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The Development and Design of B.Orchid from the Killer Instinct Games

Black Orchid from Killer Instinct and Killer Instinct 2 /Gold is one of the more popular characters of the series which saw no new games since 1996.
This article illustrates and discusses her history and development from first concepts to her 2nd design in KI2.
Also highlighted is promotional art and endings of B.Orchid as well as selected artworks by fans of the character.

I hope the rumors are true and we finally see a new Killer Instinct for the XBoxOne shown at the E3!

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DivineAssault 4345d ago

One of my favorite characters from this game.. As much as i love KI, i still wouldnt buy x1 if they rebooted it

Hoffmann4344d ago

In my case it will depend on the outcome if Kiler Instinct gets rebooted finally..if the game is really great i might get the XB even for that one game. I was a big fan of the series and still play it sometimes via emulator..

DivineAssault 4344d ago

I love the series too but it doesnt justify buying a console with so many requirements.. I would rather miss out on the game than to give M$ my hard earned cash for a system with shackles..

Dont get me wrong because i think the 360 is a great system but not the x1.. KI would tempt me to get one but im not buying a console for a fighting game.. X1 will need MANY more games than just this & a price drop for me to even consider it.. I will be supporting PS4/Wii U nx gen & if i ever run out of games to play on those, then ill get X1 well after it has a massive library of exclusive titles (without guns) & a price cut

adorie4344d ago

Who wants to see B.Orchid in real life?
https://encrypted-tbn2.gsta...

Lol.

project_pat364344d ago (Edited 4344d ago )

if it does come it wont be xbox only and that's a fact. rare has games that span all consoles, not exclusively xbox.

on a side note, I never knew her name was B. Orchid, I always assumed it was just Orchid.. ya know.. because.

MrChow6664344d ago

what are you talking about? rare is owned by Microsoft, they even took part on the development of kinect

project_pat364344d ago (Edited 4344d ago )

donkey kong isn't rare?

edit.

guess not anymore, oh well if this is the case then fuck killer instinct 3 and fuck fedbox one

Felonycarclub84344d ago

I wish sony would have bought rare, we would have a killer instinct game by now

MrSwankSinatra4344d ago

honesty nintendo should of bought rare.

Felonycarclub84344d ago

Yeah I wish they had done that too but I don't know if we would have gotten killer instinct, Nintendo went to casual I used to love Nintendo because they had a lot of variety I still have my killer instinct gold and play every once in a while, I am actually trying to get a killer instinct arcade or do a mame arcade just so I can play the arcade versions :-)

KrimsonKody4344d ago

Lol, I remember that picture of her cleaning the car! It was in the 1st swimsuit edition of EGM.
Damn, is it embarrassing that I remembered that?
O_o

Also, is her breast still a mystery?
There were tons of rumors of how her breast look;
Demon heads
Animal/monster faces
Square nipples...
It was funny!

Hoffmann4344d ago

Heh@people still talking about that finisher with her boobies

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Killer Instinct: The Most Underrated Fighting Video Game in History

Killer Instinct is like the forgotten cousin at the fighting game family reunion.

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Michiel198910d ago

yeah they were such good and fun games but they never really reached the mainstream audience. Killer Instinct was widely known and respected.

Cacabunga10d ago

Killer instinct is great, especially on snes but it’s not the most underrated fighter.. for me it’s Power Stone. So much potential in this series

Jawsh66610d ago

Bloody Roar was a game that had a sick concept but wasn’t made the best. I’d say Killer Instinct was the opposite of that, it was well made but the roster of characters were so similar to every other fighting game in that era that it ended up feeling like more of the same. I could be wrong that’s just how I remember it at the time and I played a ton of KI on SNES because it was one of the first games I owned.

PRIMORDUS10d ago

I loved this game in the arcade, my main was Jago, Ultra Combo!!! https://www.youtube.com/wat...

DivineHand1259d ago

That combo was way overkill 😂

PRIMORDUS9d ago

I know haha, I loved Jago.

Bathyj10d ago

You're kidding?
It enjoyed probably more success than it deserved.
Unlike Tobal 2

MeteorPanda9d ago

Tobal 2 was awesome. Sold really well cause art similarity to dragon ball

jjb198110d ago

I remember trying my hardest to learn that "Ultra... Ultra.... Ultra...." finish. Such a great fighting game.

Popsicle9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

I can tell you definitely got some SNES time in. The slight differences in the ports due to hardware constraints were interesting. For example, the arcade version was Ultraaaa Coooommboooooooo! versus Ultra….Ultra….Ultra on the SNES.

Though SNES overachieved as a port for as demanding as a game KI was.The arcade version was one of the first cabinets with a dedicated hard drive and the SNES version was 32 megabyte cartridge which was huge for that system at the time.

jjb19818d ago

Yeah, for sure. My local childhood arcade was always packed and it was hard to get a game in but once the SNES version came out, I was hooked. I can still feel the click of the power button.

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Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition Launches November 28

Exciting news, Combo Breakers: Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition will be available TOMORROW, November 28, at 12PM Pacific!

Obscure_Observer519d ago (Edited 519d ago )

YES!!!!

Iron Galaxy wanted to come back

https://www.windowscentral....

Matt Booty made it happen

https://www.videogameschron...

This is how you support your first party games! Continued support after 10 years!

The Killer Instinct fans appreciated and the whole FG community celebrates!

Congrats goes to Matt, Mick, Adam and everyone at Iron Galaxy!

Tomorrow we fight together! I can´t wait!

Barlos518d ago

I'll have to get this! Been a big fan of KI since the very first one.

Petebloodyonion518d ago (Edited 518d ago )

I love KI (still play the old arcade version) but feel like the Xbox version is like a big intimidating chessboard with no easy way to instruct you to play chess.
The game is so deep in terms of little things to do that it makes Smash Bros melee look like a casual experience.
Honestly, doing a combo Breaker is punish/reward by itself but hey you can add a counterbreaker.
Here's what you also need to know
Breaking Shadow-linker
Instincts
Shadow counter
Auto double,
linker, manual
ender
etc,

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Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition Coming Years After Latest Update with Patch Notes Available Now

Iron Galaxy is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Killer Instinct by launching a new Anniversary Edition for Xbox and PC and an extensive patch several years after the latest update.

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Jingsing522d ago

There isn't going to be any chance of this being played at tournaments unless it appears on all platforms like all fighting games.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH522d ago

SF5 didn’t appear on all consoles and was still played at Tournaments. I’ve seen KI tournaments recently so I don’t think your opinion is accurate.