Sky Shark was published by Toaplan, Taito, released in 1987.

What kind of game is Sky Shark?

Sky Shark is a action, shooter game for the NES / Famicom.

Can two people play Sky Shark?

Yes. Sky Shark supports multiplayer (Multiplayer). Player 1 uses the arrow keys, player 2 uses WASD, and two USB or Bluetooth gamepads can be connected instead.

How much data does Sky Shark load?

The Sky Shark ROM is 65 kB. It is fetched once when you press play and then cached by your browser, so returning to the game does not download it again.

Which emulators can run Sky Shark?

Sky Shark runs on NES / Famicom and Nestopia UE (Accurate). You can switch between them from the emulator list further down this page if one performs better on your device.

Sky Shark Game (1987) - NES

Name: Sky Shark
Availability: InStock
Author: Toaplan, Taito

Action / Button	Keyboard Key
D-Pad (Up / Down / Left / Right)	`Arrow Keys`
Button A	`Z` or `J`
Button B	`X` or `K`
Button X / Turbo A	`A` or `U`
Button Y / Turbo B	`S` or `I`
Select	`Shift`
Start	`Enter`

Gamepad Input	Retro Function	Keyboard Key
D-Pad / Analog	Character Movement / Steering	`▲` `▼` `◄` `►`
Button A (East)	Primary Action / Attack / Fire	`Z` / `K`
Button B (South)	Secondary / Jump / Cancel	`X` / `J`
Button X / Y	Special / Turbo / Extra Fire	`A` / `S`
Select	Insert Coin / Select Option	`Right Shift`
Start	Game Start / Pause Game	`Enter`

Gamepad Input

Retro Function

Keyboard Key

D-Pad / Analog

Character Movement / Steering

▲ ▼ ◄ ►

Button A (East)

Primary Action / Attack / Fire

Z / K

Button B (South)

Secondary / Jump / Cancel

X / J

Button X / Y

Special / Turbo / Extra Fire

A / S

Select

Insert Coin / Select Option

Right Shift

Start

Game Start / Pause Game

Enter

Emulator Core Engine	Technology	Multiplayer	Gamepad	Touch	Ads	Action / Switch
EmulatorJS (Default WebAssembly)	`WebAssembly / JS`	YES	YES	YES	NO	▶ ACTIVE
NES / Famicom (Recommended)	`WebAssembly / Libretro`	YES	YES	YES	NO	PLAY ⚡
Nestopia UE (Accurate)	`WebAssembly / Libretro`	YES	YES	YES	NO	PLAY ⚡

Emulator Core Engine

Technology

Multiplayer

Gamepad

Touch

Ads

Action / Switch

EmulatorJS (Default WebAssembly)

WebAssembly / JS

YES

▶ ACTIVE

NES / Famicom (Recommended)

WebAssembly / Libretro

YES

PLAY ⚡

Nestopia UE (Accurate)

WebAssembly / Libretro

YES

PLAY ⚡

Sky Shark is a 1987 vertical-scrolling shoot ’em up developed by Toaplan and published by Taito for the NES. Piloting a vintage P-40 biplane over enemy-occupied territory, players fight through waves of hostile aircraft, armored tanks, and naval fleets in fast-paced arcade style.

How to Play

Advance through enemy lines while dodging incoming artillery fire and aerial attack formations. Eliminating enemy units and specific aerial squads awards weapon upgrades and defensive supplies to help clear challenging mission sectors.

Action	Keyboard Control	NES Gamepad
Move Aircraft	Arrow Keys (Up / Down / Left / Right)	D-Pad
Fire Main Cannon	X	A Button
Deploy Megabomb	Z	B Button
Select Option	Shift	Select
Start / Pause	Enter	Start

Tips for Success

Target Red Aircraft Formations: Destroying entire formations of red enemy planes drops valuable ‘P’ power-ups that expand your main cannon spread.
Save Megabombs for Heavy Fire: Megabombs instantly clear all enemy projectiles on screen and inflict massive damage on bosses and naval battleships.
Position Near the Screen Bottom: Stay in the lower third of the screen to give yourself maximum reaction time to spot and dodge fast incoming tracer fire.