<s>
It	O
is	O
Namco	O
's	O
second	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
female	O
protagonist	O
,	O
following	O
Wonder	B-Application
Momo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
isometric	O
view	O
with	O
an	O
overhead	O
one	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
1991	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Märchen	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
;	O
although	O
its	O
visuals	O
and	O
controls	O
were	O
praised	O
,	O
critics	O
disliked	O
the	O
sharp	O
rise	O
in	O
difficulty	O
and	O
mediocre	O
boss	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Märchen	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
July	O
1988	O
—	O
development	O
itself	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
N.H.	O
System	O
,	O
a	O
very	O
short-lived	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Alice	B-Application
in	I-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
,	O
predating	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
TwinBee	O
Yahho	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Namco	O
's	O
second	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
female	O
protagonist	O
,	O
following	O
Wonder	B-Application
Momo	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Alice	B-Application
in	I-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
,	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
to	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
isometric	O
angle	O
with	O
an	O
overhead	O
view	O
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
restraints	O
—	O
character	O
design	O
for	O
this	O
port	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Gundam	O
artist	O
Kouichi	O
Tokita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1991	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
conversion	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
SPS	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
near-identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Märchen	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
,	O
notably	O
the	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
release	O
,	O
received	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
—	O
while	O
critics	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
many	O
would	O
criticize	O
its	O
difficulty	O
for	O
drastically	O
spiking	O
up	O
later	O
on	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
unimpressive	O
boss	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
May	O
1991	O
issue	O
of	O
German	O
magazine	O
Play	O
Time	O
praised	O
the	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
version	O
's	O
"	O
well	O
matched	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
action	O
,	O
although	O
would	O
criticize	O
the	O
difficulty	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
hard	O
,	O
namely	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
would	O
dislike	O
the	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
version	O
's	O
difficulty	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
drastic	O
early	O
on	O
,	O
although	O
would	O
praise	O
its	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
tight	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
Fan	O
magazine	O
had	O
a	O
similar	O
response	O
,	O
applauding	O
its	O
controls	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
while	O
disliking	O
its	O
uninteresting	O
boss	O
fights	O
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
notably	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
Naniwa	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
equivalents	O
of	O
Tweedledee	O
and	O
Tweedledum	O
)	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
lend	O
their	O
name	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
stadiums	O
(	O
the	O
Naniwa	O
Dome	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Namco	O
System	O
12-era	O
World	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Namco	O
All	O
Stars	O
 '	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
