<s>
Halley	B-Application
's	I-Application
Comet	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Pacific	O
Manufacturing	O
Ltd	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
its	O
parent	O
company	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Receiving	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
,	O
Halley	B-Application
's	I-Application
Comet	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
defends	O
various	O
planets	O
around	O
the	O
Solar	O
System	O
from	O
a	O
direct	O
collision	O
with	O
Halley	B-Application
's	I-Application
Comet	I-Application
and	O
the	O
various	O
alien	O
swarms	O
which	O
accompany	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halley	B-Application
's	I-Application
Comet	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Bubble	O
Bobble	O
creator	O
Fukio	O
"	O
MTJ	O
"	O
Mitsuji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitsuji	O
recounted	O
its	O
development	O
process	O
in	O
a	O
1988	O
interview	O
with	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Beep	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
originated	O
from	O
a	O
conversation	O
the	O
staff	O
had	O
with	O
the	O
then-president	O
of	O
Taito	O
about	O
creating	O
a	O
title	O
based	O
on	O
Halley	B-Application
's	I-Application
Comet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halley	B-Application
's	I-Application
Comet	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
January	O
1986	B-Application
and	O
later	O
by	O
Coin-it	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phone	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
i-mode	O
and	O
Yahoo	O
Mobile	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Halley	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
between	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2003	O
and	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2004	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2007	O
and	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
volume	O
2	O
in	O
the	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
II	O
Gekan	O
and	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
II	O
:	O
Eternal	O
Hits	O
compilations	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Halley	B-Application
's	I-Application
Comet	I-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
1986	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cave	O
programmer	O
Hiroyuki	O
Uchida	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
1998	O
interview	O
that	O
its	O
gameplay	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
Dangun	B-Device
Feveron	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
former	O
Toaplan	O
composer	O
Tatsuya	O
Uemura	O
claimed	O
in	O
a	O
2009	O
interview	O
that	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Halley	B-Application
's	I-Application
Comet	I-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
portray	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
aiming	O
and	O
shooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Halley	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
