Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

King of the Monsters

Title	King of the Monsters
First release	1991
Developer	SNK
Publisher	SNK
Platforms	Mega Drive / Genesis, Neo Geo, SNES / Super Famicom, Arcade ADB
Genres	arcade, fighting game
Also known as	kotm
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
Releases	Neo Geo: 1991-07-01 SNES / Super Famicom: 1992-01-01 Mega Drive / Genesis: 1993-01-01 (NTSC-U), 1993-03-01 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q1999554

Destroying city environments and picking up objects like boats allows players to use the scenery as weapons against opponents. Combatants fight through 12 levels to pin enemies for a three-count, utilizing cooperative or split-screen modes to battle through a roster of six monsters. The destructible settings evolve as the massive creatures clash across various urban locations.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1999554) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (neogeo/king-of-the-monsters) · last updated 2026-09-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (8673) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (3827) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (4478,34544) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (kotm) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`kotm`
Title at ADB	King of the Monsters (set 1)
Manufacturer	SNK
Year	1991
Genre	Fighter / Versus
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

King of the Monsters – Marquee — Marquee

King of the Monsters – Cabinet — Cabinet

King of the Monsters – In-game — In-game

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (SNK); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:18 UTC · filled here: platform

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © SNK · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © SNK · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © SNK · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

SNES Longplay [274] King of the Monsters (US)

World-of-Longplays · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 29:05auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-31 18:49 UTC

King of the Monsters (Neo Geo AES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · Neo Geo version · longplay · 35:12auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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