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King & Balloon

1980 video game
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King & Balloon

Summary

King & Balloon is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King & Balloon's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • King & Balloon was published by Namco[4].
  • King & Balloon's genre is shoot 'em up[5].
  • King & Balloon's developer is recorded as Namco[6].
  • King & Balloon is part of Namco Museum Virtual Arcade[7].
  • King & Balloon's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine[8].
  • King & Balloon's platform is recorded as MSX[9].
  • King & Balloon's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[10].
  • King & Balloon's input device is recorded as joystick[11].
  • King & Balloon's country of origin is recorded as Japan[12].
  • King & Balloon was released on 1980[13].

Body

Authorship and Creation

King & Balloon was published by Namco[4].

Publication

King & Balloon was published on 1980[13]. Its genre is shoot 'em up[5]. It is part of Namco Museum Virtual Arcade[7].

Why It Matters

King & Balloon ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

Related Entities

Japan joystick Namco

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Country of origin → Japan
    Publisher → Namco
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