<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Cotton	B-Application
series	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
young	O
witch	O
Cotton	B-Application
who	O
,	O
alongside	O
her	O
fairy	O
companion	O
Silk	O
,	O
sets	O
out	O
on	O
her	O
broomstick	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
defeat	O
several	O
monsters	O
and	O
get	O
her	O
Willow	O
candy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
popular	O
among	O
players	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
,	O
earning	O
several	O
awards	O
from	O
Gamest	O
magazine	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
console	O
ports	O
have	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Parodius	B-Application
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
witch	O
named	O
Cotton	B-Application
who	O
,	O
alongside	O
her	O
fairy	O
companion	O
Silk	O
,	O
travels	O
various	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
levels	O
through	O
a	O
fantasy	O
dream-like	O
world	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
defeat	O
several	O
monsters	O
and	O
get	O
her	O
Willow	O
candy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
blast	O
various	O
monsters	O
and	O
avoid	O
being	O
shot	O
while	O
collecting	O
crystal	O
power-ups	O
to	O
enhance	O
Cotton	B-Application
's	O
firepower	O
and	O
unleash	O
powerful	O
magic	O
spells	O
on	O
enemies	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
bombs	O
capable	O
of	O
obliterating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
lives	O
represented	O
by	O
an	O
arrow	O
and	O
three	O
lives	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
one	O
hit	O
is	O
allowed	O
per	O
life	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
unless	O
more	O
credits	O
are	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
System	O
16	O
arcade	O
board	O
on	O
April	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
showcased	O
to	O
attendees	O
at	O
the	O
1991	O
AOU	O
Show	O
after	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tamura	O
was	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
pixel	O
art	O
as	O
co-graphic	O
designer	O
along	O
with	O
artist	O
Shinobu	O
Itō	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
her	O
role	O
on	O
the	O
unreleased	O
party	O
game	O
QP	O
for	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
T	O
.	O
Kashima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kenichi	O
Hirata	O
,	O
while	O
Cotton	B-Application
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
radio	O
actress	O
Takae	O
Yoriguchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tamura	O
recalled	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Kurumi-zaka	O
Diary	O
:	O
Katsugeki-Hen	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
forced	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
Cotton	B-Application
and	O
change	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
one	O
that	O
made	O
little	O
sense	O
later	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
first	O
being	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
on	O
12	O
February	O
1993	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Turbo	O
Technologies	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
April	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
also	O
includes	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
with	O
Cotton	B-Application
being	O
voiced	O
by	O
Tarako	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
later	O
received	O
a	O
conversion	O
to	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
home	O
computer	O
with	O
many	O
changes	O
and	O
enhancements	O
over	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
published	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Electronic	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
Victor	I-Application
on	O
24	O
September	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
then	O
ported	O
in	O
near	O
arcade-perfect	O
form	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Cotton	B-Application
Original	O
on	O
28	O
April	O
1999	O
and	O
later	O
reissued	O
on	O
30	O
March	O
2000	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
SuperLite	O
1500	O
"	O
budget	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
Original	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
28	O
June	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
,	O
first	O
being	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Success	O
on	O
23	O
March	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
SNK	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
release	O
features	O
less	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
and	O
inferior	O
sound	O
quality	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
50	O
Cotton-themed	O
teacups	O
being	O
given	O
away	O
in	O
a	O
lottery	O
and	O
a	O
competition	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
port	O
titled	O
Cotton	B-Application
Reboot	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Japanese	O
retailer	O
BEEP	O
and	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Rocket-Engine	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
adds	O
an	O
extra	O
arrange	O
mode	O
for	O
newcomers	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
faithful	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arranged	O
mode	O
also	O
features	O
new	O
voice	O
work	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
cast	O
selected	O
by	O
auditioning	O
,	O
with	O
Minami	O
Miyaki	O
now	O
playing	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Cotton	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Switch	O
versions	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
physical	O
and	O
downloadable	O
releases	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
BEEP	O
re-released	O
the	O
original	O
X68000	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
ININ	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
Cotton	B-Application
Reboot	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
western	O
regions	O
both	O
physically	O
and	O
digitally	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
for	O
Cotton	B-Application
Reboot	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
featuring	O
Appli	O
ke	O
Pumpkin	O
and	O
her	O
hat	O
companion	O
Needle	O
from	O
Cotton	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Magical	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
as	O
free	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
improving	O
screen	O
visibility	O
and	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
seven	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Gamest	O
during	O
its	O
1991	O
AOU	O
Show	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
won	O
4th	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Shooting	O
Award	O
,	O
4th	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Direction	O
Award	O
,	O
4th	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
VGM	O
Award	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Cotton	B-Application
won	O
2nd	O
place	O
in	O
Character	O
Awards	O
for	O
best	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
port	O
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
reception	O
was	O
also	O
positive	O
:	O
readers	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
Cotton	B-Application
a	O
22.82	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
101	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
popular	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electric	O
Brain	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Parodius	B-Application
while	O
noting	O
its	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
above	O
average	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
colorful	O
presentation	O
,	O
Valis-like	O
orchestral	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
irritating	O
Japanese	O
voicework	O
during	O
story	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
regarded	O
the	O
port	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
shooter	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
,	O
commenting	O
positively	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
its	O
originality	O
,	O
fast	O
action	O
,	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
challenging	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DuoWorld	O
criticized	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
'	O
s	O
English	O
translation	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
for	O
being	O
incoherent	O
and	O
Cotton	B-Application
's	O
fairy	O
companion	O
to	O
be	O
less	O
useful	O
than	O
the	O
drones	O
in	O
R-Type	B-Application
and	O
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Magical	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
poor	O
graphics	O
,	O
enemy	O
variety	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
IGN	O
placed	O
both	O
Cotton	B-Application
and	O
Magical	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
as	O
number	O
4	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
list	O
of	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
titles	O
not	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
different	O
but	O
shared	O
the	O
same	O
general	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
gave	O
the	O
original	O
X68000	B-Device
port	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
also	O
proved	O
popular	O
among	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
userbase	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
eventually	O
led	O
it	O
in	O
being	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
but	O
lost	O
against	O
other	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
Original	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamers	O
 '	O
Republic	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
"	O
antiquated	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
lifeless	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
insufferably	O
monotonous	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
recommended	O
playing	O
games	O
like	O
Radiant	B-Application
Silvergun	I-Application
or	O
R-Type	B-Application
Delta	I-Application
to	O
understand	O
the	O
gap	O
in	O
quality	O
between	O
those	O
games	O
and	O
Cotton	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
however	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
worth	O
checking	O
out	O
despite	O
the	O
slowdown	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
conversion	O
was	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Time	O
Extension	O
identified	O
Cotton	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
NGPC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
Reboot	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
four	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
arranged	O
version	O
for	O
being	O
easy	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
"	O
Jewel	O
Fever	O
"	O
mechanic	O
,	O
flashy	O
visuals	O
,	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
timed	O
score	O
attack	O
mode	O
and	O
faithful	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Tom	O
Massey	O
also	O
commended	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
arranged	O
mode	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
and	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
visual	O
distraction	O
when	O
playing	O
arranged	O
mode	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Push	O
Squares	O
Jamie	O
O'Neill	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
two-dimensional	O
graphics	O
,	O
arranged	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
elaborate	O
mechanics	O
and	O
scoring	O
system	O
,	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
port	O
and	O
accessibility	O
but	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
single-player	O
only	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
save	O
states	O
and	O
English	O
voiceovers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
for	O
its	O
impressive	O
HD	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
mechanically	O
complex	O
gameplay	O
and	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
,	O
claiming	O
each	O
modes	O
brings	O
different	O
playstyles	O
that	O
makes	O
them	O
feel	O
like	O
separate	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pure	O
Nintendo	O
Magazines	O
Kirk	O
Hiner	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
’ve	O
never	O
heard	O
of	O
Cotton	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
that	O
’s	O
no	O
reason	O
to	O
ignore	O
Cotton	B-Application
Reboot	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
spawned	O
several	O
sequels	O
and	O
follow-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
regarded	O
Cotton	B-Application
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
cute	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
"	O
sub-genre	O
alongside	O
Parodius	B-Application
,	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
TwinBee	B-Device
and	O
Harmful	B-Application
Park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2018	O
interview	O
with	O
4Gamer.net,	O
designer	O
Yoshiyasu	O
Matsushita	O
stated	O
that	O
Cotton	B-Application
was	O
an	O
influence	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
.	O
</s>
