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Flying Shark

1987 video game
Video Game Q1450279

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
video game
Genre
vertically scrolling shooter[7]
Language of work or name
English[27]
Publication date
March 6, 1987, September 1989, April 28, 2022, August 24, 2023, November 22, 1991[32][33][34][35][36]
Official website
www.toaplangames.co.jp, www.toaplangames.co.jp, www.bitwavegames.com[39][40][41]
Part of the series
Flying Shark[11]
Composer
Tatsuya Uemura, Masahiro Yuge[1][2]
Country of origin
Japan[31]
Developer
Toaplan, Software Creations, Bitwave Games[8][9][10]
Distributed by
Steam, GOG.com[37][38]
Distribution format
digital distribution[28]
Game mode
single-player video game[26]
Input device
joystick[30]
Platform
ZX Spectrum, Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Amiga, DOS, arcade video game machine, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Sharp X68000, FM Towns[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Publisher
Taito, Taito, Bitwave Games, Romstar, Kaneko[3][4][5][6]
Review score
80%, 80%[29]
Title
飛翔鮫, Sky Shark, Flying Shark[42][43][44]
🏷️ Also known as
en Flying Shark en Hishou Zame en Hi Sho Zame en Sky Shark it Sky Shark ja 飛翔鮫
🔖 Identifiers · 63
Abandonia ID
727
Atari Legend ID
158
Atarimania ID
9350
Bangumi subject ID
261761
C64games.de ID
4272
CPC Zone game ID
358
CPC-Power ID
896
Coinop.org game ID
101533
DOSBox Compatibility ID
2513
ExoticA ID
Flying_Shark
Freebase ID
/m/035smc
GOG Dreamlist ID
sky-shark-1987
Show all 63 identifiers +51
GOG application ID
game/flying_shark
Game Classification game ID
2938
GameFAQs game ID
587626
GameSpot game ID
flying-shark
Gamebase64 ID
2844, 6886
GamerProfiles game ID
RB9N
GamesMeter game ID
24824
Gaming-History ID
2462
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3030-6813, 3030-38175
Giant Bomb Wiki ID
Games/Flying_Shark, Games/Sky_Shark
Génération Nintendo game ID
6814
Hall of Light ID
588
Home of the Underdogs game ID
2612
HowLongToBeat ID
8614
IGN game ID
flying-shark, sky-shark
Internet Game Database game ID
sky-shark--1
IsThereAnyDeal ID
flying-shark
Killer List of Videogames ID
8.1k (7.8k–9.6k, n=3)
Kultboy video game ID
305
Lemon 64 ID
949, 2336
Lemon Amiga ID
1307
MAME ROM name
fshark
Media Arts Database ID
M730240
MobyGames game ID
1313
MobyGames game ID (former scheme)
sky-shark
My Abandonware game ID
rk
NES Cart Database ID
439
NES Directory game ID
9FFE2F55_USA
Nesdb.se game ID
1326
Nintendo-Online ID
8046
OpenRetro Game Database ID
d73e9603-658b-5e35-a0c4-6b9a86b28297
PCBdB game ID
1223
PCGamingWiki ID
Flying_Shark
Ready64 ID
1083, 1149
SensCritique work ID
179753
SixtyFour Originals DataBase game ID
943
Speedrun.com game ID
sky_shark
Steam application ID
2022990
SteamGridDB ID
5419621
StopGame ID
sky_shark
StrategyWiki ID
Flying_Shark
The Cover Project game ID
5331
The Cutting Room Floor ID
Sky_Shark
TheGamesDB game ID
2080
UVL game ID
8.2k (8.2k–202k, n=3)
VGChartz ID
22386, 48553
VGMdb product ID
952
Vglist video game ID
3692, 82855
VideoGameGeek game ID
98851
WHDLoad database ID
FlyingShark
ZXDB ID
0001813

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🔗 Connections
Platform 14
Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Entertainment System, DOS, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 +6 more
Publisher 4
Taito, Kaneko, Romstar, Bitwave Games
Developer 3
Toaplan, Software Creations, Bitwave Games
Belongs to 2
Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol. 2, Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Ultimate Collection
Composer 1
Tatsuya Uemura
Country of origin 1
Japan
Distributed by 1
Steam
Distribution format 1
digital distribution
Game mode 1
single-player video game
Input device 1
joystick
Instance of 1
video game
Language of work or name 1
English
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Related Entities

Bitwave Games DOS Japan joystick Kaneko Linux macOS Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Taito Tatsuya Uemura Toaplan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. 6d ago · MS Sakib bot · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added [as] description: ১৯৮৭ চনৰ ভিডিঅ' গেম"
  2. 7w ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 80%
    "Review score, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! (…"
  3. 19w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Giant Bomb Wiki ID → Games/Flying_Shark, Games/Sky_Shark
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #38730: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  4. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GamerProfiles game ID → RB9N
    Developer → Toaplan, Software Creations, Bitwave Games
    Official website → https://www.toaplangames.co.jp/license/license-03.html, https://www.toaplangames.co.jp/en/license/license-03.html, https://www.bitwavegames.com/games/flying-shark
    DOSBox Compatibility ID → 2513
    + 74 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed qualifier: Object of statement has role: Video game port, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect video game port → Video game port (…"
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