1992. It is a faithful conversion that retains most of the gameplay elements from the arcade original but a number of graphical effects were removed such as the time transitions and parallax scrolling. This version would later be re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console in 2008. A near-arcade perfect port was developed and published by Ving for the Sega Saturn on October 22, 1998. It was also included in the Taito Legends 2 (Taito Memories 2 in Japan) for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows in 2006. The original arcade version is planned to be included as part of the Taito Egret II mini console. An Amiga port was completed by Ocean France, but not released by Ocean Software. Likewise, an Atari ST version was also in development but never released by Ocean. Liquid Kids was released on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 as part of the Arcade Archives series on December 2, 2021. 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. Legacy Hipopo makes cameo appearances in Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders. Notes References External links Liquid Kids at GameFAQs Liquid Kids at Giant Bomb Liquid Kids at Killer List of Videogames Liquid Kids at MobyGames 1990 video games Arcade video games Cancelled Amiga games Cancelled Atari ST games Nintendo Switch games Platform games PlayStation 4 games Sega Saturn games Taito arcade games TurboGrafx-16 games Virtual Console games Video games developed in Japan Multiplayer and single-player video games Hamster Corporation games