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Instruction booklet · October 1992

King of the Monsters

FightingSportHack and slash/Beat 'em upArcade1–2 playersPre-ESRB

The story

Players get to choose any one of six monsters (four in the 16-bit ports) for battle, and two players can join forces to fight the monsters together. Battles end when one of the monsters is pinned for a three count or if time expires (in which case the player loses).

Specifications

Released
October 1992
Developer
Genki
Publisher
Takara
Players
2
Genre
Fighting · Sport · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Arcade
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
King of the Monsters
Themes
Action · Science fiction
View
Side view
Multiplayer
2+ players

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players
65/100 (12 ratings)
Nintendo Power
3.2/5
BE KIND, REWINDOctober 1992
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Vol. 2 · No. 59Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
The Omaha World-Pixel
Week of October 2, 1992
Oct. 2

Pittsburgh International Airport's new facility opens in Findlay Township, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The new terminal is built as an expansion for USAir and an upgrade from the older Pittsburgh International Airport facility.

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