<s>
Conversions	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
console	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Princess	O
Athena	B-Application
,	O
has	O
gone	O
on	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
later	O
fighting	O
games	O
by	O
SNK	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
character	O
or	O
assistant	O
to	O
her	O
descendant	O
Athena	B-Application
Asamiya	O
,	O
a	O
frequent	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
these	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athena	B-Application
was	O
the	O
young	O
,	O
headstrong	O
princess	O
of	O
the	O
heavenly	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
her	O
flowing	O
dress	O
was	O
lost	O
while	O
catching	O
the	O
wind	O
for	O
her	O
fall	O
,	O
the	O
perilous	O
adventures	O
of	O
Princess	O
Athena	B-Application
began	O
as	O
she	O
landed	O
in	O
a	O
wilderness	B-Protocol
overrun	O
by	O
beast-like	O
warriors	O
and	O
more	O
dangers	O
than	O
she	O
could	O
ever	O
wish	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Athena	B-Application
defeats	O
Dante	O
,	O
it	O
all	O
begins	O
anew	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Athena	B-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Throttle	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
princess	O
,	O
again	O
bored	O
,	O
opens	O
the	O
"	O
Door	O
Which	O
Should	O
n't	O
Be	O
Opened	O
B	O
"	O
,	O
disregarding	O
her	O
loyal	O
maid	O
Helene	O
's	O
advice	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
both	O
fall	O
to	O
Elysium	O
World	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
other	O
villains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
elements	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
or	O
ancient	O
Roman	O
culture	O
such	O
as	O
weapons	O
,	O
equipment	O
,	O
items	O
and	O
enemy	O
designs	O
,	O
while	O
Princess	O
Athena	B-Application
herself	O
is	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
Greek	O
goddess	O
Athena	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
landing	O
,	O
unarmed	O
and	O
nearly	O
nude	O
,	O
the	O
princess	O
only	O
has	O
her	O
kicks	O
to	O
fend	O
off	O
the	O
approaching	O
monsters	B-Application
,	O
but	O
she	O
may	O
collect	O
the	O
dead	O
enemies	O
's	O
various	O
weapons	O
and	O
also	O
has	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
find	O
shields	O
,	O
headgear	O
and	O
armor	O
to	O
cover	O
her	O
body	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
these	O
will	O
be	O
lost	O
after	O
withstanding	O
some	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
certain	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
hammer	B-Application
allows	O
Athena	B-Application
to	O
break	O
through	O
stone	O
blocks	O
,	O
sometimes	O
revealing	O
not	O
only	O
armor	O
but	O
magic	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
Mercury	O
's	O
sandals	O
that	O
,	O
when	O
worn	O
,	O
allow	O
her	O
to	O
make	O
great	O
leaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	O
Athena	B-Application
has	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
by	O
using	O
various	O
mythological	O
weapons	O
,	O
items	O
and	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athena	B-Application
was	O
later	O
converted	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
by	O
Micronics	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversions	O
were	O
also	O
done	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
in	O
1987	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
under	O
their	O
Imagine	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
homes	O
until	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
saw	O
a	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
NES	O
versions	O
of	O
Athena	B-Application
are	O
included	O
in	O
SNK	B-Application
40th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
in	O
2019	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
and	O
also	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
19	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Athena	B-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1986	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
ninth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
Psycho	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
introducing	O
her	O
modern-day	O
descendant	O
,	O
Athena	B-Application
Asamiya	O
,	O
Princess	O
Athena	B-Application
faded	O
out	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
spotlight	O
until	O
fourteen	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
when	O
she	O
appeared	O
as	O
Athena	B-Application
Asamiya	O
's	O
'	O
Another	O
Striker	O
 '	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
helper	O
character	O
,	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
she	O
becomes	O
a	O
secret	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
dream	O
match	O
game	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
SVC	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
as	O
an	O
angelic	O
being	O
guarding	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
Heaven	O
World	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
patterned	O
after	O
the	O
stages	O
from	O
her	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
her	O
defeat	O
(	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
)	O
in	O
SVC	B-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
she	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
(	O
Earth	O
)	O
by	O
Kamisama	O
for	O
further	O
training	O
through	O
the	O
fighting	O
tournament	O
hosted	O
by	O
the	O
organization	O
WAREZ	O
,	O
in	O
SNK	O
's	O
next	O
dream	O
match	O
game	O
NeoGeo	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
hidden	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
NGBC	B-Application
gives	O
exhaustive	O
background	O
stories	O
to	O
every	O
character	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
canonical	O
continuation	O
to	O
any	O
of	O
their	O
original	O
games	O
(	O
neither	O
is	O
SVC	B-Application
Chaos	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
above	O
titles	O
,	O
she	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
trading	O
card	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
SNK	O
character	O
card	O
or	O
as	O
an	O
Action/Counter	O
card	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
Days	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
game	O
,	O
she	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
as	O
a	O
foreign	O
cousin	O
of	O
Athena	B-Application
Asamiya	O
.	O
</s>
