
- 61/100
- Players5 ratings

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.
Keywords
- wii virtual console
Media

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
Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update
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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Publishers
- Virtual Console games for WiiTitles › TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine
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