Does it have rollback netcode though?
Just when we thought we’ve already seen the most out of pocket fighting game merchandise out there, these companies always come out with something new and even more out of left field.
Tanita recently revealed a new King of Fighters-themed line of health measuring machines and products, but you’d have to be Geese Howard to be able to afford the most expensive one that actually lets you play the game.
The MC-980A-Nplus-KOF is a multi-frequency body composition monitor that claims to use “4C Technology” to measure much more than just your weight.
It offers analysis of things like metabolism, muscle mass, water weight, body fat and information on individual body parts on a 10.4-inch LCD touchscreen display.
What’s even more important than that, however, is the Tanita machine also lets you play The King of Fighters ’98 out the box while doing that.
There doesn’t appear to be any other games built in, though, and it looks like it may just be the original version of KOF’98 too — so don’t go expecting any online play with rollback netcode either.
The body of the monitor also is covered with the KOF cast and branding, which comes at a steep price.
Tanita is listing the KOF machine for pre-order at 2 million Yen or around a whopping $13,000 USD plus tax.
Perhaps the strangest part of it, however, is the site clarifies you still need a separate controller to play the game, and you think something would be included for that price.
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And good luck trying to use your arcade stick standing up like that.
It might be cool if the KOF characters would interact with you and your progress or the game at all, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Looking around at similar machines, it is common for the fancier ones to cost in the thousands, but this is still the most expensive we’ve come across.
This odd crossover began when Tanita decided to present SNK the custom machine when they visited each other last year, and that led to an official partnership.
They’re making some cheaper options for KOF fitness fans as well with Tanita creating NeoGeo and KOF models of pedometers and thermo-hygrometers.
These cost 3,520 yen or $23 each.
Unsurprisingly, the machines are being marketed for only Japan right now as part of King of Fighter’s 30th anniversary.