<s>
is	O
a	O
Konami	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
market	O
in	O
1988	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Upa	B-Application
is	O
the	O
prince	O
of	O
a	O
magical	O
kingdom	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
in	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
brave	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
he	O
broke	O
an	O
urn	O
containing	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Zai	O
,	O
an	O
incredibly	O
evil	O
goatish	O
demon	O
who	O
takes	O
the	O
life	O
force	O
of	O
the	O
kingdom	O
's	O
adults	O
and	O
kidnaps	O
all	O
the	O
babies	O
-	O
except	O
for	O
Upa	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
magical	O
rattle	O
by	O
a	O
fairy	O
who	O
was	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
urn	O
along	O
with	O
Zai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
so	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
kingdom	O
,	O
Upa	B-Application
crawls	O
into	O
action	O
...	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bio	B-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Bokutte	I-Application
Upas	I-Application
main	O
character	O
is	O
a	O
baby	O
called	O
Upa	B-Application
that	O
uses	O
a	O
rattle	O
to	O
attack	O
his	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
platform	O
,	O
Upa	B-Application
must	O
not	O
stay	O
on	O
top	O
for	O
too	O
long	O
or	O
otherwise	O
it	O
will	O
explode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
if	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
,	O
Upa	B-Application
has	O
to	O
pounce	O
or	O
use	O
his	O
rattle	O
on	O
the	O
inflated	O
enemy	O
to	O
cause	O
it	O
to	O
careen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
items	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
milk	O
bottles	O
and	O
hearts	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
by	O
striking	O
special	O
blocks	O
which	O
feature	O
Upa	B-Application
's	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
items	O
include	O
:	O
Apples	O
,	O
which	O
increase	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
;	O
hourglasses	O
,	O
which	O
temporarily	O
freeze	O
enemies	O
in	O
place	O
;	O
bells	O
,	O
which	O
give	O
Upa	B-Application
temporary	O
invincibility	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
;	O
and	O
scorpion	O
blocks	O
,	O
which	O
kill	O
all	O
enemies	O
on-screen	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
pushed	O
off	O
a	O
platform	O
and	O
hit	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
practically	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
contained	O
an	O
extra	O
audio	O
channel	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer/NES	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
compensate	O
for	O
the	O
missing	O
audio	O
channel	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
version	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
remixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
among	O
the	O
smallest	O
of	O
alterations	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
which	O
no	O
longer	O
contains	O
a	O
large	O
image	O
of	O
Upa	B-Application
when	O
it	O
is	O
first	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Bio	B-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Bokutte	I-Application
Upa	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upa	B-Application
has	O
many	O
guest	O
appearances	O
in	O
other	O
Konami	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wai	B-Application
Wai	I-Application
World	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
SOS	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
Upa	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
possible	O
transformation	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
robot	O
Rickle	O
,	O
and	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
how	O
he	O
did	O
in	O
his	O
home	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Parodius	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
flying	O
version	O
of	O
Upa	B-Application
and	O
his	O
sister	O
Rupa	O
(	O
a	O
pink	O
,	O
palette	O
swapped	O
second	O
player	O
character	O
)	O
appear	O
as	O
space	O
ships	O
with	O
milk	O
bottle	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
one	O
level	O
features	O
burrowing	O
through	O
a	O
candy-filled	O
cake	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
Bio	B-Application
Miracle	I-Application
Bokutte	I-Application
Upa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
pop'n	B-Application
music	I-Application
9	I-Application
,	O
Upa	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
song	O
Bokutte	O
Upa	B-Application
?,	O
a	O
rearrangement	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
his	O
home	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rupa	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
palette	O
swap	O
of	O
Upa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rupa	O
previously	O
appeared	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
for	O
the	O
song	O
TwinBee	B-Device
~	O
Generation	O
X	O
~	O
,	O
a	O
rearrangement	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
TwinBee	B-Device
,	O
until	O
pop'n	B-Application
music	I-Application
17	O
THE	O
MOVIE	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
song	O
received	O
a	O
dedicated	O
TwinBee	B-Device
character	O
.	O
</s>
