<s>
Little	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Master	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
in	O
1990	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
animated	O
film	O
,	O
Little	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
:	O
Adventures	O
in	O
Slumberland	O
from	O
Tokyo	O
Movie	O
Shinsha	O
,	O
which	O
itself	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comic	O
strip	O
Little	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
in	O
Slumberland	O
by	O
Winsor	O
McCay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nemo	B-Application
can	O
ride	O
certain	O
animals	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
frog	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
gorilla	B-Application
,	O
or	O
a	O
mole	O
,	O
by	O
feeding	O
them	O
candy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Little	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Nemo	B-Application
as	O
he	O
proceeds	O
through	O
side-scrolling	O
,	O
2D	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
Nemo	B-Application
must	O
collect	O
a	O
specific	O
number	O
of	O
keys	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
generally	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
rather	O
large	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
each	O
level	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
several	O
animals	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
fed	O
,	O
will	O
allow	O
Nemo	B-Application
to	O
use	O
their	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
game	O
mechanic	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
three	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
animal	O
's	O
life-bars	O
often	O
differ	O
from	O
Nemo	B-Application
's	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
animals	O
possessing	O
extra	O
health	O
bars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
Little	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
is	O
generally	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
highly	O
difficult	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Little	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Master	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Rescue	B-Application
Rangers	I-Application
in	O
a	O
dream	O
world	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
Disney-esque	O
pastel-style	O
graphics	O
,	O
concepts	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
frenetic	O
action	O
and	O
constant	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
Ones	O
Christophe	O
Delpierre	O
highly	O
praised	O
Little	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Master	I-Application
for	O
the	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
animated	O
characters	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
well	O
thought-out	O
difficulty	O
progression	O
,	O
longevity	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
sprite	O
flickering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentaries	O
for	O
Little	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Master	I-Application
have	O
been	O
more	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Gaming	O
Bus	O
Christopher	O
Bowen	O
wrote	O
that	O
Little	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
was	O
"	O
punishingly	O
difficult	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
even	O
by	O
NES	O
games	O
standards.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bowen	O
also	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
belonged	O
in	O
"	O
the	O
second	O
tier	O
of	O
Capcom	O
licensed	O
games	O
"	O
alongside	O
Adventures	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anime	O
News	O
Networks	O
Todd	O
Ciolek	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
"	O
had	O
greater	O
traction	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
arcade	B-Application
counterpart	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
rideable	O
animals	O
turned	O
each	O
stage	O
into	O
a	O
puzzle	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
