<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Technosoft	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
TEC442-A	O
hardware	O
,	O
then	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Buster	O
Gears	O
are	O
fighter	O
spaceships	O
with	O
various	O
upgradeable	O
weapons	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Fighter	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
transform	O
into	O
an	O
"	O
Armor	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
humanoid	O
warrior	O
robot	B-Algorithm
with	O
several	O
heavy	O
fire	O
arms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unique	O
to	O
Hyper	B-Application
Duel	I-Application
is	O
a	O
ranking	O
system	O
,	O
based	O
upon	O
how	O
many	O
P	O
items	O
have	O
been	O
acquired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
contains	O
an	O
original	O
"	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
practically	O
arcade-perfect	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
updated	O
"	O
Saturn	B-Device
Mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
3D	O
opening	O
cinematic	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
Mode	O
also	O
has	O
cleaner	O
,	O
brighter	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
detailed	O
sprites	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
even	O
redrawn	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
has	O
more	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
soundtrack	O
used	O
the	O
native	O
sound	O
equipment	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
boasts	O
an	O
arranged	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
is	O
CD	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Hyper	B-Application
Duel	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hyakutaro	O
Tsukumo	O
of	O
Thunder	O
Force	O
V	O
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
console	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Technosoft	O
in	O
the	O
album	O
“	O
Technosoft	O
Game	O
Music	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
tracks	O
were	O
remastered	O
and	O
packaged	O
with	O
several	O
new	O
arranges	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
a	O
Thunder	O
Force	O
III	O
arrange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
rare	O
game	O
for	O
collectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
22	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
from	O
French	O
magazine	O
Joypad	O
regarded	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
