<s>
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
duology	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
duology	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
writing	O
project	O
for	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
,	O
before	O
he	O
found	O
greater	O
success	O
and	O
recognition	O
with	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Enix	O
's	O
1983	O
adventure	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Portopia	I-Application
Serial	I-Application
Murder	I-Application
Case	I-Application
,	O
horror	O
films	O
by	O
Italian	O
director	O
Dario	O
Argento	O
,	O
and	O
detective	O
novels	O
by	O
Japanese	O
writer	O
Seishi	O
Yokomizo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
revisited	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
with	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
The	O
Girl	O
Who	O
Stands	O
Behind	O
and	O
an	O
episodic	O
Satellaview	B-Device
broadcast	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
,	O
BS	B-Application
Tantei	I-Application
Club	I-Application
:	O
Yuki	O
ni	O
Kieta	O
Kako	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
remakes	O
of	O
The	O
Missing	O
Heir	O
and	O
The	O
Girl	O
Who	O
Stands	O
Behind	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Mages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Famicom	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
Club	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
commands	O
from	O
a	O
menu	O
such	O
as	O
Ask	O
,	O
Examine	O
,	O
Take	O
,	O
Show	O
,	O
and	O
Go	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
more	O
well	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
ultimately	O
become	O
Famicom	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
Club	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
being	O
given	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
a	O
foundation	O
,	O
Sakamoto	O
pulled	O
inspiration	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Portopia	I-Application
Serial	I-Application
Murder	I-Application
Case	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
text-based	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
tight	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Sakamoto	O
briefly	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
dating	O
sim	O
Nakayama	B-Device
Miho	I-Device
no	I-Device
Tokimeki	I-Device
High	I-Device
School	I-Device
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
troubled	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
Miho	O
Nakayama	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
Disk	O
Fax	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakamoto	O
made	O
sure	O
to	O
avoid	O
those	O
frustrations	O
when	O
developing	O
Famicom	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
Club	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writer	O
Toru	O
Osawa	O
intended	O
the	O
packaging	O
artwork	O
for	O
The	O
Missing	O
Heir	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
posters	O
of	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
Seishi	O
Yokomizo	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famicom	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
Club	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
across	O
four	O
disks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Girl	O
Who	O
Stands	O
Behind	O
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
flash	O
cartridge	O
service	O
in	O
April	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2000	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Online	O
Magazine	O
reported	O
that	O
The	O
Girl	O
Who	O
Stands	O
Behind	O
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
most	O
popular	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
game	O
out	O
of	O
163	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
duology	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
August	O
2004	O
in	O
emulated	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
two	O
separate	O
game	O
carts	O
among	O
ten	O
total	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
wave	O
of	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
series	I-Device
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Missing	O
Heir	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
eShop	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
3DS	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
version	O
of	O
The	O
Girl	O
Who	O
Stands	O
Behind	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
remake	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
all	O
three	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Famicom	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
Club	I-Application
games	O
were	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Megumi	O
Ogata	O
,	O
and	O
Yuko	O
Minaguchi	O
reprises	O
her	O
role	O
as	O
Ayumi	O
Tachibana	O
after	O
voicing	O
her	O
in	O
BS	B-Application
Tantei	I-Application
Club	I-Application
:	O
Yuki	O
ni	O
Kieta	O
Kako	O
on	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
Club	I-Application
duology	O
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
Japanese	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
a	O
fan	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
remake	O
,	O
VentureBeat	O
was	O
impressed	O
and	O
highlighted	O
the	O
anime-style	O
graphics	O
,	O
color	O
schemes	O
,	O
and	O
eerie	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
Club	I-Application
remakes	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
Switch	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
site	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
also	O
well-received	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
new	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
other	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
and	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
critics	O
including	O
Scullion	O
,	O
Gray	O
,	O
and	O
King	O
felt	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
those	O
titles	O
would	O
also	O
likely	O
enjoy	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
Club	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Ayumi	O
Tachibana	O
starred	O
in	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
,	O
a	O
satellite	O
modem	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ayumi	O
later	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
collectible	O
trophy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
according	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
director	O
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
,	O
was	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
fighter	O
for	O
Melee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2021	O
interview	O
,	O
Mages	O
director	O
Makoto	O
Asada	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
Famicom	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
Club	I-Application
entry	O
.	O
</s>
