<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
NA-2	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
eight	O
unusual	O
competitions	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
strength	O
and	O
might	O
of	O
four	O
mutant	O
athletes	O
called	O
"	O
Numans	O
"	O
(	O
Sharon	O
L'Alles	O
,	O
Harry	B-Application
Boffin	I-Application
,	O
Masaemon	B-Application
Nakamura	O
,	O
and	O
Bongo	B-Application
Tembo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
spawn	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mach	B-Application
Breakers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Numan	I-Application
Athletics	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turbo	O
Dash	O
:	O
Set	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
(	O
Harry	O
's	O
home	O
country	O
)	O
,	O
this	O
event	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
100-Metre	O
Dash	O
from	O
Konami	O
's	O
Hyper	B-Application
Olympic	I-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
buttons	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
Numan	O
start	O
running	O
,	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interceptor	O
:	O
Set	O
in	O
Russia	O
,	O
this	O
event	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Firing	O
Ranges	O
from	O
Konami	O
's	O
Combat	B-Application
School	I-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
buttons	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
Numan	O
walk	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
one	O
to	O
fire	O
at	O
bullets	O
launched	O
by	O
a	O
distant	O
boat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missile	O
Toss	O
:	O
Set	O
in	O
Kenya	O
(	O
Bongo	B-Application
's	O
home	O
country	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
buttons	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
Numan	O
start	O
running	O
,	O
then	O
press	O
and	O
hold	O
the	O
second	O
button	O
before	O
the	O
red	O
line	O
(	O
if	O
any	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Numan	O
's	O
feet	O
goes	O
over	O
the	O
line	O
,	O
it	O
invalidates	O
the	O
attempt	O
)	O
;	O
this	O
event	O
can	O
be	O
extremely	O
difficult	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
know	O
exactly	O
when	O
to	O
stop	O
and	O
which	O
angle	O
to	O
throw	O
a	O
missile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vs.	O
Express	O
:	O
Set	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
Masaemon	B-Application
's	O
home	O
country	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
press	O
the	O
second	O
button	O
when	O
a	O
red	O
light	O
in	O
the	O
top-right	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
a	O
Shinkansen	O
comes	O
into	O
view	O
from	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
then	O
alternate	O
pressing	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
ones	O
to	O
build	O
up	O
their	O
Numan	O
's	O
power	O
meter	O
,	O
then	O
push	O
it	O
back	O
off	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numan	B-Application
Athletics	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
October	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
version	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
praised	O
Numan	B-Application
Athletics	I-Application
for	O
its	O
competitive	O
nature	O
and	O
uniqueness	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
surprising	O
"	O
treasure	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Numan	B-Application
Athletics	I-Application
is	O
the	O
distilled	O
essence	O
of	O
what	O
makes	O
arcade	O
games	O
so	O
exciting	O
–	O
it	O
’s	O
over	O
the	O
top	O
,	O
noisy	O
,	O
bold	O
–	O
and	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
a	O
similar	O
response	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
DecAthlete	B-Application
and	O
Konami	O
's	O
Hyper	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
for	O
its	O
unique	O
and	O
outlandish	O
concept	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
entertaining	O
,	O
button-mashing	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
their	O
review	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
premise	O
does	O
n’t	O
change	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
in	O
gameplay	O
terms	O
–	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
you	O
’re	O
still	O
going	O
to	O
spend	O
most	O
of	O
your	O
time	O
hammering	O
away	O
at	O
buttons	O
–	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
as	O
tight	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
holding	O
up	O
well	O
alongside	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Hyper	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
and	O
DecAthlete	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
