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''Knights of the Round'' is a [[Beat'Em Up]] [[Arcade Game]] released by [[Capcom]] in 1991, and later ported to [[Super Nintendo|SNES]] in 1994. Much as the name implies, it is loosely inspired in the myths of [[King Arthur]]. The game is a rather straightforward [[Beat'Em Up]] with a [[Character Level|level-up system]] which changes the clothing and looks of the characters and weapons, while increasing their strength and speed. Other game mechanics include the typical [[Cast From Hit Points|special move which drains life]], a block action that grants a short invincibility after blocking an attack and the ability to mount horses found on certain stages.
The story starts out with young Arthur training and finally pulling down the [[Only the Chosen May Wield|Sword in th-]]eh, [[Excalibur in
There are three playable characters:
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* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Muramasa's weapon and armor would not be developed until several ''centuries'' after the time when the Arthurian legends were supposed to take place. Then again, the same could be said for the kind of tourney that takes up the first part of stage 4 (and more than a few French retellings of the Arthur legends).
* [[Animals Lack Attributes]]: Averted with the Mad Tiger enemy, which when knocked into the air is revealed to have a sizeable pair of balls between its legs.
* [[Arrows
* [[An Axe to Grind]]: Perceval. The ''Bird Man'' mook uses a small axe too.
* [[BFS]]: The [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Big Bad]]: Garibaldi.
** [[The Dragon]]: Both Arlon and Phantom.
* [[Blade
* [[Blind Idiot Translation]]: The arcade demo is specially hilarious.
{{quote| '''Merlin:''' ''"Only the holy grail can release this world from attain the chaos."}}
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* [[Ninja]]: Phantom looks quite like one.
* [[Palette Swap]]: Most [[Mook|Mooks]], per the norm. [[Final Boss]] Garibaldi turns out to be a buffed-up, gold-swapped Arlon.
* [[Playing
* [[Powered Armor]]: Arthur and Lancelot get covered in armor as they level up, Arthur ending up in a full-body gold armor, and Lancelot in full-body silver armor.
* [[Public Domain Artifact]]: The Holy Grail and [[Excalibur]].
* [[Race Lift]]: Bizarrely happens to Perceval in-game, starting off as a blonde-haired, clean-shaven Caucasian and, as he levels up, into a bald, bearded, [[Ambiguously Brown]] man.
* [[Royal Rapier]]: Phantom and the [[Mooks]] styled like him wield one.
* [[Sadly Mythtaken]]: As usual in this type of setting, [[Excalibur]] and [[Only the Chosen May Wield|the Sword in the Stone]] are [[Excalibur in
* [[Samurai]]: Muramasa.
* [[Sinister Scimitar]]: Lancelot, albeit without the "sinister" part since he's one of the heroes.
* [[Shockwave Stomp]]: Arlon and Garibaldi.
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Stab the Sky]]: The [[Victory Pose]] of all three heroes upon completing a stage. Also, the three heroes and a host of good knights do the same in the ending.
* [[Storming the Castle]]: Both Stage 03 and 07.
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