the cutting room mirror

The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition

This page contains no introduction.
What makes this game notable or what is it about? Are you a bad enough dude to save this article?

Unused Graphics and Text#

There are four unused character portraits for Orochi Iori, Orochi Leona, Goenitz, and Orochi, plus a clean background image, stored in the Data\ui\xuisecretopen folder. These were originally used when unlocking some of the game's hidden characters, but since they are available from the start in this version, these go unused.

Curiously, the files are named imgsecret0.png, imgsecret1.png, imgsecret2.png, imgsecret3.png, and imgsecret8.png; there are no files numbered 4 to 7.

Some text strings related to unlocking these characters still exist in the game. (The text has been formatted for legibility.)

txtSecret0
XuiSecretOpen
"""Orochi Iori"" now activated as a player character."
プレイヤーキャラクター[ツキノヨルオロチノチニクルフイオリ]が開放されました。

txtSecret1
XuiSecretOpen
"""Orochi Leona"" now activated as a player character."
プレイヤーキャラクター[ヤミノナカオロチノチニメザメルレオナ]が開放されました。

txtSecret2
XuiSecretOpen
"""Goenitz"" now activated as a player character."
プレイヤーキャラクター[ゲーニッツ]が開放されました。

txtSecret3
XuiSecretOpen
"""Orochi"" now activated as a player character."
プレイヤーキャラクター[オロチ]が開放されました。

txtSecret8
XuiSecretOpen
"Everything\n(CHARACTERS, OPTION's SAME CHARACTER)\nunlocked."
全ての要素(キャラクター、OPTIONのSAME CHARACTER項目)が開放されました。

KOF98UMFE-PC-demologo.png
There's also a file in the Data\logos folder called demo.png, which is supposed to be overlaid on top of the demo matches that play if you leave the game alone for a while, but the game uses the older logo instead.