<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
named	O
Aretha	B-Application
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aretha	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
an	O
all-directional	O
random	O
encounter	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
screen	O
is	O
used	O
that	O
allows	O
enemies	O
to	O
attack	O
from	O
the	O
rear	O
,	O
the	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
front	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aretha	B-Application
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Ariel	O
,	O
the	O
granddaughter	O
of	O
a	O
wise	O
old	O
grandmother	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
turned	O
a	O
ten-year-old	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
given	O
a	O
simple	O
task	O
:	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
the	O
forest	O
to	O
Nineveh	O
,	O
the	O
nearby	O
town	O
,	O
and	O
meet	O
a	O
certain	O
person	O
while	O
visiting	O
the	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aretha	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Japan	O
Art	O
Media	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Yanoman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
top-ten	O
bestseller	O
list	O
in	O
early	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aretha	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Aretha	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ariel	I-Application
no	I-Application
Fushigi	I-Application
na	I-Application
Tabi	I-Application
(	O
ARETHA	B-Application
II	O
~アリエル不思議な旅~	O
)	O
and	O
Aretha	B-Application
III	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
standalone	O
side-story	O
game	O
Rejoice	O
:	O
Aretha	B-Application
Ōkoku	O
no	O
Kanata	O
( リジョイス	O
〜アレサ王国の彼方〜	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
