The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King
European cover art
Developer(s)Tose
Publisher(s)
SeriesThe Nightmare Before Christmas
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
Release
  • JP: September 8, 2005
  • NA: October 10, 2005
  • EU: November 10, 2005
Genre(s)Platform, Metroidvania
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King is a 2005 platform game developed by Tose for the Game Boy Advance. The game was published by D3 Publisher in Japan, and by Buena Vista Games internationally. A prequel to the 1993 stop motion animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas, it tells the story of Jack Skellington's first encounter with Oogie Boogie, and how he claimed the title of "The Pumpkin King".

The Pumpkin King was released at the same time in North America as The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.