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Game Info
- Platform
- Arcade
- Genres
- Fighting
- Player Perspective
- Side view
- Developers
- Konami
- Publishers
- Konami
- Release date
- May 1, 1993
Summary
Monster Maulers (known in Japan as Kyukyoku Sentai Dadandarn) drops you into a frantic beat‑em‑up where you can team up with a friend to take on a parade of oversized monsters. You choose from Kotetsu, a balanced Japanese brawler; Anne, a speedy English martial artist; or Eagle, an American pro‑wrestler who packs the most raw power, and the trio’s moves can be linked for spectacular combo attacks. The Happy Droppers have unleashed creatures ranging from a color‑shifting dragon breathing fire, ice and lightning in a Norwegian cave, to a slime‑like sea monster bouncing through a Bermuda grotto, and even a mechanized gorilla piloted by the brutish Garuga. Each stage feels distinct – an Iraqi temple guarded by a yo‑yo‑wielding centaur, a Chinese pagoda haunted by a storm demon, and a Brazilian rainforest where a carnivorous plant devours anything in sight. Hidden team specials let two players pull off secret moves, and skilled play can clear the entire roster on a single credit. The game’s graphics and synth‑driven soundtrack still hold up, and it even earned a spot among Japan’s top arcade tables in early 1994.
Storyline
Monster Maulers pits the three members of the Ultimate Task Force—Kotetsu, Anne, and Eagle—against a global threat. Their only hope to save the world is to confront an evil doctor and the thugs he commands. The trio travels across continents, battling a bizarre roster of monsters.
The villains, a trio called the Happy Droppers, unleash a swarm that includes a centaur, a one‑eyed flying brain, a shape‑shifting Blob that can become deadly weapons, and even a living Moai from Easter Island. The final showdown pits the heroes against the doctor himself, who hides inside a powerful robot of his own design. Each encounter pushes the team to the limit as they try to halt the terrorizing onslaught.
The game offers two possible conclusions. In the good ending the antagonists are apprehended, while the bad ending sees them escape, leaving the world’s fate uncertain.
Edited by Maya Carter
Arcade Machine
- Developers
- Konami
- Machine Style
- Upright
- Control Panel
- Multi-player
- Input Devices
- Joystick · Buttons
- Screen Orientation
- Landscape
- Sound
- Stereo
Multiplayer
- Game modes
- Teams








