Sky Skipper flyer found in Japan!
For years, the only known complete flyer for Sky Skipper known to exist is the copy that Alex has in his possession, shown below. Fast-forward to January, 2017 and on Yahoo Auctions in Japan, another flyer pops up for sale. From the looks of it, interest in Sky Skipper has heated up a bit and there were likely more than a couple of people vying to purchase this rare piece of history on the game. Take a look at the...
Youtube video – Our Day at NOA from the UK
Check out this video Alex released on his Youtube channel on Tuesday, 11/22/2016! In it, Alex talks about the current status the project in the UK and discusses our recent blog post about our time at NOA. It’s a quick 10-minute watch and it is always good to get a ‘live’ perspective on the content and story, so it’s well-worth checking...
Our Day at NOA
This post is easily a year in the making, so bear with us because it is a long one. Tons of pictures and lots to say – I’d grab a beer ahead of this and set aside a bit of time. The backstory When I (Whitney) initially signed onto the project with Alex and Olly, we truly only had a color flyer and a lot of enthusiasm as our main ingredients to restoring the cabinets. Olly had done a tremendous amount of work with the...
Youtube video – Alex discusses some project news!
Check out this video Alex released on his Youtube channel on Friday, 11/4/2016 where he discusses some additional background on the Sky Skipper project and talks a bit more about our future plans for the games. The content on Sky Skipper is the first segment and runs for the first 9 minutes of the video – great stuff. If you are at all interested in the international arcade collecting scene, then check out the chat on the...
Project Timeline
Sometimes it helps to see everything in a more linear fashion. Here’s how Sky Skipper fits into the overall Nintendo arcade timeline and how, 34 years later, it finally sees the light of day again! SkySkipperTimeline2017Feb 17Sky Skipper flyer found in Japan Feb 17It’s officially on! – US and UK reveal events confirmed! 2016Nov 19Our Day at NOA!Our Day at NOA It’s been over a year in the making – the...
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