<s>
is	O
a	O
1995	B-Application
side	O
scrolling	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
gone	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
titles	O
in	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
Ziggurat	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
with	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
set	O
to	O
distribute	O
physical	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
titular	O
Rendering	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
,	O
a	O
special	O
forces	O
soldier	O
tasked	O
with	O
defending	O
the	O
Earth	O
and	O
its	O
remaining	O
inhabitants	O
from	O
a	O
devastating	O
alien	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Manfred	O
Trenz	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Turrican	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Trenz	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
named	O
as	O
Targa	O
,	O
it	O
featured	O
hand-drawn	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
it	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
pre-rendered	O
graphics	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
hence	O
the	O
name	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
such	O
titles	O
as	O
Magical	B-Application
Pop'n	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2016	O
mook	O
,	O
Perfect	O
Guide	O
of	O
Nostalgic	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
rarest	O
title	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
writer	O
Tom	O
Massey	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
Turrican	B-Application
meets	O
Contra	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
complained	O
of	O
screen	O
inertia	O
.	O
</s>
