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Taito

Flying Shark

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
1987

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Series

  • Flying Shark

Localized titles

  • Flying Shark

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Action*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Stats*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*

Community tags · historical

  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    67*
  • Arcade*
    Votes · historical
    44*
  • Shoot 'Em Up*
    Votes · historical
    40*
  • 2D*
    Votes · historical
    35*
  • Retro*
    Votes · historical
    32*
  • Controller*
    Votes · historical
    26*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    22*
  • Score Attack*
    Votes · historical
    22*

System requirements

  • Linux · Minimum*
    Memory
    256 MB RAM*
    Storage
    10 MB available space*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Memory
    256 MB RAM*
    Storage
    10 MB available space*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Memory
    256 MB RAM*
    Storage
    10 MB available space*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Bitwave Games
  • Toaplan
  • Software Creations

Publishers

  • Taito
  • Bitwave Games
  • Kaneko
  • Romstar
  • Clear River Games*

Release history

  • 1987-03-06
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Japan
  • 1989-09
    Date precision
    Month
    Market
    North America
  • 1991-11-22
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Sharp X68000
    Market
    Japan
  • 2022-04-28
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Japan
  • 2023-08-24
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2023-08-24
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    macOS
  • 2023-08-24
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Linux
  • 2023-08-23 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2023-08-23*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Aug 24, 2023*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 6 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Bitwave Games
Bitwave Games*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
shooter game
shooter game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Bitwave Games
Bitwave Games*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2023-08-23 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2023-08-23*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 2 · 32 fields
Achievements · historical
25*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
3* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Stats*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Bitwave Games*
  • Toaplan*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
0 - 20000*
Store genres
  • Action*
Linux support · historical
Yes*
macOS support · historical
Yes*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
3* min
Name
Flying Shark*
Negative reviews · historical
4*
Peak ccu
0*
Positive reviews · historical
28*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
3.99*
Publishers
  • Clear River Games*
Recommendations
0*
Store release date · historical
Aug 24, 2023*
Interface languages
  • English*
Game website · historical
https://www.bitwavegames.com/games/flying-shark*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Stats
Stats*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Bitwave Games
Bitwave Games*
Toaplan
Toaplan*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
Yes*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Clear River Games
Clear River Games*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Aug 24, 2023*
Interface languages
  • English*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 3 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
155* min
Ccu
0*
Developer
Bitwave Games, Toaplan*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
Historical US original list price
799* US cents
Languages
  • English*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
155* min
Name
Flying Shark*
Negative reviews · historical
4*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
0 .. 20,000*
Positive reviews · historical
28*
Historical US price
799* US cents
Publisher
Clear River Games*
Community tags · historical
  • Action*
  • Arcade*
  • Shoot 'Em Up*
  • 2D*
  • Retro*
  • Controller*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Score Attack*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Languages
  • English*
Community tags · historical
Action
Action*
Arcade
Arcade*
Shoot 'Em Up
Shoot 'Em Up*
2D
2D*
Retro
Retro*
Controller
Controller*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Score Attack
Score Attack*
Tags votes
Action
Votes · historical
67*
Arcade
Votes · historical
44*
Shoot 'Em Up
Votes · historical
40*
2D
Votes · historical
35*
Retro
Votes · historical
32*
Controller
Votes · historical
26*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
22*
Score Attack
Votes · historical
22*
Specifications 4 · 27 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Stats*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Bitwave Games*
  • Toaplan*
Store genres
  • Action*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: Memory: 256 MB RAM Storage: 10 MB available space *
macOS requirements
Minimum: Memory: 256 MB RAM Storage: 10 MB available space *
Name
Flying Shark*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Memory: 256 MB RAM Storage: 10 MB available space *
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$7.99*
Publishers
  • Clear River Games*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Aug 24, 2023*
Interface languages
English*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Stats
Stats*
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Leaderboards*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Bitwave Games
Bitwave Games*
Toaplan
Toaplan*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Linux requirements
Linux · Minimum
Memory
256 MB RAM*
Storage
10 MB available space*
macOS requirements
macOS · Minimum
Memory
256 MB RAM*
Storage
10 MB available space*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Memory
256 MB RAM*
Storage
10 MB available space*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Clear River Games
Clear River Games*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Aug 24, 2023*
Interface languages
  • English*

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