<s>
The	O
players	O
must	O
help	O
Lucky	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
catch	O
six	O
wanted	O
suspects	O
(	O
"	O
Jerky	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Gambit	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Juliora	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Keel	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Bear	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Big	O
Cigar	O
"	O
himself	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
pursue	O
the	O
suspect	O
for	O
every	O
stage	O
,	O
Lucky	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
must	O
fire	O
at	O
enemy	O
cars	O
,	O
and	O
shoot	O
down	O
enemies	O
in	O
sight	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
any	O
projectiles	O
fired	O
at	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
obstacles	O
that	O
block	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
each	O
stage	O
,	O
Lucky	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
shall	O
drive	O
onto	O
the	O
"	O
Pink	O
Cats	O
Garage	O
"	O
to	O
get	O
their	O
car	O
repaired	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
stage	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
"	O
entertained	O
"	O
by	O
young	O
women	O
wearing	O
cats	O
 '	O
tails	O
and	O
ears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Yutaka	O
Kounoe	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
designer	O
who	O
joined	O
Namco	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
first	O
project	O
was	O
Tank	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
to	O
Tank	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
,	O
later	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Point	O
Blank	O
and	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
for	O
inspiration	O
,	O
Kounoe	O
noticed	O
the	O
surge	O
in	O
popularity	O
of	O
buddy-cop	O
movies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
CHiPS	B-Application
and	O
Police	O
Story	O
;	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
these	O
films	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
it	O
easy	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
become	O
engaged	O
with	O
a	O
familiar	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CHiPS	B-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
it	O
was	O
called	O
Joe	O
&	O
Ponch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
an	O
idea	O
in	O
place	O
,	O
Kounoe	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
began	O
production	O
on	O
Lucky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
had	O
this	O
idea	O
originally	O
,	O
rocking	O
violently	O
in	O
a	O
see-saw-like	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
's	O
extensive	O
history	O
in	O
the	O
racing	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
their	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
build	O
upon	O
those	O
games	O
with	O
their	O
expertise	O
at	O
designing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
figure	O
out	O
how	O
to	O
bypass	O
these	O
setbacks	O
and	O
create	O
the	O
world	O
they	O
envisioned	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
looked	O
to	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
for	O
inspiration	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
clever	O
technique	O
that	O
aligned	O
sprite-based	O
objects	O
alongside	O
the	O
road	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
illusion	O
of	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kounoe	O
implemented	O
this	O
into	O
Lucky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
,	O
using	O
realistic	O
arrangements	O
of	O
lampposts	O
,	O
buildings	O
,	O
hedges	O
and	O
billboards	O
to	O
line	O
against	O
the	O
road	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
large	O
sense	O
of	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
April	O
1993	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
is	O
also	O
borrowed	O
as	O
a	O
fictional	O
American	O
tuning	O
car	O
company	O
brand	O
in	O
the	O
Ridge	O
Racer	O
games	O
with	O
products	O
being	O
muscle	O
cars	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Danver	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
Lucky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
protagonists	O
later	O
appeared	O
in	O
Mario	O
Kart	O
Arcade	O
GP	O
DX	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
player	O
driving	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
gunner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
interactive	O
video	O
series	O
Bear	O
Stearns	O
Bravo	O
,	O
Bear	O
Stearns	O
CEO	O
Jackie	O
Dalton	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
regulators	O
Franco	O
and	O
Henri	O
by	O
the	O
names	O
"	O
Lucky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
claims	O
that	O
Lucky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
May	O
1993	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
also	O
reported	O
Lucky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-popular	O
deluxe	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Meter	O
listed	O
Lucky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
twenty-fifth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
