Honestly, this port is pretty bad. Flicky freaks out and moves way too far whenever he touches a wall (making platforming a pain), the sprites don't do the port any favors, and you can very easily get put into a situation where you're cornered thanks to having less vertical space to move around in. I decided to play it in Like a Yakuza: The Guy Who's Name was Stripped from the Record for the Retro Gamer achievement and for giggles, expecting to not even consider this separate or write anything, but it left me with a thought which made me have to come here:

Despite it all, this choppy port did give me more appreciation for the original Flicky, which I had played as a kid and dismissed as a pretty weak game, which I reflected in my original review of the arcade game. Back then I hadn't had much understanding of retro gaming in the Sonic Mega Collection I had gotten for, well, Sonic, and little appreciation for games before my time that weren't in the mainstream like your Marios and Mega Mans. Now that I'm older and more experienced in even older games, Flicky (the arcade game) is not only not that bad, but there's fun in strategizing around getting the best possible score in a level and maneuvering in the heat of the moment. Yeah, all of that is worse here, but they're still core components of Flicky that I've grown to appreciate over time.

There's no reason to play this port these days beyond historical context, but despite not liking this one it did give me more respect and consideration for the original, which I definitely appreciate.