<s>
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
is	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
64	O
"	O
suffix	O
common	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
was	O
negatively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
entitled	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
:	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
as	O
a	O
Blockbuster	O
rental	O
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
not	O
receiving	O
wide	O
distribution	O
,	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
and	O
most	O
valuable	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
and	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Clay	I-Application
,	O
Clayfighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
uses	O
stop	O
motion	O
animation	O
and	O
claymation	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
traditional	O
computer	O
animation	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
unique	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arenas	O
in	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
are	O
unique	O
in	O
that	O
each	O
one	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
exceptions	O
,	O
houses	O
multiple	O
rooms	O
;	O
during	O
fights	O
players	O
can	O
punch	O
or	O
kick	O
their	O
opponents	O
into	O
different	O
rooms	O
and	O
the	O
fight	O
will	O
then	O
continue	O
in	O
that	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
3-level	O
bar	O
for	O
super	O
combos	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
uses	O
parries	O
like	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
super	O
attacks	O
are	O
noticeably	O
variations	O
of	O
attacks	O
from	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
combo	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
makes	O
fun	O
of	O
the	O
combo	O
names	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
"	O
Itty	O
Bitty	O
Combo	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Triple	O
Brown	O
Betty	O
Combo	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bessie	O
has	O
the	O
essential	O
ingredient	O
,	O
Bawk	O
Choy	O
,	O
necessary	O
for	O
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
's	O
world-dominating	O
Mutagen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klaymodo	O
's	O
chief	O
baddies	O
are	O
the	O
devious	O
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
and	O
local	O
voodooist	O
Happy	O
Harry	O
Houngan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
hideous	O
henchmen	O
include	O
Bonker	O
,	O
a	O
clown	O
gone	O
bad	O
,	O
and	O
Ickybod	B-Application
Clay	I-Application
,	O
the	O
wonder	O
from	O
down	O
under	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
is	O
putting	O
on	O
the	O
finishing	O
touches	O
on	O
his	O
top	O
secret	O
mutagen	O
code	O
named	O
"	O
Clayotic	O
Claymorphisis	O
"	O
as	O
Houngan	B-Application
walks	O
through	O
the	O
lab	O
door	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Houngan	B-Application
finds	O
out	O
about	O
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
's	O
secret	O
formula	O
the	O
clay	O
hits	O
the	O
fan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
fight	O
breaks	O
loose	O
the	O
vial	O
containing	O
the	O
mutagen	O
breaks	O
in	O
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
's	O
hand	O
and	O
begins	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
life	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
condition	O
begins	O
to	O
spread	O
rapidly	O
and	O
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
has	O
no	O
choice	O
but	O
to	O
amputate	O
his	O
own	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Houngan	B-Application
quickly	O
exits	O
the	O
lab	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
the	O
Hand	O
as	O
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
writhes	O
in	O
pain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
as	O
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
deals	O
with	O
his	O
newfound	O
stump	O
,	O
a	O
ship	O
on	O
a	O
3-hour	O
tour	O
capsizes	O
just	O
off	O
of	O
Rubbage	O
Reef	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
's	O
Bad	O
Mister	O
Frosty®	O
,	O
a	O
one	O
time	O
bad	O
guy	O
who	O
's	O
turned	O
his	O
life	O
around	O
and	O
Kung	O
Pow	O
,	O
a	O
Wok	O
cookery	O
Chef	B-Language
Boy	O
R	O
 '	O
Clay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
twelve	O
characters	O
in	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
,	O
six	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
series	O
,	O
four	O
debuting	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
from	O
other	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
twelve	O
characters	O
from	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
:	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
four	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
total	O
character	O
roster	O
to	O
sixteen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
reformed	O
,	O
Bad	B-Application
Mr.	I-Application
Frosty	I-Application
is	O
a	O
grouchy	O
snowman	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
halt	O
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
's	O
sinister	O
plot	O
,	O
and	O
reclaim	O
the	O
North	O
Pole	O
from	O
Sumo	B-Application
Santa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
characters	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
games	O
,	O
though	O
his	O
appearance	O
has	O
changed	O
greatly	O
in	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
amorphous	O
green	O
blob	O
with	O
a	O
dopey	O
grin	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
may	O
not	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
skilled	O
fighter	O
at	O
first	O
glance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
had	O
a	O
high-pitched	O
voice	O
and	O
a	O
sadistic	O
grin	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
this	O
outing	O
he	O
's	O
been	O
given	O
a	O
Quasimodo-like	O
voice	O
and	O
a	O
dopey	O
expression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
returns	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
design	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
Bonker	O
had	O
a	O
manic	O
grin	O
and	O
a	O
cheerfully	O
goofy	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mightiest	O
worm	O
in	O
all	O
creation	O
,	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
is	O
vacationing	O
on	O
Claymodo	O
Island	O
when	O
he	O
hears	O
of	O
Doctor	O
Kiln	O
's	O
mad	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
:	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
,	O
Jim	O
is	O
only	O
playable	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
evil	O
Jamaican	O
witch	O
doctor	O
and	O
master	O
of	O
voodoo	O
,	O
Happy	O
Harry	O
Houngan	B-Application
has	O
a	O
sinister	O
set	O
of	O
abilities	O
to	O
aid	O
his	O
quest	O
of	O
conquering	O
the	O
world	O
with	O
his	O
black	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Houngan	B-Application
's	O
main	O
weapon	O
is	O
his	O
rubber	O
chicken	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
has	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Houngan	B-Application
also	O
sports	O
a	O
juju	B-Language
staff	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
wooden	O
tiki	O
mask	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
bludgeon	O
(	O
or	O
a	O
snowboard	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
his	O
attacks	O
cause	O
rotting	O
zombie	B-Application
hands	O
to	O
reach	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
grab	O
his	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ickybod	B-Application
Clay	I-Application
is	O
a	O
withered	O
ghoul	O
with	O
a	O
mushy	O
Jack-o	O
'	O
-lantern	O
for	O
a	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
whispery	O
and	O
creepy	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
resembling	O
a	O
bucktoothed	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
,	O
Kung	O
Pow	O
is	O
a	O
Chinese	O
chef	B-Language
who	O
is	O
also	O
skilled	O
in	O
the	O
martial	O
arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
Kung	O
Pow	O
's	O
attacks	O
are	O
named	O
after	O
Chinese	O
food	O
(	O
like	O
Egg	O
foo	O
young	O
,	O
chop	B-Application
suey	I-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cyborg	O
rabbit	B-Algorithm
,	O
T-Hoppy	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
living	O
weapon	O
by	O
Doctor	O
Kiln	O
(	O
by	O
combining	O
an	O
unexplainably	O
disfigured	O
Hoppy	O
from	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
2	I-Application
with	O
mechanical	O
implants	O
)	O
until	O
he	O
rebelled	O
against	O
his	O
creator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Hoppy	O
had	O
an	O
Austrian	O
accent	O
,	O
poking	O
fun	O
at	O
Arnold	O
Schwarzenegger	O
(	O
Even	O
though	O
he	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
his	O
implants	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
T	O
in	O
his	O
name	O
refers	O
to	O
Schwarzenegger	O
's	O
role	O
as	O
the	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
Adler	O
chose	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
a	O
generic	O
drill	O
sergeant-style	O
voice	O
to	O
fit	O
his	O
new	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoppy	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
new	O
character	O
from	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
return	O
,	O
as	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
former	O
circus	O
freak	O
and	O
partner	O
of	O
Bonker	O
,	O
Taffy	B-Application
is	O
a	O
bizarre	O
creature	O
made	O
entirely	O
out	O
of	O
,	O
fittingly	O
enough	O
,	O
taffy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taffy	B-Application
also	O
carries	O
gumballs	O
as	O
throwing	O
weapons	O
and	O
carries	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
six-shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
frequently	O
imitates	O
Curly	O
Howard	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Three	I-Application
Stooges	I-Application
,	O
especially	O
Moe	O
's	O
"	O
Oh	O
,	O
a	O
wise	O
guy	O
,	O
eh	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
vocal	O
similarity	O
was	O
more	O
noticeable	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
,	O
where	O
Taffy	B-Application
originated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
hero	O
from	O
previous	O
Interplay	O
games	O
,	O
Boogerman	B-Application
joins	O
the	O
Clayfighters	B-Application
to	O
save	O
the	O
day	O
and	O
show	O
up	O
his	O
old	O
rival	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boogerman	B-Application
uses	O
bodily	O
emissions	O
such	O
as	O
mucus	O
,	O
belches	O
,	O
and	O
explosive	O
flatulence	O
against	O
his	O
foes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
indirectly	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
chaos	O
in	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
he	O
is	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
2	I-Application
manual	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
n't	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
)	O
,	O
his	O
latest	O
scheme	O
is	O
to	O
transform	O
the	O
entire	O
world	O
into	O
clay	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
can	O
then	O
mold	O
into	O
whatever	O
he	O
wishes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
hand	O
can	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
propeller	O
,	O
a	O
machine	O
gun	O
,	O
a	O
chainsaw	B-Language
,	O
jumper	O
cables	O
,	O
a	O
scalpel	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
dangerous	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
his	O
lost	O
hand	O
grew	O
,	O
gained	O
sentience	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
High	O
Five	O
,	O
a	O
hidden	O
character	O
in	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
his	O
opaque	O
eyeglasses	O
,	O
hunched	O
back	O
and	O
thick	O
Germanic	O
accent	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
is	O
very	O
much	O
the	O
consummate	O
mad	O
scientist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megalomaniacal	O
Sumo	B-Application
Santa	I-Application
has	O
conquered	O
the	O
North	O
Pole	O
as	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
Frosty	O
stands	O
in	O
his	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grotesquely	O
obese	O
but	O
surprisingly	O
agile	O
,	O
Sumo	B-Application
Santa	I-Application
enjoys	O
using	O
his	O
ponderous	O
girth	O
to	O
smash	O
the	O
competition	O
flat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
as	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
its	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
series	O
that	O
originated	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Jeremy	O
Airey	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
helped	O
create	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
alongside	O
designers	O
Eric	O
Hart	O
and	O
Rodney	O
Relosa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
legitimate	O
fighting	O
game	O
while	O
comically	O
parodying	O
popular	O
franchises	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
the	O
clay	O
animation	O
in	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Interplay	O
contacted	O
Danger	O
Productions	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
's	O
character	O
models	O
and	O
stop	O
motion	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
were	O
sketched	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
artists	O
at	O
Interplay	O
,	O
Danger	O
made	O
the	O
illustrations	O
into	O
maquettes	B-Application
for	O
plastic	O
molds	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
then	O
formed	O
into	O
models	O
with	O
clay	O
,	O
foam	O
,	O
and	O
wire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Interplay	O
digitized	O
the	O
photographs	O
and	O
linked	O
the	O
animation	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
player	O
input	O
together	O
with	O
computer	O
scripting	B-Language
tools	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
tools	B-Application
had	O
been	O
created	O
during	O
the	O
short	O
production	O
of	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
2	I-Application
but	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
fine-tuned	O
until	O
work	O
began	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
technology	O
allowed	O
Interplay	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
aesthetic	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
for	O
the	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
took	O
place	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
M2	I-Device
,	O
then	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Airey	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
found	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
's	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
much	O
simpler	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
M2	O
,	O
though	O
during	O
development	O
Airey	O
expressed	O
regret	O
that	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
lacked	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N64	B-Operating_System
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
render	O
the	O
characters	O
within	O
3D	O
environments	O
and	O
easily	O
maintain	O
24-bit	O
color	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
audio	O
in	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Interplay	O
hired	O
a	O
sound	O
director	O
from	O
Disney	O
when	O
recording	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
character	O
voice-overs	O
from	O
talent	O
including	O
Rob	O
Paulsen	O
,	O
Frank	O
Welker	O
,	O
and	O
Dan	O
Castellaneta	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
1995	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
M2	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
M2	O
's	O
eventual	O
cancellation	O
,	O
Interplay	O
announced	O
that	O
production	O
on	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
shifted	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
N64	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
resurfaced	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
Extreme	O
in	O
late	O
1996	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
then	O
retitled	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
in	O
early	O
1997	O
for	O
its	O
imminent	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
planned	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
for	O
being	O
behind	O
its	O
intended	O
release	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
Interplay	O
representative	O
,	O
this	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
with	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
;	O
the	O
developer	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
PlayStation	B-Device
owners	O
to	O
perceive	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
mere	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
suffered	O
many	O
delays	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
almost	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
it	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
scheduled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
even	O
ran	O
a	O
cover	O
story	O
and	O
an	O
early	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
June	O
1997	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
shipping	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
,	O
Interplay	O
altered	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
changed	O
many	O
fighters	O
 '	O
movesets	O
,	O
and	O
removed	O
five	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
seventeen	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
roster	O
due	O
to	O
space	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
later	O
updated	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
with	O
a	O
"	O
special	O
edition	O
"	O
titled	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
:	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Blockbuster	O
Video	O
rental	O
exclusive	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
contains	O
new	O
storylines	O
,	O
easier	O
menu	O
navigation	O
,	O
further	O
adjustments	O
to	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
introduction	O
sequence	O
with	O
vocal	O
lyrics	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
prominently	O
,	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
re-added	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
characters	O
that	O
were	O
removed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
release	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
twelve	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
character	O
removed	O
from	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
was	O
Hobo	O
Cop	O
,	O
depicted	O
as	O
a	O
homeless	O
vigilante	O
that	O
consumes	O
alcohol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hobo	O
Cop	O
was	O
not	O
featured	O
in	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
because	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
approve	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
four	O
characters	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
:	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
's	O
severed	O
hand	O
,	O
mutated	O
by	O
chemicals	O
and	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
sentient	O
being	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Statue	O
of	O
Liberty	O
transformed	O
by	O
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
into	O
a	O
living	O
clay	O
creature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lady	O
Liberty	O
's	O
main	O
weapon	O
is	O
her	O
famous	O
torch	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
flamethrower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
marked	O
as	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Clayfighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
(	O
"	O
This	O
animal	O
was	O
severely	O
injured	O
during	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
Lockjaw	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
ravage	O
the	O
competition	O
in	O
the	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
vicious	O
junkyard	O
dog	O
granted	O
sentience	O
by	O
Dr.	B-Application
Kiln	I-Application
's	O
experiments	O
,	O
the	O
ever-loyal	O
Lockjaw	B-Application
puts	O
his	O
powerful	O
fangs	O
to	O
good	O
use	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
little	O
pygmy	O
brothers	O
who	O
are	O
the	O
bane	O
of	O
Houngan	B-Application
's	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
negative	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
What	O
's	O
so	O
likable	O
about	O
Clay	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
63	I-Application
1/3	I-Application
—	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
about	O
the	O
only	O
thing	O
that	O
's	O
likable	O
—	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
so	O
damn	O
silly	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
parodies	O
its	O
targets	O
pretty	O
squarely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anyone	O
who	O
's	O
played	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
watched	O
someone	O
else	O
play	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
...	O
will	O
find	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
their	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
voice-overs	O
hilarious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
predicted	O
that	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
would	O
"	O
remain	O
a	O
prominent	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
library	O
for	O
years	O
to	O
come	O
"	O
because	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
so	O
terrible	O
it	O
sets	O
the	O
standards	O
for	O
bad.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Contrarily	O
,	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
both	O
its	O
unreleased	O
and	O
released	O
forms	O
in	O
June	O
and	O
November	O
1997	O
respectively	O
,	O
were	O
much	O
more	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Toy	O
Retail	O
Sales	O
Tracking	O
,	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
63⅓	I-Application
sold	O
around	O
60,000	O
copies	O
prior	O
to	O
Christmas	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
remains	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
North	O
American	O
N64	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
Interplay	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
update	O
the	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
and	O
DSiWare	B-Device
services	O
with	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
:	O
Call	O
of	O
Putty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
being	O
handled	O
by	O
StudioBlack	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
Eric	O
Hart	O
,	O
a	O
programmer	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
revealed	O
that	O
Call	O
of	O
Putty	O
would	O
have	O
featured	O
all	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
fighters	O
,	O
and	O
modes	O
available	O
in	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
:	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
and	O
an	O
expected	O
release	O
date	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
or	O
early	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
commented	O
in	O
1999	O
that	O
"	O
Clayfighter	B-Application
broke	O
a	O
million	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
64.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
did	O
not	O
mention	O
if	O
the	O
Sculptor	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
edition	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
that	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
