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The feathers really start to fly when Flicky the Bluebird meets Tiger the treacherous cat and Iggy the instigating lizard in this zany, fun-filled arcade hit. See, it's like this: Tiger and Iggy are trying to trap the crazy Chirps. Tiger and Iggy will stop at nothing. So hop over them. Or flin...

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Developer
Sega Enterprises

Released on
1991

Size
1 Player

Version
Sega Genesis

Requirements
Sega Genesis

Downloads
Action

Publisher
Sega of America

ESRB Rating
Not Rated

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The feathers really start to fly when Flicky the Bluebird meets Tiger the treacherous cat and Iggy the instigating lizard in this zany, fun-filled arcade hit. See, it’s like this: Tiger and Iggy are trying to trap the crazy Chirps.

Tiger and Iggy will stop at nothing. So hop over them. Or fling anything handy at them—a tea cup, a flower pot, an apple. Then shuffle, scuttle and fly through maze after maze—dazzling ones, dark ones, silly ones, scary ones—gathering up Chirps as you go.

Lead as many Chirps as you can to safety. The more Chirps you rescue, the higher your score. And the closer you get to the BONUS ROUND where you catch catapulted Chirps with your net. So come join the fun. But don’t count your chick-ens before you catch them…

Flicky

Overview & History

Developed by Sega and originally launched in 1984 as an arcade game, Flicky found a massive wave of renewed popularity when it was ported to the Sega Genesis in 1991. The storyline casts players as Flicky, an intrepid blue bird on a rescue mission to save her scattered adoptive children—a flock of peeping yellow chicks known as the Chirps—from the clutches of the mischievous cat, Tiger, and the green iguana, Iguana. Across a series of side-scrolling, single-screen stages resembling an endless maze of bookshelves and furniture, Flicky must gather all the wandering chicks and herd them safely through the exit door.

Gameplay Features & Mechanics

Unlike traditional platformers of the 16-bit era, Flicky emphasizes swift puzzle-navigation and frantic collection over combat. As Flicky moves, the rescued Chirps line up behind her in a trailing conga-line. The longer the line, the higher the risk, as enemies can disrupt the chain and scatter the chicks if they touch them from behind. Players can defend themselves by throwing objects like stones, flower pots, and apples scattered around the environment to temporarily stun Tiger and Iguana. Scoring is heavily dependent on chaining rescues together and completing stages quickly, introducing a high-stakes arcade mentality to the Genesis console.