Arcade Video game published 34 years ago:
Ring King (c) 1985 Data East USA, Incorporated.
A boxing game from Data East.
- TECHNICAL -
Main CPU : (3x) Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz), DAC
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3
- TRIVIA -
Ring King was released in October 1985 in North America.
This game is known in UK as "King of Boxer".
The song that is heard playing when you enter your initials into the high score list is 'Baby Elephant Walk', written by Henry Mancini and used in the movie 'Huntari'.
The song that is heard playing during Game Over is Shave and a Haircut.
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES:
[JP] Nintendo Famicom (june.19, 1987) "Family Boxing [Model NAM-FB-4900]"
[US] Nintendo NES (sept.1987) "Ring King [Model NES-RK-USA]"
* COMPUTERS:
MSX2 [JP] (1988) "Family Boxing [Model HBS-G066C]"
* OTHERS:
LCD handheld game [US] (1989) by Acclaim.
- CONTRIBUTE -
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