<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
,	O
Famicom	O
,	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
System	O
16	O
hardware	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
compilation	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
sentient	O
spaceship	O
named	O
Opa-opa	B-Application
who	O
fights	O
surreal	O
invader	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
II	I-Application
departs	O
from	O
the	O
traditional	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
themes	O
with	O
its	O
bright	O
colors	O
and	O
whimsical	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
the	O
courageous	O
hero	O
Opa-Opa	B-Application
saved	O
the	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
from	O
the	O
invading	O
Menon	O
forces	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
victory	O
came	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
his	O
own	O
father	O
who	O
led	O
the	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
now	O
Space	O
Year	O
1432	O
,	O
10	O
years	O
after	O
that	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nenon	O
forces	O
are	O
spreading	O
chaos	O
through	O
the	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opa-Opa	B-Application
must	O
once	O
again	O
fly	O
into	O
the	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
to	O
rout	O
the	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Opa-Opa	B-Application
comes	O
face-to-face	O
with	O
the	O
invasion	O
's	O
mastermind	O
:	O
an	O
identical	O
copy	O
of	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
tense	O
battle	O
,	O
Opa-Opa	B-Application
'	O
s	O
father	O
appears	O
to	O
confront	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sight	O
of	O
him	O
brings	O
Opa-Opa	B-Application
to	O
tears	O
which	O
causes	O
the	O
second	O
Opa-Opa	B-Application
to	O
vanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
this	O
twin	O
is	O
a	O
physical	O
manifestation	O
of	O
Opa-Opa	B-Application
'	O
s	O
dark	O
impulses	O
and	O
desires	O
,	O
spawned	O
from	O
his	O
prior	O
battles	O
and	O
seeking	O
to	O
drive	O
the	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
into	O
ruin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reunited	O
with	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
Opa-Opa	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
purge	O
this	O
darkness	O
from	O
himself	O
and	O
swears	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
disaster	O
will	O
never	O
occur	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Defender	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
occupies	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
level	O
that	O
repeats	O
indefinitely	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
freely	O
travel	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upgrades	O
to	O
Opa-Opa	B-Application
'	O
s	O
speed	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
larger	O
wings	O
,	O
or	O
jet	O
engines	O
)	O
are	O
permanent	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
but	O
weapon	O
upgrades	O
are	O
time-limited	O
,	O
and	O
bombs	O
limited	O
in	O
quantity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
System	O
E	O
board	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Famicom	O
port	O
's	O
subtitle	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
says	O
The	O
Teardrop	O
of	O
Opa-opa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
33	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
Complete	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
What	O
If	O
"	O
remake	O
,	O
and	O
strictly	O
adheres	O
to	O
the	O
technical	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
in	O
which	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M2	O
CEO	O
Naoki	O
Horii	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
remake	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
disappointment	O
that	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
never	O
got	O
a	O
true	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
played	O
the	O
SMS	O
game	O
a	O
lot	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
my	O
heart	O
of	O
hearts	O
,	O
I	O
really	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
it	O
on	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
the	O
remake	O
would	O
be	O
authentic	O
to	O
the	O
System	O
16	O
's	O
unique	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
and	O
limitations	O
,	O
M2	O
developed	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
real	O
System	O
16	O
hardware	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
modest	O
memory	O
increase	O
to	O
256KB	O
,	O
which	O
M2	O
dubbed	O
System	O
16C	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
via	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
emulation	B-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
have	O
dubbed	O
this	O
version	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
II	I-Application
DX	O
to	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
the	O
original	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
II	I-Application
only	O
very	O
loosely	O
,	O
pulling	O
enemies	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
game	O
and	O
pairing	O
them	O
with	O
completely	O
new	O
content	O
and	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
having	O
several	O
distinct	O
zones	O
in	O
each	O
stage	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
cleared	O
,	O
each	O
stage	O
in	O
the	O
remake	O
has	O
two	O
parallel	O
dimensions	O
(	O
Bright	O
Side	O
and	O
Dark	O
Side	O
)	O
of	O
comparable	O
size	O
to	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
,	O
arranged	O
by	O
Manabu	O
Namiki	O
,	O
uses	O
melodies	O
of	O
many	O
songs	O
from	O
Tokuhiko	O
Uwabo	O
's	O
original	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
II	I-Application
soundtrack	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
calculatedly	O
rearranged	O
in	O
a	O
style	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Fantasy	O
Zone'''s	O
composer	O
,	O
Hiroshi	O
Kawaguchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M2	O
released	O
a	O
free	O
demo	O
of	O
their	O
version	O
of	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
their	O
website	O
that	O
lets	O
the	O
user	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
levels	O
on	O
a	O
Windows	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bootleg	O
bears	O
a	O
2006	O
copyright	O
date	O
but	O
actually	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
2008	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
containing	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
2008-07-15VER	O
"	O
string	O
embedded	O
in	O
the	O
ROM	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
this	O
16-bit	O
version	O
of	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2014	O
and	O
internationally	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
3D	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
II	I-Application
W	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
game	O
mode	O
called	O
Link	O
Loop	O
Land	O
,	O
an	O
endless	O
survival	O
mode	O
starring	O
Opa-Opa	B-Application
'	O
s	O
brother	O
,	O
Upa-Upa	O
.	O
</s>
