<s>
is	O
a	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1980	O
and	O
licensed	O
to	O
GamePlan	O
for	O
U.S.	O
manufacture	O
and	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
upon	O
the	O
Namco	O
Galaxian	B-Application
hardware	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Z80	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	I-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
an	O
extra	O
Zilog	B-General_Concept
Z80	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	I-General_Concept
to	O
drive	O
a	O
DAC	O
for	O
speech	B-Application
;	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
have	O
speech	B-Application
synthesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
the	O
round	O
number	O
stops	O
increasing	O
at	O
round	O
48	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
balloons	O
make	O
the	O
same	O
droning	O
sound	O
as	O
the	O
aliens	O
from	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
cannon	O
's	O
shots	O
also	O
make	O
the	O
same	O
sound	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
(	O
the	O
"	O
Galaxip	B-Application
"	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
very	O
same	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
&	I-Application
Balloon	I-Application
was	O
later	O
featured	O
in	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Encore	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
as	O
Japan-only	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
made	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
console	O
debut	O
on	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PSP	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
choose	O
the	O
King	O
's	O
voice	O
(	O
original	O
Japanese	O
or	O
later	O
U.S.	O
version	O
)	O
after	O
unlocking	O
the	O
manic	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Virtual	O
Arcade	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Megamix	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
