14 Facts About Flicky

Flicky is a platform game developed by Sega and released in arcades in May 1984.

Idea for Flicky came from Sega senior leadership, who wanted to exceed the success of Namco's Mappy .

Flicky was first ported to the SG-1000 in Japan, and then later to other Japanese home consoles.

In 1991, Flicky was released in North America and Europe on the Sega Genesis.

Flicky is a platform game in which the player takes control of a flightless blue bird named Flicky.

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Spark to develop Flicky came from Sega's desire to exceed Namco's Mappy which had become very popular in Japanese arcades.

Flicky was developed over the course of one year and was designed by Yoji Ishii in collaboration with artist Yoshiki Kawasaki.

Flicky was originally titled "Busty", but an American Sega branch asked the team to change it because of the term's slang usage in English.

In 1991, Flicky was ported to the Sega Genesis and released in both North America and Europe.

In July 1984, Game Machine listed Flicky as being the second most popular table arcade unit in Japan during that period.

Genesis port of Flicky was reviewed by multiple Western publications, most of which found the game to have highly addictive and enjoyable gameplay while criticizing it for having poor graphics and sound.

Flicky character has made cameo appearances in several other Sega arcade games, effectively becoming a mascot for Sega's early arcade years.

Flicky has a minor cameo appearance in Flash Point, where she will wish the player good luck before each round, and in the racing game Super Monaco GP, where she appears on the racetrack banners and the game over screen.

Flicky has become an entire species and reoccurring minor character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and is featured most prominently in Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island, the game mechanics of which were inspired by Flicky.