<s>
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
Namco	O
Pac-Land	O
hardware	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
video	O
system	O
like	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
(	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
American	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
this	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
were	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
Hamster	O
's	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
line	O
of	O
digital	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
arcades	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
as	O
VS.	O
Super	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
,	O
but	O
promotional	O
materials	O
and	O
the	O
cabinet	O
for	O
this	O
version	O
just	O
use	O
the	O
name	O
VS.	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
named	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Sky	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Red	O
Baron	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Blue	O
Max	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
references	O
to	O
Manfred	O
von	O
Richthofen	O
,	O
the	O
famous	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
flying	O
ace	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
prestigious	O
order	O
Pour	O
le	O
Mérite	O
informally	O
known	O
as	O
Blue	O
Max	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sky	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
fly	O
around	O
in	O
biplanes	O
and	O
are	O
assigned	O
specific	O
targets	O
during	O
the	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
both	O
ground	O
and	O
air	O
units	O
that	O
attempt	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
Sky	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
from	O
accomplishing	O
their	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
,	O
the	O
Sky	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
may	O
have	O
to	O
navigate	O
through	O
some	O
very	O
inhospitable	O
terrain	O
or	O
navigate	O
around	O
cities	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
targets	O
which	O
the	O
Sky	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
must	O
bomb	O
will	O
either	O
be	O
fortress	O
complexes	O
,	O
or	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
performing	O
a	O
loop	O
over	O
a	O
billboard	O
will	O
reveal	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
hidden	O
Namco	O
characters	O
:	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Inky	O
,	O
the	O
Special	O
Flag	O
from	O
Rally-X	B-Application
(	O
which	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Galaxian	B-Application
flagship	I-Application
,	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
several	O
other	O
Namco	O
games	O
)	O
or	O
Pooka	O
from	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
1986	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
was	O
briefly	O
resurrected	O
as	O
a	O
webcomic	O
strip	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
ShiftyLook	O
line	O
featuring	O
artwork	O
done	O
by	O
Udon	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
Max	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
"	O
,	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
recurring	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
ShiftyLook	O
animated	O
series	O
Mappy	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Beat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
is	O
a	O
good-natured	O
,	O
but	O
unhelpful	O
and	O
stupid	O
employee	O
of	O
Nyamco	B-Application
who	O
speaks	O
with	O
a	O
Southern	O
accent	O
,	O
and	O
often	O
unintentionally	O
gets	O
on	O
Mappy	B-Application
and	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
's	O
nerves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
is	O
featured	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
99	I-Application
,	O
as	O
special	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	O
has	O
multiple	O
references	O
to	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Skies	I-Application
,	O
the	O
narrator	O
frequently	O
spends	O
his	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
bar	O
named	O
"	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Unsung	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
character	O
Chopper	O
has	O
a	O
poster	O
with	O
Red	O
Baron	O
's	O
aircraft	O
on	O
it	O
in	O
his	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fires	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberation	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
fighter	O
squadron	O
named	O
"	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
Squadron	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
3	O
of	O
its	O
pilots	O
having	O
the	O
callsigns	O
"	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Red	O
Baron	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Blue	O
Max	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
