Namco's horizontal shoot-em-up Sky Kid arrived in arcades in 1985 in Japan, followed by an 8-bit Famicom port published on August 22nd of 1986.

"Players control BARON and MAX to fight enemies with bombs and machine guns, fly in loops to dodge enemy attacks, and make their way to the base," reads the product description. Published by Hamster Corporation, Arcade Archives: Sky Kid for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 supports two-player simultaneous co-op gameplay.

The Original Soundtrack and sound effects album by The Tower of Druaga composer Junko Ozawa is streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon Music Unlimited.


From the product page:

"SKY KID" is a shooter released by NAMCO in 1985. Players control BARON and MAX to fight enemies with bombs and machine guns, fly in loops to dodge enemy attacks, and make their way to the base. Use bombs to defeat massive fortresses and battleships from above! Supports two-player simultaneous co-op.

Sky Kid Orginal Soundtrack - Apple Music / YouTube Music

Bandai Namco - Game Music

『スカイキッド』は、1986年8月22日にナムコよりファミコンで発売

大空の戦いに青春を燃やす若者バロンとライバルマックスの「スカイキッド」と呼ばれる物語。機銃で敵を攻撃したり、宙返りで敵の攻撃を回避、基地に着陸するとクリア。… pic.twitter.com/vbHQN2dXM7

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