<s>
Nagano	B-Application
Winter	I-Application
Olympics	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
multi-event	O
sports	O
game	O
from	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field/Hyper	I-Application
Sports	I-Application
series	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
licensed	O
Olympic	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
home	O
console	O
until	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
about	O
nine	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
's	O
Japanese	O
branch	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
different	O
divisions	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
exhibited	O
at	O
the	O
September	O
1997	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagano	B-Application
Winter	I-Application
Olympics	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
received	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
respectively	O
held	O
a	O
48%	O
and	O
49%	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
but	O
those	O
critics	O
which	O
compared	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
unanimously	O
declared	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
the	O
superior	O
one	O
,	O
citing	O
faster	O
play	O
,	O
shorter	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
graphics	O
with	O
less	O
polygon	O
breakup	O
and	O
draw	O
in	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
positive	O
recommendation	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
4.0	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
scores	O
in	O
graphics	O
,	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
fun	O
factor	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
3.5	O
in	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
a	O
mixed	O
bag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
and	O
GamePro	O
both	O
praised	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
with	O
IGNs	O
Peer	O
Schneider	O
commenting	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
sound	O
effects	O
are	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
they	O
get	O
,	O
with	O
accurate	O
stereo	O
separation	O
,	O
surround	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
clear	O
samples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
a	O
doubt	O
,	O
Nagano	O
Winter	O
Olympics	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
sounding	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
(	O
which	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
they	O
suggested	O
as	O
a	O
rental	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
some	O
events	O
"	O
are	O
just	O
boring	O
(	O
like	O
freestyle	O
aerials	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
