<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Camerica	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Themed	O
around	O
Galoob	O
's	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
toys	O
,	O
players	O
race	O
in	O
miniaturised	O
toy	O
vehicles	O
around	O
various	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
because	O
Galoob	O
wanted	O
Codemasters	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
toy	O
brand	O
,	O
although	O
Galoob	O
and	O
Codemasters	O
encountered	O
legal	O
issues	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
unlicensed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
remakes	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
revived	O
in	O
2016	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
originality	O
and	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
criticised	O
the	O
sprites	O
on	O
some	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
racing	O
game	O
:	O
players	O
observe	O
races	O
from	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
race	O
in	O
environments	O
such	O
as	O
breakfast	O
and	O
pool	O
tables	O
,	O
work	O
desks	O
,	O
and	O
treehouses	O
,	O
driving	O
toy	O
vehicles	O
such	O
as	O
powerboats	O
,	O
helicopters	B-Application
,	O
formula	B-Application
one	I-Application
cars	O
,	O
and	O
tanks	O
that	O
can	O
shoot	O
other	O
racers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
the	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
Challenge	O
,	O
and	O
head-to-head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
Challenge	O
,	O
players	O
race	O
against	O
three	O
computer-controlled	O
opponents	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
finish	O
in	O
first	O
or	O
second	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
round	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
supports	O
two	O
players	O
via	O
link-up	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
players	O
holding	O
one	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
each	O
with	O
one	O
player	O
using	O
the	O
buttons	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
two	O
player	O
mode	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1983	O
Adventure	O
International	O
game	O
Rally	B-Application
Speedway	I-Application
,	O
does	O
not	O
employ	O
split	O
screen	O
,	O
a	O
technique	O
that	O
is	O
hard	O
to	O
achieve	O
on	O
NES	B-Language
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
distance	O
is	O
large	O
enough	O
,	O
the	O
winning	O
player	O
gains	O
a	O
point	O
–	O
a	O
difference	O
from	O
Rally	B-Application
Speedway	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
losing	O
player	O
gains	O
a	O
time	O
penalty	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
buggies	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Power	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
,	O
targeting	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codemasters	O
then	O
obtained	O
a	O
licensing	O
deal	O
with	O
Galoob	O
,	O
wanting	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
official	O
Nintendo	O
documents	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
's	O
hardware	O
came	O
from	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
chose	O
recognisable	O
household	O
environments	O
such	O
as	O
tables	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
's	O
limited	O
graphics	O
capabilities	O
necessitates	O
repetition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artist	O
Paul	O
Perrot	O
converted	O
the	O
California	O
Buggy	O
Boys	O
graphics	O
using	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
and	O
a	O
cross	B-Application
compiler	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graham	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
is	O
basic	O
by	O
modern	O
standards	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
replicate	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
in	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graham	O
stated	O
that	O
split	O
screen	O
was	O
not	O
viable	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
single-screen	O
system	O
was	O
something	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
eager	O
to	O
try	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
very	O
pleased	O
when	O
Richard	O
Darling	O
stated	O
that	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
they	O
had	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
in	O
September	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
submitted	O
to	O
quality	O
assurance	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
major	O
bug	O
that	O
caused	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
crash	B-General_Concept
was	O
discovered	O
near	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
determined	O
that	O
just	O
one	O
binary	O
bit	O
was	O
wrong	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
buggy	O
ROM	B-Device
chips	I-Device
had	O
already	O
been	O
manufactured	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
device	O
akin	O
to	O
a	O
miniature	O
Game	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
was	O
installed	O
in	O
the	O
cartridges	O
to	O
correct	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
by	O
Camerica	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
wanted	O
development	O
halted	O
because	O
Codemasters	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
licence	O
from	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
sued	O
Galoob	O
over	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
legal	O
issues	O
meant	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
hoped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
,	O
CD-I	B-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
were	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
team	O
changed	O
the	O
handling	O
(	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
on-rails	O
"	O
feel	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
merely	O
required	O
redrawing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
decisions	O
were	O
made	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
team	O
simply	O
had	O
to	O
convert	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
originally	O
due	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
January	O
1993	O
,	O
but	O
Sega	O
's	O
legal	O
issues	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
license	O
delayed	O
release	O
until	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-I	B-Device
version	O
was	O
coded	O
by	O
Ashley	O
Hogg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
team	O
were	O
originally	O
against	O
the	O
"	O
on-rails	O
"	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
revert	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
drifting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Ashley	O
Routledge	O
and	O
Dave	O
Saunders	O
,	O
who	O
adjusted	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
graphics	O
to	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
's	O
smaller	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
alongside	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
programmed	O
from	O
scratch	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graham	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
centre	O
of	O
development	O
across	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
no	O
problem	O
with	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
having	O
vehicle	O
behaviour	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
CD-I	B-Device
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
remake	O
(	O
titled	O
MicroMachines	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
)	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2003	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
were	O
cancelled	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
received	O
an	O
updated	O
game	O
(	O
also	O
titled	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
)	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Gamess	O
Steve	O
Keen	O
lauded	O
the	O
vehicle	O
movement	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
Paul	O
Rand	O
praised	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
described	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
racing	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
was	O
listed	O
as	O
their	O
best	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
driving	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesMasters	O
Jim	O
Douglas	O
lauded	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
brilliant	O
"	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
James	O
Leach	O
described	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
"	O
even	O
better	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
and	O
eulogised	O
the	O
addictiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
had	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
and	O
French	O
magazine	O
Amiga	B-Device
Dreams	O
reviewers	O
liked	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
CU	O
Amigas	B-Device
criticised	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
poorly	O
detailed	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
sound	O
as	O
"	O
simple	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
praised	O
the	O
locations	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
criticised	O
the	O
"	O
limited	O
"	O
single-player	O
mode	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Roundell	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
praised	O
the	O
originality	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
head-to-head	O
mode	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
breaks	O
the	O
excitement	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
from	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
believed	O
the	O
tracks	O
were	O
"	O
entertaining	O
"	O
and	O
liked	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
"	O
silly	O
things	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vehicles	O
racing	O
in	O
the	O
environments	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Steve	O
Bradley	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
as	O
"	O
absolutely	O
bloody	O
brilliant	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
addictiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
Mega	O
Fun	O
praised	O
the	O
scrolling	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
reviewer	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
racing	O
scenario	O
variety	O
and	O
the	O
vehicles	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
Galoob	O
's	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
toys	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
lauded	O
the	O
"	O
cartoony	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
"	O
cheerful	O
"	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
car	O
customisation	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
basic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
rated	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
5th	O
In	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
as	O
number	O
18	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
"	O
heart-pounding	O
,	O
adrenaline-pumping	O
action	O
"	O
,	O
split-second	O
accurate	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
perfect	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
was	O
listed	O
by	O
The	O
Guardian	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
30	O
best	O
British	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
is	O
31	O
in	O
IGNs	O
Top	O
100	O
NES	B-Language
Games	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
ranked	O
unlicensed	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
