The backgrounds actually look better than the original.
The fighters are as large as they need to be, making the game a great playing experience. On the other hand, we will see an almost arcade-perfect translation of KI2, with noticeable additions that make the package a must-have for any fan of the second installment. We will also miss the computer screaming out 'Kiiiiiinnnggg Combo!' Come of the voices didn't make it into the game for memory purposes). What does this mean? On the down side, we won't be seeing Chief Thunder, Cinder, Riptor and Eyewool in KI Gold, at least not as normal characters. Well, the N64 Killer Instinct is Killer Instinct Gold and is, in actuality, an improved Killer Instinct 2. Rumors even spread that the N64 KI would be a deluxe version, combining both KI and KI2 in a fashion similar to Mortal Kombat Trilogy. Later KI2 was released, which led people to wonder whether the original or the sequel would make it to the N64.
After all, when the original KI debuted in the arcade, it claimed that it was using Ultra 64 (what the N64 used to be called) hardware, which it wasn't. It's going to be Killer Instinct Gold, Everyone knew that Nintendo was going to have Killer Instinct on the Nintendo 64 platform.
