<s>
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
1986	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
be	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
saw	O
a	O
second	O
release	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
on	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801mkII	I-Device
SR	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
retitled	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Special	I-Application
and	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
provided	O
the	O
musical	O
score	O
for	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
basic	O
storyline	O
similar	O
to	O
many	O
NES-era	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
:	O
Princess	O
Claire	O
of	O
Olthea	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Izander	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
heroes	O
(	O
the	O
knight/warrior	O
"	O
Ray	O
Jack	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
wizard	O
"	O
Kaliva	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
monster/gigant	O
"	O
Barusa	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
(	O
kid	O
)	O
thief	O
"	O
Toby	O
"	O
)	O
to	O
train	O
and	O
set	O
forth	O
to	O
attack	O
Gargatua	O
Castle	O
,	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
dragon	O
Tolfida	O
and	O
rescue	O
the	O
princess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
dodge	O
or	O
destroy	O
all	O
onscreen	O
enemies	O
and	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Differences	O
were	O
present	O
not	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
versions	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
American	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
differed	O
little	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
disparity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
differed	O
from	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
was	O
modified	O
so	O
that	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
intro	O
screen	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
specify	O
what	O
type	O
of	O
controller	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
use	O
(	O
either	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
or	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
flanks	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
were	O
"	O
closed	O
off	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
stage	O
maps	O
have	O
moved	O
slightly	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
items	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
original	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
may	O
seem	O
easier	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
characters	O
can	O
sustain	O
more	O
damage	O
from	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
also	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
technological	O
capabilities	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
upgrade	O
,	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
port	O
featured	O
more	O
sound	O
channels	O
than	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
many	O
music	O
tracks	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
altered	O
or	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
boasts	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
colors	O
,	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
new	O
monster	O
and	O
boss	O
designs	O
(	O
dragons	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
caves	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
reptilian	O
monsters	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
sidebar	O
,	O
which	O
displayed	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
life	O
meter	O
,	O
allocated	O
power-ups	O
,	O
and	O
allocated	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
could	O
not	O
smoothly	O
render	O
vertical	O
scrolling	O
though	O
–	O
unlike	O
the	O
Famicom	O
–	O
so	O
the	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
is	O
very	O
"	O
choppy	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
changes	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
changes	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
when	O
Square	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
a	O
remake	O
titled	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	O
Wrath	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Dragon	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	O
spin-off	O
associated	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
borrows	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
's	O
scrolling	O
,	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
style	O
and	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
camera	O
perspective	O
and	O
an	O
orchestral	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
chiptune	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
promotional	O
material	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
universe	O
alongside	O
Justice	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
Five	I-Application
,	O
another	O
mobile	O
companion	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
earlier	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	O
Wrath	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Dragon	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
announcement	O
for	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
manga	O
titled	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
Gamest	O
Comics	O
collection	O
from	O
April	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
drawn	O
by	O
Kouta	O
Hirano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
3/10	O
on	O
IGN	O
and	O
3/10	O
as	O
well	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
.	O
</s>
