<s>
Narc	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
NARC	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
1988	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
arcade	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Eugene	O
Jarvis	O
for	O
Williams	O
Electronics	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
George	O
Petro	O
,	O
Todd	O
Allen	O
,	O
and	O
Eugene	O
Jarvis	O
,	O
with	O
art	O
by	O
Jack	O
Haeger	O
,	O
John	O
Newcomer	O
,	O
and	O
Lin	O
Young	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Narc	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
re-launched	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
said	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
characters	O
are	O
Max	O
Force	O
and	O
Hit	O
Man	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
received	O
a	O
memo	O
from	O
Spencer	O
Williams	O
,	O
Narcotics	O
Opposition	O
chairman	O
in	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
dispatching	O
them	O
on	O
Project	O
NARC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Narc	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
TMS34010	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
32-bit	O
processor	O
with	O
graphics-oriented	O
instructions	O
built-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
August	O
,	O
1990	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
NARC	B-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
was	O
billed	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
anti-drug	O
message	O
,	O
"	O
though	O
Nintendo	O
forced	O
all	O
drug	O
references	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Boy	O
version	O
of	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
uses	O
some	O
music	O
from	O
NARC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Acclaim	O
released	O
NARC	B-Application
as	O
a	O
handheld	O
LCD	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NARC	B-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2005	O
update	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
VIS	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2005	O
press	O
release	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shipment	O
to	O
retailers	O
and	O
emphasized	O
that	O
NARC	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
for	O
an	O
"	O
older	O
audience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
