<s>
Annalynn	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platform	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Cruise	O
Elroy	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
stars	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
Annalynn	B-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
explore	O
five	O
zones	O
and	O
eighteen	O
levels	O
to	O
collect	O
gems	O
and	O
kick	O
snakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Annalynn	B-Application
discovers	O
a	O
new	O
cave	O
rich	O
with	O
resources	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
it	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
territory	O
of	O
the	O
Venom	O
Brood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Annalynn	B-Application
descends	O
deep	O
into	O
the	O
cave	O
,	O
through	O
jungle	O
,	O
lava	O
,	O
and	O
ice	O
,	O
before	O
descending	O
into	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
Venom	O
Brood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Annalynn	B-Application
must	O
defeat	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
mechanical	O
snake	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
SN-4K3	O
"	O
piloted	O
by	O
the	O
Venom	O
Brood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
destroying	O
the	O
SN-4K3	O
,	O
Annalynn	B-Application
boards	O
a	O
lift	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Annalynn	B-Application
iterates	O
on	O
gameplay	O
from	O
1980s	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mappy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
dying	O
three	O
times	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
receive	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
and	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
continuing	O
after	O
inserting	O
another	O
credit	O
-	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
penalty	O
of	O
having	O
their	O
points	O
halved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
snake	O
will	O
spawn	O
through	O
doors	O
throughout	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
seek	O
Annalynn	B-Application
in	O
a	O
different	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
snakes	O
can	O
seek	O
Annalynn	B-Application
by	O
moving	O
through	O
doors	O
placed	O
throughout	O
the	O
stage	O
,	O
jumping	O
off	O
ledges	O
,	O
or	O
falling	O
through	O
pits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Annalynn	B-Application
makes	O
contact	O
with	O
a	O
snake	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
begin	O
the	O
stage	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
Annalynn	B-Application
collects	O
a	O
ruby	O
,	O
she	O
will	O
enter	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
invincibility	O
where	O
she	O
can	O
kick	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
snakes	O
off	O
the	O
stage	O
temporarily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
each	O
snake	O
will	O
cease	O
their	O
normal	O
seeking	O
pattern	O
and	O
instead	O
slowly	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
Annalynn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
key	O
deviance	O
from	O
that	O
era	O
's	O
arcades	O
,	O
Annalynn	B-Application
does	O
have	O
a	O
final	O
boss	O
and	O
technical	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Annalynn	B-Application
began	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
fangame	B-Application
site	O
Mario	O
Fan	B-Application
Games	I-Application
Galaxy	O
's	O
Super	O
Competition	O
of	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Annalynn	B-Application
began	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
engine	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
entitled	O
Minecade	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
generic	O
male	O
miner	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
four	O
enemy	O
moles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
citing	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
as	O
inspiration	O
,	O
Elroy	O
created	O
the	O
female	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
four	O
simpler	O
enemy	O
snakes	O
that	O
would	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
this	O
release	O
of	O
Annalynn	B-Application
was	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
winning	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Annalynn	B-Application
won	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
award	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
2016	O
release	O
,	O
Elroy	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
begin	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Annalynn	B-Application
,	O
promising	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
engine	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
sprites	O
and	O
physics	O
were	O
redone	O
,	O
four	O
additional	O
zones	O
and	O
collectables	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
recomposed	O
to	O
mimic	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
Waveform	O
Sound	O
Generator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elroy	O
stated	O
that	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
vision	O
for	O
Annalynn	B-Application
was	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
arcade	O
title	O
similar	O
in	O
style	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
1980	O
's	O
,	O
but	O
accommodating	O
to	O
a	O
modern	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
sought	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
compromise	O
between	O
the	O
difficult	O
nature	O
of	O
arcade	O
titles	O
,	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
drive	O
to	O
insert	O
another	O
coin	O
and	O
continue	O
after	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Annalynn	B-Application
received	O
a	O
public	O
demo	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
during	O
the	O
Sonic	O
Amateur	O
Games	O
Expo	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
public	O
their	O
first	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Annalynn	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Itch.io	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
celebrating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
five	O
year	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Annalynn	B-Application
was	O
verified	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
