<s>
is	O
a	O
1994	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Fill-in-Cafe	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Family	O
Soft	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
both	O
Fill-in-Cafe	O
and	O
Family	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
platform	O
late	O
into	O
its	O
commercial	O
life	O
span	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
,	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
home	O
computers	O
and	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
Engine	O
Arcade	O
CD-ROM²	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
one	O
exhibiting	O
several	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
incarnation	O
,	O
while	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
Japanese-exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
substantially	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
was	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
previewed	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
an	O
official	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
until	O
Columbus	O
Circle	O
published	O
it	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
late	O
initial	O
launch	O
,	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
praised	O
multiple	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
relatively	O
popular	O
title	O
among	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
userbase	O
from	O
Fill-in-Cafe	O
that	O
would	O
lead	O
it	O
in	O
being	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
by	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
before	O
ultimately	O
losing	O
against	O
other	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
policeman	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
SlaveGear	O
mecha	O
suit	O
known	O
as	O
Hound	O
Dog	O
through	O
six	O
stages	O
of	O
varying	O
themes	O
set	O
in	O
Artemis	O
City	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
defeat	O
a	O
rogue	O
SlaveGear	O
model	O
called	O
Rising	O
Dog	O
,	O
stop	O
a	O
rogue	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
named	O
Omega	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
become	O
rogue	O
against	O
humankind	O
and	O
destroy	O
its	O
army	O
of	O
robot	B-Algorithm
enemies	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
plane	O
field	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
featured	O
are	O
linear	O
in	O
nature	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
go	O
either	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
by	O
controlling	O
Hound	O
Dog	O
with	O
an	O
eight-directional	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
two	O
attack	O
buttons	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
they	O
differ	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
strength	O
and	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
to	O
jump	O
,	O
double	O
jump	O
,	O
crouch	O
and	O
move	O
their	O
player	O
character	O
towards	O
or	O
away	O
from	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
perform	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
basic	O
moves	O
in	O
any	O
position	O
,	O
including	O
grabbing/throwing	O
attacks	O
,	O
while	O
special	O
moves	O
are	O
performed	O
by	O
inputting	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
directional	O
and	O
button-based	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Hound	O
Dog	O
sustaints	O
too	O
much	O
consecutive	O
damage	O
,	O
players	O
will	O
be	O
rendered	O
dizzy	O
and	O
left	O
vulnerable	O
for	O
more	O
incoming	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
and	O
if	O
the	O
health	O
bar	O
of	O
the	O
Hound	O
Dog	O
becomes	O
empty	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
explode	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
though	O
players	O
has	O
a	O
chance	O
of	O
continuing	O
where	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
left	O
off	O
by	O
selecting	O
the	O
continue	O
option	O
at	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
summary	O
of	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
varies	O
between	O
each	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
post-war	O
setting	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2142	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
warship	B-Application
built	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
moments	O
of	O
the	O
war	O
was	O
discovered	O
by	O
the	O
military	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
several	O
hundred	O
mecha	O
robots	B-Algorithm
known	O
as	O
SlaveGears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
the	O
on-board	O
computer	O
at	O
the	O
unearthed	O
warship	B-Application
,	O
"	O
Omega	O
"	O
,	O
suddenly	O
becomes	O
operational	O
and	O
accesses	O
the	O
military	O
networks	O
,	O
freezing	O
Artemis	O
City	O
and	O
commanding	O
Rising	O
Dog	O
on	O
exterminating	O
his	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
research	O
facility	O
is	O
obliterated	O
and	O
Rising	O
Dog	O
manages	O
to	O
escape	O
into	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
leading	O
the	O
police	O
to	O
recognize	O
the	O
emergency	O
and	O
ultimately	O
deploy	O
a	O
SOS	O
signal	O
to	O
Hound	O
Dog	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
city	O
by	O
destroying	O
all	O
enemy	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
served	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Fill-in-Cafe	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
after	O
PitaPat	O
and	O
its	O
creation	O
was	O
helmed	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
with	O
producer	O
Sōichirō	O
Miyakawa	O
,	O
while	O
Masaya	O
Konya	O
served	O
as	O
its	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
illustrator	O
Toshinobu	O
Kondo	O
was	O
also	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
an	O
advisor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kondo	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
desired	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
title	O
featuring	O
robots	B-Algorithm
of	O
their	O
own	O
,	O
as	O
members	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
mecha	O
genre	O
with	O
anime	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Gundam	O
and	O
Zoom	O
's	O
1989	O
Genocide	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Keishi	O
Yonao	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2015	O
interview	O
with	O
website	O
Video	O
Game	O
Music	O
Online	O
,	O
Yonao	O
recalled	O
the	O
process	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
American	O
band	O
Earth	O
,	O
Wind	O
&	O
Fire	O
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
1988	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
were	O
his	O
main	O
sources	O
of	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
funk-styled	O
compositions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
by	O
Family	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
14	O
January	O
1994	O
,	O
late	O
into	O
the	O
commercial	O
life	O
span	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
and	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Sharp	O
Corporation	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
model	O
launched	O
,	O
retailing	O
for	O
JP¥	O
7,800	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
one	O
featuring	O
several	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Force	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
promote	O
both	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
a	O
mini	O
manga	O
series	O
with	O
artwork	O
by	O
Tatsumi	O
Minegishi	O
was	O
created	O
and	O
featured	O
across	O
various	O
Japanese	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
Micom	O
BASIC	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
September	O
1994	O
,	O
Yonao	O
composed	O
an	O
album	O
titled	O
Mad	O
Stalker	O
2142	O
that	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Polydor	O
Records	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
featured	O
being	O
unique	O
to	O
this	O
album	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
remake	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
X68000	B-Device
soundtrack	O
was	O
exclusively	O
released	O
by	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
on	O
their	O
Project	O
EGG	O
service	O
for	O
download	O
in	O
MP3	B-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
in	O
digital	O
form	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
's	O
Project	O
EGG	O
service	O
on	O
21	O
February	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
1994	O
,	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Fujitsu	B-Device
FM	I-Device
Towns	I-Device
home	O
computer	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
arranged	O
Redbook	O
CD	O
Audio	O
soundtrack	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
FM	O
chiptune	O
background	O
music	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
redrawn	O
visuals	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
changes	O
but	O
it	O
follows	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
closely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
titles	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
Marty	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
shares	O
mostly	O
the	O
same	O
visual	O
design	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
release	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
exclusive	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
two	O
additional	O
characters	O
that	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
in	O
single-player	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Redbook	O
CD	O
Audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
July	O
1997	O
,	O
Fill-in-Cafe	O
developed	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
version	O
of	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Force	I-Application
that	O
was	O
published	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Family	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
releases	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
remake	O
is	O
now	O
presented	O
with	O
pseudo-3D	O
visuals	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
hand-drawn	O
look	O
,	O
redrawn	O
sprites	O
,	O
a	O
rearranged	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
changes	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
more	O
powerful	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
remake	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
12	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
1993	O
to	O
be	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Kogado	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
Marukatsu	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
however	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
port	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
an	O
official	O
launch	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
due	O
to	O
cartridge	O
manufacturing	O
costs	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
independent	O
publisher	O
Columbus	O
Circle	O
on	O
17	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
and	O
players	O
alike	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
a	O
relatively	O
popular	O
title	O
from	O
Fill-in-Cafe	O
among	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
that	O
would	O
eventually	O
lead	O
it	O
in	O
being	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
by	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
before	O
ultimately	O
losing	O
against	O
other	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
like	O
Garō	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
Special	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Challengers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
Treasure	O
designer	O
Tetsuhiko	O
Kikuchi	O
in	O
a	O
November	O
2012	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
and	O
Alien	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
animation	O
cels	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
cutscenes	O
were	O
sold	O
on	O
Mandarake	O
between	O
2015	O
and	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
Masatoshi	O
Imaizumi	O
revealed	O
to	O
Yosuke	O
Okunari	O
of	O
Sega	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
was	O
started	O
but	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retronauts	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
influence	O
for	O
Phantom	B-Application
Breaker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
