King & Balloon
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| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | Namco |
| Release date(s) | 1980 |
| Genre(s) | Fixed shooter |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players, alternating turns |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Input | 2-way Joystick; 1 button |
| Arcade cabinet | Upright, cabaret, and cocktail |
| Arcade system(s) | Namco Galaxian |
| Arcade display | Vertical orientation, Raster |
King & Balloon is a fixed shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1980. It runs on Namco Galaxian hardware but with an extra Z80 processor to drive a DAC for speech.
[edit] Gameplay
The player controls two green men (likely soldiers in the king's army) with an orange cannon that fires at squads of descending balloons. You must protect the king and prevent him from being captured and carried away by one of the balloons.
[edit] Trivia
This is the first game to use synthesized voices.
