<s>
99Vidas	B-Application
(	O
Portuguese	O
for	O
"	O
99	O
Lives	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
retro-styled	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Brazilian	O
studio	O
QuByte	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
late	O
2016	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
99Vidas	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
initially	O
featuring	O
six	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
99Vidas	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
anachronistic	O
fictional	O
universe	O
inspired	O
by	O
1980s	O
and	O
1990s	O
pop	O
culture	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
starts	O
as	O
an	O
artifact	O
known	O
as	O
99Vidas	B-Application
goes	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
play	O
as	O
"	O
guardians	O
"	O
of	O
99Vidas	B-Application
,	O
heroes	O
with	O
elemental	O
powers	O
whose	O
duty	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
artifact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
in	O
early	O
2015	O
as	O
a	O
joint	O
project	O
by	O
game	O
studio	O
QuByte	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Brazilian	O
gaming	O
podcast	O
99Vidas	B-Application
,	O
its	O
namesake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Marivaldo	O
Cabral	O
told	O
IGN	O
Brazil	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
blended	O
classic	O
mechanics	O
and	O
aesthetics	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
with	O
more	O
modern	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stated	O
influences	O
and	O
inspirations	O
included	O
late	O
1980s	O
and	O
1990s	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
developed	O
,	O
using	O
Unity	B-Application
featuring	O
hand-drawn	O
sprites	O
and	O
sound	O
samples	O
to	O
emulate	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Application
look	O
and	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
enabled	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
console	O
ports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
approved	O
on	O
Steam	O
Greenlight	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
and	O
subsequently	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
digital	I-Application
marketplace	I-Application
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
99Vidas	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
99Vidas	B-Application
received	O
downloadable	O
content	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Last	O
Battle	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
both	O
single	O
player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
both	O
local	O
and	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
