King of the Monsters (video game) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids King of the Monsters |
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| Developer(s) |
Genki Co., Ltd. (Super NES)
SPS (Genesis) DotEmu (PC) |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Producer(s) | H. Hamachi |
| Designer(s) | Mitsuzo I. Tomomi M. Toshiaki Joe |
| Artist(s) | Sakai Goma |
| Composer(s) | Kazuhiro Nishida Toshikazu Tanaka |
| Series | King of the Monsters |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release date(s) |
1991
Arcade
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| Genre(s) | Fighting, wrestling |
| Mode(s) | |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | Neo Geo MVS |
| CPU | M68000 (@ 12 MHz), Z80A (@ 4 MHz) |
| Sound | YM2610 (@ 8 MHz) |
| Display | Raster, 320 × 224 pixels (Horizontal), 4096 colors |
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King of the Monsters is an exciting fighting game where you get to play as giant monsters! It was made by a company called SNK and first came out in arcades in Japan in 1991. Later that year, it was also released for the Neo Geo AES home console. The monsters in the game look a lot like the famous creatures you might see in Japanese monster movies, known as Kaiju films.
A sequel, King of the Monsters 2, came out in arcades in 1992. The first game, King of the Monsters, was also released on other popular home consoles. These included the Super NES in 1992 and the Sega Genesis in 1993. You can also find it in the game collection SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1, which was released in 2008. More recently, it became available on modern systems like PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
Meet the Monsters
In King of the Monsters, you can choose from six unique giant monsters. Each monster has its own special look and fighting style.
- Geon: This monster looks a lot like a giant dinosaur, similar to the famous movie monster Godzilla.
- Woo: A huge gorilla-like monster, much like the classic movie character King Kong.
- Poison Ghost: This creature is made of toxic waste and looks like the monster Hedorah from Japanese films.
- Rocky: A giant golem made of boulders, resembling the mysterious Moai statues.
- Beetle Mania: A very large beetle-like creature, similar to the monster Megalon.
- Astro Guy: A giant superhero who looks like the famous Japanese hero Ultraman.
Images for kids
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Gameplay screenshot.
