0.34b1 [Nicola Salmoria]
Artwork available
Bugs:
- Flicky and clones: Background items lag. zaxxon (ID 05851)
WIP:
- 0.181: System11 added clone Flicky (128k Version, 315-5051, larger roms). Changed description of clones (64k Version, System 1, 315-5051, set 1) to 'Flicky (64k Version, 315-5051, set 1)', (64k Version, System 1, 315-5051, set 2) to 'Flicky (64k Version, 315-5051, set 2)', (128k Version, System 2, 315-5051) to 'Flicky (128k Version, 315-5051)' and (128k Version, System 2, not encrypted) to 'Flicky (128k Version, not encrypted)'.
- 0.173: Replaced Z80 CPU1 with Z80 SegaCrypt.
- 0.144u4: hap fixed Z80 PIO issues causing missing music in Flicky (128k Versions).
- 0.144: Tafoid fixed up the Flicky and clones dipwitches after a fair amount of playtesting. Also, added some specific set notes related to oddness/differences observed.
- 0.130u3: Renamed (flicks1) to (flickys1) and (flicks2) to (flickys2).
- 26th August 2007: Mr. Do - Way back when Anoid sent in the Bally/Midway bezel, it had instructions for Flicky on it, but I neglected to add them. This is now fixed.
- 0.115u4: Replaced SN76496 sound with SN76489.
- 0.115u3: Corrado Tomaselli added clones Flicky (64k Version, System 1, 315-5051, set 2) and (128k Version, System 2, not encrypted). Changed parent description to 'Flicky (128k Version, System 2, 315-5051)' and clone (315-5051, 64k Ver.) to 'Flicky (64k Version, System 1, 315-5051, set 1)'.
- 29th May 2007: Corrado Tomaselli dumped Flicky (64k Version, System 1, 315-5051, set 2) and (128k Version, System 2, not encrypted), PCBs not working.
- 0.113u3: Changed description to 'Flicky (315-5051, 128k Ver.)' and clone (64k Ver.) to 'Flicky (315-5051, 64k Ver.)'.
- 24th December 2006: Mr. Do - Thanks to a scan by Anoid for one, and to the loan by Vintage Arcade Superstore for the other, we have both of the generic Bally/Midway bezels for Flicky (sharply vectored by Zorg).
- 0.58: Added dipswitches 'SW 0 Read From' and 'Unused SW 0-1'.
- 0.56: Splitted all 16kb gfx1 roms into 8kb roms. Added 'Country' dipswitch. Changed description to 'Flicky (128k Ver.)' and clone (set 2) to 'Flicky (64k Ver.)'. Renamed (flicky2) to (flickyo).
- 0.34b3: Juan Carlos Lorente added high score saving to Flicky.
- 0.34b2: Nicola Salmoria added clone Flicky (set 2). Changed parent description to 'Flicky (set 1)'.
- 0.34b1: Nicola Salmoria added 'Flicky' (Sega 1984).
- 13th January 1998: Gary Walton dumped Flicky (128k Version, System 2, 315-5051).
LEVELS: 99 (endless)
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Arcade Video game published 35 years ago:
Flicky (c) 1984 Sega Enterprises, Limited.
Flicky is a side-scrolling platform game in which the player controls 'Flicky', a flightless bird who must collect her lost chicks - called 'chirps' - and guide them safely to the exit, represented as a door with Flicky's name shown above it.
Flicky must watch out for the house cats that emerge from cat-flaps and start roam the levels, as any contact with a cat results in the loss of a life. Any chicks that are touched by a cat will be separated from Flicky and must again be retrieved.
The game consists of numerous rounds and the player must collect and guide all chirps to the exit to clear each round. The first two rounds have six Chirps with every round thereafter having eight. Bonuses are available for bringing multiple Chirps back at the same time. There are also bonus rounds in which Flicky will need to catch as many falling Chirps as possible in a net. Catching all the Chirps will result in a "Perfect" bonus score.
There are two enemy types in the standard rounds; house cats called 'Tiger' and green iguanas called 'Iggy'. These enemies can be avoided by running and jumping away but can also be killed with throwable items (which are available only on certain levels). These include telephones, flower pots, cups, hammers and bottles. Flicky can pick up an item by walking into it and throws it by jumping. Occasionally diamonds may appear, these cannot be thrown but award bonus points.
- TECHNICAL -
Runs on the Sega "System 1" hardware.
Players: 2
Control: 2-way joystick
Buttons: 1
- TRIVIA -
Flicky was released in September 1984.
The game changed name two times during its development: it was originally called 'Busty', then 'Flipp' and finally 'Flicky'.
The Flicky character also appears in the game, "Bloxeed". A Sega coin-op version of this game is also known to exist for the Sega System 16 hardware. The birds that are rescued by Sonic in his many Sega Magadrive platform outings are 'Flickies', and are identical in appearance to the original Flicky. Also, Flicky tags along with Sonic in the Sega Mega Drive/Saturn game, "Sonic 3D Flicky's Island"; more widely known as "Sonic 3D Blast".
Flicky made cameo appearances in many Sega games in the late 80's, including "TeddyBoy Blues", "SDI", "Flash Point", and "Super Monaco GP".
Jonathan Long holds the official record for this game with 4,548,540 points.
- UPDATES -
Newer sets: Build Date: November 26, 1984
Older sets: Build Date: May 24, 1984
- STAFF -
Programmed by : Hideki Ishikawa (H.I), Shuichi Katagi (KTG)
Designed by : Yoji Ishii (ICI)
Character Design : Yoshiki Kawasaki (Y.K)
Security by : Shuichi Katagi (KTG)
(M.T) ?
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES:
Sega SG-1000 [EU] (1984)
[JP] Sega SG-1000 (1984) "Flicky [Model G-1036]"
[US] Sega Genesis (1991)
[JP] Sega Mega Drive (1991)
[EU] Sega Mega Drive (1991)
Sega Mega Drive [BR] (1991) by Tec Toy
[JP] Sega Saturn (feb.28, 1997) "Sega Memorial Selection Vol. 1 [Model GS-9135]"
Nintendo GameCube [US] (nov.10, 2002) as an unlockable extra in "Sonic Mega Collection [Model DOL-GSOE-USA]"
Nintendo GameCube [JP] (dec.19, 2002) as an unlockable extra in "Sonic Mega Collection [Model DOL-GSOJ-JPN]"
[EU] Nintendo GameCube (mar.7, 2003) as an unlockable extra in "Sonic Mega Collection [Model DOL-GSOP-EUR]"
[US] Microsoft XBOX (nov.2, 2004) "Sonic Mega Collection Plus [Model 64057]"
[US] Sony PS2 (nov.2, 2004) "Sonic Mega Collection Plus [Model SLUS-20917]"
[JP] Microsoft XBOX (dec.9, 2004) "Sonic Mega Collection Plus [Model ZD6-00003]"
[JP] Sony PS2 (dec.9, 2004) "Sonic Mega Collection Plus [Model SLPM-65758]"
[EU] Microsoft XBOX (feb.4, 2005) "Sonic Mega Collection Plus"
[EU] Sony PS2 (feb.4, 2005) "Sonic Mega Collection Plus [Model SLES-52998]" by Sega Europe
Sony PlayStation 2 [AU] (mar.20, 2005) "Sonic Mega Collection Plus [Model SLES-52998]"
* COMPUTERS:
[JP] Sharp X1
FM7 [JP]
PC88 [JP]
[JP] MSX (1986)
PC [MS Windows 98, CD-ROM] [US] (1998) "Memorial Selection [Model HCJ-0147]"
* OTHERS:
Mobiles phones [US] (aug.21, 2003)
Apple iPhone/iPod [US] (aug.25, 2011) [Model 445597555]
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