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Sky Skipper

You are in control of a small plane and are on a rescue mission to free animals that are held captive by a bunch of gorillas. In order to open the cages you have to drop a bomb on the head of the captor to…

1 July 1981

Sky Skipper is an arcade developed by Nintendo R&D1, released 1 July 1981 on Arcade.

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What Sky Skipper is

Sky Skipper is an arcade game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released in 1981. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are in control of a small plane and are on a rescue mission to free animals that are held captive by a bunch of gorillas. In order to open the cages you have to drop a bomb on the head of the captor to knock him unconscious. After that the player has only a few seconds to collect the animals with his plane until the gorilla regains his consciousness again. After having saved all animals the plane flies on to the next, more difficult level.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Sky Skipper come out?
Sky Skipper was released on 1 July 1981 for Arcade.

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