Flicky
Sign in to saveis a platform game developed by Sega and released as an arcade video game in May 1984. It was licensed to Bally Midway for distribution in the United States. In Flicky, the player controls the eponymous blue bird and must gather all the small birds called Chirps in each round and bring them safely to the exit. There are cat and lizard enemies which can disperse the Chirps and kill the player, but Flicky can use items on the playing field to protect herself and the Chirps from danger.
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Flicky is an arcade game made by Sega. First released in arcades in 1984, Flicky was also released at the time for the SG-1000, and then ported to the MSX and Japanese computers Sharp X1, Fujitsu FM-7 and NEC PC-8801. It was later ported to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991. Flicky was designed by Yoji Ishii, who was with Sonic Team until August 1999, when he formed Artoon, his own company.
- Released
- 1984
- Genres
- Platform
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Publisher
- Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Bally Midway
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Flicky
- Video game.image
- Flicky_Arcade_poster.jpg
- Video game.caption
- Arcade flyer
- Video game.developer
- Sega
- Video game.publisher
- SegaBally Midway
- Video game.designer
- Yoji Ishii
- Video game.artist
- Yoshiki Kawasaki
- Video game.released
- ArcadeSG-1000Genesis
- Video game.genre
- Platform
- Video game.modes
- Single-player
- Video game.platforms
- Arcade, SG-1000, Genesis, FM-7, MSX, PC-8801, Sharp X1, mobile
- Video game.arcade system
- Sega System 1
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- publication date
- 1998-10-09
- title
- Flicky
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is a platform game developed by Sega and released as an arcade video game in May 1984. It was licensed to Bally Midway for distribution in the United States. In Flicky, the player controls the eponymous blue bird and must gather all the small birds called Chirps in each round and bring them safely to the exit. There are cat and lizard enemies which can disperse the Chirps and kill the player, but Flicky can use items on the playing field to protect herself and the Chirps from danger.
The idea for Flicky came from Sega senior leadership, who wanted to exceed the success of Namco's Mappy (1983). Yoji Ishii and Yoshiki Kawasaki developed Flicky at Sega over one year. Originally, the game simply had the player catch ambiguous dots in a maze. Taking inspiration from a popular song in a Japanese variety show, Kawasaki gave the game an urban theme and bird characters. The game was originally titled "Busty", then "Flippy", before finally settling on "Flicky".