King Hippo is featured prominently on the NBC Saturday morning cartoon, Captain N: The Game Master, where he was portrayed by Garry Chalk.

[1] He is typically depicted wearing a crown, with a face and girth resembling a hippopotamus', hailing from Hippo Island.

[4] The Wii sequel features a second mode where King Hippo has duct-taped a manhole cover over his stomach to protect himself; the player must knock it loose in order to attack that weak point.

as one of its opponents, before returning in the 2009 Wii video game Punch-Out, where his design and fighting style intentionally resemble the NES incarnation.

[8][9][5] Some advertisements for the Wii game feature the protagonist Little Mac training to reclaim the World Circuit Title from King Hippo.

on Wii depicted King Hippo showing off his home in an "MTV Cribs-like tour" in a place called Strong Island.

[12] King Hippo has a major role in the animated series Captain N: The Game Master as one of Mother Brain's henchmen.

[21] Kotaku writer Kevin Wong, regarding him as one of his favorite boxers in the series, praised his design as "completely unique" and a "stroke of brilliance" by Nintendo.

[21] 1UP.com editor Bob Mackey called the fight with him an "iconic moment in gaming" and one that was the "talk of the schoolyards during the 80's".

[24] Kevin Wong noted that the tension of having to counterattack King Hippo was an aspect of what made him one of the best opponents in the series.