<s>
Recca	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
KID	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
for	O
pushing	O
the	O
Famicom	O
hardware	O
to	O
the	O
limits	O
with	O
its	O
uncompromising	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
sprites	O
and	O
speed	O
,	O
Recca	B-Application
was	O
created	O
for	O
a	O
shooting	O
game	O
competition	O
hosted	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
called	O
"	O
Summer	O
Carnival	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
1992	O
and	O
featured	O
alongside	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
shooter	O
Alzadick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Shinobu	O
Yagawa	O
,	O
whose	O
later	O
works	O
includes	O
Battle	B-Application
Garegga	I-Application
,	O
Ibara	B-Application
,	O
Pink	B-Application
Sweets	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ibara	I-Application
Sorekara	I-Application
and	O
Muchi	B-Application
Muchi	I-Application
Pork	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
amid	O
focus	O
shifting	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
few	O
copies	O
sold	O
when	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
by	O
gaming	O
journalists	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
,	O
most	O
valuable	O
and	O
sought-after	O
Famicom	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recca	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
pushing	O
the	O
Famicom	O
to	O
its	O
limits	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
its	O
action	O
,	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
fun	O
factor	O
but	O
criticism	O
was	O
geared	O
towards	O
the	O
unsuitable	O
difficulty	O
for	O
beginners	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
and	O
2013	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
international	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recca	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Recca415	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2302	O
,	O
where	O
an	O
invading	O
alien	O
armada	O
plans	O
to	O
destroy	O
mankind	O
after	O
obliterating	O
the	O
Andromeda	O
galaxy	O
shortly	O
after	O
humans	O
made	O
a	O
peace	O
agreement	O
with	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Recca	B-Application
ship	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
five	O
distinct	O
main	O
weapons	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
advantages	O
and	O
disadvantages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
or	O
colliding	O
against	O
solid	O
stage	O
obstacles	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
firepower	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
state	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>
Recca	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
KID	O
,	O
a	O
contract	O
developer	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
American-focused	O
games	O
for	O
Taxan	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
shooting	O
game	O
competition	O
hosted	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
called	O
"	O
Summer	O
Carnival	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
1992	O
and	O
featured	O
alongside	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
shooter	O
Alzadick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
programmed	O
Shinobu	O
Yagawa	O
,	O
whose	O
later	O
works	O
at	O
Raizing	O
and	O
Cave	O
includes	O
Battle	B-Application
Garegga	I-Application
,	O
Ibara	B-Application
,	O
Pink	B-Application
Sweets	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ibara	I-Application
Sorekara	I-Application
and	O
Muchi	B-Application
Muchi	I-Application
Pork	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shioda	O
met	O
Yagawa	O
when	O
assigned	O
to	O
compose	O
songs	O
for	O
Recca	B-Application
,	O
who	O
requested	O
him	O
to	O
score	O
music	O
that	O
lasted	O
four	O
minutes	O
,	O
as	O
Yagawa	O
claimed	O
they	O
could	O
make	O
what	O
they	O
wanted	O
for	O
sound	O
and	O
"	O
do	O
the	O
impossible	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shioda	O
also	O
composed	O
three	O
"	O
joke	O
"	O
songs	O
for	O
the	O
sound	O
test	O
screen	O
after	O
being	O
showed	O
the	O
image	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
called	O
"	O
Recca-chan	O
"	O
drawn	O
by	O
Etsuka	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recca	B-Application
is	O
known	O
for	O
pushing	O
the	O
Famicom	O
hardware	O
to	O
the	O
limits	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
uncompromising	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
sprites	O
and	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
technique	O
similar	O
to	O
Contra	B-Application
,	O
where	O
sprite	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
explosions	O
are	O
shown	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
fps	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
60	O
fps	O
to	O
work	O
around	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
sprite	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recca	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
1992	O
during	O
the	O
"	O
Summer	O
Carnival	O
"	O
competition	O
and	O
in	O
retail	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
late	O
1992	O
launch	O
when	O
focus	O
was	O
already	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
's	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
few	O
copies	O
sold	O
and	O
reputation	O
,	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
harder	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
more	O
expensive	O
than	O
earlier	O
Famicom	O
releases	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
rare	O
collector	O
's	O
item	O
that	O
commands	O
high	O
prices	O
on	O
the	O
secondary	O
game	O
collecting	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
an	O
album	O
featuring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
titled	O
Legend	O
Consumer	O
Series	O
-	O
Summer	O
Carnival	O
'	O
92	O
Recca	B-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Scitron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recca	B-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
August	O
15	O
and	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
respectively	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
international	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recca	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
four	O
reviewers	O
commented	O
that	O
Recca	B-Application
is	O
unsuitable	O
for	O
beginners	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
too	O
many	O
onscreen	O
objects	O
to	O
trackcriticizing	O
the	O
graphics	O
but	O
praising	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
for	O
Recca	B-Application
have	O
been	O
equally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Marcel	O
van	O
Duyn	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
recommend	O
Recca	B-Application
to	O
anybody	O
but	O
the	O
most	O
die-hard	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
