<s>
,	O
often	O
simply	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Shin	B-Application
Onigashima	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
R&D4	O
and	O
Pax	O
Softnica	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
two	O
disk	O
cards	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
zapping	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
similar	O
command	O
was	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
1995	O
visual	O
novel	O
EVE	B-Application
Burst	I-Application
Error	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
's	O
feature	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
exchange	O
game	O
discs	O
while	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
powered	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
discs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
exchange	O
disks	O
while	O
the	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
is	O
still	O
powered	O
on	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
activate	O
the	O
second	O
disc	O
(	O
note	O
:	O
Disc	O
2	O
is	O
not	O
playable	O
without	O
the	O
first	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
format	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
Yūyūki	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Application
Tantei	I-Application
Club	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
text-based	O
adventure	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
were	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
mystery	O
novels	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
to	O
solve	O
a	O
murder	O
or	O
crime	O
of	O
some	O
sort	O
,	O
but	O
Shin	B-Application
Onigashima	I-Application
's	O
fairytale-like	O
plot	O
gave	O
a	O
much	O
softer	O
and	O
accessible	O
feel	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Heisei	B-Application
Shin	I-Application
Onigashima	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
and	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
redone	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
series	I-Device
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
came	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1989	O
"	O
All	O
Soft	O
Catalog	O
"	O
issue	O
of	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
(	O
now	O
Famitsu	O
)	O
included	O
Shin	B-Application
Onigashima	I-Application
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
IGN	O
noted	O
similarities	O
to	O
later	O
adventure	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Famicom	B-Application
Tantei	I-Application
Club	I-Application
,	O
Nakayama	B-Device
Miho	I-Device
no	I-Device
Tokimeki	I-Device
High	I-Device
School	I-Device
,	O
999	B-Application
:	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Zero	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
:	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
Satellaview	B-Device
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BS	O
Shin	B-Application
Onigashima	I-Application
takes	O
its	O
plot	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
mostly	O
presented	O
from	O
the	O
viewpoint	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
helpers	O
who	O
join	O
the	O
protagonists	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
the	O
dog	O
,	O
monkey	O
and	O
pheasant	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Satellaview	B-Device
version	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
command	O
menu	O
gameplay	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
"	O
Change	O
Character	O
"	O
command	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellaview	B-Device
games	O
were	O
only	O
broadcast	O
during	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
command	O
would	O
complicate	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
an	O
unnecessary	O
degree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
BS	O
Shin	B-Application
Onigashima	I-Application
was	O
redone	O
for	O
a	O
commercial	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
game	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
cartridges	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
the	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
release	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
second	O
cartridge	O
without	O
having	O
finished	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Satellaview	B-Device
broadcast	O
was	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
chapters	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
chapters	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
first	O
disk	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
time	O
limits	O
for	O
choosing	O
commands	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
golden	O
buddha	O
statue	O
in	O
the	O
likeness	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
version	O
is	O
unlocked	O
after	O
all	O
four	O
chapters	O
are	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famicom	B-Application
Mukashibanashi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shin	I-Application
Onigashima	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2004	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
:	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
selection	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
installations	O
,	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
changing	O
between	O
disks	O
;	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
on	O
one	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
saw	O
no	O
major	O
changes	O
,	O
but	O
on-screen	O
menus	O
were	O
fixed	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
