King of the Monsters

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King of the Monsters

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega, Takara (US)

Developer: SNK

S P S Co., Ltd.

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

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King of the Monsters (キング・オブ・ザ・モンスターズ) is a fighting game developed by SNK for their Neo Geo MVS arcade and AES home console platforms. It was subsequently ported to rival systems including the Sega Mega Drive in 1993. The game has the player battle with giant monsters across various cities.

Like all Neo Geo to Mega Drive ports, the Mega Drive version of King of the Monsters takes a huge hit in the graphic and sound departments. It will also not work with six button control pads, forcing the user to use the older three button pad. Bizarrely it also includes another version of the TradeMark Security System screen built into the game.

The game's sequel King of the Monsters 2 also made it to the Sega Mega Drive in 1994.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[2]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[3]

Consoles + (FR)

89

^[4]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

53

^[5]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

55

^[6]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[7]

Gamers (DE)

33

^[8]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[9]

Joypad (FR)

41

^[10]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

68

^[11]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

61

^[12]

Mega (UK)

PAL

10

^[13]

Mega Action (UK)

NTSC-U

40

^[14]

Mega Force (FR)

65

^[15]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

39

^[16]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

40

^[17]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

55

^[18]

Player One (FR)

80

^[19]

Power Up! (UK)

48

^[20]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

44

^[21]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

57

^[22]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

45

^[23]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

65

^[24]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[25]

Supersonic (FR)

67

^[26]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

50

^[27]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

63

^[28]

	52
Based on 27 reviews

King of the Monsters

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, EU (Mega Drive)
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Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, KR
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Mega Drive, Asia
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↑ File:SegaForce19UK.pdf, page 62
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 156
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 25
↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 132
↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-15), page 74
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 64
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 186
↑ Gamers, "August/September 1993" (DE; 1993-07-23), page 66
↑ Hippon Super, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-02), page 42
↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 145
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-04-29), page 68
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 67
↑ Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 61
↑ Mega Action, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 25
↑ Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 116
↑ Mega Fun, "07/93" (DE; 1993-06-23), page 80
↑ MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 50
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-24), page 60
↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 64
↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, September 04, 1993" (UK; 1993-09-04), page 1
↑ Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 46
↑ Sega Pro, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-13), page 63
↑ Sega Zone, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-xx), page 62
↑ Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 62
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 28
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17
↑ Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 98

[:File:SegaForce19UK.pdf_p62-1] File:SegaForce19UK.pdf, page 62

[2] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 156

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-12.pdf_p25-3] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 25

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_021.pdf_p132-4] Consoles +, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 132

[:File:CVG_UK_139.pdf_p74-5] Computer & Video Games, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-15), page 74

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p64-6] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 64

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0612.pdf_p186-7] Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 186

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-05.pdf_p66-8] Gamers, "August/September 1993" (DE; 1993-07-23), page 66

[9] Hippon Super, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-02), page 42

[:File:Joypad_FR_022.pdf_p145-10] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 145

[:File:MDAG_UK_10.pdf_p68-11] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-04-29), page 68

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1994-02.pdf_p67-12] Mega Drive Fan, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 67

[:File:Mega_UK_10.pdf_p61-13] Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 61

[:File:MegaAction_UK_02.pdf_p25-14] Mega Action, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 25

[:File:MegaForce_FR_19.pdf_p116-15] Mega Force, "Ete 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 116

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-07.pdf_p80-16] Mega Fun, "07/93" (DE; 1993-06-23), page 80

[:File:MegaTech_UK_17.pdf_p50-17] MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 50

[:File:MeanMachinesSega08UK.pdf_p60-18] Mean Machines Sega, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-24), page 60

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_033.pdf_p64-19] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 64

[20] Power Up!, "Saturday, September 04, 1993" (UK; 1993-09-04), page 1

[:File:SegaPower_UK_45.pdf_p46-21] Sega Power, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-01), page 46

[:File:SegaPro_UK_20.pdf_p63-22] Sega Pro, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-13), page 63

[:File:SegaZone_UK_09.pdf_p62-23] Sega Zone, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-xx), page 62

[:File:SegaForce_UK_19.pdf_p62-24] Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 62

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-25] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Supersonic_FR_12.pdf_p28-26] Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 28

[27] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-10.pdf_p98-28] Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 98

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King of the Monsters

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