Flicky (フリッキー) is a
platform game developed by
Sega and originally released in
arcades in 1984. The game was also released at the time for the
SG-1000,
MSX,
Sharp X1,
Fujitsu FM-7 and
NEC PC-8801. It was later ported to the
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991.
Flicky was designed by Yoji Ishii, who was head of Sega R&D until August 1999 when he formed
Artoon, his own company. The main character, Flicky, has made cameos in many later Sega video games, most notably within the
Sonic the Hedgehog series, in which the "Flickies" are derived from the bird.
Flicky was re-released in 2002's
Sonic Mega Collection compilation, and again in 2009's
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.