KiKi KaiKai
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| Developer(s) | Taito |
| Publisher(s) | Taito |
| Release date(s) | 
 December, 1986 December, 1986
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| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| System(s) | Arcade, FDS, TurboGrafx-16, MSX, Mobile, Windows |
| Mode(s) | 1 or 2 players, alternate turns |
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KiKi KaiKai (奇々怪界 Kikikaikai?, Strange Old Story of Mystery World) is a multi-directional shooter developed and published by Taito Corporation originally for Japanese arcades in 1986. Since then, the game has received a number of console and home computer ports in and outside of Japan, both as a stand-alone title and as part of compilations. The game originally saw a limited release in North American and European arcades as Knight Boy, a bootleg copy of the original Japanese version not officially licensed by Taito. In the English-speaking world, it is usually recognized as the forerunner to the Pocky & Rocky series.
Set in Feudal Japan, the player must assume the role of a Shinto shrine maiden named "Sayo-chan" who must use her o-fuda scrolls and ohari Gohei wand to defeat a number of renegade spirits and monsters from Japanese mythology. The game is noteworthy for using a traditional fantasy setting in a genre otherwise filled with science fiction motifs.
 Arcade panel. |
 Cover art for the Famicom Disk System. |
 Cover art for the TurboGrafx-16. |
 Cover art for the MSX. |
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