<s>
N	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
n	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Metanet	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
inspired	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
Soldat	B-Language
,	O
and	O
other	O
side-scrolling	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
N	B-Application
series	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
N+	B-Application
and	O
N++	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
N	B-Application
won	O
the	O
audience	O
choice	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
downloadables	O
category	O
of	O
the	O
2005	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
N	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
who	O
navigates	O
tile-based	O
levels	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
avoiding	O
hazards	O
,	O
collecting	O
gold	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
opening	O
an	O
exit	O
door	O
which	O
completes	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combinations	O
of	O
moving	O
and	O
jumping	O
on	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
terrain	O
allow	O
the	O
ninja	B-Application
to	O
perform	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
movements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
jumping	O
from	O
wall	O
to	O
wall	O
,	O
climbing	O
up	O
vertical	O
inclines	O
,	O
and	O
sliding	O
down	O
steep	O
surfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.4	O
of	O
N	B-Application
contains	O
100	O
episodes	O
(	O
numbered	O
00	O
to	O
99	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
version	O
2.0	O
contains	O
120	O
episodes	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
two	O
bonus	O
columns	O
being	O
unlockable	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
episodes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N	B-Application
also	O
supports	O
user-made	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
done	O
through	O
a	O
built-in	O
level	O
editor	O
called	O
NEd	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
"	O
N	B-Application
Editor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N	B-Application
1.4	O
has	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
500	O
maps	O
,	O
450	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
made	O
by	O
Metanet	O
Software	O
;	O
2.0	O
contains	O
600	O
levels	O
,	O
500	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
made	O
by	O
Metanet	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
years	O
after	O
N	B-Application
1.4	O
release	O
,	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Metanet	O
Software	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
Forums	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Metablog	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
definitely	O
start	O
with	O
N	B-Application
1.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
created	O
some	O
threads	O
in	O
the	O
forums	O
that	O
discussed	O
every	O
new	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
N	B-Application
,	O
asking	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
feedback	O
,	O
and	O
asking	O
the	O
players	O
their	O
opinions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
N	B-Application
v2.0	O
beta	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
contesque	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
ranked	O
highly	O
in	O
each	O
section	O
were	O
awarded	O
with	O
prize	O
packs	O
,	O
including	O
T-shirts	O
,	O
N+	B-Application
download	O
codes	O
,	O
stickers	O
,	O
buttons	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
version	O
2.0	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
beta	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
physics	O
engine	O
written	O
in	O
ActionScript	B-Operating_System
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Approximately	O
two	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
late	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
N++	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
