Basic entry · GB

Penguin-Kun Wars

Also known as Arcade Archives: Penguin-Kun Wars, King of the Zoo, La batalla del Pingüino, Penguin Wars, Penguin-kun Wars VS.

Penguin-Kun Wars is a 1990 GB, MSX, NES, PC, PS4, Switch game by UPL Co., Ltd.

This is a basic entry from public sources. It is not a written Codex page yet, so it lists facts without checking them against a second source.

About the game

A penguin rolls spheres across a table attempting to knock its opponent out for points. The character with the fewest spheres on its side of the table at the end of the timed match is the winner.

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Facts

Platforms
GB, MSX, NES, PC, PS4, Switch
First released
1990-03-30
Developers
UPL Co., Ltd
Publishers
ASCII Corporation, NEXOFT Corporation
Genres
Sports, Behind view, Dodgeball, Fantasy
Ratings
MobyGames score 6.2 (20 votes) · MobyGames

Covers and screenshots

Box, manual and cartridge scans

  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Front Cover (GB · United States)
    Front Cover (GB · United States)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Front Cover (GB · Japan)
    Front Cover (GB · Japan)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Back Cover (GB · United States)
    Back Cover (GB · United States)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Back Cover (GB · Japan)
    Back Cover (GB · Japan)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Media (GB · United States)
    Media (GB · United States)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Media (GB · Japan)
    Media (GB · Japan)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Manual (GB · United States)
    Manual (GB · United States)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Manual (GB · United States)
    Manual (GB · United States)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Manual (GB · Japan)
    Manual (GB · Japan)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Manual (GB · Japan)
    Manual (GB · Japan)

Screenshots

  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Japanese title screen (GB)
    Japanese title screen (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: American title screen (GB)
    American title screen (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Choose your character (GB)
    Choose your character (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: First encounter: Rabbit! (GB)
    First encounter: Rabbit! (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Sending a volley at the rabbit (GB)
    Sending a volley at the rabbit (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: He's hit! (GB)
    He's hit! (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Penguin wins (GB)
    Penguin wins (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: A double hit! (GB)
    A double hit! (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: After a while, the little bird appears (GB)
    After a while, the little bird appears (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: You won the set (GB)
    You won the set (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Bonus game (GB)
    Bonus game (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Next up: Cow! (GB)
    Next up: Cow! (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Hit by the cow (GB)
    Hit by the cow (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: You lose! (GB)
    You lose! (GB)
  • Penguin-Kun Wars: Game over (GB)
    Game over (GB)

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Releases

PlatformReleasedRegionsPublishers
MSX1985——
NES1985-12-25——
GB1990-03-30Japan, United StatesASCII Corporation, NEXOFT Corporation
Switch2020-01-02——
PS42020-01-09——
PC2024-07-30——

Barcodes

  • 0093992030001
  • 4988606100347

Where this comes from

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Data by MobyGames.com · Description, ratings, cover scans and screenshots come from MobyGames and are shown under its API terms.

  • MobyGames · MobyGames API terms · retrieved 2026-11-10

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