<s>
is	O
a	O
1983	O
puzzle	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
using	O
two	O
colored	O
arrows	O
,	O
Libble	O
and	O
Rabble	B-Application
,	O
to	O
wrap	O
them	O
around	O
pegs	O
and	O
surround	O
small	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
Mushlins	B-Application
to	O
"	O
harvest	O
"	O
them	O
under	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	O
Libble	B-Application
Rabble	I-Application
hardware	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
only	O
games	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
by	O
Namco	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bashishi	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
creator	O
Toru	O
Iwatani	O
and	O
composed	O
by	O
Nobuyuki	O
Ohnogi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Libble	B-Application
Rabble	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
and	O
colorful	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
bizarre	O
yet	O
interesting	O
premise	O
and	O
addictiveness	O
,	O
some	O
labeling	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
underappreciated	O
games	O
in	O
Namco	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
home	O
ports	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
Marty	I-Device
and	O
X68000	B-Device
—	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
release	O
included	O
a	O
special	O
cover	O
slip	O
for	O
the	O
d-pad	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
twin-stick	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
internationally	O
under	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
brand	O
line	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
glance	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
resembles	O
Taito	O
's	O
Qix	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
two	O
"	O
arrows	O
"	O
,	O
one	O
red	O
(	O
Libble	O
)	O
and	O
one	O
blue	O
(	O
Rabble	B-Application
)	O
with	O
a	O
line	O
strung	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
is	O
to	O
wrap	O
the	O
line	O
around	O
poles	O
and	O
surround	O
Mushlins	B-Application
and	O
enemies	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
either	O
close	O
the	O
loops	O
themselves	O
(	O
worth	O
more	O
points	O
for	O
the	O
Mushlins	B-Application
)	O
or	O
move	O
both	O
arrows	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
clears	O
a	O
"	O
season	O
"	O
when	O
they	O
harvest	O
all	O
the	O
Mushlins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
actually	O
uncovers	O
a	O
chest	O
,	O
six	O
bonus	O
creatures	O
(	O
Topcups	B-Application
)	O
will	O
pop	O
out	O
,	O
then	O
make	O
for	O
the	O
edges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
if	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
assorted	O
critters	O
touch	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
arrows	O
or	O
if	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
time	O
(	O
the	O
border	O
is	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
timer	O
,	O
and	O
extra	O
time	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
by	O
looping	O
Mushlins	B-Application
and	O
plants	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
gains	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
at	O
40	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
120	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
200	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
400	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
600,000	O
and	O
1,000,000	O
points	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
100th	O
season	O
,	O
the	O
season	O
counter	O
will	O
stop	O
at	O
99	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
Galaxian	B-Application
and	O
King	B-Application
&	I-Application
Balloons	I-Application
round	O
indicators	O
would	O
stop	O
after	O
48	O
rounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Libble	B-Application
Rabble	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Toru	O
Iwatani	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
size	O
and	O
graphical	O
effects	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
arcade	B-Application
board	O
named	O
the	O
Namco	O
Libble	B-Application
Rabble	I-Application
was	O
created	O
to	O
fulfill	O
these	O
conditions	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
hardware	O
engineer	O
Toru	O
Ogawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
treasure	O
chests	O
and	O
uncovering	O
them	O
,	O
an	O
idea	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
role-playing	O
game	O
Wizardry	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
designer	O
Kazuo	O
Kurosu	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Rally-X	B-Application
and	O
Bosconian	B-Application
,	O
showed	O
disappointment	O
towards	O
Sato	O
's	O
ideas	O
and	O
found	O
them	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
less	O
appealing	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
time	O
constraints	O
forced	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
its	O
initial	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Libble	B-Application
Rabble	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
October	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
conversion	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
in	O
1993	O
,	O
nearly	O
twelve	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
followed	O
by	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
Marty	I-Device
in	O
1994	O
—	O
the	O
former	O
of	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
special	O
D-Pad	O
cover	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
placed	O
over	O
the	O
buttons	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
twin-stick	O
control	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
company	O
MediaKite	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
1998	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
compilation	O
Namco	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
,	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Namco	O
Sounds	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
were	O
released	O
under	O
Hamster	O
's	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
brand	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Libble	B-Application
Rabble	I-Application
was	O
a	O
successful	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
1984	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
new	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
home	O
conversion	O
,	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
politically-correct	O
Super	O
Bomberman	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
of	O
its	O
unique	O
yet	O
strange	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
stated	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
true	O
,	O
underappreciated	O
classic	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
favorably	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Taito	O
's	O
Qix	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Battle	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
also	O
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
maps	O
resembles	O
a	O
Hobblin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
is	O
featured	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
zooms	O
in	O
on	O
a	O
museum	O
product	O
in	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
Pac-Man	O
Vs.	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
DS	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
Shion	O
Uzuki	O
's	O
cell	O
phone	O
ringtone	O
in	O
Xenosaga	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
medley	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
in	O
Libble	B-Application
Rabble	I-Application
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
plays	O
in	O
the	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
stage	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
