<s>
I	B-Application
Wanna	I-Application
Be	I-Application
the	I-Application
Guy	I-Application
(	O
IWBTG	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
platform	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Michael	O
"	O
Kayin	O
"	O
O'Reilly	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
using	O
Multimedia	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IWBTG	B-Application
has	O
unusually	O
difficult	O
platforming	O
elements	O
,	O
unorthodox	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
many	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IWBTG	B-Application
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
several	O
stages	O
split	O
into	O
many	O
screens	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
mostly	O
pastiches	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Application
,	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
seven	O
bosses	O
(	O
Mike	O
Tyson	O
;	O
Mecha	O
Birdo	O
;	O
Dracula	O
;	O
Kraidgief	O
,	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
palette-hacked	O
character	O
glitches	O
;	O
Mother	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
;	O
Bowser	O
,	O
Wart	O
,	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Wily	O
in	O
the	O
Koopa	O
Clown	O
Car	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
mix	O
between	O
the	O
Mecha	O
Dragon	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Yellow	O
Devil	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
are	O
adapted	O
from	O
classic	O
games	O
,	O
mostly	O
platformers	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
behavior	O
and	O
appearance	O
have	O
been	O
modified	O
and	O
enhanced	O
for	O
IWBTG	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
The	O
Kid	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
is	O
unique	O
to	O
IWBTG	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
parodies	O
many	O
8-bit	B-Application
and	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
frequent	O
use	O
of	O
references	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IWBTG	B-Application
is	O
most	O
famous	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
a	O
traditional	O
range	O
of	O
recognizable	O
dangers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
spikes	O
and	O
pits	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
less	O
obvious	O
threats	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
all	O
but	O
impossible	O
to	O
avoid	O
without	O
either	O
previous	O
knowledge	O
or	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Application
pieces	O
and	O
"	O
Delicious	O
Fruit	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
fall	O
downwards	O
,	O
upwards	O
,	O
or	O
sideways	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
games	O
that	O
IWBTG	B-Application
parodies	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
is	O
straightforward	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
heavily	O
impact	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
came	O
from	O
a	O
challenging	O
Japanese	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
game	O
on	O
2channel	O
called	O
,	O
which	O
Kayin	O
played	O
and	O
thought	O
he	O
could	O
outdo	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
incomplete	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Kayin	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
his	O
own	O
software	B-License
license	I-License
(	O
forbidding	O
new	O
content	O
)	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
community	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
fixes	O
and	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Kid	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
unlockable	O
secret	O
character	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
IWBTG	B-Application
,	O
Kayin	O
announced	O
a	O
prequel	O
titled	O
I	O
Wanna	O
Save	O
the	O
Kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
closely	O
parallels	O
the	O
classic	O
computer	O
game	O
Lemmings	B-Application
,	O
while	O
still	O
maintaining	O
the	O
notorious	O
difficulty	O
of	O
IWBTG	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
fighting	O
game	O
competitor	O
Ari	O
"	O
Floe	O
"	O
Weintraub	O
streaming	O
his	O
playthroughs	O
of	O
IWBTG	B-Application
and	O
multiple	O
fangames	B-Application
,	O
Kayin	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
titled	O
I	B-Application
Wanna	I-Application
Be	I-Application
the	I-Application
Guy	I-Application
:	O
Gaiden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
as	O
an	O
episodic	O
series	O
(	O
though	O
only	O
one	O
episode	O
was	O
released	O
)	O
,	O
IWBTG:G	O
has	O
"	O
The	O
Lad	O
"	O
trying	O
to	O
find	O
"	O
The	O
Kid	O
"	O
after	O
his	O
ascent	O
to	O
Guy-dom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
fans	O
remastered	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
Yuuutu	O
community	O
fangame	B-Application
engine	O
and	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
was	O
acknowledged	O
by	O
Kayin	O
himself	O
,	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
best	O
case	O
scenario	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
perfect	O
package	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
play	O
IWBTG	B-Application
who	O
is	O
n't	O
some	O
super	O
specific	O
game	O
"	O
research	O
"	O
type	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
accessible	O
by	O
removing	O
the	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
and	O
frequent	O
crashing	O
caused	O
by	O
running	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
newer	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
Wanna	O
Be	O
the	O
Boshy	O
,	O
a	O
2010	O
fangame	B-Application
which	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
even	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
IWBTG	B-Application
,	O
is	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
speedrunning	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
thousands	O
of	O
fangames	B-Application
that	O
were	O
made	O
by	O
individuals	O
and	O
teams	O
inspired	O
by	O
IWBTG	B-Application
using	O
the	O
same	O
controls	O
and	O
almost	O
the	O
same	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
