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King of the Monsters
Developer(s)
SNK
Genki Co., Ltd. (Super NES)
SPS (Genesis)
DotEmu (PC)
Publisher(s)
SNK
Super NES
  • WW Takara
Genesis D4 Enterprise
(Virtual Console)
HAMSTER Corporation (PS4/Switch/Xbox One)
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)
Arcade
Linux, Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Neo Geo AES, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Sega Genesis, Super NES, Virtual Console, Xbox One
Release date(s)
1991
Arcade
  • WW 25 February 1991
Neo Geo AES
  • 1 July 1991 NA
Super NES
  • [[JP|31 July 1992]] NA
Genesis
  • [[NA|March 1993]] EU
Virtual Console
  • [[JP|3 June 2008]] NA
PC
  • WW 30 May 2017
Xbox One
  • WW 8 June 2017
PlayStation 4
  • WW 20 July 2017
Nintendo Switch
  • WW 4 January 2018
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
Godzilla King of the Monsters (1956) Profile
The Monster Geon is made to resemble Godzilla (pictured). Godzilla is also known as "The King Of The Monsters"

King of the Monsters is a fighting game developed by SNK, released for arcades in Japan in 1991, and ported to the Neo Geo AES later that same year. The game features playable giant monsters that are reminiscent of characters from kaiju and tokusatsu films.

In 1992, a sequel titled King of the Monsters 2 was released for arcades. Months later, King of the Monsters was ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It would then be ported to the Sega Genesis in 1993. It was included in the video game SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1, which was released for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and PSP in 2008.

Characters

  • Geon: A dinosaur like monster that resembles Godzilla.
  • Woo: A gorilla like monster that resembles King Kong.
  • Poison Ghost: A creature composed of toxic waste that resembles Hedorah.
  • Rocky: A giant Moai-like golem made of boulders.
  • Beetle Mania: A large beetle-like creature that that resembles Megalon
  • Astro Guy: A giant Ultraman-like superhero.

Images for kids

  • NEOGEO King of the Monsters

    Gameplay screenshot.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: King of the Monsters para niños

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