
King & Balloon © 1980 Namco.
The player controls two green men (likely soldiers in the king's army) with an orange cannon that fires at squads of descending balloons. You must protect the King and prevent him from being captured and carried away by one of the balloons. Unlike most shooter games, the player's cannon can be hit and destroyed any number of times; it is the King that must be protected. The game ends when the king is carried away three times.
Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 2.5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Tone generator, discrete circuits, and a DAC for speech
Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1 (FIRE)

King & Balloon was released in October 1980 in Japan.
King & Balloon is the first game from Namco to feature voices.
Kevin Olkowski holds the official record for this game with 48900 points.
| On single balloons, first score is in formation, second score diving or rising, third score is rising with King in tow. | |
| Red Balloons | 50, 100, 150 |
| Orange Balloons | 40, 80, 120 |
| Yellow Balloons | 30, 60, 90 |
| White balloons | 20, 40, 60 |
| On combination balloons, first score is first hit, second score is second hit, third score is third hit. First color is balloon color, second color is line/gondola color | |
| Red/White | 500, 1,000, 1,500 |
| Orange/Yellow | 400, 600, 1,000 |
| Yellow/Orange | 300, 500, 700 |
| White/Red | 200, 300, 500 |
Sony PSP (nov.8, 2007) Namco Museum Vol.2