<s>
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
educational	B-Application
platform	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sculptured	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Raya	O
Systems	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starring	O
the	O
eponymous	O
superhero	O
with	O
type	O
1	O
diabetes	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
control	O
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
mayor	O
of	O
Pineville	O
from	O
the	O
supervillain	O
Blubberman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
educational	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
from	O
Raya	O
that	O
also	O
includes	O
Rex	B-Application
Ronan	I-Application
:	I-Application
Experimental	I-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
,	O
Packy	B-Application
and	I-Application
Marlon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Bronkie	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bronchiasaurus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scroller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
has	O
the	O
titular	O
hero	O
setting	O
out	O
to	O
save	O
Pineville	O
's	O
diabetic	O
Mayor	O
Gooden	O
from	O
aliens	O
and	O
their	O
leader	O
Blubberman	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
mayor	O
only	O
has	O
enough	O
insulin	O
for	O
48	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
has	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
alien	O
invaders	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
junk	O
food	O
items	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Cereal	O
Killer	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Larry	O
Licorice	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
must	O
eat	O
healthy	O
meals	O
to	O
keep	O
his	O
blood	O
glucose	O
within	O
a	O
safe	O
zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
can	O
die	O
if	O
his	O
blood	O
glucose	O
level	O
goes	O
too	O
high	O
or	O
low	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Mountain	O
View	O
,	O
California-based	O
company	O
Raya	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
previous	O
titles	O
included	O
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
NCAA	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
November	O
1992	O
,	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
games	O
promoting	O
self-management	O
include	O
2003	O
's	O
Diabetes	O
Education	O
for	O
Kids	O
for	O
computers	O
and	O
Japanese	O
exclusives	O
Detective	O
and	O
Buildup	O
Blocks	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
Raya	O
Systems	O
 '	O
"	O
Hero	O
Health	O
"	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
later	O
games	O
focusing	O
on	O
tobacco	O
(	O
Rex	B-Application
Ronan	I-Application
:	I-Application
Experimental	I-Application
Surgeon	I-Application
)	O
,	O
asthma	O
(	O
Bronkie	B-Application
the	I-Application
Bronchiasaurus	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
diabetes	O
once	O
again	O
(	O
Packy	B-Application
and	I-Application
Marlon	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
was	O
warmly	O
received	O
among	O
children	O
with	O
diabetes	O
and	O
their	O
parents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
Esquire	O
included	O
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
with	O
their	O
“	O
Dubious	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
of	O
1992	O
“	O
,	O
mocking	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
and	O
sarcastically	O
preferring	O
“	O
Super	O
Prozac	O
Brothers	O
“	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
for	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
,	O
Charles	O
P	O
.	O
Gill	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
considered	O
it	O
"	O
so	O
bad	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
really	O
,	O
really	O
funny	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
Williamson	O
for	O
GameSetWatch	O
was	O
negative	O
towards	O
the	O
Captain	B-Application
Novolin	I-Application
sprite	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
took	O
up	O
one-third	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
K	O
.	O
Thor	O
Jensen	O
for	O
UGO	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
educational	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
Robert	O
Quigley	O
and	O
Susana	O
Polo	O
from	O
The	O
Mary	O
Sue	O
named	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
weirdest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
strangest	O
corporate	O
mascots	B-Application
to	O
get	O
their	O
own	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
