The King of Fighters '97 Arcade Cheats and Tips

At the end of arcade mode (precisely team play mode)if you play as team Japan (Kyo Benimaru and Daimon) : you can have a 1v1 bonus fight between kyo and iori right after defeating Orochi , in order to earn that fight you have 2 conditions to follow :

Beat the entire game with no continues and defeat orochi with kyo using a Desperation move (super) , afterwards when you watch the team's ending (seeing the ending is mandatory , don't skip it) right as it ends , a cutscene will feature iori appearing to challenge kyo just as benimaru and daimon left , then the fight will begin in orochi's stage and lastly , regardless of the outcome you will see an alternative ending of the two settling the fight in a cliffhanger before the game finishes and goes into credits roll.

Unlock Orochi Iori as a Playable Character:

At the 'Character Selection' screen hold 'Start' and press Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, A + C. If you have entered the code correctly a picture of Orochi Iori will appear on screen.

Unlock Orochi Leona as a Playable Character:

Unlock Orochi Iori and remain at the character selection screen, then hold 'Start' and press Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down, B + D. If the code has been entered correctly a picture of Orochi Leona will appear on screen.

Unlock Orochi Yashiro, Orochi Chris and Orochi Shermie as Playable Characters:

Unlock Orochi Iori and Orochi Leona and remain at the character selection screen, then, hold 'Start' and press Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Down, B + C. If the code has been entered correctly their pictures will appear on screen.

Select your Victory Pose:

When you have defeated your opponent press a Punch or Kick button.

Unlock Alternate Endings:

Complete the game with the following characters on your team to view an alternate ending.

King, Mai, Yuri.

Kyo, Ryo, Terry.

Kyo, Billy, Mai.

Kyo, Chizuru, Iori.

Kim, Joe, Benimaru.

Yamazaki, Chang, Choi.

Athena, Clark, Ralf.

Mary, Terry, Joe.