<s>
is	O
a	O
1985	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
arcades	B-Application
by	O
Jaleco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
maze	B-Application
chase	I-Application
games	O
like	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
and	O
Crush	B-Application
Roller	I-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
City	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaleco	O
produced	O
a	O
sequel	O
named	O
City	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
Rocket	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
City	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Clarice	O
,	O
a	O
blue-haired	O
teen	O
driving	O
an	O
orange	O
Honda	O
City	O
hatchback	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
travels	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
the	O
quest	O
of	O
finding	O
herself	O
the	O
perfect	O
man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
City	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	B-Application
in	O
July	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
City	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
is	O
credited	O
as	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
new	O
music	O
tracks	O
for	O
each	O
stage	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
recycling	O
one	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaleco	O
based	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
on	O
Namco	O
's	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
and	O
Alpha	O
Denshi	O
's	O
Crush	B-Application
Roller	I-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
City	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
consoles	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
JaJaMaru	O
Jr.	O
Denshoki	O
Jaleco	O
Memorial	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mediakite	O
produced	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
while	O
Jaleco	O
produced	O
a	O
remake	O
titled	O
City	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
DX	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
released	O
a	O
digital	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
City	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
has	O
maintained	O
a	O
loyal	O
following	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
Jaleco	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
and	O
beloved	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
is	O
viewed	O
as	O
a	O
classic	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
for	O
its	O
accurate	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
staff	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
fulfills	O
the	O
dreams	O
of	O
children	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
reviewers	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
and	O
Marcel	O
van	O
Duyn	O
respectively	O
both	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
n't	O
age	O
well	O
and	O
was	O
too	O
simplistic	O
;	O
Duyn	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
still	O
well	O
below	O
par	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
NES	O
ports	O
of	O
classic	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agreeing	O
with	O
them	O
was	O
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Steve	O
Bowling	O
(	O
now	O
part	O
of	O
Good	O
Vibes	O
Gaming	O
with	O
Ashton	O
Paulsen	O
(	O
Rob	O
Paulsen	O
's	O
Son	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Derrick	O
Bitner	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
claimed	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
shallow	O
conversion	O
of	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
he	O
considered	O
"	O
already	O
lost	O
to	O
the	O
ages	O
"	O
,	O
specifically	O
for	O
its	O
ill-conceived	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
felt	O
City	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
,	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
its	O
flaws	O
,	O
possessed	O
a	O
cute	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christopher	O
Michael	O
of	O
AllGame	O
likened	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
similar	O
maze-chase	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
from	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
must-play	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
compared	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Q*Bert	B-Application
and	O
its	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
to	O
Defender	B-Application
,	O
and	O
made	O
for	O
an	O
addictive	O
game	O
that	O
justified	O
its	O
price	O
tag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomas	O
and	O
Duyn	O
agreed	O
that	O
City	B-Application
Connections	I-Application
gameplay	O
was	O
simplistic	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
though	O
constrained	O
by	O
its	O
controls	O
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
GUNbare	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
misspelled	O
as	O
"	O
Claris	O
"	O
and	O
bearing	O
little	O
resemblance	O
to	O
her	O
original	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
The	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
Crusin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Jaleco	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
named	O
City	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
Rocket	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
through	O
i-Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocket	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
City	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
DX	O
for	O
a	O
2015	O
re-release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
under	O
Hamster	O
's	O
Appli-Archives	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mobile	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Mobile	O
closed	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
delisting	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
and	O
other	O
supported	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
City	B-Application
Connection	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
current	O
owner	O
of	O
Jaleco	O
's	O
video	O
game	O
assets	O
,	O
is	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
