<s>
Nightmare	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Arcade	O
Zone	O
and	O
Super	O
Fighter	O
Team	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
revival	O
titled	O
Nightmare	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
:	O
Rebirth	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
consoles	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
leprechaun	B-Application
twin	O
brothers	O
Flynn	O
and	O
Floyd	O
on	O
their	O
journey	O
to	O
stop	O
Tyrant	O
from	O
infiltrating	O
and	O
turning	O
children	O
's	O
dreams	O
into	O
nightmares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightmare	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
late	O
programmer	O
Christophe	O
Gayraud	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Titus	O
Interactive	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Blues	I-Application
Brothers	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Brainies	I-Application
for	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gayraud	O
acted	O
as	O
co-designer	O
with	O
Jean‑Christophe	O
Alessandri	O
,	O
a	O
freelance	O
art	O
designer	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Prehistorik	B-Application
and	O
Prehistorik	B-Device
Man	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
previewed	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
showcased	O
at	O
Shoshinkai	O
1994	O
,	O
originally	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
and	O
Nichibutsu	O
,	O
but	O
development	O
stopped	O
when	O
Sony	O
abandoned	O
distribution	O
of	O
Nintendo-related	O
products	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Nichibutsu	O
dropped	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	O
Zone	O
shut	O
down	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
incapable	O
of	O
publishing	O
their	O
own	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
subsequent	O
decrease	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
market	O
kept	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Cobb	O
in	O
a	O
2016	O
interview	O
,	O
Nightmare	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
sold	O
the	O
most	O
units	O
for	O
Super	O
Fighter	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightmare	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
Contra	B-Application
and	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
leprechaun	B-Application
twin	O
brothers	O
Flynn	O
and	O
Floyd	O
in	O
their	O
journey	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
diabolic	O
Tyrant	O
from	O
infiltrating	O
children	O
's	O
dreams	O
and	O
turning	O
them	O
into	O
nightmares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightmare	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Arcade	O
Zone	O
,	O
a	O
London-based	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
established	O
by	O
former	O
Loriciel	O
and	O
Titus	O
Interactive	O
members	O
to	O
create	O
games	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
Legend	B-Application
and	O
Iron	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
on	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
programmer	O
Christophe	O
Gayraud	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Blues	I-Application
Brothers	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Brainies	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jean‑Christophe	O
Alessandri	O
,	O
a	O
freelance	O
artist	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Prehistorik	B-Application
and	O
Prehistorik	B-Device
Man	I-Device
,	O
served	O
as	O
co-designer	O
with	O
Gayraud	O
and	O
as	O
art	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Brandon	O
Cobb	O
of	O
Super	O
Fighter	O
Team	O
,	O
a	O
California-based	O
game	O
production	O
and	O
publishing	O
house	O
founded	O
in	O
2005	O
whose	O
primary	O
focus	O
is	O
producing	O
and	O
publishing	O
new	O
titles	O
for	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightmare	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
was	O
first	O
previewed	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
later	O
showcased	O
to	O
attendees	O
at	O
Shoshinkai	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
and	O
Nichibutsu	O
,	O
but	O
Carlo	O
Perconti	O
of	O
Arcade	O
Zone	O
explained	O
in	O
a	O
2008	O
interview	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
stopped	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
Sony	O
abandoning	O
distribution	O
of	O
Nintendo-related	O
products	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
while	O
Nichibutsu	O
dropped	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Cobb	O
claimed	O
that	O
although	O
several	O
companies	O
showed	O
interest	O
in	O
publishing	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
factors	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
subsequent	O
decrease	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
market	O
kept	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
prototype	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
leaked	O
online	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
via	O
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
resumed	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Gayraud	O
and	O
Alessandri	O
,	O
after	O
Cobb	O
came	O
across	O
with	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
adaptation	O
and	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
Gayraud	O
by	O
Thommerot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightmare	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
launched	O
worldwide	O
on	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
fourteen	O
years	O
since	O
Frogger	O
(	O
1998	O
)	O
after	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
packaging	O
mimicking	O
officially	O
licensed	O
SNES	B-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
revival	O
titled	O
Nightmare	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
:	O
Rebirth	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
production	O
by	O
Aurora	O
Game	O
Studio	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Pix'n	O
Love	O
Games	O
for	O
consoles	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Ryan	O
Davis	O
found	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
technically	O
and	O
aesthetically	O
pleasing	O
,	O
highlighting	O
its	O
dark	O
fantasy	O
tone	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Application
,	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
sprites	O
,	O
regarding	O
Flynn	O
's	O
Adventures	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
visually	O
accomplished	O
mobile	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRaptors	O
Robert	O
Grosso	O
gave	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
version	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
animation-style	O
graphical	O
presentation	O
,	O
straightforward	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicolas	O
Gilles	O
of	O
Obsolete	O
Tears	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
release	O
,	O
commending	O
the	O
"	O
beautiful	O
"	O
visuals	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic-Games.net	O
disagreed	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
writers	O
when	O
reviewing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Nightmare	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
had	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
