<s>
is	O
a	O
1981	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cabinets	O
were	O
converted	O
into	O
Popeye	B-Application
machines	O
for	O
release	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
stored	O
one	O
cabinet	O
in	O
its	O
archives	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
the	O
only	O
known	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
cabinet	O
remaining	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cabinet	O
was	O
scanned	O
and	O
photographed	O
by	O
arcade	B-Application
enthusiasts	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
sourced	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
known	O
remaining	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
boards	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
faithful	O
cabinet	O
restoration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
copied	O
the	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
from	O
this	O
board	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
eShop	O
in	O
2018	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
of	O
digital	O
download	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
pilots	O
a	O
biplane	O
through	O
scrolling	O
mazes	O
to	O
save	O
animals	O
caged	O
by	O
enemy	O
gorillas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1981	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
alongside	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
highly	O
successful	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
titles	O
releasing	O
in	O
July	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Genyo	O
Takeda	O
and	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
Ikegami	O
Tsushinki	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
helped	O
Nintendo	O
program	O
many	O
of	O
their	O
early	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
poor	O
reception	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
converted	O
the	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
cabinets	O
into	O
Popeye	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
widely	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Parker	O
Brothers	O
negotiated	O
for	O
a	O
license	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
licensing	O
deal	O
for	O
Popeye	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
naturally	O
of	O
lower	O
production	O
value	O
than	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
the	O
impending	O
release	O
of	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
eShop	O
in	O
July	O
under	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
run	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
copied	O
from	O
the	O
board	O
in	O
the	O
cabinet	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
known	O
unmodified	O
boardset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
panned	O
the	O
stage	O
graphics	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
extremely	O
crude	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
agreed	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
colors	O
were	O
garish	O
in	O
places	O
and	O
the	O
environments	O
were	O
blocky	O
,	O
writing	O
this	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
simple	O
design	O
and	O
plain	O
backgrounds	O
ensure	O
everything	O
is	O
easy	O
to	O
follow	O
,	O
but	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
certainly	O
shows	O
its	O
age.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
praised	O
the	O
extra	O
options	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
played	O
the	O
vintage	O
arcade	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
gameplay	O
tester	O
Howard	O
Philips	O
called	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
a	O
"	O
confusing	O
thematic	O
mess	O
"	O
akin	O
to	O
an	O
LSD	B-Application
trip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
HQ	O
found	O
the	O
vintage	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
port	O
to	O
be	O
average	O
,	O
with	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
and	O
unremarkable	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julian	O
Eggebrecht	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
game	O
developer	O
Factor	O
5	O
,	O
made	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
if	O
he	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
ship	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Squadron	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rogue	I-Device
Leader	I-Device
(	O
2001	O
)	O
on	O
schedule	O
,	O
he	O
could	O
borrow	O
their	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
cabinet	O
for	O
his	O
company	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
restoration	O
enthusiasts	O
decided	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
restored	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
boards	O
owned	O
by	O
collectors	O
,	O
containing	O
Popeye	B-Application
ROMs	O
,	O
were	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
converted	O
from	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
based	O
on	O
their	O
serial	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
available	O
online	O
,	O
they	O
converted	O
a	O
board	O
to	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
said	O
they	O
still	O
had	O
a	O
Sky	B-Application
Skipper	I-Application
cabinet	O
and	O
granted	O
them	O
access	O
to	O
examine	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
scans	O
they	O
took	O
,	O
and	O
sourcing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
known	O
boards	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
archives	O
.	O
</s>
