<s>
Doshin	B-Application
the	I-Application
Giant	I-Application
is	O
a	O
god	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Param	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
disk	O
for	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
peripheral	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
five	O
months	O
later	O
called	O
Kyojin	B-Application
no	I-Application
Doshin	I-Application
Kaihō	I-Application
Sensen	I-Application
Chibikko	I-Application
Chikko	I-Application
Daishūgou	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
short	O
animated	O
clips	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
unlock	O
after	O
playing	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doshin	B-Application
the	I-Application
Giant	I-Application
was	O
upgraded	O
graphically	O
for	O
its	O
re-release	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
god	O
game	O
,	O
Doshin	B-Application
the	I-Application
Giants	I-Application
gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
god-like	O
abilities	O
and	O
tasks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
altering	O
the	O
geography	O
,	O
managing	O
natural	O
disasters	O
or	O
answering	O
prayers	O
from	O
simulated	O
worshippers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
designer	O
Kazutoshi	O
Iida	O
has	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
Populous	B-Application
meets	O
Mario	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
wings	O
and	O
clawed	O
feet	O
and	O
inspires	O
Hate	O
monuments	O
that	O
are	O
slightly	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
Love	O
monuments	O
Doshin	O
can	O
earn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
the	O
people	O
also	O
raise	O
farm	O
animals	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
fish	O
in	O
the	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
threats	O
that	O
also	O
endanger	O
the	O
villagers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
tornadoes	B-Language
,	O
volcanoes	O
,	O
fires	O
,	O
being	O
crushed	O
by	O
Doshin	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
jealous	O
tribe	O
members	O
named	O
"	O
Naughties	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
unlocks	O
a	O
"	O
New	O
Map	O
"	O
option	O
with	O
various	O
islands	O
and	O
various	O
themed	O
layouts	O
and	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
when	O
every	O
possible	O
combination	O
of	O
tribes	O
has	O
been	O
reached	O
,	O
the	O
islanders	O
then	O
build	O
one	O
final	O
monument	O
called	O
the	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
,	O
which	O
causes	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
Doshin	O
to	O
sink	O
into	O
the	O
sea	O
,	O
thus	O
killing	O
everyone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
has	O
an	O
additional	O
portion	O
after	O
this	O
ending	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
islanders	O
building	O
a	O
large	O
rocket	O
that	O
blasts	O
them	O
up	O
into	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doshin	B-Application
the	I-Application
Giant	I-Application
was	O
first	O
publicly	O
displayed	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Space	O
World	O
'	O
99	O
trade	O
show	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
–	O
29	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doshin	B-Application
the	I-Application
Giant	I-Application
was	O
a	O
hit	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
peaking	O
at	O
#1	O
and	O
becoming	O
the	O
ninth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
it	O
peaked	O
at	O
#9	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
65th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
(	O
and	O
22nd	O
best-selling	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
)	O
of	O
2002	O
and	O
hit	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doshin	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
appear	O
as	O
a	O
trophy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
holding	O
a	O
villager	O
in	O
his	O
hands	O
;	O
Jashin	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
trophy	O
in	O
the	O
lottery	O
as	O
Hate	O
Giant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyojin	O
no	O
Doshin	O
Kaihō	O
Sensen	O
Chibikko	O
Chikko	O
Daishūgō	O
is	O
a	O
64DD	B-Device
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
requires	O
the	O
Doshin	B-Application
the	I-Application
Giant	I-Application
disk	O
to	O
operate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
watch	O
the	O
17	O
mini	O
black	B-Application
and	I-Application
white	I-Application
movies	O
collectively	O
titled	O
More	O
Than	O
Giant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
that	O
point	O
the	O
credits	O
begin	O
as	O
the	O
live-action	O
FMV	B-Application
of	O
camera	O
descending	O
down	O
a	O
pipe	O
plays	O
.	O
</s>
