<s>
Monster	B-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1989	O
by	O
Bandai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2000s	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
infamous	O
in	O
online	O
gaming	O
circles	O
when	O
prototype	B-Application
screenshots	B-Application
of	O
a	O
Japanese	O
Famicom	O
version	O
known	O
as	O
began	O
circulating	O
showing	O
different	O
bosses	O
and	O
parodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
of	O
the	O
canceled	O
Japanese	O
release	O
was	O
listed	O
on	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
centers	O
on	O
a	O
child	O
named	O
Mark	O
(	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Hiroshi	O
( ひろし	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Japanese	O
prototype	B-Application
)	O
who	O
,	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
home	O
from	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
is	O
approached	O
by	O
a	O
winged	O
,	O
griffin-like	O
alien	O
named	O
Bert	O
(	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Value	O
( バリュー	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Japanese	O
prototype	B-Application
)	O
who	O
seeks	O
assistance	O
in	O
ridding	O
"	O
evil	O
monsters	B-Application
"	O
from	O
his	O
realm	O
,	O
"	O
Dark	O
World	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
is	O
reluctant	O
to	O
help	O
,	O
but	O
Bert	O
explains	O
that	O
anyone	O
will	O
do	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Mark	O
's	O
baseball	B-Application
bat	O
will	O
be	O
as	O
good	O
a	O
weapon	O
as	O
any	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
traditional	O
horror	O
bosses	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
include	O
a	O
mummy	O
,	O
giant	O
spiders	B-Protocol
,	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
Medusa	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Dragon	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Grim	O
Reaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
realm	O
now	O
free	O
of	O
monsters	B-Application
,	O
Bert	O
returns	O
Mark	O
home	O
and	O
leaves	O
him	O
with	O
a	O
parting	O
gift	O
for	O
his	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mark	O
opens	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
a	O
beautiful	O
princess	O
emerges	O
;	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
she	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
hideous	O
monster	B-Application
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
monsters	B-Application
who	O
melts	O
Mark	O
's	O
flesh	O
from	O
his	O
bones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Party	I-Application
features	O
eight	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
password	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
particular	O
level	O
without	O
starting	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bosses	O
for	O
this	O
level	O
are	O
a	O
man-eating	O
plant	O
,	O
a	O
giant	O
dead	O
lizard	O
(	O
commonly	O
misinterpreted	O
as	O
a	O
spider	B-Protocol
,	O
no	O
fighting	O
necessary	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
dialogue	O
box	O
"	O
SORRY	O
,	O
I	O
'M	O
DEAD	O
"	O
confirms	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pumpkin-headed	O
ghost	O
who	O
throws	O
smaller	O
pumpkins	O
and	O
wants	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
picked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosses	O
for	O
this	O
level	O
include	O
a	O
Medusa	B-Application
;	O
Shrimp	O
Attack	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
haunted	O
wishing	O
well	O
that	O
throws	O
plates	O
(	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Banchō	O
Sarayashiki	O
ghost	O
story	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
World	O
Cave	O
:	O
Bosses	O
for	O
this	O
level	O
include	O
the	O
Guardian	O
of	O
the	O
Giant	O
Sphinx	O
,	O
who	O
complains	O
that	O
his	O
legs	O
are	O
asleep	O
;	O
a	O
Giant	O
Spider	B-Protocol
;	O
and	O
the	O
Giant	O
Cow	O
Man	O
,	O
whose	O
attack	O
is	O
smaller	O
cows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosses	O
are	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
(	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
invincible	O
,	O
dancing	O
zombies	B-Application
who	O
automatically	O
deteriorate	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
simply	O
watches	O
them	O
perform	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
Mad	O
Javelin	O
Man	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
wooden	O
robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosses	O
include	O
a	O
caterpillar	O
named	O
(	O
Rolls	O
)	O
Royce	O
;	O
the	O
Grim	O
Reaper	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
Giant	O
Spider	B-Protocol
,	O
with	O
a	O
Roman	O
numeral	O
II	O
on	O
its	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
beating	O
the	O
eight	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
faces	O
the	O
Dark	O
World	O
Master	O
,	O
seen	O
only	O
as	O
an	O
angry	O
giant	O
zombie	B-Application
face	O
that	O
shoots	O
flying	O
eyeballs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
infamous	O
in	O
the	O
retro	O
gaming	O
community	O
for	O
prototype	B-Application
images	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
latter	O
2000s	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
prototype	B-Application
images	O
,	O
gamers	O
realized	O
that	O
an	O
invisible	O
platform	O
inside	O
the	O
man	O
eating	O
plant	O
's	O
chamber	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
the	O
"	O
deleted	O
"	O
speaker	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
programmers	O
had	O
simply	O
covered	O
the	O
sprite	O
in	O
black	O
pixels	O
rather	O
than	O
outright	O
remove	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amongst	O
discoveries	O
made	O
by	O
those	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
the	O
revelation	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
more	O
incongruous	O
bosses	O
may	O
have	O
originated	O
as	O
copyrighted	O
characters	O
that	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
altered	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
:	O
The	O
pumpkin	O
ghost	O
with	O
the	O
spinning	O
head	O
was	O
originally	O
an	O
ape	O
from	O
Planet	O
of	O
the	O
Apes	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
giant	O
cat	O
inside	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
originally	O
been	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Gremlins	B-Language
,	O
and	O
finally	O
the	O
grim	O
reaper	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
robot	O
resembling	O
a	O
Xenomorph	O
from	O
the	O
Alien	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
