<s>
It	O
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
1983	O
anime	O
film	O
,	O
a	O
2002	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
1983	O
laserdisc	O
video	O
game	O
called	O
Bega	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
gathered	O
by	O
Vega	O
,	O
an	O
alien	O
cyborg	O
warrior	O
,	O
and	O
Luna	O
,	O
the	O
princess	O
of	O
Transylvania	B-Device
,	O
who	O
have	O
discovered	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
Genma	O
traveling	O
towards	O
the	O
Earth	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
to	O
conquer	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
despite	O
initial	O
victories	O
,	O
the	O
manga	O
ends	O
in	O
an	O
ambiguous	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
,	O
hinting	O
that	O
the	O
psychics	O
are	O
defeated	O
and	O
the	O
Earth	O
will	O
be	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Maoh	O
,	O
they	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
their	O
terrible	O
world	O
,	O
but	O
agents	O
of	O
Genma	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
spoil	O
their	O
plan	O
by	O
provoking	O
a	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
in	O
substitution	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Genma	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2000-year-old	O
warrior	O
robot	B-Algorithm
who	O
fought	O
several	O
times	O
against	O
Genma	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
artist	O
and	O
designer	O
Akira	O
Yasuda	O
said	O
the	O
initial	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Chun-Li	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
film	O
Harmagedon	O
:	O
Genma	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
humans	O
are	O
reduced	O
to	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
slaves	O
for	O
the	O
Genma	O
,	O
who	O
employ	O
mutant	O
armies	O
of	O
cyclopses	O
,	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
werewolves	O
,	O
highly	O
intelligent	O
simian	B-Operating_System
soldiers	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
mythological	O
beings	O
,	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
humans	O
at	O
bay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
throws	O
his	O
sons	O
in	O
a	O
time	O
portal	O
,	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
time	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
war	O
was	O
initiated	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
their	O
dystopic	B-Application
world	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Jin	O
and	O
Loof	O
attack	O
their	O
stronghold	B-Application
,	O
Parome	O
is	O
presumably	O
destroyed	O
,	O
but	O
returns	O
when	O
the	O
Maoh	O
King	O
appears	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
upper	O
hand	O
in	O
the	O
fight	O
against	O
his	O
children	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
uses	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
her	O
forces	O
to	O
impale	O
the	O
King	O
in	O
the	O
chest	O
using	O
a	O
sword	O
,	O
destroying	O
them	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
East	O
produced	O
a	O
laserdisc	O
video	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
animated	O
movie	O
,	O
entitled	O
Genma	O
Taisen	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Bega	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
1983	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
laserdisc	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
(	O
following	O
Sega	O
's	O
Astron	B-Application
Belt	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
Bega	O
(	O
Vega	O
)	O
whose	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
invasion	O
forces	O
of	O
the	O
alien	O
Varga	O
(	O
Genma	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
rescuing	O
his	O
three	O
friends	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Astron	B-Application
Belt	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
the	O
footage	O
mainly	O
for	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
was	O
a	O
shooting	O
game	O
with	O
sprites	O
laid	O
over	O
the	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bega	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
also	O
used	O
brief	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
cut	O
scenes	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
story	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shooting	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bega	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
also	O
featured	O
a	O
branching	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Twin	O
Galaxies	O
world	O
record	O
for	O
Bega	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
was	O
set	O
by	O
Steve	O
Harris	O
(	O
later	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
)	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Bega	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
1983	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
upright	O
arcade/cockpit	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
later	O
converted	O
into	O
the	O
more	O
successful	O
Cobra	B-Application
Command	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
among	O
laserdisc	O
games	O
,	O
Bega	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
has	O
become	O
somewhat	O
rare	O
,	O
because	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
machines	O
were	O
converted	O
into	O
Cobra	B-Application
Command	I-Application
machines	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
discount	O
deal	O
offered	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
the	O
internals	O
of	O
the	O
Bega	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
arcade	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
