<s>
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Gremlin	O
Graphics	O
Software	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
's	O
release	O
was	O
delayed	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
advertised	O
in	O
magazines	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Little	O
Divil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
first	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
July	O
1990	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
version	O
releasing	O
after	O
four	O
years	O
in	O
development	O
in	O
August	O
1994	O
;	O
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
's	O
release	O
was	O
delayed	O
several	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
art	O
design	O
behind	O
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
is	O
stated	O
to	O
have	O
happened	O
five	O
years	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
's	O
demo	O
was	O
initially	O
created	O
by	O
Emerald	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
concurrently	O
with	O
Plan	B-Application
9	I-Application
From	I-Application
Outer	I-Application
Space	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
by	O
Gremlin	O
Sheffield	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
Little	O
Divil	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
on	O
CD	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
later	O
floppy	O
release	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
required	O
frames	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
animation	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
be	O
lowered	O
due	O
to	O
compression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
interviewed	O
Tommy	O
Rolfe	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
's	O
programmers	O
,	O
for	O
information	O
regarding	O
its	O
development	O
in	O
a	O
pre-release	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Gremlin	O
Ireland	O
,	O
but	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
begun	O
by	O
Gremlin	O
Sheffield	O
,	O
which	O
Rolfe	O
says	O
"	O
must	O
have	O
been	O
,	O
oh	O
,	O
five	O
years	O
ago	O
now	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
designers	O
for	O
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
was	O
Heimdall	B-Application
2	I-Application
artist	O
Jerr	O
O'Carroll	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
his	O
departure	O
from	O
Gremlin	O
and	O
subsequent	O
employment	O
with	O
Core	O
Design	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
McKevitt	O
from	O
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
's	O
publisher	O
Gremlin	O
Graphics	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
'	O
Little	O
Devil	O
 '	O
because	O
McKevitt	O
's	O
wife	O
has	O
an	O
Irish	O
accent	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
she	O
and	O
her	O
family	O
always	O
say	O
"	O
Ooh	O
,	O
you	O
litil	B-Application
divil	I-Application
"	O
to	O
the	O
kids	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
're	O
naughty.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Famicom	I-Device
CD	I-Device
drive	I-Device
"	O
in	O
1990	O
or	O
1991	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
CD	O
drive	O
's	O
cancelled	O
release	O
,	O
Rolfe	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
we	O
were	O
waiting	O
around	O
,	O
we	O
thought	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
to	O
start	O
converting	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
CD-ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
year	O
or	O
so	O
we	O
realized	O
that	O
we	O
'd	O
probably	O
never	O
see	O
the	O
Super	O
Famicom	O
CD	O
,	O
so	O
we	O
just	O
went	O
full	O
steam	B-Application
ahead	O
with	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
port	O
was	O
impeded	O
by	O
the	O
Amiga	O
's	O
lower	O
RAM	O
,	O
Rolfe	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
developed	O
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
originally	O
for	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
with	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
4Mb	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
you	O
can	O
see	O
2Mb	O
is	O
n't	O
really	O
that	O
much	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
creating	O
a	O
graphics-intensive	O
program	O
like	O
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
...	O
We	O
recently	O
converted	O
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
for	O
the	O
[CD-i],	O
which	O
has	O
2.5Mb	O
RAM	O
,	O
so	O
we	O
had	O
already	O
compacted	O
the	O
data	O
down	O
to	O
that	O
level	O
-	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
CD32	B-Device
we	O
just	O
had	O
to	O
go	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
further.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reworked	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Gremlin	O
Interactive	O
and	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
around	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
March	O
1994	O
called	O
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
"	O
a	O
delightful	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
"	O
,	O
predicting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
should	O
cause	O
quite	O
a	O
stir	O
...	O
stuffed	O
full	O
of	O
game	O
play	O
and	O
long	O
term	O
enjoyment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
had	O
a	O
moderately	O
positive	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
version	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
multifaceted	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
cute	O
,	O
humorous	O
personality	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lagging	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
one	O
star	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
various	O
levels	O
 [ ... ] 	O
fail	O
to	O
offer	O
anything	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
stimulus-response	O
style	O
of	O
play	O
that	O
will	O
have	O
most	O
players	O
(	O
even	O
children	O
)	O
disinterested	O
inside	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
minutes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	O
version	O
of	O
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
74%	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
cannot	O
save	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
will	O
,	O
instead	O
requiring	O
finishing	O
a	O
level	O
or	O
discovering	O
a	O
save	O
room	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
tunnel	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
tedious	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
furthermore	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
"	O
over-riding	O
boredom	O
...	O
there	O
is	O
too	O
much	O
bloody	O
wandering	O
around.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
praised	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
comical	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
puzzle-solving	O
and	O
arcade	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
lengthy	O
tunnel	O
sections	O
to	O
be	O
filler	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
without	O
them	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
fun	O
,	O
calling	O
Litil	B-Application
Divil	I-Application
a	O
"	O
missed	O
opportunity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funbox	O
Media	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
DotEmu	O
(	O
PC	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Good	O
Old	O
Games	O
(	O
PC	B-Device
)	O
and	O
GamersGate	O
(	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Device
)	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
GOG.com	O
by	O
Blue	O
Moon	O
Red	O
Owl	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
distributor	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiss	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
only	O
and	O
Desura	B-Language
for	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
