<s>
Daze	B-Application
Before	I-Application
Christmas	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Norwegian	O
company	O
Funcom	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
exclusively	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Santa	O
Claus	O
as	O
he	O
races	O
to	O
save	O
Christmas	O
from	O
an	O
evil	O
mouse	O
who	O
has	O
stolen	O
the	O
kids	O
 '	O
presents	O
,	O
and	O
cursed	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Santa	O
faces	O
foes	O
such	O
as	O
giant	O
rats	O
,	O
evil	O
toys	O
and	O
living	O
snowmen	O
using	O
his	O
magic	B-Application
powers	O
to	O
turn	O
them	O
all	O
into	O
harmless	O
Christmas	O
presents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Santa	O
's	O
magic	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
Christmas	O
presents	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
presents	O
may	O
contain	O
enemies	O
,	O
power-ups	O
,	O
bells	O
,	O
elves	B-Application
,	O
or	O
bombs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
distinguishing	O
features	O
is	O
Santa	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
turn	O
into	O
his	O
evil	B-Application
twin	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Anti-Claus	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Anti-Claus	O
,	O
Santa	O
is	O
invincible	O
,	O
but	O
unable	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
magic	B-Application
or	O
open	O
presents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
programmer	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Carl-Henrik	O
Skårstedt	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
to	O
develop	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
start	O
until	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
six	O
months	O
into	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Dinosaur	O
's	O
Story	O
into	O
Daze	B-Application
Before	I-Application
Christmas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
by	O
Olav	O
Mørkrid	O
and	O
the	O
process	O
took	O
about	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
select	O
cheat	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
"	O
Badla	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
nickname	O
of	O
Geir	O
Tjelta	O
,	O
a	O
musician	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
level	O
select	O
cheat	O
code	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
Swedish	O
word	O
"	O
Barra	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
refers	O
to	O
a	O
Christmas	O
tree	O
dropping	O
its	O
needles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Australia	O
along	O
with	O
Ecco	B-Application
Jr.	I-Application
and	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
the	O
magazine	O
Mega	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
Matthew	O
Hall	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
52/100	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
cute	O
and	O
cuddly	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
colourful	O
and	O
well-rounded	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
were	O
repetitive	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
droning	O
.	O
</s>
