December 1, 1985

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Sky Kid

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Arcade

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Namco

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Adventure Arcade Shooter

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The US NES cover art portrays a human pilot, which seems misleading as the game's protagonists, Red Baron and Blue Max, along with the antagonist Black Hawk, are actual birds along with the whole game taking place during World War I in the country of Bird Land which is inhabited by birds, and not the actual United States as depicted on the box cover.

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person Tuli0hWut calendar_month January 23, 2024

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Box Arts of both versions with game backstory:
http://www.videogameden.com/fc.htm?skk

Bird Land, where the game takes place:
https://www.co-optimus.com/game/8391/classics-arcade/sky-kid.html

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Reply to comment by Rocko & Heffer posted Jan 23, 2024 11:08 PM

Yeah, it actually does :0

Tuli0hWut Jan 24, 2024 2:11 AM

Does the US manual also show birds? Because I know that often time these sorts of marketing localisation changes end up failing to apply to manuals. (Since I posted a few facts about it lately, Alice's design in the manual and box for Balloon Kid are completely different)

Rocko & Heffer Jan 23, 2024 11:08 PM