<s>
Mysterious	B-Application
Song	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
freeware	B-License
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Darkness	O
Ethereal	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Matt	O
"	O
DarkDread	O
"	O
Zuchowski	O
using	O
QuickBASIC	B-Language
with	O
additional	O
help	O
of	O
other	O
Darkness	O
Ethereal	O
members	O
,	O
Mysterious	B-Application
Song	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
three	O
months	O
between	O
1999	O
and	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
distributed	O
across	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
CNET	O
's	O
Download.com	B-Application
and	O
ZDNet	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
by	O
homebrew	O
developer	O
Frozen	O
Utopia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
who	O
compared	O
it	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
presentation	O
and	O
music	O
but	O
other	O
felt	O
mixed	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
some	O
criticized	O
certain	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysterious	B-Application
Song	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Spear	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
tasked	O
by	O
King	O
Algameth	O
IX	O
of	O
the	O
Toren	O
kingdom	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
sudden	O
insurgence	O
of	O
monsters	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysterious	B-Application
Song	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Toren	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysterious	B-Application
Song	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Darkness	O
Ethereal	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
developemt	O
group	O
originally	O
formed	O
in	O
1996	O
as	O
Dark	O
Dreams	O
Software	O
by	O
Matt	O
"	O
DarkDread	O
"	O
Zuchowski	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zuchowski	O
and	O
other	O
independent	O
outlets	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
Darkness	O
Ethereal	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
for	O
three	O
months	O
between	O
1999	O
and	O
2000	O
using	O
QuickBASIC	B-Language
with	O
help	O
from	O
other	O
members	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
acting	O
as	O
composer	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
remake	O
of	O
Mysterious	B-Application
Song	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2005	O
by	O
homebrew	O
developer	O
Frozen	O
Utopia	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
several	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
David	O
Lee	O
"	O
Nödtveidt	O
"	O
Perry	O
and	O
"	O
Tom	O
"	O
serving	O
as	O
co-programmers	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
March	O
2010	O
release	O
but	O
its	O
launch	O
kept	O
being	O
postponed	O
due	O
to	O
various	O
issues	O
until	O
its	O
development	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysterious	B-Application
Song	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
Darkness	O
Ethereal	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
as	O
freeware	B-License
at	O
their	O
official	O
website	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
distributed	O
on	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
CNET	O
's	O
Download.com,	O
ZDNet	O
and	O
RPGDX	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
being	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
CD-appendix	O
MB	O
2002	O
:	O
Huvi-ja	O
Hyötyromppu	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
2002	O
issue	O
of	O
Finnish	O
computer	O
magazine	O
MikroBitti	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
remake	O
of	O
Mysterious	B-Application
Song	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Frozen	O
Utopia	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
500	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
Ouya	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
were	O
planned	O
by	O
Eponasoft	O
but	O
ultimately	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2014	O
and	O
2015	O
,	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
on	O
their	O
official	O
page	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
ports	O
were	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysterious	B-Application
Song	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gianfranco	O
Berardi	O
of	O
GBGames	O
noted	O
similarities	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
but	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
visual	O
presentation	O
and	O
music	O
but	O
criticized	O
several	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Jybbe	O
"	O
of	O
Wasted	O
Oldies	O
also	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
both	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
easy-to-learn	O
gameplay	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
plot	O
for	O
being	O
linear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
of	O
the	O
Underdogs	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
better	O
freeware	B-License
"	O
indie	O
"	O
RPGs	O
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
also	O
gave	O
several	O
awards	O
to	O
Mysterious	B-Application
Song	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
and	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2001	O
interview	O
,	O
Matt	O
"	O
DarkDread	O
"	O
Zuchowski	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
updated	O
version	O
titled	O
Mysterious	B-Application
Song	I-Application
DX	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Eponasoft	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
titled	O
Mysterious	B-Application
Song	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Eternal	O
Silence	O
but	O
development	O
remained	O
on	O
hold	O
due	O
to	O
Lee	O
Perry	O
working	O
on	O
another	O
project	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
called	O
FX-Unit	O
Yuki	O
:	O
The	O
Henshin	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
