<s>
is	O
a	O
1998	B-Application
2D	O
versus	O
fighting	O
arcade	O
game	O
illustrated	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
SANTACLAUS	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Sunsoft	O
's	O
fourth	O
fighting	O
game	O
after	O
the	O
1994	B-Application
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Hebereke	O
franchise	O
spin-off	O
Sugoi	B-Application
Hebereke	I-Application
,	O
the	O
1995	B-Application
Galaxy	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Universal	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
and	O
the	O
1996	B-Application
Waku	B-Application
Waku	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astra	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
is	O
an	O
airborne-based	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
with	O
an	O
8-way	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
six	O
buttons	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
1987	B-Application
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
how	O
aggressively	O
the	O
combos	O
are	O
performed	O
,	O
sometimes	O
the	O
opponent	O
bounces	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
around	O
the	O
screen	O
like	O
in	O
pinball	B-Application
(	O
as	O
indicated	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
Astra	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
features	O
the	O
small	O
basic	O
moves	O
and	O
the	O
large	O
Star	O
Special	O
moves	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
medium-sized	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
1984	B-Application
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
arcade	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
time	O
is	O
up	O
,	O
the	O
judge	O
will	O
determine	O
who	O
fought	O
the	O
best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
principal	O
character	O
for	O
Astra	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
-	O
An	O
arrogant	O
Japanese	O
fighter	O
who	O
uses	O
his	O
hands	O
for	O
blades	O
and	O
could	O
shapeshift	O
into	O
an	O
enormous	O
oni	B-Application
that	O
covers	O
up	O
several	O
times	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astra	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
,	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SANTACLAUS	O
,	O
the	O
illustrator	O
of	O
the	O
Astra	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
art	O
and	O
design	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
novelty	O
freeware	B-License
software	I-License
on	O
their	O
website	O
Astra	O
Inn	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
dedicated	O
to	O
Astra	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
fans	O
titled	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
dress	O
Rouge	O
in	O
different	O
clothes	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
SANTACLAUS	O
 '	O
mascot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
developed	O
and	O
uploaded	O
an	O
online	O
casino-style	O
online	O
card	O
game	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
for	O
members	O
of	O
Astra	O
Inn	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fooly	O
from	O
Astra	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
as	O
its	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rouge	O
,	O
Maron	O
,	O
and	O
Stella	O
,	O
also	O
from	O
Astra	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
were	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
three	O
exclusive	O
characters	O
:	O
Ravi	O
,	O
Prato	O
and	O
Trasche	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
ST-V	O
arcade	O
system	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
and	O
Scitron	O
Label	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
,	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
catalog	O
number	O
PCCB-00298	O
.	O
</s>
