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

Knights of the Round

Title	Knights of the Round
First release	1991
Developer	Capcom
Publisher	Capcom
Platforms	Arcade, SNES / Super Famicom
Genres	beat 'em up, hack and slash
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	Yes
ESRB rating	E10+ Everyone 10+
Releases	Arcade: 1991-01-01 SNES / Super Famicom: 1991-11-27
Wikidata ID	Q3198012

Blocking by pressing the attack button and pulling the joystick away grants brief invincibility, allowing Arthur, Lancelot, or Perceval to counter enemy strikes. Players fight through seven stages to overthrow King Garibaldi, using various combat techniques to defeat bosses and generic enemies in this side-view beat 'em up.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q3198012) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (snes/knights-of-the-round) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (8735) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (1316) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (knights) · last updated 2026-10-09 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`knights`
Title at ADB	Knights of the Round (World 911127)
Manufacturer	Capcom
Year	1991
Genre	Fighter / 2.5D
Players	3
MAME driver status	GOOD

Knights of the Round – Marquee — Marquee

Knights of the Round – Cabinet — Cabinet

Knights of the Round – In-game — In-game

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Capcom); 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 (mame-title+year) · fetched 2026-10-09 17:23 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

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Image credits

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

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Capcom · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

SNES Longplay [117] Knights of the Round (US)

World-of-Longplays · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 50:52auto-matched
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Knights of the Round Longplay (Arcade) Full Game 4K

By Urien84 Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 46:09auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:43 UTC

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