Strap in for the flight of your life. The battles of World War II were non-stop blood baths on the sea and in the skies. No squadron has more kills than yours and no one in your squadron is better than you. That's why they call you Sky Shark.

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STRAP IN FOR FULL THROTTLE ACTION.

SKY SHARK(r) FOR YOUR NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM(r)

The Original Arcade Hit Is Here Now!

Get ready for the flight of your life with the awesome WW II air battle, Sky Shark(r). Pilot your P-40 fighter plane over a scrolling landscape of dangerous enemy territory. Use your machine guns, bombs and pilot skills to knock out attacking tanks, anti-aircraft guns and an armada of deadly battleships and aircraft carriers. The final fight brings you face to face with a massive flying fortress.

Now this white knuckle arcade thriller from Taito(r) is ready to fly on your Nintendo Entertainment System(r). You won't believe the five incredible levels of action.

We bring even more arcade excitement into your home with _other_ action packed hits like Bubble Bobble(tm), the addictive dinosaur romp, Operation Wolf(r), the awesome prisoner rescue mission, and Renegade(tm), the knock-out street-style karate brawl.

Take off for the guts and glory of taming the skies with the high flying action of Sky Shark(r). Don't be left on the ground.

TAITO(tm): THE _ONLY_ GAME IN TOWN.(tm)

(Source: page 4 of "The Sensational She-Hulk", Vol. 2, No. 12, Feb 1990.)

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magazine advertisement - NES (US)

Sky Shark

FORMAT: NES

NOBODY EVER SAID IT WOULD BE EASY...

• Deep in enemy territory, you've got to fly your P-40 on a dangerous top secret mission. The skies are thick with a deadly rain of armour-piercing fire. They chose you for one reason. You're the best there is. You know the score, so aim right and fly tight. The skies are anything but friendly tonight.
• Bomb out enemy artillery bunkers and tanks in the jungle.
• Strafe and bomb box cars and tanks in the railway yard.
• Overpower squadrons of enemy aircraft and battleship fleets.

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Software Creations website

Flying Shark™

HOT FROM THE ARCADES

Flying Shark is the definitive conversion of this shoot-em-up, chart- topping classic hit from Taito. Develop your strategy as you face swarms of enemy planes, tanks, gun emplacements and a host of sea-borne craft as you bomb, blast and battle your way into arcade history.

CREDITS: Converted by Graftgold Ltd for British Telecomsoft. Programmed by Dominic Robinson. Graphics by John Cumming. Copyright Taito Corp. 1987. Licensed from Taito Corp., © 1987

Programmed for Spectrum, Commodore, Amstrad, Atari ST by British Telecom. Export outside Europe, Australia and New Zealand prohibited.

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Back of Plastic Case - Spectrum (UK)

STRAP IN FOR THE FLIGHT OF YOUR LIFE.

SKY SHARK™

The battles of World War II were non-stop blood baths on the sea and in the skies. No squadron has more kills than yours and no one in your squadron is better than you. That's why they call you Sky Shark.

"War is hell."—General William Sherman.

"It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it."General Douglas MacArthur.

"Let him who desires peace prepare for war."—Vegetius.

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Back of Box - DOS (US)

SKY SHARK™

STRAP IN FOR THE FLIGHT OF YOUR LIFE.

Take off on an incredible World War Il fighter mission that challenges your pilot skills and nerve. You'll go behind enemy lines and try to save your buddies from a terrible fate. The odds are against you, but that never stopped you before.

Sky Shark game features include arcade quality graphics, full range sound effects and multiple levels of play.

Taito is the worlds largest manufacturer and operator of arcade games. We practically started the video game revolution with our classic hit, Space Invaders.™ Since 1953 Taito has created more than 1,000 other great action games for arcade and home play.

Now Taito brings that same excitement and pioneering spirit into your home with such games as Sky Shark,™ Rastan,™ Renegade,™ Alcon,™ Arkanoid,™ Bubble Bobble,™ Operation Wolf,™ Gladiator" and more to come on software formats for your Commodore, Amiga, Atari, IBM and Apple computers.

Taito games are more than just tun. We bring you games that test your nerve and challenge your strategy—games that make you laugh and put you on the edge of your seat. Taito brings you adventures that take you to places you've never been before—to brave new worlds of imagination and fantasy. Alter all, isn't that what great video games are all about?

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Back of Cardboard Folder - C64 (CA-US)

Flying Shark™

Vuela a través de las palmeras y sobre los campos de arroz del sudeste asiático, ataca a los batallones de tanques enemigos y concentra todo tu poder sobre los cruceros anclados en la bahia. Fuego de ametralladoras en un hervidero de cazas, el Flying Shark llega armado hasta los dientes.... Un hombre.... un camino volando en el infierno.

Flying Shark es el rey indiscutible por su scroll vertical.

El segundo gran éxito en las conversiones de máquinas comerciales después del Bubble Bobble.

Converted by Catalyst Coders Ltd for British Telecomsoft. Programmed by Dominic Robinson. Graphics by John Cumming. Copyright Taito Corp. 1987. Licensed from Taito Corp., © 1987

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Back of Plastic Case - Spectrum (SP)