<s>
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Side	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
two-directional	O
attacking	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
previous	O
shoot-	O
'	O
em-up	O
Section	B-Device
Z	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Side	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
uses	O
two	O
shooting	O
buttons	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
shooting	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
two	O
"	O
Auto	O
"	O
power-ups	O
,	O
shaped	O
like	O
the	O
enemy	O
characters	O
from	O
Vulgus	B-Device
:	O
one	O
is	O
shaped	O
like	O
the	O
"	O
Yashichi	O
"	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
fire	O
continuously	O
with	O
either	O
firing	O
button	O
held	O
down	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
shaped	O
like	O
the	O
"	O
Sakichi	O
"	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
shoot	O
upwards	O
,	O
downwards	O
and	O
forwards	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
a	O
slower	O
rate	O
than	O
the	O
regular	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
power-ups	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
special	O
combination	O
power-ups	O
shaped	O
like	O
the	O
Greek	O
letters	O
α	B-Language
and	O
β	B-Language
that	O
will	O
combine	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Mobilsuit	O
with	O
an	O
ally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Side	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
1989	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
NEC	O
Avenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Takashi	O
Tateishi	O
,	O
the	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
,	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
actually	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
themselves	O
,	O
but	O
published	O
by	O
NEC	O
Avenue	O
to	O
avoid	O
offending	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
allowed	O
player	O
to	O
change	O
weapons	O
through	O
a	O
sub-menu	O
while	O
pausing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
lacks	O
the	O
2-player	O
feature	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
an	O
improved	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
{{	O
nihongo|Hyper	O
Dyne	O
Side	O
Arms	O
Special|サイドアーム・スペシャル}}	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
computer	O
versions	O
of	O
Side	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
were	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Go	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
coin-op	O
version	O
of	O
Side	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
:	I-Application
Remixed	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
:	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Side	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Capcom	O
Arcade	B-Application
2nd	O
Stadium	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Hyper	B-Application
Dyne	I-Application
Side	I-Application
Arms	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
1987	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
ninth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
90%	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobichan	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
many	O
console	O
games	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
as	O
a	O
mode	O
select	O
cursor	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Warriors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
features	O
a	O
hidden	O
ending	O
sequence	O
for	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
one	O
credit	O
which	O
shows	O
Mobichan	O
and	O
its	O
Player	O
2	O
counterpart	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
dressed	O
as	O
Ryu	O
and	O
Ken	O
and	O
using	O
their	O
special	O
techniques	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobichan	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
item	O
in	O
Super	O
Buster	O
Bros.	O
,	O
U.N.	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
and	O
Black	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobichan	O
is	O
the	O
save	O
icon	O
for	O
the	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
Collection	O
(	O
Super	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
Gold	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Namco	B-Application
x	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
the	O
two	O
nameless	O
soldiers	O
from	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Worlds	I-Application
are	O
accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
Mobilsuits	O
from	O
Side	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
,	O
who	O
are	O
named	O
Side	O
Arm	O
α	B-Language
and	O
Side	O
Arm	O
β	B-Language
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
Asura	B-Application
's	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
(	O
Episode	O
5	O
intro	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
Devilotte	O
from	O
Cyberbots	B-Application
summons	O
Mobilsuits	O
α	B-Language
&	O
β	B-Language
during	O
her	O
Solo	O
Unit	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Baby	O
Bonnie	O
Hood	O
from	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
summons	O
Mobilsuits	O
α	B-Language
&	O
β	B-Language
during	O
her	O
single-unit	O
super	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
when	O
a	O
player	O
wins	O
by	O
the	O
means	O
of	O
a	O
taunt	O
,	O
Mobichan	O
will	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
the	O
win	O
symbol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Warzard	B-Application
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
beat	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
one	O
credit	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
Mobichan	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
sequence	O
and	O
shoot	O
down	O
the	O
letters	O
.	O
</s>
