King & Balloon (US)

Console: Arcade
Release: 1980
Players: 2P alt
Developer: Namco

About King & Balloon (US)

King & Balloon is a 1980 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in Japan in October 1980 and in North America by Game Plan in October 1981. It runs upon the Namco Galaxian hardware, based on the Zilog Z80 microprocessor, with an extra microprocessor to drive a DAC for speech; it was one of the first games to have speech synthesis. An MSX port was released in Japan in 1984.

Player layout in our catalog: 2P alt.

If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.

Open Play on this page to start King & Balloon (US). Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.

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Cabinet dossier

King & Balloon (US) is filed in our catalog as a 1980 release.

Player layout on this cabinet: 2P alt.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Shooter.

Credit line lists Namco as developer.

Screenshots

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Nearby cabinets you may also open from this hall (each on its own play page):Navarone, Warp & Warp, Xevious (Namco), Alien Sector, Assault (Rev B), Bakutotsu Kijuutei, Blast Off (Japan), Blazer (Japan), Bubble Trouble - Golly Ghost 2 (World, Rev B), Burning Force (Japan, new version (Rev C)), Cosmo Gang the Video (US), Dangerous Seed (Japan)

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Navarone · Warp & Warp · Xevious (Namco) · Alien Sector · Assault (Rev B) · Bakutotsu Kijuutei · Blast Off (Japan) · Blazer (Japan) · Bubble Trouble - Golly Ghost 2 (World, Rev B) · Burning Force (Japan, new version (Rev C)) · Cosmo Gang the Video (US) · Dangerous Seed (Japan)

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How to play King & Balloon (US) online

Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start.
USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
On phones, open the on-screen pad from the emulator bar; rotate sits next to fullscreen.
Save states, load, volume, and fullscreen stay on the emulator bar between credits.

Studio notes — Namco

Namco appears on this cabinet’s credit line. Browse more titles from the same studio on the developer shelf, or stay on this page and try the next cabinets in the same hall.

Navarone · Warp & Warp · Xevious (Namco) · Alien Sector · Assault (Rev B) · Bakutotsu Kijuutei · Blast Off (Japan) · Blazer (Japan)

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Questions about King & Balloon (US)

Can I play King & Balloon (US) free in a browser?

Yes. Classic Arcade Games hosts King & Balloon (US) as a Arcade cabinet you can start on this page. The emulator loads in the browser; you do not need to install a separate app.

What controls does King & Balloon (US) support?

Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start. USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.

What genre is King & Balloon (US) on Classic Arcade Games?

Our catalog tags King & Balloon (US) under Shooter. Open those genre rooms from the tags on this page to find more playable cabinets in the same feel.

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