Flying Shark

1987 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1450279
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Flying Shark

Summary

Flying Shark is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Flying Shark's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Flying Shark's composer is recorded as Tatsuya Uemura[4].
  • Flying Shark's composer is recorded as Masahiro Yuge[5].
  • Flying Shark was published by Taito[6].
  • Flying Shark was published by Taito[7].
  • Flying Shark was published by Bitwave Games[8].
  • Flying Shark was published by Romstar[9].
  • Flying Shark was published by Kaneko[10].
  • Flying Shark's genre is vertically scrolling shooter[11].
  • Flying Shark's developer is recorded as Toaplan[12].
  • Flying Shark's developer is recorded as Software Creations[13].
  • Flying Shark's developer is recorded as Bitwave Games[14].
  • Flying Shark's part of the series is recorded as Flying Shark[15].
  • Flying Shark's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[16].
  • Flying Shark's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[17].
  • Flying Shark's platform is recorded as Atari ST[18].
  • Flying Shark's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[19].
  • Flying Shark's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[20].
  • Flying Shark's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[21].
  • Flying Shark's platform is recorded as DOS[22].
  • Flying Shark's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine[23].
  • Flying Shark's platform is recorded as Q19610114[24].
  • Flying Shark's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[25].
  • Flying Shark's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[26].
  • Flying Shark's platform is recorded as macOS[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Taito[6], Bitwave Games[8], Romstar[9], and Kaneko[10].

Publication

Publication dates include March 6, 1987[28], September 1989[29], April 28, 2022[30], August 24, 2023[31], and November 22, 1991[32]. Flying Shark's language of work or name is recorded as English[33]. Its genre is vertically scrolling shooter[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[15]. It was distributed by digital distribution[34].

Subject and Themes

Flying Shark's part of the series is recorded as it[15].

Why It Matters

Flying Shark has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q612975. Retrieved . mobygames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q612975. Retrieved . mobygames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Game Machine. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved . flyers.arcade-museum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Q612975. Retrieved . 4gamer.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . toaplangames.co.jp. Retrieved . toaplangames.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q612975. Retrieved . mobygames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Impress Watch. Retrieved . game.watch.impress.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Q612975. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q612975. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q612975. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q612975. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q612975. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q612975. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q612975. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Game Machine. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Impress Watch. Retrieved . game.watch.impress.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Impress Watch. Retrieved . game.watch.impress.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . Game Machine. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . Impress Watch. Retrieved . game.watch.impress.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . Q618873. Retrieved . 4gamer.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . Q612975. Retrieved . mobygames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 ['Games/Flying_Shark', 'Games/Sky_Shark']
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  2. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gamerprofiles game id RB9N
    Developer Toaplan, Software Creations, Bitwave Games
    Thegamesdb game id
    The cutting room floor id
    + 153 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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