Why does everyone prefer KOF98 over the others? I guess there must be reasons for it. I like the way it has Rugal as a playable character, and as a boss.
I think just about all the bosses in KOF are too difficult.
It's the one we played the most. My friends and I were always hyped for the next KOF, really liked 99 and 00, 02, 03 and XI got a lot of our attention too, but ultimately we always gravitated back to 98. A lot of characters arguably have their best movesets, many of the popular characters feel quite powerful in 98, great soundtrack and stages, a wonderful design for the character select, ui's and generally presentation of the game, and yes you get two Rugals which is a real treat.
I remember when 03 came out we couldn't hold our hype, and yes we played it and loved it, but each time after a few rounds we'd all go like, ok how about some 98 now? lol