<s>
is	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Capcom	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
as	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
1982	O
Sega	O
arcade	O
game	O
Pengo	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
arctic	O
theme	O
replaced	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
1998	O
compilation	O
Capcom	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
First	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2005	O
compilation	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
Japanese	O
sailor	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Momotaro	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
use	O
barrels	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
titular	O
pirate	B-Application
crew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
pirate	B-Application
who	O
stands	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
barrel	O
or	O
other	O
object	O
will	O
be	O
hurled	O
off	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
floor	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
has	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
pirates	B-Application
to	O
be	O
destroyed	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
"	O
Bow	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
pirate	B-Application
that	O
regenerates	O
each	O
time	O
it	O
is	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
each	O
successive	O
floor	O
,	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
intelligence	O
of	O
the	O
pirates	B-Application
increases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momotaro	O
is	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
against	O
the	O
Higemaru	O
pirates	B-Application
,	O
only	O
receiving	O
help	O
from	O
various	O
items	O
laden	O
throughout	O
each	O
floor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Higemaru	O
:	O
a	O
bearded	O
pirate	B-Application
wearing	O
a	O
bandana	O
and	O
striped	O
shirt	O
,	O
and	O
lacking	O
arms	O
and	O
legs	O
(	O
propelled	O
only	O
by	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
large	O
feet	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bow	O
:	O
presumably	O
,	O
the	O
captain	O
of	O
the	O
Higemaru	O
pirates	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pirate	B-Application
Ship	I-Application
Higemaru	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
following	O
Vulgus	B-Device
and	O
Sonson	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
three	O
Capcom	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
Z80-based	O
technology	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
1942	B-Application
and	O
Exed	B-Application
Exes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
item	O
,	O
following	O
Sonson	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
appeared	O
as	O
an	O
enemy	O
in	O
Vulgus	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
Sylphie	O
,	O
the	O
item	O
shop	O
girl	O
from	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Worlds	I-Application
whose	O
attacks	O
are	O
all	O
taken	O
from	O
various	O
Capcom	O
games	O
,	O
has	O
an	O
attack	O
in	O
which	O
she	O
throws	O
a	O
barrel	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
as	O
Momotaro	O
,	O
a	O
clear	O
reference	O
to	O
Pirate	B-Application
Ship	I-Application
Higemaru	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
retains	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
throw	O
barrels	O
at	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Momotaro	O
and	O
the	O
pirates	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hebi	O
Island	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
in	O
Makaijima	O
,	O
features	O
the	O
enemy	O
characters	O
from	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Stage	O
3	O
enemy	O
boss	O
character	O
featuring	O
in	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Strider	B-Application
is	O
a	O
pirate	B-Application
named	O
Captain	O
Higemaru	O
Jr	O
(	O
Captain	O
Beard	O
Jr	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
pirates	B-Application
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
remake	I-Application
in	O
the	O
shooting	O
range	O
as	O
shooting	O
dummies	O
.	O
</s>
