<s>
is	O
a	O
2010	B-Application
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Visco	O
Corporation	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Neo	O
Conception	O
International	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
(	O
home	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
planet	O
of	O
Palua	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
where	O
an	O
evil	O
being	O
known	O
as	O
Honey	O
plots	O
to	O
have	O
his	O
own	O
galaxy	B-Application
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Lazy	O
and	O
Refia	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
prevent	O
Honey	O
and	O
his	O
followers	O
from	O
realizing	O
their	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
mainly	O
consists	O
of	O
platforming	O
mixed	O
with	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
using	O
a	O
main	O
two-button	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headed	O
by	O
Visco	O
founder	O
Tetsuo	O
Akiyama	O
and	O
Breakers	B-Application
producer	O
Don	O
Gabacho	O
,	O
Bang	B-Application
Bang	I-Application
Busters	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
at	O
Visco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
(	O
arcade	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
2011	B-Application
and	O
2012	B-Application
respectively	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bang	B-Application
Bang	I-Application
Busters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
's	O
own	O
Nightmare	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
and	O
ZuPaPa	O
!,	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
assume	O
control	O
of	O
Lazy	O
(	O
P1	O
)	O
and	O
Refia	O
(	O
P2	O
)	O
across	O
seven	O
stages	O
comprising	O
multiple	O
levels	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
planet	O
Palua	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
before	O
progressing	O
any	O
further	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
an	O
evil	O
being	O
known	O
as	O
Honey	O
and	O
his	O
followers	O
before	O
the	O
former	O
has	O
his	O
own	O
galaxy	B-Application
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
must	O
throw	O
energy	O
projectiles	O
at	O
enemies	O
to	O
inflate	O
them	O
with	O
air	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
grab	O
the	O
inflated	O
enemies	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
launching	O
them	O
against	O
other	O
enemies	O
at	O
any	O
direction	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
attack	O
button	O
,	O
perform	O
a	O
dash	O
throw	O
by	O
double-tapping	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
left	O
or	O
right	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
float	O
above	O
the	O
ground	O
by	O
repeatedly	O
tapping	O
the	O
jump	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeated	O
enemies	O
may	O
spawn	O
power-ups	O
and	O
items	O
like	O
a	O
speed	O
increaser	O
,	O
a	O
bomb	B-Device
that	O
obliterates	O
any	O
enemy	O
caught	O
in	O
its	O
blast	B-Device
radius	I-Device
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
sustain	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
enemy	O
hits	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
losing	O
power	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
after	O
taking	O
one	O
last	O
hit	O
unless	O
the	O
players	O
decide	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bang	B-Application
Bang	I-Application
Busters	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
at	O
Visco	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
development	O
was	O
helmed	O
by	O
Visco	O
founder	O
Tetsuo	O
Akiyama	O
and	O
Breakers	B-Application
producer	O
Don	O
Gabacho	O
,	O
with	O
Yasuhisa	O
Itoi	O
acting	O
as	O
supervisor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bang	B-Application
Bang	I-Application
Busters	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
showcased	O
at	O
trade	O
shows	O
and	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
until	O
2010	B-Application
,	O
when	O
independent	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Neo	O
Conception	O
International	O
released	O
the	O
AES	O
version	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
acquisition	O
deal	O
with	O
Visco	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
rights	O
of	O
their	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
then	O
launched	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
in	O
2011	B-Application
and	O
later	O
for	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
by	O
N.C.I.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
2012	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
an	O
officially	O
licensed	O
port	O
by	O
Visco	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
JoshProd	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
