanese Orochi Collection
• Nintendo Wii American Orochi Collection
• Android
• Android HD Remix

Shortcuts and buffers

dp = f d f = hcb f = f qcf

rdp = b d b = hcf b = b qcb

hcf = b d f = db, f = qcb f

hcb = f d b = df, b = qcf b

qcb hcf = d, db, f = qcb b d f = qcb x 2 f = qcb db f

qcf hcb = d, df, b = qcf f d b = qcf x 2 b = qcf df b

qcb db f = d b f = qcb f

C, qcf x 2 + C = qcf + C, qcf + C

C, hcb x 2 + C = hcb + C, hcb + C

C, qcb hcf + C = qcb + C, hcf + C

f = forward

b = back

d = down

dp = dragon punch (f, d, df)

rdp = reverse dragon punch (b, d, db)

qcb = quarter circle back (d, db, b)

qcf = quarter circle forward (d, df, f)

hcb = half circle back (f, df, d, db, b)

hcf = half circle forward (b, db, down, df, f)

Community Links

• GM Arcade : An other alternative to Fightcade and RedGGPO with better emulation than Fightcade and RedGGPO. This online platform is useful for players who don't live in Asia
• GM Arcade's mail : [email protected] . Useful if want GM Arcade to add video games, remove bugs, fix connections problems etc
• YzKof : The chinese version of GM Arcade. This online platform is especially useful for players who live in Asia
• RedGGPO : A newer alternative to Fightcade with better emulation than Fightcade
• Discord RedGGPO : Official RedGGPO discord for matchmaking and platform discussion
• FightCade : An online plateform for arcade gaming, where people gather to play online and chat about the game