King & Balloon
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| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | Namco |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, MSX |
| Release date | 1980 |
| Genre(s) | Fixed shooter |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players, alternating turns |
| Input methods | 2-way Joystick; 1 button |
| Cabinet | Upright, cabaret, and cocktail |
| Arcade system | Namco Galaxian |
| 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. Unlike most shooter games, the player's cannon can be hit and destroyed any number of times; it is the king that must be protected. The game ends when the king is carried away three or four times, depending on if the player won a 1up.
[edit] Trivia
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- This is the first Namco game to use synthesized voices. The voices differed between the Japanese and U.S. versions. In the Japanese version, the abducted king yells "Help! Help!", but with heavy Japanese pronunciation, sounding more like "Herupuu!". In the U.S. version, the voice was redone as a more English-sounding "Help!"
- In Namco Museum Battle Collection, after unlocking the "Manic Settings," the player is able to choose the voice of the king.
- The game only goes up to round 48. If the players completes round 48, the game will say the player is still on round 48. The level select in Namco Museum Battle Collection still goes higher than 48. If a higher level than 48 is selected, the player is brought back to the attract mode, but gameplay music is heard, and the START button is active, forcing the player to quit.
