<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
DonPachi	B-Application
,	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
both	O
a	O
Japanese	O
term	O
for	O
expressing	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
gunfire	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
term	O
that	O
relates	O
to	O
bees	O
(	O
here	O
it	O
means	O
"	O
angry	O
leader	O
bee	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
developer	O
later	O
released	O
its	O
own	O
sequel	O
,	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
DaiOuJou	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
DonPachi	B-Application
,	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
is	O
generally	O
known	O
for	O
introducing	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
while	O
improving	O
or	O
changing	O
existing	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Type	O
B	O
:	O
A	O
green	O
(	O
or	O
purple	O
,	O
for	O
player	O
two	O
)	O
helicopter	B-Application
,	O
which	O
fires	O
its	O
main	O
guns	O
forward	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
side	O
guns	O
that	O
rotate	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
"	O
MAXIMUM	O
mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Get	O
Point	O
System	O
(	O
GPS	O
)	O
from	O
DonPachi	B-Application
is	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
defeats	O
it	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
then	O
fight	O
Hibachi	O
( 火蜂	O
;	O
'	O
fire	O
bee	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
true	O
final	O
boss	O
in	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
players	O
fail	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
requirements	O
for	O
second	O
loop	O
access	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
simply	O
congratulated	O
by	O
the	O
DonPachi	B-Application
Corps	O
leader	O
,	O
Colonel	O
Schwarlitz	O
Longhener	O
,	O
for	O
their	O
bravery	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
the	O
game	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
without	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
requirement	O
except	O
the	O
annihilation	O
of	O
the	O
ultimate	O
fighting	O
machine	O
Hibachi	O
(	O
in	O
which	O
Longhener	O
is	O
killed	O
piloting	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
true	O
ending	O
the	O
pilot	O
realizes	O
that	O
the	O
DonPachi	B-Application
's	O
true	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
annihilate	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
,	O
owing	O
to	O
Longhener	O
's	O
deranged	O
idea	O
that	O
mankind	O
was	O
a	O
flawed	O
creation	O
to	O
be	O
eradicated	O
from	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DoDonPachi	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
by	O
Atlus	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
CAVE	O
68000	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
sountrack	O
album	O
containing	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
ESP	B-Application
Ra.De	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
a	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
was	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
in	O
Japan	O
featuring	O
an	O
exclusive	O
"	O
Saturn	B-Device
"	O
mode	O
containing	O
a	O
new	O
stage	O
and	O
boss	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
its	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
and	O
enemy	O
patterns	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SPS	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
manually	O
slowdown	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
wait-control	O
"	O
system	O
that	O
toggles	O
in-game	O
slowdown	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
ports	O
have	O
horizontal	O
(	O
YOKO	O
)	O
and	O
vertical	O
(	O
TATE	O
)	O
display	O
settings	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
ship	O
must	O
be	O
selected	O
in	O
the	O
options	O
menu	O
if	O
TATE	O
display	O
is	O
selected	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
latter	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
conversion	O
of	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
for	O
i-mode	O
mobile	O
phones	O
titled	O
DoDonPuchi	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Cave	O
through	O
their	O
Gaesen	O
Yokocho	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Game	O
Archives	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
visual	O
novel	O
Instant	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
and	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	O
hack	O
for	O
arcades	O
dubbed	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
Arrange	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
,	O
featuring	O
alterations	O
to	O
the	O
GPS	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DoDonPachi	B-Application
received	O
a	O
remixed	O
arcade	O
edition	O
dubbed	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
Campaign	O
Version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
handed	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
first-place	O
prize	O
on	O
a	O
contest	O
hosted	O
by	O
Cave	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
conversion	O
,	O
where	O
each	O
participant	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
submit	O
their	O
highest	O
possible	O
score	O
within	O
a	O
three-day	O
period	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
limited	O
edition	O
is	O
also	O
referred	O
as	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
Special	O
Version	O
and	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
Blue	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Campaign	O
Version	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
and	O
is	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
but	O
with	O
an	O
extreme	O
increase	O
in	O
difficulty	O
and	O
bullets	O
on-screen	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
primitive	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Hyper	O
Mode	O
"	O
mechanic	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
DaiOuJou	I-Application
,	O
among	O
other	O
gameplay	O
alterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
Campaign	O
Version-branded	O
PCB	O
is	O
confirmed	O
to	O
exist	O
under	O
ownership	O
of	O
contest	O
winner	O
"	O
ZBL-NAI	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
rumored	O
that	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
100	O
units	O
were	O
manufactured	O
and	O
some	O
are	O
speculated	O
to	O
be	O
owned	O
by	O
other	O
contest	O
participants	O
,	O
while	O
one	O
unit	O
was	O
reportedly	O
present	O
at	O
the	O
"	O
Daytona	O
III	O
"	O
arcade	O
center	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2018	O
interview	O
,	O
Analogue	O
CEO	O
Christopher	O
Taber	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
pitched	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
licensing	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
Campaign	O
Version	O
arcade	O
boards	O
to	O
Cave	O
,	O
which	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
necessary	O
components	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
PCBs	O
no	O
longer	O
being	O
production	O
and	O
Cave	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
spare	O
units	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DoDonPachi	B-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
arcade	O
debut	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Readers	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
a	O
8.9766	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
83	O
spot	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
large	O
popular	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2013	O
interview	O
with	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
programmer	O
Steve	O
Redmond	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
served	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
his	O
2013	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Indie	I-Device
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
Chronoblast	O
.	O
</s>
