Sky Shark (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

[@GordosGarage]

sitting in my NES right now. grew up on this game, have played it enough to have everything memorized, and as everyone has said, amazing soundtrack.

[@maquinadeguerranomada8060]

I played the same game, but called "1945".

[@NintendoComplete]

Sky Shark is a short and wicked hard game, but it's amazing how smoothly this plays for an 8-bitter. And that soundtrack!

[@Dorian_Scott]

NintendoComplete, Could you sometime make a video on say...the "Lunar" games on Sega CD? I think it would be good videos to watch...though you should split them into parts because, those games are loooong!

[@MrNorbert1994]

And what a travesty at the same time as well! I once wanted to play this on my PAL NES, and it simply softlocks itself making it absolutely impossible to play. :(

[@dominodoggy1]

It plays smoothly but when things get busy some things have a tendency to disappear. But still hit you.

[@Peter_Morris]

I can't tell you what a relief this video is. Either I used to rent this every so often or I'd borrow it from a friend, but I practiced it and played it and could never "beat" it, and it used to drive me insane. Looking back, I just never realized it was looping.

[@PaperCut2UGaming]

didnt it get harder though?

[@Peter_Morris]

@@PaperCut2UGaming Yeah but I just didn’t realize it. I mean I grew up with never-ending video games, but to me at the time that was a relic of the early years. Something left behind with Space Invaders and Galaga. Since Gradius I just figured all shooters after it would have a final boss and an ending, then loop.

[@Shane_Raw]

This game had such an awesome soundtrack

[@AmericanSpyFox]

My stepbrother and I had an old floor model TV in our room that seen hundreds of hours of SkyShark time

[@nyjeterss]

I loved this game and the soundtrack with all the sound bits

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

Excellent conversion of the Arcade game. Tim Follin's music is the best part. But GOD DAMN IS IT HARD! Well, like the box art says "Nobody ever said it will be easy."

[@bluedistortions]

I remember loving this game as a 7 year old but finding it very intense. I also remember being given the option of buying it, or mega man 2, and going with megaman 2. Now i remember why. Shit ending.

[@RinMariiiii]

This was the very first video game I ever played. I was surprised to learn recently that this version was exclusively released in North America, despite the original being a game from Japan. And speaking of Japan, it's finally getting a JP release as part of the upcoming Hishou Same! Same! Same! release by M2, as part of their line of Toaplan ports for Switch and PS4.

[@phoenx6336]

Congrats man

[@ianbarry6068]

This was my childhood in the 90s didn't get an Xbox until like 2000, this and duck hunter 😂

[@jmoneyhitek]

The goal was to stay alive so the music would keep playing. Amazing game!

[@mariusamber3237]

Another game I've never heard about, but the music is unmistakeably Tim Follin's work!

[@danalong1237]

And he ranks right up with fellow composers Chris Granner, Tommy Tallarico, Koji Kondo, Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, Jon 👋🏼, Dan "TOASTY!" Forden, Brian L. Schmidt, Dr. David Zabriskie, David Thiel, David Wise, Nicholas Scarim, Shogo Sakai, Nobuo Uematsu, Hirokazu Ando, Junichi Ishikawa, Hirokazu Tanaka and Tim Follin's brother Geoff!

[@AmberStoneDraws]

This was one of the few games we had and it was such a blast. The soubdtrack just takes me back.

[@CrimsonDevil_Rias]

This is secretly Taito's obscure 194X game commissioned by Capcom

[@SuperKlondike64]

It's by Toaplan. Taito just published it.

[@powerplunger3289]

Mix of tiger heli, twin eagle, and 1942

[@dominodoggy1]

This was the first game I got for my NES (besides Mario and Duck Hunt). The first game that didn't come with it. I played the crap out of this game. I didn't even know I beat it. I thought the game glitched or something and reset. I died so many times because some items on screen (bullets, enemies, etc) would glitch out and disappear. I NEED TO SEE THOSE! I would yell.

[@eluning4]

That soundtrack!

[@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE]

Well,what you would except from Mr. Tim Follin eh?

[@R0ck0ngir1]

One of my favorite games of all time! I used to play this for hours I only got to level 3 as a 7 year old a handful of times its very challenging!

[@MikeFr]

+1 , i was thirteen years old when i used to spent coins in this fabulous arcade Machine, I remember that there was a loop when you beat the final boss, damned, it was so difficult , Arcade music version was also unforgetable for me ^_^

[@towerofresonance4877]

I haven't played this game since 1999! Yet it feels like I'm going to grab for that controller in 2023..

[@leecawdron5610]

All these years and I never knew that this version of FLYING SHARK went under a different name on the NES 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@bigstopowens]

i remember this game very well, the first 2 levels are ingrained into my memory could always get the 7 shot spread but i would always die shortly after because i would get so excited thinking i was badass that i forgot to dodge

[@Sixsoul]

Taito really jumped the shark with this game..

[@Islander05]

As the Fonz says "ehh"

[@matthewdunlap4130]

Ya proud of that joke? That the antique you're taking to your grave? Lol

[@shekharmoona544]

Oh my. I'm just learning I almost beat the game when I was a kid. 🤣😂🤣

[@5starreactions]

Just had so many memories flood back into my brain!"

[@stephengreen5865]

I beat this game in summer of 1989

[@leonarddement4058]

The huge plane was the boss?????? You mean I died millions of times growing up never getting to the last level just to reveal it was a GIANT plane??????

[@aaronsmith7863]

My sentiments exactly 🤣😭

[@HamboneDeluxe]

Interesting! I just bought an old CIB Blockbuster rental copy for my NES this afternoon and it's tough as nails! I've not gotten far, but a few differences I've noticed from mine and your game play is I start with twin guns and you seem to start with 1. When you get an upgrade it's 2, but when I get an upgrade it's 4. What the haps? Edit: Also just noticed the first boss shoots at you with single shots, but he's firing at me in waves of 3 shots at a time, weird! I wonder how many other subtle differences there are?

[@apap1586]

This version is better than the arcade game.. stay it have it in my collection, plays great on an arcade.

[@vgaoct91]

Looks pretty nice vertical shmup! The burning tanks (when they get destroyed) make me think of Dragon Spirit, Phelios or Task Force Harrier/Task Force Harrier EX.

[@DucNguyen0131]

I think this is Software Creations' second game for the NES. The first game, World Games, was published by Milton Bradley, and produced/tested by Rare.

[@thegamingchef3304]

I remember my mom bringing this home from a garage sale back in the early 90s.

[@AIWFNW]

i had this game...played the eff outta it...

[@neilusdin2389]

Makes two of us.

[@ronaldandrews283]

1st time seeing this game.Looks like 1942 and 43.But plays faster.

[@GreyKnightInvio]

I haven't seen this game since I was 8 good times

[@AdrianIsaacs]

I had this game on NES when I was a kid. I liked it, but it was definitely a hard game.

[@moritojadisson]

I playerd from children to this game. I meet like "1945" Very Good!! I love this game!!!

[@gordyowl9455]

This was made a year before Silver Surfer, I mean nobody ever referred to that game yet so what happened there? :0

[@ekh6328]

amazing game, brings back great memroies

[@danielmedeiros2385]

Vou adicionar este jogo no meu NES Classic Edition!

[@shekharmoona544]

I had this game as a kid. The save feature wasn't great but this game was fun.

[@82fdny97]

This dude play the exact way I played as a kid

[@SuperKlondike64]

It seems as if a lot of the gray enemies (i.e. the large planes and trains) have their colors inverted for some weird reason.

[@puppykitty6100]

When you hear the music and think "That has to be Tim Follin"

[@nightowl3582]

I put a lot of hours into this one as a kid.

[@vernoncarson9134]

Should put this on the Nintendo switch

[@supermariofan772003]

Very fun shooter with some kickass Follin music, but it's extremely difficult. Luckily, I managed to pick up my copy for about 3 bucks.

[@jlolear60]

This looks way easier than the arcade version. Fun game though.

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

well dang it i bought this game for like 5 bucks at a flea market if id known it was a never ending game i wouldve left it there

[@shekharmoona544]

I wish it was on the switch but improved just enough to be playable.

[@butterboy5621]

This game=hard AF.

[@coolbluelights]

I remember when I beat this when I was 9. I was like wait... you just start over from the beginning?? no...

[@PaperCut2UGaming]

but it got harder, no?

[@furynotes]

Yeah. Its the bomb spamming. Its gonna get ya. Then those bombs get wasted near the end.

[@CarozQH]

Thank god this ain't Micronics!

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

CarozQH Yeah. Micronics ported Image Fighr on the NES and Raiden Trad on Super Nintendo.

[@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE]

...but it's Software Creations so...

[@sebo3e]

Glory to be our Lord our God Amen I wish you best today in your day

[@butterboy5621]

I don't even see what kills you at 8:34.

[@scaf_007vs3]

Maybe im not remembering correctly but i thought you started out with twin torpedo shots? :/

[@spellchanger1169]

Looks like the game was intended to have 2 player, too bad. Weird that it says player 1 start and even looks like space for a 2nd player's stats on the right side of the bottom bar.

[@ТалгатЖантимиров]

Big giant circles - Virtuoso sexy... Music

[@MavHunter20XX]

Wait a sec, who worked on the music for this game? Is that you Tim?

[@arnoldxd]

I had a hard time with this game XD could not get past the desert with a river in it

[@Mirrodin82]

Almost identical to Ghost Pilots from NeoGeo. Anyway, cool game

[@DatsWhatXiSaid]

Pew pew pew pew pew!

[@oxygeninterface]

such beautiful, well-defined graphics. which do you prefer: sky shark or 1942/43?

[@NintendoComplete]

oxygeninterface Oh man anything but 1942 with that whistle noise

[@oxygeninterface]

ha ha. =)

[@dangunheadachron1603]

This over 1943 any day.

[@briantruax9290]

All 3

[@ZevSong]

Oooooooh so you mean this game just loops? LOL tell that to 8 year old me!

[@truxton701]

Was this recorded off real hardware? If so it would explain the borders at the side

[@NintendoComplete]

Nope, it was actually emulated. The borders should be there regardless of what it was recorded from, though. The NES picture had a 4:3 aspect ratio (the shape of old tube TVs). Any video of an NES screen that fills a widescreen image (16:9, like modern TVs and KZbin) is stretched and distorted, and is not at all how it's supposed to look.

[@alfonsoperez1741]

Cómo puedo obtener skysark para Android

[@javierperez-hi8ss]

I prefer arcade the best Taito version forever

[@whatamalike]

Very weird port imo. Feels somehow less authentic than other toaplan ports to the nes but technically aillio times more accomplished. And that soundtrack omg!

[@thomassmith4467]

You sir are cheating.

[@spacemanmonster23]

good fucking luck!!!!

[@spacemanmonster23]

What does this game have in common with Silver Surfer!?

[@jonespianist3189]

@@spacemanmonster23 Aside from both being shoot 'em ups, nothing. Unless that *does* count as an answer.

[@wq8t1]

One of the best game sound tracks next to ninja gaiden

[@briantruax9290]

Don't forget astyanax or silver surfer

[@mariowario5945]

1945!

[@samusvikerness661]

I cannot grasp how hard this is. Update. I am trying the game with the Nes Advantage. It’s not helping…..at all. I truly don’t understand how human beings were meant to play this game. Here’s my review. Dogshit, unplayable due to unrelenting difficulty.

[@mrfeelgoodful]

2 Word review for this game: Shit Shark.

[@tartuffethesprywonderdog5883]

For this game, I only have a two word review: Shit Shark.