<s>
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Sky	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1987	B-Application
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Romstar	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Electrocoin	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plane	O
has	O
a	O
powerful	O
bomb	B-Device
at	O
its	O
disposal	O
that	O
can	O
clear	O
the	O
screen	O
of	O
enemies	O
when	O
fired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
multiple	O
systems	O
,	O
each	O
version	O
created	O
by	O
different	O
third-party	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	B-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
are	O
owned	O
by	O
Tatsujin	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
company	O
formed	O
by	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
military-themed	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
biplane	O
through	O
five	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
levels	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
military	O
enemy	O
forces	O
like	O
tanks	O
,	O
battleships	B-Application
,	O
airplanes	O
and	O
artillery	B-Application
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
only	O
two	O
weapons	O
at	O
their	O
disposal	O
:	O
the	O
standard	O
shot	O
that	O
travels	O
a	O
max	O
distance	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
's	O
height	O
and	O
three	O
bombs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bombs	B-Device
are	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
capable	O
of	O
obliterating	O
any	O
enemy	O
caught	O
within	O
its	O
blast	B-Device
radius	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
enemies	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
spawn	O
"	O
B	O
"	O
icons	O
that	O
increases	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
bomb	B-Device
stock	O
when	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
lands	O
at	O
a	O
runway	O
beyond	O
the	O
first	O
takeoff	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
bombs	B-Device
multiply	O
3000	O
points	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
total	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
live	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
plane	O
's	O
firepower	O
to	O
his	O
original	O
state	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flying	B-Application
Sharks	I-Application
creation	O
process	O
and	O
history	O
was	O
recounted	O
through	O
various	O
Japanese	O
publications	O
by	O
composers	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
and	O
Tatsuya	O
Uemura	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
collaborated	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Toaplan	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
FM	O
synthesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuge	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
basic	O
structure	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
already	O
decided	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Slap	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
by	O
pursuing	O
the	O
excitement	O
of	O
shooting	O
and	O
dodging	O
,	O
settling	O
on	O
the	O
bomb	B-Device
and	O
shot	O
system	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
firing	O
a	O
bomb	B-Device
relieved	O
stress	O
from	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
project	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
microprocessor	I-Device
and	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
improved	O
hardware	O
,	O
it	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
with	O
displaying	O
more	O
sprites	O
on-screen	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
increased	O
hardware	O
also	O
brought	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
difficulties	O
with	O
making	O
FM	O
sounds	O
and	O
enemy	O
planes	O
aiming	O
their	O
shots	O
at	O
players	O
more	O
accurately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	B-Application
14	I-Application
,	I-Application
1987	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
across	O
arcades	O
worldwide	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
in	O
March	O
1987	B-Application
,	O
by	O
Romstar	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Sky	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
and	O
by	O
Electrocoin	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
was	O
converted	O
to	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
by	O
various	O
third-party	O
developers	O
including	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
(	O
1987	B-Application
)	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
(	O
1987	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
(	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
(	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
(	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
1989	B-Application
)	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
(	O
1989	B-Application
)	O
,	O
X68000	B-Device
(	O
1991	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
M2	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
M2	O
ShotTriggers	O
publishing	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
compilation	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
M2	O
's	O
Toaplan	O
Arcade	O
Garage	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Toaplan	O
Arcade	O
1	O
compilation	O
for	O
Evercade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tatsuya	O
Uemura	O
,	O
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
popular	O
than	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
and	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
biggest	O
"	O
hit	O
for	O
Toaplan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1987	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
Japans	O
's	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1987	I-Application
(	O
below	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
)	O
and	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
conversion	B-Application
kit	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2010	O
interview	O
,	O
composer	O
Manabu	O
Namiki	O
regarded	O
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
games	O
he	O
enjoys	O
the	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yaegaki	O
Nachi	O
of	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
gave	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
conversion	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
MAN	O
!	O
AC	O
gave	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
Marty	O
port	O
a	O
47%	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Same	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
launched	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Schneider	O
,	O
later	O
re-appears	O
in	O
Batsugun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
more	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
,	O
its	O
successor	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
IPs	O
from	O
Toaplan	O
are	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
Tatsujin	B-Application
,	O
a	O
company	O
named	O
after	O
Truxton	B-Application
's	O
Japanese	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
former	O
Toaplan	O
employee	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
now	O
affiliated	O
with	O
arcade	O
manufacturer	O
exA-Arcadia	O
.	O
</s>
