<s>
Pier	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Architects	I-Application
is	O
a	O
homebrew	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
WaterMelon	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
optionally	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
expansion	O
device	O
to	O
enhance	O
its	O
audio	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
story	O
later	O
develops	O
into	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
plot	O
surrounding	O
Pier	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Architects	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
small	O
project	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
Eidolon	O
's	O
Inn	O
,	O
a	O
community	O
dedicated	O
to	O
homebrew-development	O
for	O
Sega	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
simple	O
RPG	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
target	O
platform	O
was	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goals	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
ever	O
more	O
ambitious	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
being	O
switched	O
from	O
the	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
,	O
for	O
which	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
would	O
have	O
been	O
inexpensive	O
to	O
produce	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
system	O
using	O
more	O
expensive	O
cartridge-based	O
storage	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
transition	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
game	O
content	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
with	O
64	O
megabits	O
of	O
memory	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
technically	O
the	O
"	O
biggest	O
"	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
while	O
finding	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
superior	O
sound	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
if	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
emulators	B-Application
,	O
with	O
pre-orders	O
starting	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
got	O
considerable	O
media	O
attention	O
for	O
a	O
homebrew	B-Application
title	O
during	O
the	O
following	O
months	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
UK	O
magazine	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
featuring	O
a	O
two-page	O
article	O
in	O
issue	O
49	O
and	O
numerous	O
websites	O
reporting	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
overwhelming	O
demand	O
,	O
WaterMelon	B-Application
decided	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
second	O
,	O
also	O
limited	O
,	O
run	O
with	O
a	O
so-called	O
"	O
Reprint	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
sold	O
out	O
in	O
12	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WaterMelon	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
additional	O
copies	O
on	O
Thursday	O
,	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
forecast	O
re-print	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
cartridge	B-Protocol
was	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
happen	O
,	O
but	O
Watermelon	B-Application
has	O
assured	O
fans	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
ready	O
for	O
late	O
April/early	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
WaterMelon	B-Application
announced	O
they	O
would	O
begin	O
sale	O
of	O
their	O
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
including	O
Pier	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
and	O
Paprium	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
unreleased	O
games	O
and	O
their	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
WaterMelon	B-Application
announced	O
on	O
its	O
Kickstarter	O
page	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
WaterMelon	B-Application
elaborated	O
their	O
project	O
further	O
,	O
additionally	O
opening	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
available	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
,	O
Ouya	B-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
December	O
,	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
page	O
successfully	O
surpassed	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
minimum	O
donation	O
goal	O
,	O
and	O
assured	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
the	O
highest	O
required	O
stretch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
currently	O
delayed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
come	O
to	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WaterMelon	B-Application
announced	O
their	O
studio	O
's	O
acceptance	O
into	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
developer	O
program	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
intention	O
to	O
publish	O
Pier	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
HD	I-Application
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Pier	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
HD	I-Application
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
again	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Q2	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
19	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Pier	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
HD	I-Application
is	O
in	O
certification	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
cross-buy	O
title	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
30	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
one	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
delay	O
was	O
that	O
unlike	O
the	O
digital	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
DC	O
version	O
had	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
completely	O
bug	O
tested	O
as	O
it	O
could	O
n't	O
be	O
patched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
WaterMelon	B-Application
announced	O
,	O
through	O
an	O
email	O
conversation	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Pier	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
has	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
being	O
that	O
Sony	O
has	O
failed	O
to	O
provide	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
Dev	O
Kits	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
developer	O
posted	O
on	O
their	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
of	O
receiving	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pier	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Architects	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
1UP.com	O
identified	O
Pier	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Architects	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
31	O
homebrew	B-Application
games	O
worth	O
playing.	O
"	O
</s>
