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  • Sky Kid
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  • Sky Kid was a 2D horizontal side-scrolling arcade shooter developed by Namco and released on arcade machines in 1985. It was Namco's first game that allowed for two-player gameplay. It originally released on the Namco Pac-Land hardware, but it was then ported to the Famicom followed by a release on the Virtual Console. Sky Kid has been referenced numerous times in Ace Combat games:
  • Sky Kid is a two-dimensional, scrolling shooter type of game with 2-player support. The players play as the Sky Kids (called "Red Baron" and "Blue Max" on the flyer.) The Sky Kids fly around in biplanes and are assigned specific targets during the missions. These missions involve bombing specific targets. This would seem easy, however, there are a few obstacles the Sky Kids must overcome to get to the target safely. First, the biplane is not equipped with the bomb. The Sky Kids must pick up the bomb en route to the target. Second, there are both ground and air units that attempt to keep the Sky Kids from accomplishing their mission. Last, the Sky Kids may have to navigate through some very inhospitable terrain or navigate around cities in order to get to the target. The targets that the Sk
  • Sky Kid is a licensed game made by Sunsoft in 1987 it is a 1-2 player Shooter game Sky Kid is a two-dimensional, scrolling shooter type of game. The players play as the Sky Kids (called "Red Baron" and "Blue Max" on the flyer.) The Sky Kids fly around in biplanes and are assigned specific targets during the missions. These missions involve bombing specific targets. This would seem easy, however, there are a few obstacles the Sky Kids must overcome to get to the target safely. First, the biplane is not equipped with the bomb. The Sky Kids must pick up the bomb en route to the target. Second, there are both ground and air units that attempt to keep the Sky Kids from accomplishing their mission. Last, the Sky Kids may have to navigate through some very inhospitable terrain or navigate around
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system2NA
  • September 1987
CERO
  • A
stub
  • x
system1JP
  • December 1985
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AltNames
  • SKYKID
Tagline
  • Thrilling Sky Fighters
Genre
  • Side-scroller, shooter
Type
  • Game
system2JP
  • 1986-08-22
system4JP
  • 2013-04-04
system4NA
  • 2014-02-20
system3JP
  • 2008-04-01
  • 2009-07-07
system3NA
  • 2008-05-19
fix
  • a
Media
  • Arcade
System
  • Arcade
  • Virtual Console
  • NES
Class
  • D
ESRB
  • E
Modes
  • Single-player
  • Local co-op
Release
  • December 1985
Developer
Rating
  • x
Publisher
system5JP
  • 2015-03-04
system5NA
  • 2015-03-05
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  • Sky Kid is a two-dimensional, scrolling shooter type of game with 2-player support. The players play as the Sky Kids (called "Red Baron" and "Blue Max" on the flyer.) The Sky Kids fly around in biplanes and are assigned specific targets during the missions. These missions involve bombing specific targets. This would seem easy, however, there are a few obstacles the Sky Kids must overcome to get to the target safely. First, the biplane is not equipped with the bomb. The Sky Kids must pick up the bomb en route to the target. Second, there are both ground and air units that attempt to keep the Sky Kids from accomplishing their mission. Last, the Sky Kids may have to navigate through some very inhospitable terrain or navigate around cities in order to get to the target. The targets that the Sky Kids must bomb will either be a fortress complex or a ship. As one moves farther up in the missions, it isn't uncommon to have multiple targets in one mission. Perhaps barnstorming would have been a better idea.
  • Sky Kid is a licensed game made by Sunsoft in 1987 it is a 1-2 player Shooter game Sky Kid is a two-dimensional, scrolling shooter type of game. The players play as the Sky Kids (called "Red Baron" and "Blue Max" on the flyer.) The Sky Kids fly around in biplanes and are assigned specific targets during the missions. These missions involve bombing specific targets. This would seem easy, however, there are a few obstacles the Sky Kids must overcome to get to the target safely. First, the biplane is not equipped with the bomb. The Sky Kids must pick up the bomb en route to the target. Second, there are both ground and air units that attempt to keep the Sky Kids from accomplishing their mission. Last, the Sky Kids may have to navigate through some very inhospitable terrain or navigate around cities in order to get to the target. The targets that the Sky Kids must bomb will either be a fortress complex or a ship. As one moves farther up in the missions, it isn't uncommon to have multiple targets in one mission. Perhaps barnstorming would have been a better idea.
  • Sky Kid was a 2D horizontal side-scrolling arcade shooter developed by Namco and released on arcade machines in 1985. It was Namco's first game that allowed for two-player gameplay. It originally released on the Namco Pac-Land hardware, but it was then ported to the Famicom followed by a release on the Virtual Console. Sky Kid has been referenced numerous times in Ace Combat games: * Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies * The bar mentioned by the Side Story Narrator is named "Sky Kid". * At least one ace uses Red Baron's aircraft as his emblem. * Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War * Red Baron's aircraft appears on a poster in Chopper's room in the cutscene prior to First Flight. * A profile view of Red Baron, colored in blue, is displayed on some airliners in Apito International Airport during Chain Reaction. The airliners also display the letters "BLUE MAX". * Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation * Stephen McCarthy uses the callsign "Sky Kid". * One of McCarthy's wingmen uses the callsign "Red Baron". * Another of McCarthy's wingmen uses the callsign "Blue Max". * Ace Combat Infinity * Camilla sings the theme to Sky Kid during her Mission Update in Moscow Battle. * The Red Baron aircraft emblem was used in the Beta Test Bonus Emblem. It was also available standalone as part of the login bonuses in mid-June 2015. * As part of Update 13, a Sky Kid Naval Fleet Assault Ranking Tournament took place in mid-February 2016. 3D models of the Sky Kid aircraft were made available for players to earn: SKY KID -Red Baron #1- File:4 Star Aircraft.png, SKY KID -Red Baron #2- File:4 Star Aircraft.png, and SKY KID -Blue Max #1- File:4 Star Aircraft.png as well as character emblems of Red Baron and Blue Max. A fourth aircraft, SKY KID -Blue Max #2- File:4 Star Aircraft.png, was made available as a Limited-Time Drop during the same period.