Overview
- Also Known As
- Toaplan Arcade Garage: Flying Fire Shark
- Number of Players
- 2
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch
28th Apr 2022
29th Aug 2026
29th Aug 2026
Switch eShop
28th Apr 2022 — 3,960
- Series
- Official Site
- store-jp.nintendo.com
Reviews
Send in the Toaplanes
M2’s ShotTriggers series has been an ongoing pilgrimage of preservation for some of the greatest shoot-em-up’s in arcade history. Hishou Same! Same! Same! combines an early Toaplan series of two: Hishouzame and Same! Same! Same!, known in the West as Flying Shark and Fire Shark, respectively. Both original arcade titles are...
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Toaplan Arcade Garage: Hishou Same! Same! Same! News
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About The Game
Toaplan shoot ’em up collection Hishou Same! Same! Same! includes Hishouzame and Same! Same! Same! game.
Hishouzame (Sky Shark) (Flying Shark)
Nobody ever said it would be easy... Deep in enemy territory, you've got to fly your P-40 on a dangerous top-secret mission. The skies are thick with a deadly rain of armor-piercing fire. They chose you for one reason - you're the best there is! You know the score, so aim right and fly tight. The skies are anything but friendly tonight.
Same! Same! Same! (Fire Shark)
Communication lines are cut. Military bases lay in ruin. Then out of the smoky haze emerges a phantom biplane. You are Fire Shark, Earth's final defense against this colossal onslaught!
Games included in the Toaplan Arcade Garage: Flying Fire Shark compilation:
- Flying Shark (Worldwide arcade version)
- Sky Shark (US arcade version)
- Hisho Same (JP arcade version)
- Fire Shark (Worldwide arcade version)
- Same! Same! Same! (JP arcade version)
- Same! Same! Same! (JP arcade 2-player version)
In addition to the six titles that make the Toaplan Arcade Garage: Flying Fire Shark, retro enthusiasts will delight in the DLC content available for digital owners of the collection, which comes as part of the physical release. Not only will gamers be able to play the arcade versions of Flying Shark and Fire Shark on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, they will also be able to relive the days of it being on the NES, SEGA Mega Drive and SEGA Genesis too. But the DLC content doesn’t stop there! Alongside the console versions of these classic titles, the DLC includes another game, Wardner. Originally released in 1987, Wardner is an arcade action platformer in which players use fire magic to defeat enemies as they venture through an insidious forest to ultimately challenge the evil boss Wardner and rescue the young girl imprisoned by her transformation into a crystal ball. Games included in the Toaplan Arcade Garage: Flying Fire Shark - Wardner DLC:
- Sky Shark (NES version 1989)
- Same! Same! Same! (JP SEGA Mega Drive version 1990)
- Fire Shark (SEGA Genesis version 1990)
- Wardner (Worldwide arcade version 1987)
- Wardner no Mori (JP arcade version 1987)
- Pyros (US arcade version 1987)
- Wardner no Mori (FDS version 1988 - JP language only)
As a special bonus, Toaplan’s arcade puzzle hit, Teki-Paki, originally released in 1991, will be included as a free download for anyone who has purchased any of the TOAPLAN ARCADE GARAGE games. This seemingly simple match-five title hides some exceptionally tricky gameplay, set to a gritty industrial techno soundtrack that will inspire you to scale the online leaderboards with every bold move. Not quite at the top of your game yet? Worry not, because you can download and watch the elite gameplay sessions of some of the most elite players on the scoreboard, remembering and mastering their every move.










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