<s>
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Treasure	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
to	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
was	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
commended	O
Treasure	O
for	O
demonstrating	O
their	O
technical	O
expertise	O
with	O
impressive	O
graphical	O
effects	O
and	O
building	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
their	O
earlier	O
game	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviews	O
from	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
in	O
retrospect	O
,	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
is	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
multiple	O
compilations	O
of	O
classic	O
Genesis	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Headdy	O
,	O
a	O
puppet	O
with	O
a	O
detachable	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
developing	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
Treasure	O
was	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
teams	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
four	O
separate	O
projects	O
:	O
Alien	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
,	O
Light	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
,	O
Yū	B-Application
Yū	I-Application
Hakusho	I-Application
Makyō	I-Application
Tōitsusen	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
started	O
in	O
August	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimura	O
designed	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
to	O
be	O
commercially	O
viable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
5	O
August	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
following	O
in	O
September	O
and	O
October	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
32X	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
along	O
with	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
Alien	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
in	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
:	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Treasure	O
Box	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
includes	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
released	O
on	O
all	O
three	O
Sega	O
platforms	O
across	O
all	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
saw	O
a	O
digital	O
re-release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
2	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
multi-platform	O
compilation	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
believing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rik	O
Skews	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
breathes	O
new	O
life	O
"	O
into	O
the	O
platform	O
genre	O
and	O
stood	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tucker	O
said	O
"	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
is	O
full	O
of	O
classic	O
Treasure	O
overstatement	O
"	O
and	O
cited	O
the	O
impressive	O
colors	O
,	O
big	O
explosions	O
,	O
large	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
rapidly	O
changing	O
backgrounds	O
—	O
which	O
all	O
together	O
were	O
perhaps	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
overwhelming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
staff	O
believed	O
that	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
followed	O
in	O
the	O
footsteps	O
of	O
Treasure	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
and	O
therefore	O
confirmed	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
technical	O
expertise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
has	O
continued	O
to	O
receive	O
considerable	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
excellent	O
despite	O
not	O
receiving	O
the	O
same	O
legendary	O
status	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
Treasure	O
's	O
other	O
works	O
such	O
as	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
Ikaruga	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Radiant	B-Application
Silvergun	I-Application
.	O
</s>
