<s>
Pocket	B-Device
Music	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2002	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Jester	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rage	B-Application
Games	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Music	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
tracks	B-Application
of	O
music	B-Application
from	O
pre-recorded	O
samples	B-Algorithm
using	O
a	O
grid-based	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	B-Device
Music	I-Device
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
resembles	O
a	O
basic	O
music	B-Application
tracker	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
compose	O
tracks	B-Application
of	O
music	B-Application
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tracks	B-Application
are	O
composed	O
using	O
pre-recorded	O
samples	B-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
600	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
and	O
150	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samples	B-Algorithm
are	O
categorised	O
into	O
six	O
categories	O
by	O
genre	O
,	O
including	O
drum	O
and	O
bass	O
,	O
techno	O
and	O
breakbeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
compose	O
tracks	B-Application
by	O
placing	O
the	O
samples	B-Algorithm
upon	O
a	O
grid	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
six	O
channels	O
playing	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Riff	O
Editor	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
samples	B-Algorithm
to	O
change	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
notes	O
in	O
a	O
sample	O
and	O
add	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
trade	O
songs	O
across	O
devices	O
using	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	B-Device
Music	I-Device
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
pre-programmed	O
tracks	B-Application
saved	O
to	O
showcase	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
My	O
Name	O
Is	O
"	O
by	O
Eminem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
six	O
different	O
skins	O
to	O
customise	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rage	B-Application
Games	I-Application
showcased	O
Pocket	B-Device
Music	I-Device
at	O
E3	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
previewed	O
by	O
major	O
publications	O
including	O
IGN	O
and	O
Edge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
Pocket	B-Device
Music	I-Device
,	O
a	O
working	O
title	O
for	O
an	O
unreleased	O
rhythm	O
game	O
showcased	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
March	O
and	O
April	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
does	O
not	O
work	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Chee-Chai	B-Application
Alien	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Pocket	B-Device
Music	I-Device
was	O
leaked	O
on	O
23	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
unreleased	O
build	O
for	O
localisation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	B-Device
Music	I-Device
received	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
novelty	O
innovation	O
involved	O
with	O
porting	O
music	B-Application
creation	O
software	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Perrett	O
of	O
Advance	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
anything	O
like	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
fun	O
little	O
music	B-Application
maker	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jamie	O
Wilks	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Xtreme	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
can	O
only	O
utilise	O
the	O
supplied	O
samples	B-Algorithm
"	O
with	O
few	O
other	O
music-making	O
features	O
,	O
assessing	O
that	O
"	O
Pocket	B-Device
Music	I-Device
's	O
simplicity	O
and	O
limitations	O
mean	O
that	O
a	O
proper	O
musician	O
will	O
show	O
little	O
interest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
compared	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jem	O
Roberts	O
of	O
Total	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
preferred	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
utterly	O
insanely	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
fact	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
...	O
obviously	O
has	O
far	O
lower	O
sound	O
and	O
visual	O
quality	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
that	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
trade	O
your	O
songs	O
via	O
the	O
link	B-Device
cable	I-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
Ian	O
Osborne	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Xtreme	O
gave	O
a	O
higher	O
score	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
despite	O
"	O
the	O
differences	O
in	O
audio	O
quality	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
because	O
,	O
given	O
the	O
extreme	O
differences	O
in	O
power	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
handhelds	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
Color	O
version	O
that	O
squeezes	O
the	O
most	O
from	O
its	O
host	O
"	O
,	O
observing	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Color	O
's	O
sound	O
capabilities	O
are	O
stretched	O
to	O
the	O
max	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
