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Flicky
System(s): Sega System 1, SG-1000, Mega Drive, MSX, Fujitsu FM-7, NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1
Publisher: Sega
NEC PC-8801
X1
Micronet
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code

Flicky (フリッキー) is a video game released for Sega System 1 arcade hardware in 1984. The game stars a little blue bird called Flicky tasked with saving smaller birds from being eaten by predators. It was designed by Youji Ishii, a member of Sonic Team until August 1999, when he left for Artoon.

Gameplay

In the game, the player controls Flicky, a bird who has to save the Chirps (Piopio in Japan) from cats named Tiger (Nyannan) and iguanas named Iggy (Choro). The player has to collect all of the Chirps and guide them through the exit, with a bonus increasing in proportion to the amount of Chirps saved at once.

There is only one button in the game, which both causes Flicky to "jump" and, if he is holding and item, throw it across the screen. Items thrown ate enemies will knock them off the screen temporarily, however they will re-spawn at specified locations until the game is over.

Players start with three lives and can gain more lives by acquiring certain scores, however there is a maximum of five lives that can be retained at once.

There are 48 proper levels ("rounds") in the game. Completing these yields a "congratulations" message, followed by the possibility of playing through the game again at a faster speed. These levels are numbered 49, 50 and so on, and levels which previously did not contain Iggy may contain it. Furthermore, some throwable items are replaced with different ones. Once the game has been completed a second time (passing level 96, the "fast" version of 48), the game repeats again, but there is no speed increase (i.e. level 97 is identical to level 49), and the game simply carries on in this fashion until the player loses all his/her lives.

Ports and Re-releases

Following its release, Flicky was ported to the Sega SG-1000, MSX, NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1, Fujitsu FM-7, Sega Mega Drive, DoCoMo iMode mobile phones, and was released as part of Sega of Japan's Sonic Cafe mobile service.

Interestingly despite its Japanese origins, the Mega Drive version of the game was only released in cartridge form in the US and Europe. In Japan Flicky was only downloadable through the Sega Game Toshokan service. The game was also included as an unlockable game in Sonic Mega Collection and Sonic Mega Collection Plus and has been included in numerous Mega Drive compliations, from the 1996 Mega Drive release of Classic Collection to the 2009 release of Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

If the player completes the first ten levels perfectly in the Mega Drive version, (i.e. all under 20 seconds with a perfect score eventually totalling 240 000) he/she is presented with a screen with a girl in a bikini. A level select screen can also be accessed by holding Up, A, C and  START  between the title and "round 1" screen.

Flicky has also made several cameos in several Sega games (such as Super Monaco GP) and became an integral part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island can be seen as a spiritual sequel to this game, with similar goals played out on an isometric field, paired with gameplay inspired by previous Sonic outings.

Manuals

Production Credits

Mega Drive Version

Director: K.Fuzzy
Designer: Yumi
Programmer: O.Samu
Sound Design: T's Music
Special Thanks: Lee, Bo, Arcade Flicky Staff, Test Players

Physical Scans

System 1 Version

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SG-1000 Version

SG-1000, JP
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Cart
SG-1000, NZ

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Cart

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №50
84 №120
92
55
Sega Mega Drive
 78
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[1]
ACE (UK) PAL
75
[2]
ACE (UK) PAL
75
[3]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
57
[4]
Console XS (UK) PAL
67
[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
84
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
53
[7]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
20
[8]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
85
[9]
Games-X (UK)
58
[10]
Games-X (UK)
70
[11]
Joystick (FR)
62
[12]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
28
[13]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
50
[14]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
50
[15]
MegaTech (UK)
88
[16]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
55
[17]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
92
[18]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
88
[19]
Player One (FR)
55
[20]
Power Play (DE)
66
[21]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
50
[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
37
[24]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
27
[25]
Video Games (DE)
60
[26]
Sega Mega Drive
 60
Based on
26 reviews

Flicky

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
Mega Drive, BR
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Cart
  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 82
  2. ↑ ACE, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-08), page 110
  3. ↑ ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 114
  4. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Juli 1991" (DE; 1991-06-28), page 116
  5. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
  6. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-15), page 96
  7. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 24
  8. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 315
  9. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 47
  10. ↑ Games-X, "24th May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-17), page 37
  11. ↑ Games-X, "19th-25th September 1991" (UK; 1991-09-19), page 36
  12. ↑ Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 183
  13. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  14. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 87
  15. ↑ Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 44
  16. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78
  17. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 80
  18. ↑ Mean Machines, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-27), page 94
  19. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  20. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 105
  21. ↑ Power Play, "8/91" (DE; 1991-07-1x), page 126
  22. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  23. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-30), page 32
  24. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
  25. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 76
  26. ↑ Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 91
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