Sky Kid

source: wikidata1985 arcade video game

source: wikipedia_enSky Kid is a 1985 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in Japan in December 1985 and in North America by Kitkorp in July 1986. A port to the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in Japan in August 22, 1986 and in North America in September 1987 by Sun Corporation, which acquired and absorbed Kitkorp; it was also ported to arcades for the Nintendo VS. System as VS. Super Sky Kid in 1987. The NES version was released on the Virtual Console service for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U, while the arcade version was released for the Wii's Virtual Console. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in October 2021. A sequel named Sky Kid Deluxe was released in 1986. It introduced several new enemies and missions, and was the first game to run on Namco's then-new Namco System 86 hardware.

source: wikipedia_ja『スカイキッド』（SKYKID）は、日本のナムコから発売され1985年12月に稼働開始されたアーケード用横スクロールシューティングゲーム。続編の『スカイキッドDX』（スカイキッドデラックス、SKYKID DX、1986年4月発表、以下「DX」）についても本項で述べる。