Knuckle Heads
ナックル・ヘッドズ
Description
Namco's entry in the fighting genre features four-player simultaneous play in two planes. The fight engine is rather simplistic.
Knuckle Heads was produced by Namco in 1993.
Namco released 314 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1977. Namco was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Namco during the time period Knuckle Heads was produced include: Bubble Trouble: Golly! Ghost! 2, Cosmo Gang The Puzzle, Exvania, Bakuretsu Quiz Ma-Q Dai Bouken, Exbania, Great Sluggers, Lucky & Wild, Final Lap R, Cyber Sled, and Emeraldia
Specs
| Name | Knuckle Heads |
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| Developer | Namco (Japan) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8339 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Fighting |
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| Conversion Class | JAMMA+ |
| # Simultaneous Players | 4 |
| # Maximum Players | 4 |
| Game Play | Competitive |
| Control Panel Layout | Multiple Player |
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| Sound | Amplified Stereo (two channel) |
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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Knuckle Heads Census
There are 16,777 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 10,137 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 172,846 machines (7,256 unique titles).
There is one known instance of this machine owned by an active member Knuckle Heads collector. Of these, 1 of them are original dedicated machines. Active members hold 3 circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. Additionally, former members held 2 original machines, 1 conversion, and 13 game boards.
For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with an extra Knuckle Heads circuit board for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 7 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Flyers
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MLA Citation Style
"Knuckle Heads - Videogame by Namco." Museum of the Game, www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/knuckle-heads. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.
Chicago Bibliographic
International Arcade Museum. "Knuckle Heads - Videogame by Namco." Accessed July 15, 2026. https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/knuckle-heads.
Chicago Footnote/Endnote
1. "Knuckle Heads - Videogame by Namco," International Arcade Museum, accessed July 15, 2026, https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/knuckle-heads.
APA Bibliographic
International Arcade Museum. (n.d.). Knuckle Heads - videogame by Namco. Retrieved July 15, 2026 from https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/knuckle-heads