<s>
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ukiyotei	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Visit	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
1	O
November	O
1996	O
and	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
February	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Ukiyotei	O
founder	O
Kenshi	O
Naruse	O
during	O
his	O
time	O
working	O
at	O
Ukiyotei	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
creating	O
a	O
mascot	B-Application
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
intended	O
for	O
younger	O
audiences	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
Skyblazer	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
as	O
a	O
commission	O
by	O
Bullet-Proof	O
Software	O
but	O
later	O
settled	O
on	O
doing	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
directed	O
towards	O
western	O
audiences	O
with	O
Visit	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
after	O
Bullet-Proof	O
Software	O
changed	O
their	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
both	O
eastern	O
and	O
western	O
markets	O
led	O
Ukiyotei	O
to	O
suspend	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
before	O
deciding	O
on	O
making	O
a	O
different	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
while	O
integrating	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
previously	O
established	O
ideas	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
into	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
panning	O
its	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Skyblazer	B-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
skunk	O
named	O
Punky	O
,	O
who	O
settles	O
on	O
saving	O
the	O
world	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
his	O
friends	O
Nash	O
and	O
Kelly	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
BB	O
Brigade	O
army	O
led	O
by	O
Badler	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
collectible	O
stars	O
scattered	O
on	O
almost	O
every	O
stage	O
and	O
obtaining	O
100	O
of	O
them	O
grants	O
Punky	O
with	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punky	O
loses	O
a	O
live	O
if	O
he	O
sustains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
hits	O
or	O
falls	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
saved	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
memory	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Ukiyotei	O
founder	O
Kenshi	O
Naruse	O
,	O
whose	O
previous	O
works	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
included	O
Hook	B-Application
,	O
Skyblazer	B-Application
and	O
Todd	B-Application
McFarlane	I-Application
's	I-Application
Spawn	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenshi	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
went	O
through	O
various	O
circumstances	O
before	O
its	O
eventual	O
release	O
to	O
market	O
,	O
initially	O
starring	O
a	O
different	O
main	O
protagonist	O
on	O
a	O
mascot	B-Application
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
titled	O
Metamoru	O
Kid	O
Gūmin	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
as	O
a	O
commission	O
by	O
Bullet-Proof	O
Software	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
a	O
game	O
intended	O
for	O
younger	O
audiences	O
while	O
Ukiyotei	O
settled	O
on	O
creating	O
a	O
concept	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Skyblazer	B-Application
but	O
aimed	O
at	O
kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ukiyotei	O
started	O
afterwards	O
negotiations	O
with	O
Japanese	O
publisher	O
Visit	O
,	O
who	O
proposed	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
with	O
reusing	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
written	O
for	O
Metamoru	O
Kid	O
Gūmin	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
but	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japanese	O
markets	O
led	O
Ukiyotei	O
focusing	O
towards	O
the	O
western	O
market	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
was	O
nearly	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
decrease	O
in	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
market	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
titles	O
resulted	O
in	O
suspending	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ukiyotei	O
would	O
later	O
propose	O
Visit	O
in	O
resuming	O
Punky	O
and	O
continue	O
development	O
of	O
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
to	O
which	O
the	O
latter	O
agreed	O
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
visuals	O
matched	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programming	O
team	O
used	O
Punky	O
as	O
research	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
code	O
previous	O
techniques	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
such	O
as	O
character	O
animation	O
and	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
,	O
as	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kits	I-Application
for	O
the	O
latter	O
console	O
were	O
deemed	O
to	O
be	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
2D	O
titles	O
,	O
converting	O
several	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
former	O
version	O
while	O
finishing	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
other	O
aspects	O
during	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Skyblazer	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
at	O
Ukiyotei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
under	O
its	O
Japanese	O
title	O
,	O
Cooly	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
,	O
at	O
Shoshinkai	O
1995	O
and	O
the	O
1995	O
Famimaga	O
Earth	O
World	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
was	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
alleged	O
decline	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
format	O
and	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
cancellation	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
broadcast	O
via	O
Satellaview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
demo	O
was	O
discovered	O
on	O
a	O
8M	B-Device
Memory	I-Device
Pak	I-Device
at	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
store	O
Super	O
Potato	O
and	O
a	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
said	O
demo	O
was	O
later	O
leaked	O
online	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
was	O
later	O
moved	O
and	O
eventually	O
published	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
Visit	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
1	O
November	O
1996	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Cooly	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
in	O
February	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
rated	O
it	O
one	O
star	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Nuts	O
to	O
this	O
-	O
you	O
might	O
as	O
well	O
hook	B-Application
up	O
your	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
play	O
Zero	O
the	O
Kamikaze	O
Squirrel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
cited	O
the	O
complete	O
lack	O
of	O
PlayStation-specific	O
effects	O
and	O
the	O
dull	O
,	O
derivative	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSM	O
similarly	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
take	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
felt	O
its	O
rudimentary	O
design	O
resembled	O
something	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
console	O
generation	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
2D	O
platformers	O
such	O
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
and	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
,	O
remarking	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
programmed	O
on	O
the	O
Yaroze.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
magazine	O
declared	O
that	O
its	O
levels	O
and	O
bonus	O
minigames	O
did	O
have	O
enough	O
variety	O
to	O
"	O
squeeze	O
a	O
small	O
iota	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
they	O
concluded	O
that	O
its	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
meant	O
it	O
was	O
targeted	O
to	O
a	O
much	O
younger	O
audience	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
PlayStation	B-Device
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
Rants	O
Evan	O
Hopkins	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
gamers	O
were	O
over	O
colorful	O
2D	O
platformers	O
,	O
and	O
Punky	B-Application
Skunk	I-Application
landed	O
with	O
a	O
resounding	O
thud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compound	O
this	O
failure	O
with	O
gameplay	O
that	O
stunk	O
as	O
bad	O
as	O
its	O
protagonist	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
a	O
mascot	B-Application
platformer	O
that	O
never	O
stood	O
a	O
chance.	O
"	O
</s>
