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|image = KingOfTheMonsters-Flyer.jpg<br />
|caption = Arcade flyer<br />
|developer = [[SNK]]<br><br />
Genki Co., Ltd. <sub>(Super NES)</sub><br><br />
SPS <sub>(Genesis)</sub><br><br />
DotEmu <sub>(GOG)</sub><br />
|publisher = SNK<br><br />
Takara <sub>(Super NES, Genesis NA)</sub><br><br />
Sega <sub>(Genesis EU/JP)</sub><br><br />
D4 Enterprise <sub>(Wii Virtual Console)</sub><br><br />
Hamster Corporation <sub>(PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One)</sub><br />
|release = '''Arcade'''<br />
{{Vgrelease|JP|February 25, 1991}}<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|NA|1991}}<br><br />
'''Neo Geo AES'''<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|WW|July 1, 1991}}<br><br />
'''Super Nintendo'''<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|JP|July 31, 1992}}<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|NA|October 1992}}<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|PAL|1992}}<br><br />
'''Sega Genesis'''<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|NA|March 1993}}<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|PAL|June 1993}}<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|JP|November 26, 1993}}<br><br />
'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|JP|June 3, 2008}}<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|NA|June 7, 2008}}<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|PAL|June 27, 2008}}<br><br />
'''Microsoft Windows'''<br><br />
GOG:<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|WW|May 30, 2017}}<br><br />
'''Nintendo Switch'''<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|WW|January 4, 2018}}<br><br />
'''Xbox One'''<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|WW|June 8, 2017}}<br><br />
'''PlayStation 4'''<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|WW|July 20, 2017}}<br><br />
'''Prime Gaming<br><br />
{{Vgrelease|World|WW|July 28, 2020}}<br />
|genre = Fighting, wrestling<br />
|mode = Single-player, Multiplayer<br />
|platform = Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Sega Genesis, Super NES, Wii Virtual Console, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Prime Gaming<br />
|previous = —<br />
|next = [[King of the Monsters 2]]<br />
}}'''''King of the Monsters''''' (キング・オブ・ザ・モンスターズ) is a fighting/wrestling game released by [[SNK]] in 1991 for arcades. It was later ported for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis by Takara. The game uses giant monsters that are reminiscent of Kaiju and tokusatsu characters. <br />
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A sequel called ''[[King of the Monsters 2]]'' was released a year later.<br />
==Gameplay==<br />
Players choose 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).<br />
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The game consists of 12 total levels (8 in the 16-bit ports) which takes place in 6 cities in a futuristic 1996 Japan. Each city is featured twice with the game beginning and ending in Tokyo. Other cities include Kyoto, Okayama, Osaka, Kobe and Hiroshima (the latter two are omitted from the SNES port. The Sega Genesis port only features Tokyo with the other cities being "Mega Port", "Dragon City", and "Castle City"). The player first must defeat all six monsters, with the last monster being oneself, but in a different palette. Then the player must defeat the six monsters again, in the same order, but this time in different cities.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
*[[Geon]]<br />
*[[Woo]]<br />
*[[Astro Guy]]<br />
*[[Poison Ghost]]<br />
*[[Rocky (King of the Monsters)|Rocky]]<br />
*[[Beetle Mania]]<br />
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==Other appearances==<br />
In 1992, a sequel called [[King of the Monsters 2|King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing]] was released. In 2005, three characters from that sequel (Cyber-Woo, Super Geon and Atomic Guy) was featured in ''[[Neo Geo Battle Coliseum]]''. These characters also appeared as character cards in the DS game ''[[SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighters DS]]''.<br />
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In addition, to the original ports, ''King of the Monsters'' was included in ''[[SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1]]'' featuring many rare pieces of the game's production art production art. In 2018, the game was ported to the Nintendo Switch Shop by Hamster. The port features two extra features in a High Score Mode and Caravan Mode.<span style="font-size:11px;"> </span>A Neo Geo CD version was advertised and even previewed, but it never released.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery bordersize="none"><br />
Box_art_1.jpg|Neo Geo AES Box art<br />
Box_art_3.jpg|Sega Genesis Box art<br />
Box_art_2.jpg|Super Nintendo Box art<br />
Box_art_4.jpg|Super Famicom Box art<br />
Box_art.jpg|Astro Guy and Geon seen on SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1 box art<br />
Mock.jpg|2016 April Fools joke for fake movie using Maxima and King of Dinosaurs as stand-ins for Geon and Astro Guy<br />
Hiscoregirl.jpg|Rocky and Geon cameo in High Score Girl manga<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Videos==<br />
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NGH-016- King of the Monsters - Neo Geo Generation - Basement Brothers - Neo Geo Collection<br />
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