King of Fighters 99 MVS code?!?!?!

Ok check it, I just got KoF 99 installed into the arcade here where I lived. It's inside a Neo*Geo 4 slot system and everything is peachy. Now here's the kicker, Usually when you plug in a New cart into a MVS system for Kof 99, The board shows that Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami are not unlocked but show thier respective symbols. They were already open and set to play. Now I didn't think much of that but here's the funny thing. When I highlight Kyo 1 and tapped Right The Shadow appeared of Kryzalid. When you highlight Kyo 2 and tap left you get to play the 1st version of him before he burns off his jacket. Now here's my question, Why are these not selectable on the HOME cart version of 99?!?!? Answers anyone?

BonusKun

[This message has been edited by BonusKun (edited November 15, 2000).]

That could not possibly exist on SNKs proper version. Therefore (and I hate myself for saying it because it is nigh on impossible) it must be a bootlegged and hacked romset. Why is it impossible? The encryption on KOF 99 prevents it from being dumped and therefore hacked, unless if the fellas cracked it. I know I'm probably wrong and therefore an idiot, oh well, I like to help.

To be honest I had thought the same also so I went and checked out the cart and popped it open. It DOES have a CMC chip on it like Mouse Master had suggested meaning it's a final version. My ONLY clue or thought about this is that it might have something to do with the MVS date settings maybe? Either way I might just see about getting another 99 MVS and seeing what happens.

BonusKun

When I strated up my KOF99 MVS the KYO and Iori Codes were instantly acessable, but the Krizy selections are not present. I can double check though.

I have the mvs kof 99 and I too am having trouble doing this code, I can't seem to get the KI at the bttom of the screen and the snk site says nothing about that in their code, which one is it, can someone explain, I have had this cart for so long and I can't get the code right...help??????.....NEONUT

Also Yagamikun, you said that your mvs already had the codes in it. What does that mean, I have the MVS and there is no setting in my options that offers that.....Is it in your soft dip setting on the hardware page? Let me know...........NEONUT

Well I just went and checked on something else again. For some oddball reason I cannot do Random Select anymore. This just gets weirder and weirder.

BonusKun

Sorry for the late reply. I dont know whats up with my cart, but the code came turned on. I never had to go through the steps to get the codes activated. check the KOF Encyclopedia to get the know how to get the codes activated http://www.geocities.com/neoencyclopedia/

There is no setting for the code, it just is there. Once it dissappeared, and I reset the system memory, and it came back. Make sure the difficulty setting is 5 or above as well, the code or the K.I. wont appear unless it is at 5 or above.

Sorry for the late reply. I dont know whats up with my cart, but the code came turned on. I never had to go through the steps to get the codes activated. check the KOF Encyclopedia to get the know how to get the codes activated http://www.geocities.com/neoencyclopedia/

There is no setting for the code, it just is there. Once it dissappeared, and I reset the system memory, and it came back. Make sure the difficulty setting is 5 or above as well, the code or the K.I. wont appear unless it is at 5 or above.

Well I get Kyo and Iori unlocked on my Home system as well. My Main beef is why can I not play 'Kryzalid' On my home cart yet he's playable in the MVS version. Now that's what is confusing me....

BonusKun

I finally got it. I used Kim, Jun, Xiangfei, and Leona. I have a MVS and not a memory card so I didn't think it was going to come back on when I shut the system off. And it does , it must have some access code, all I have to do every time I play is hold start and do the joystick movement for each one. Thanks for the help...........NEONUT

Same strange BS here, except its AOF 3.
Almost always a mvs occurance, revisions could be the reason.
I can use wyler and sinclair right off the bat at the start by going off the screen either left or right.

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