<s>
LSD	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Emulator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
exploration	O
game	O
by	O
Asmik	O
Ace	O
Entertainment	O
that	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
LSD	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
surreal	O
environments	O
without	O
any	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Japanese	O
artist	O
Osamu	O
Sato	O
,	O
who	O
rejected	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
a	O
medium	O
for	O
creating	O
contemporary	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LSD	B-Application
quickly	O
fell	O
into	O
obscurity	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
years	O
since	O
has	O
experienced	O
a	O
resurgence	O
in	O
popularity	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
eccentricity	O
being	O
an	O
engaging	O
point	O
of	O
discussion	O
for	O
humor	O
blogs	O
and	O
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
commentators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LSD	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Emulator	I-Application
is	O
an	O
exploration	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
playable	O
dream	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
surrealistic	O
environments	O
without	O
any	O
overarching	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LSD	B-Application
has	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
several	O
static	O
and	O
defined	O
environments	O
to	O
explore	O
including	O
a	O
Japanese	O
village	O
,	O
a	O
field	O
,	O
a	O
city	O
,	O
houses	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
factory	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LSD	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Emulator	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Osamu	O
Sato	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
multimedia	O
artist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
he	O
began	O
experimenting	O
with	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
technology	O
,	O
creating	O
animated	O
3D	O
videos	O
with	O
a	O
dimension	O
of	O
interactivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sato	O
's	O
first	O
such	O
project	O
was	O
funded	O
by	O
Sony	O
Music	O
Entertainment	O
Japan	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
titled	O
Eastern	B-Application
Mind	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
of	I-Application
Tong	I-Application
Nou	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Eastern	B-Application
Mind	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
received	O
some	O
awards	O
,	O
Sato	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
source	O
funding	O
for	O
his	O
next	O
project	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
LSD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sato	O
still	O
rejected	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
console	O
as	O
a	O
medium	O
for	O
creating	O
art	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
chose	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
a	O
platform	O
because	O
he	O
felt	O
Sony	O
was	O
already	O
embracing	O
elaborate	O
concepts	O
while	O
he	O
felt	O
Sega	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
greater	O
reputations	O
as	O
toy	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sato	O
got	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
LSD	B-Application
after	O
playing	O
racing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
"	O
LSD	B-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
drug	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
lysergic	O
acid	O
diethylamide	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
attract	O
the	O
hippie	O
and	O
psychedelic	B-Application
subcultures	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sato	O
had	O
hoped	O
for	O
an	O
American	O
release	O
as	O
with	O
Eastern	B-Application
Mind	I-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
had	O
no	O
further	O
say	O
in	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LSD	B-Application
sold	O
few	O
copies	O
and	O
now	O
is	O
rare	O
to	O
find	O
on	O
secondary	O
markets	O
,	O
selling	O
for	O
high	O
prices	O
when	O
it	O
becomes	O
listed	O
for	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LSD	B-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
set	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
CD	O
titled	O
"	O
Lucy	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
with	I-Application
Dynamites	I-Application
"	O
and	O
a	O
book	O
called	O
"	O
Lovely	O
Sweet	O
Dream	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sato	O
was	O
adamant	O
about	O
releasing	O
a	O
special	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
double-disc	O
soundtrack	O
compilation	O
titled	O
LSD	B-Application
and	O
Remixes	O
was	O
issued	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LSD	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Emulator	I-Application
quickly	O
fell	O
into	O
obscurity	O
after	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
limited	O
availability	O
and	O
the	O
eccentric	O
nature	O
of	O
its	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
gained	O
an	O
avid	O
cult	O
following	O
in	O
subsequent	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motherboard	O
wrote	O
that	O
its	O
popularity	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
primarily	O
from	O
appearances	O
on	O
humor	O
blogs	O
like	O
Cracked.com	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
video	O
curators	O
who	O
feed	O
off	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
quirky	O
qualities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
LSD	B-Application
is	O
a	O
testament	O
to	O
the	O
consumer	O
demand	O
for	O
hallucinogenic	O
and	O
experimental	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enough	O
people	O
contacted	O
Sony	O
about	O
LSD	B-Application
that	O
they	O
re-released	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
generating	O
even	O
more	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sato	O
has	O
noticed	O
young	O
audiences	O
visiting	O
his	O
art	O
exhibits	O
because	O
they	O
heard	O
about	O
him	O
due	O
to	O
LSD	B-Application
online	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
English	O
indie	O
rock	O
band	O
Alt-J	O
received	O
permission	O
from	O
Sato	O
directly	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
screenshot	O
from	O
LSD	B-Application
for	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
of	O
their	O
studio	O
album	O
,	O
Relaxer	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
began	O
developing	O
an	O
unofficial	O
remake	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
public	O
alpha	O
version	O
being	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
Kill	O
Screen	O
called	O
LSD	B-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
unnerving	O
and	O
unpredictable	O
weird	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
comic	O
series	O
Little	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Sandman	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
Dreams	O
,	O
and	O
Alice	O
's	O
Adventures	O
in	O
Wonderland	O
as	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
designed	O
to	O
emulate	O
dreams	O
.	O
</s>
