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1990 · Taito · Arcade · Platformer

Liquid Kids

Timed NEC exclusive

Hipopo waddles through many cute levels in search of his girlfriend. He rescues other captured hippo-like animals on the way. He throws globes full of water that gushes when it hits a wall or creature. The water attack is exactly like Taito's Bubble Bobble water attack.

Released
1 August 1990
Platforms
AmigaArcadeNintendo SwitchSega SaturnTurboGrafx-16Wii
Genres
ArcadePlatformer
Developers
Taito
Publishers
Ocean
Perspective
Side view
Country
Japan
Age ratings
CERO A

About

Liquid Kids is a 1990 platform video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was only released in Japan in August 1990. The game was ported to the PC Engine and Sega Saturn. Home computer versions were in development but none were officially released to the public. A home port of Liquid Kids for the Sega Saturn was released in 1998, followed by an Arcade Archives release in 2021 for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

Liquid Kids enjoyed success in arcades among players, garnering positive reception from critics, while its home conversions were also met with similarly positive response from gaming magazines who reviewed it as an import title.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Liquid Kids is a platform game where players assume the role of Hipopo, a hippopotamus who fights his way across various stages set in the land of Woody-Lake against enemies led by Fire Demon in search of his missing girlfriend Tamasun while rescuing other hippos along the way. Hipopo is armed with water bombs that can be thrown at enemies to soak and damage them. Once soaked, enemies can be kicked and destroyed completely. Undefeated enemies will dry out and recover after a short time period.

Small plants also appear on certain levels which can be "watered", causing them to grow and creating new platforms. He can also collect cakes and other items to gain more points. Getting hit by enemies results in losing a life, as well as a penalty of lowering Hipopo's status to his original state. There is also an invisible time limit.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Liquid Kids on their November 15, 1990 issue as being the seventeenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles such as Parodius! From Myth to Laughter and Magic Sword. The arcade original was also met with positive reception from critics since its initial release. The PC Engine conversion was met with positive reception from critics.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
Arcade31 December 1990Worldwide
TurboGrafx-1631 December 1992Japan
Sega Saturn31 December 1998Japan
Amiga31 December 2003Worldwide
Wii16 September 2008Japan

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
TurboGrafx-16TP03020Japan—

Editions and related releases

Included in
Taito Legends 2Legends Core PlusTaito Memories GekanSuper Pocket: Taito EditionTaito Milestones 2
Ported as
Arcade Archives: Liquid Kids

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