<s>
My	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1985	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
format	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Irem	O
's	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
earlier	O
martial	O
arts	O
games	O
,	O
My	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
departs	O
from	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
martial	O
arts	O
setting	O
,	O
instead	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
contemporary	O
urban	O
city	O
environment	O
with	O
street	O
gangs	O
,	O
like	O
later	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Renegade	B-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
and	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
stage	O
design	O
resembles	O
an	O
Edo	O
Japanese	O
ninja	O
epic	O
,	O
with	O
ninja	O
themed	O
enemies	O
and	O
boss	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sci-fi	O
theme	O
loosely	O
based	O
upon	O
Planet	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Apes	I-Application
,	O
including	O
ape/human	O
enemies	O
and	O
a	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
space	O
limitations	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Card	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
port	O
only	O
features	O
the	O
street	O
gang	O
in	O
3	O
stages	O
that	O
go	O
in	O
a	O
continuous	O
loop	O
until	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
all	O
lives	O
and	O
gets	O
a	O
game	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
My	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1985	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
though	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
basic	O
than	O
the	O
incredible	O
"	O
Hang-On	B-Application
,	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
still	O
quite	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
an	O
amusing	O
variation	O
on	O
the	O
kung-fu	O
game	O
theme.	O
"	O
</s>
