<s>
Characters	O
from	O
other	O
franchises	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Compati	O
Sports	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
,	O
Getter	O
Robo	O
,	O
Devilman	B-Device
and	O
Godzilla	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
SD	O
Battle	O
Ōzumō	O
:	O
Heisei	O
Hero	O
Basho	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
which	O
mixed	O
franchises	O
that	O
were	O
originally	O
licensed	O
to	O
Popy	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
congratulatory	O
present	O
to	O
Yukimasa	O
Sugiura	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
promoted	O
to	O
president	O
of	O
Banpresto	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
soon	O
followed	O
by	O
series	O
of	O
spin-offs	O
and	O
related	O
games	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
that	O
developed	O
into	O
the	O
Compati	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
successful	O
with	O
children	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
SD	O
Gundam	O
craze	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Charinko	O
Hero	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
new	O
games	O
afterward	O
for	O
nearly	O
eight	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banpresto	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
titled	O
Lost	O
Heroes	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
