Dinosaur King

Dinosaur King
Dinosaur King arcade
古代王者恐竜（こだいおうじゃきょうりゅう）キング
(Kodai Ōuja Kyōryū King)
Video game
DeveloperSega
PublisherSega
GenreDigital collectible card game
PlatformArcade
Released2005
Manga
Written byYohei Sakai
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineCoroCoro Comic
DemographicChildren (boys)
Original runFebruary 2006 – October 2007
Volumes2
Anime television series
Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King DKidz Adventure
Directed byKatsuyoshi Yatabe
Written byYasushi Hirano
Music byYuhko Fukuda
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
Original networkANN (Nagoya TV, TV Asahi)
English network
List
Original run February 4, 2007 – January 27, 2008
Episodes49 (List of episodes)
Video game
DeveloperClimax Entertainment
PublisherSega
GenreDigital collectible card game
PlatformNintendo DS
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2007
Anime television series
Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King DKidz Adventure: Pterosaur Legend
Directed byKatsuyoshi Yatabe
Written byYasushi Hirano
Music byYuhko Fukuda
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
Original networkNagoya TV, TV Asahi
English network
List
Original run February 3, 2008 – August 31, 2008
Episodes30 (List of episodes)

Dinosaur King (古代王者恐竜キング, Kodai Ōja Kyōryū Kingu, literally "Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King") is a Japanese card-based arcade game from Sega that uses similar gameplay mechanics to Mushiking. The game was revealed in JAMMA 2005. A Nintendo DS version was also later released.[4]

In the fall of 2008, Upper Deck Company released a Dinosaur King Trading Card Game. This card game is likely to be confused with the cards used for the arcade machines.[5]

The series has been adapted into an anime television series produced by Sunrise, Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King DKidz Adventure (古代王者恐竜キング Dキッズ・アドベンチャー, Kodai Ōja Kyōryū Kingu Dī Kizzu Adobenchā). A second series was announced called Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King DKidz Adventure: Pterosaur Legend (古代王者恐竜キング Dキッズ・アドベンチャー翼龍伝説, Kodai Ōja Kyōryū Kingu Dī Kizzu Adobenchā: Yokuryū Densetsu), which debuted February 3, 2008 in Japan. The show ended its run in Japan in late 2008.

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  5. ^ "Dinosaur King TCG Homepage Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine," Upper Deck