<s>
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
series	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
series	O
antagonist	O
character	O
Firebrand	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
prequel	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
sequel	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crest	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
to	O
the	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
series	O
to	O
feature	O
an	O
enemy	O
demon	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
called	O
Firebrand	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Red	O
Arremer	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
so	O
as	O
not	O
to	O
overshadow	O
the	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
series	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
on	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
contemporary	O
reviews	O
,	O
GamePro	O
magazine	O
predicted	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
system	O
seller	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
instant	O
hit	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
original.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Contemporary	O
critics	O
found	O
the	O
360-degree	O
scrolling	O
camera	O
to	O
be	O
novel	O
and	O
impressive	O
for	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
editor	O
Kaes	O
Delgrego	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
a	O
higher	O
score	O
,	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"[B]eautiful	O
in	O
its	O
simplicity	O
,	O
satisfying	O
in	O
its	O
depth	O
[...],	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
almost	O
a	O
painful	O
reminder	O
of	O
how	O
good	O
games	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
solid	O
indication	O
of	O
[	O
how	O
much	O
potential ]	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
had	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
art	O
do	O
an	O
impressive	O
job	O
at	O
vividly	O
conveying	O
the	O
drab	O
,	O
macabre	O
world	O
,	O
especially	O
given	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
out	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
commented	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
reviewing	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
of	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
review	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
original	O
and	O
challenging	O
games	O
"	O
the	O
reviewer	O
had	O
seen	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
18th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
levels	O
posed	O
a	O
nice	O
challenge	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
mild	O
RPG	O
elements	O
really	O
helped	O
set	O
this	O
game	O
apart.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
included	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
10	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
