<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
and	O
published	O
as	O
Atomic	B-Device
Robo-Kid	I-Device
Special	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
through	O
six	O
stages	O
of	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
,	O
facing	O
an	O
alien	O
"	O
governor	O
"	O
boss	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
so	O
large	O
as	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
level	O
in	O
and	O
of	O
themself	O
,	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
bosses	O
take	O
up	O
several	O
screens	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
duel	O
"	O
level	O
against	O
other	O
Robo-Kid	O
sized	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
encounter	O
a	O
friendly	O
dinosaur-looking	O
robot	B-Algorithm
that	O
sells	O
weapons	O
and	O
shields	O
to	O
Robo-kid	O
using	O
extra	O
lives	O
as	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
X68000	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
distributed	O
of	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Atomic	B-Device
Robo-Kid	I-Device
on	O
their	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1989	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eighth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	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
15	O
November	O
2018	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
(	O
its	O
current	O
rights	O
owner	O
)	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
