<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	B-Application
in	O
May	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Flicky	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
eponymous	O
blue	O
bird	O
and	O
must	O
gather	O
all	O
the	O
small	O
birds	O
called	O
Chirps	O
in	O
each	O
round	O
and	O
bring	O
them	O
safely	O
to	O
the	O
exit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
cat	O
and	O
lizard	O
enemies	O
which	O
can	O
disperse	O
the	O
Chirps	O
and	O
kill	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
but	O
Flicky	B-Application
can	O
use	O
items	O
on	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
to	O
protect	O
herself	O
and	O
the	O
Chirps	O
from	O
danger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Flicky	B-Application
came	O
from	O
Sega	O
senior	O
leadership	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
exceed	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
Mappy	B-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoji	O
Ishii	O
and	O
Yoshiki	O
Kawasaki	O
developed	O
Flicky	B-Application
at	O
Sega	O
over	O
one	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
"	O
Busty	O
"	O
,	O
then	O
"	O
Flippy	O
"	O
,	O
before	O
finally	O
settling	O
on	O
"	O
Flicky	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flicky	B-Application
was	O
first	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
to	O
other	O
Japanese	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Flicky	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
has	O
made	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
other	O
Sega	O
games	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
within	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flicky	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
flightless	O
blue	O
bird	O
named	O
Flicky	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
game	O
artist	O
Yoshiki	O
Kawasaki	O
,	O
Flicky	B-Application
is	O
just	O
a	O
friend	O
to	O
the	O
Chirps	O
although	O
some	O
players	O
may	O
think	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
mother	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chirps	O
follow	O
Flicky	B-Application
in	O
a	O
chain	O
until	O
they	O
are	O
collected	O
at	O
the	O
exit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
stage	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
wraparound	O
screen	O
that	O
scrolls	O
horizontally	O
with	O
Flicky	B-Application
always	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flicky	B-Application
can	O
pick	O
up	O
an	O
item	O
by	O
walking	O
into	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
throw	O
it	O
by	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
bonus	O
rounds	O
in	O
which	O
Flicky	B-Application
attempts	O
to	O
catch	O
as	O
many	O
falling	O
Chirps	O
as	O
possible	O
in	O
a	O
net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spark	O
to	O
develop	O
Flicky	B-Application
came	O
from	O
Sega	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
exceed	O
Namco	O
's	O
Mappy	B-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
which	O
had	O
become	O
very	O
popular	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flicky	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
one	O
year	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Yoji	O
Ishii	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
artist	O
Yoshiki	O
Kawasaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
imbue	O
a	O
message	O
to	O
"	O
protect	O
the	O
children	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
according	O
to	O
Kawasaki	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
that	O
emotion	O
that	O
drives	O
Flicky	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawasaki	O
used	O
a	O
poorly	O
calibrated	O
graphics	B-Device
tablet	I-Device
to	O
draw	O
all	O
the	O
game	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flicky	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
"	O
Busty	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
American	O
Sega	O
branch	O
asked	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
change	O
it	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
's	O
slang	O
usage	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Ishii	O
stated	O
this	O
was	O
because	O
of	O
trademark	O
issues	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
2018	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
because	O
"	O
Flippy	O
"	O
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
"	O
Mappy	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flicky	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	B-Application
in	O
May	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
early	O
1980s	O
Sega	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Flicky	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
only	O
retains	O
40	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
levels	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
restructured	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
Iggy	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
other	O
home	O
platforms	O
in	O
Japan	O
including	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
,	O
Fujitsu	B-Device
FM-7	I-Device
and	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Flicky	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
this	O
port	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
through	O
Sega	B-Application
Meganet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
1984	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Flicky	B-Application
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Flicky	B-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
multiple	O
Western	O
publications	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
highly	O
addictive	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
gameplay	O
while	O
criticizing	O
it	O
for	O
having	O
poor	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
described	O
Flicky	B-Application
as	O
a	O
guilty	O
pleasure	O
and	O
discussed	O
its	O
cute	O
appearance	O
in	O
positive	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
from	O
both	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
and	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
wrote	O
that	O
employees	O
in	O
their	O
offices	O
were	O
disappearing	O
into	O
their	O
game	O
room	O
to	O
play	O
Flicky	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julian	O
from	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
crazy	O
,	O
I	O
know	O
,	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
so	O
crappy	O
,	O
so	O
laughably-simple	O
and	O
pathetic	O
sounding	O
as	O
this	O
can	O
prove	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
addictive	O
,	O
more	O
challenging	O
and	O
more	O
long-lasting	O
than	O
virtually	O
any	O
other	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
true.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
ranked	O
Flicky	B-Application
42nd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
Sega	O
video	O
game	O
compilations	O
feature	O
Flicky	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
CD-enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Wondermega	O
Collection	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Wondermega	O
hybrid	O
console	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wondermega	O
Collection	O
will	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Mega	I-Application
Drive	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
2	I-Application
mini	O
console	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
releasing	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
compiled	O
into	O
Game	O
no	O
Kanzume	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
compilation	O
in	O
Japan	O
which	O
featured	O
CD	O
quality	O
remixes	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Classic	O
Collection	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
Genesis-based	O
plug	B-Device
and	I-Device
play	I-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
:	O
Memorial	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	O
Memorial	O
Selection	O
(	O
1998	O
)	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flicky	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
a	O
similar	O
variant	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Cafe	O
service	O
,	O
again	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Cafe	O
port	O
was	O
upgraded	O
with	O
better	O
graphics	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Mobile	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Flicky	B-Application
character	O
has	O
made	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
several	O
other	O
Sega	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
,	O
effectively	O
becoming	O
a	O
mascot	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
early	O
arcade	B-Application
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Teddy	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Blues	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
she	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
shooting	O
target	O
among	O
other	O
Sega	O
mascots	O
such	O
as	O
Pengo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
also	O
playable	O
in	O
SDI	B-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flicky	B-Application
has	O
a	O
minor	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Flash	O
Point	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
will	O
wish	O
the	O
player	O
good	O
luck	O
before	O
each	O
round	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
racing	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
racetrack	O
banners	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flicky	B-Application
has	O
also	O
become	O
an	O
entire	O
species	O
and	O
reoccurring	O
minor	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
is	O
featured	O
most	O
prominently	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Flickies	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Island	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
mechanics	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Flicky	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flicky	B-Application
has	O
continued	O
to	O
have	O
minor	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
other	O
Sega	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Shenmue	B-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
Gunstar	B-Device
Super	I-Device
Heroes	I-Device
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
