The King of Fighters '96/Controls

All inputs assume you are on the left side on the screen. If on the right side, mirror these inputs horizontally

Joystick Controls

Basic Controls

Input	Action
	Walk Forward
	Walk Backward/Stand Block
/	Crouch
	Crouch/Crouch Block
//	Jump (in direction indicated)

Advanced Controls

Input	Action
+	Run (hold to continue running) / step (extra mode)
+	Backdash
tap //	Hop (in direction indicated)
tap then press //	Super Jump (in direction indicated)
tap then tap //	Hyper Hop (in direction indicated)
(when jumping, near wall)	Wall Jump (only available for some characters such as athena,mai,etc.)

Attack Controls

Basic Attack Controls

Input	Action
	Light Punch
	Light Kick
	Heavy Punch
	Heavy Kick

Advanced Attack Controls

Input	Action
/ + (when close)	Throw
/ + (when close)	Throw
any input except + / (in air, when close)	Air Throw (only available for some characters such as benimaru,athena,clark,etc.)
+	Roll
+ +	Backwards Roll
+ (when knocked down)	Recovery Roll
+ (when throwed)	Throw Tech
+	Blowback Attack
// +	Air Blowback Attack
+ (when guarding)	Guard Cancel Roll (In Max Mode)
+ + (Hold)	charge