<s>
Ristar	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
was	O
overshadowed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
imminent	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
's	O
lifecycle	O
and	O
the	O
succession	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
other	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
never	O
receiving	O
any	O
sequels	O
,	O
Sega	O
has	O
re-released	O
Ristar	B-Application
several	O
times	O
digitally	O
and	O
on	O
Sega-themed	O
compilations	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Forever	I-Application
line	O
of	O
releases	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	O
Gear	O
game	O
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
different	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ristar	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
sidescrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
or	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
focusing	O
less	O
on	O
jumping	O
and	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Ristar	B-Application
's	O
stretchable	O
arms	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
reach	O
in	O
8	O
different	O
main	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
maneuver	O
Ristar	B-Application
through	O
the	O
level	O
to	O
its	O
end	O
,	O
while	O
avoiding	O
damage	O
from	O
obstacles	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ristar	B-Application
's	O
extendable	O
arms	O
are	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
means	O
of	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
;	O
through	O
extending	O
his	O
arms	O
,	O
grabbing	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
and	O
pulling	O
himself	O
towards	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
headbutt	O
"	O
motion	O
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
attacking	O
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
's	O
arms	O
are	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
projecting	O
him	O
through	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
pole-like	O
structures	O
are	O
present	O
to	O
swing	O
Ristar	B-Application
from	O
one	O
side	O
to	O
another	O
,	O
across	O
gaps	O
or	O
to	O
ascend	O
or	O
descend	O
platforms	O
vertically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ristar	B-Application
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
grab	O
on	O
to	O
enemies	O
and	O
objects	O
in	O
mid-air	O
and	O
swing	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
"	O
Star	O
Handles	O
"	O
are	O
placed	O
in	O
levels	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
have	O
Ristar	B-Application
grab	O
and	O
use	O
momentum	O
to	O
swing	O
him	O
around	O
in	O
a	O
360	O
degrees	O
circle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
enough	O
momentum	O
is	O
gained	O
,	O
sparkles	O
appear	O
behind	O
Ristar	B-Application
and	O
he	O
performs	O
a	O
move	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Meteor	O
Strike	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
him	O
invincible	O
and	O
able	O
to	O
defeat	O
any	O
enemy	O
upon	O
touching	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
level	O
ends	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
Star	O
Handle	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
launch	O
Ristar	B-Application
through	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bonus	O
points	O
are	O
awarded	O
based	O
on	O
Ristar	B-Application
's	O
altitude	O
when	O
flying	O
offscreen	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
levels	O
are	O
ended	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
Additionally	O
,	O
every	O
level	O
also	O
contains	O
one	O
hidden	O
handle	O
that	O
sends	O
Ristar	B-Application
to	O
a	O
bonus	O
stage	O
,	O
which	O
involve	O
getting	O
through	O
an	O
obstacle	O
course	O
within	O
a	O
given	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ristar	B-Application
's	O
health	O
is	O
shown	O
through	O
an	O
icon	O
based	O
health	O
system	O
consisting	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
in	O
the	O
upper-right	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
damage	O
removes	O
one	O
star	O
,	O
and	O
losing	O
all	O
stars	O
causes	O
Ristar	B-Application
to	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Locating	O
and	O
grabbing	O
a	O
Ristar	B-Application
figure	O
grants	O
Ristar	B-Application
an	O
extra	O
life	O
,	O
while	O
finding	O
traditional	O
star	O
figures	O
replenish	O
his	O
health	O
;	O
a	O
yellow	O
star	O
replenishes	O
one	O
star	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
blue	O
star	O
restores	O
all	O
four	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
awakens	O
one	O
of	O
her	O
children	O
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
sole	O
purpose	O
of	O
granting	O
the	O
wishes	O
of	O
the	O
innocent	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
has	O
a	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
legendary	O
hero	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
shooting	O
star	O
that	O
protects	O
the	O
constellation	O
of	O
Valjee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
Oruto	O
awakening	O
Ristar	B-Application
,	O
the	O
legendary	O
hero	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Greedy	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
Ristar	B-Application
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
father	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
Greedy	O
and	O
two	O
of	O
his	O
underlings	O
,	O
Inonis	O
and	O
Uranim	O
,	O
stranded	O
on	O
a	O
deserted	O
planet	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
Ristar	B-Application
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
space	O
,	O
while	O
Greedy	O
simply	O
stares	O
at	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
scene	O
in	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
shows	O
Ristar	B-Application
being	O
reunited	O
with	O
his	O
father	O
once	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
Sega	O
asked	O
its	O
development	O
teams	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
mascot	O
to	O
rival	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
proposed	O
character	O
had	O
long	O
rabbit-like	O
ears	O
which	O
could	O
extend	O
and	O
pick	O
up	O
objects	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
discarded	O
as	O
too	O
complex	O
The	O
team	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
animals	O
that	O
could	O
roll	O
into	O
a	O
ball	O
,	O
and	O
settled	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Sega	O
developed	O
another	O
prototype	O
,	O
Feel	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
used	O
its	O
arms	O
to	O
pick	O
things	O
up	O
instead	O
of	O
ears	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
Ristar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1994	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
interview	O
,	O
Sega	O
marketing	O
staff	O
Lisa	O
Best	O
and	O
Terry	O
Tang	O
claimed	O
Ristar	B-Application
was	O
not	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
Sonic	B-Application
programming	O
team	O
,	O
although	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
staff	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
officially	O
credited	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Ristar	B-Application
's	O
inclusion	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
themed	O
compilations	O
and	O
re-releases	O
in	O
subsequent	O
years	O
,	O
would	O
lead	O
game	O
journalists	O
to	O
retroactively	O
label	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
was	O
altered	O
slightly	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
a	O
star	O
mother	O
,	O
Oruto	O
,	O
summons	O
Ristar	B-Application
's	O
help	O
,	O
where	O
in	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
,	O
Oruto	O
is	O
omitted	O
completely	O
,	O
and	O
Ristar	B-Application
's	O
father	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
legendary	O
hero	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
referenced	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
must	O
grab	O
hot	O
dishes	O
of	O
food	O
,	O
and	O
throw	O
it	O
in	O
Itamor	O
's	O
mouth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
changes	O
were	O
very	O
minor	O
edits	O
in	O
effort	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
western	O
audiences	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
minor	O
graphical	O
changes	O
to	O
make	O
Ristar	B-Application
and	O
other	O
character	O
's	O
faces	O
look	O
more	O
serious	O
,	O
renaming	O
levels	O
to	O
names	O
more	O
descriptive	O
of	O
their	O
looks	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
a	O
few	O
non-interactive	O
scenes	O
to	O
show	O
more	O
continuity	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
skiing	O
sequence	O
before	O
the	O
snow	O
themed	O
level	O
,	O
or	O
putting	O
on	O
anti-gravity	O
shoes	O
to	O
explain	O
why	O
Ristar	B-Application
is	O
floating	O
in	O
a	O
particular	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Sega	O
was	O
originally	O
pitching	O
Ristar	B-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
successor	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
never	O
received	O
massive	O
exposure	O
or	O
sales	O
,	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
released	O
just	O
three	O
months	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Sega	O
's	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	O
,	O
overshadowing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
87%	O
rating	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
complaining	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
some	O
originality	O
and	O
borrowed	O
a	O
lot	O
from	O
other	O
platforming	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Pro	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
both	O
its	O
similarities	O
and	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
judged	O
games	O
purely	O
by	O
their	O
visual	O
looks	O
,	O
then	O
you	O
'd	O
be	O
forgiven	O
for	O
thinking	O
that	O
this	O
WAS	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Power	O
made	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
similar	O
points	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
a	O
mix	O
"	O
between	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
74	O
rating	O
:	O
"	O
if	O
...	O
you	O
like	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
like	O
this	O
"	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
...	O
'	O
s	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
either	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
likewise	O
remarked	O
that	O
Ristar	B-Application
feels	O
"	O
sluggish	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
that	O
Ristar	B-Application
has	O
few	O
animations	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
platformer	O
stars	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
low	O
difficulty	O
makes	O
it	O
suitable	O
only	O
for	O
beginning	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
team	O
of	O
five	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
7.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
with	O
Mike	O
Weigand	O
summarizing	O
:	O
"	O
An	O
excellent	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
requires	O
more	O
technique	O
than	O
the	O
typical	O
run-and-jump	O
action	O
titles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
Ristar	B-Application
borrowed	O
heavily	O
from	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
,	O
contended	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
has	O
more	O
than	O
enough	O
originality	O
and	O
versatility	O
to	O
go	O
beyond	O
being	O
a	O
mere	O
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ristar	B-Application
received	O
considerably	O
more	O
positive	O
reviews	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
later	O
upon	O
being	O
re-released	O
digitally	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Sega	O
themed	O
game	O
compilations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
closed	O
with	O
saying	O
"	O
platformer	O
fans	O
would	O
do	O
well	O
to	O
give	O
this	O
one	O
a	O
look	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
especially	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Visually	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
made	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
limited	O
color	O
palette	O
and	O
employed	O
every	O
graphical	O
trick	O
they	O
could	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
look	O
snazzy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ristar	B-Application
and	O
his	O
enemies	O
have	O
a	O
good	O
variety	O
of	O
animations	O
,	O
but	O
what	O
you	O
'll	O
probably	O
notice	O
the	O
most	O
are	O
the	O
colorful	O
,	O
multilayered	O
backgrounds	O
that	O
constantly	O
flaunt	O
animated	O
details	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
moving	O
clouds	O
,	O
falling	O
debris	O
,	O
and	O
rampaging	O
creatures	O
that	O
have	O
a	O
habit	O
of	O
hurling	O
things	O
at	O
you	O
from	O
a	O
distance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NintendoLife	O
scored	O
it	O
at	O
9/10	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
graphics	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Ristar	B-Application
proves	O
that	O
taking	O
a	O
radical	O
approach	O
to	O
play	O
control	O
in	O
a	O
platformer	O
can	O
sometimes	O
really	O
pay	O
off	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
only	O
did	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
easily	O
differentiates	O
itself	O
from	O
their	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
they	O
've	O
also	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
unique	O
game	O
play	O
ideas	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	O
era	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
much	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
today	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
almost	O
15	O
years	O
ago	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
entertaining	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
non-Sonic	O
games	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
echoed	O
the	O
sentiment	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
being	O
as	O
good	O
if	O
not	O
better	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
included	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
and	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
overlooked	O
gem	O
"	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
was	O
less	O
positive	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
B−	O
review	O
score	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
perceived	O
redundancy	O
and	O
recycling	O
of	O
ideas	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
piece	O
by	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
as	O
being	O
great	O
for	O
the	O
aging	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
also	O
asserted	O
that	O
the	O
platform	O
hurt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
succeed	O
with	O
sales	O
and	O
visibility	O
:	O
"	O
Ristar	B-Application
never	O
stood	O
a	O
chance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
1995	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
the	O
videogame	O
world	O
was	O
moving	O
on	O
to	B-Application
the	I-Application
next	I-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
hardware	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
was	O
concentrating	O
on	O
the	O
impending	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
was	O
still	O
a	O
monster	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
so	O
Ristar	B-Application
was	O
put	O
to	O
pasture	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
ranked	O
Ristar	B-Application
41st	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2006	O
interview	O
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
designer	O
Akira	O
Nishino	O
said:Will	O
Ristar	B-Application
come	O
back	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Ristar	B-Application
has	O
never	O
received	O
any	O
sequels	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
received	O
further	O
attention	O
in	O
later	O
years	O
through	O
re-releases	O
in	O
several	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Sega-themed	O
compilations	O
,	O
including	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Application
Forever	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
digital	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
2	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ristar	B-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
,	O
has	O
only	O
made	O
a	O
few	O
minor	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
outside	O
of	O
his	O
two	O
original	O
games	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sega	O
's	O
two	O
Shenmue	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
spend	O
money	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
randomly	O
selected	O
collectible	O
'	O
Gachapons	O
 '	O
(	O
capsule	O
toys	O
)	O
from	O
a	O
machine	O
;	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
possibilities	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
is	O
a	O
Ristar	B-Application
figurine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
briefly	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
introductory	O
video	O
of	O
the	O
2001	O
Japan-only	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game	O
Segagaga	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ristar	B-Application
did	O
not	O
make	O
any	O
more	O
appearances	O
until	O
2010	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
a	O
downloadable	O
track	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
demand	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
made	O
an	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
flagman	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
was	O
cited	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
examples	O
of	O
lost	O
video	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
1990s	O
that	O
deserved	O
to	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
