<s>
is	O
a	O
1990	B-Application
platform	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Romstar	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starring	O
the	O
eponymous	O
snowmen	O
twins	O
Nick	O
and	O
Tom	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
travelling	O
through	O
50	O
stages	O
,	O
throwing	O
and	O
building	O
snowballs	B-Language
,	O
jumping	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
platforms	O
to	O
navigate	O
level	O
obstacles	O
while	O
dodging	O
and	O
defeating	O
monsters	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
princesses	O
Puripuri	O
and	O
Puchipuchi	O
from	O
captivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversions	O
for	O
various	O
microcomputers	B-Architecture
were	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
none	O
were	O
officially	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
alike	O
,	O
earning	O
an	O
award	O
from	O
Gamest	O
magazine	O
and	O
gaining	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
With	I-Application
New	I-Application
Elves	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Hanafram	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
prior	O
to	O
their	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
are	O
owned	O
by	O
Tatsujin	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
company	O
formed	O
by	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modernized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
Special	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
CRT	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Daewon	O
Media	O
Game	O
Lab	O
and	O
Clear	O
River	O
Games	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
and	O
Tumblepop	B-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
snowmen	O
twins	O
Nick	O
(	O
P1	O
)	O
and	O
Tom	O
(	O
P2	O
)	O
through	O
50	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
stages	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
every	O
tenth	O
stage	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
before	O
progressing	O
any	O
further	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
rescue	O
twin	O
princesses	O
Puripuri	O
and	O
Puchipuchi	O
from	O
captivity	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
summary	O
of	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
varies	O
between	O
each	O
region	O
and	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
can	O
throw	O
snow	O
at	O
enemies	O
until	O
each	O
one	O
is	O
completely	O
covered	O
and	O
turns	O
into	O
a	O
snowball	B-Language
,	O
however	O
partially	O
covered	O
enemies	O
in	O
snow	O
cannot	O
move	O
until	O
they	O
shake	O
it	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
an	O
enemy	O
has	O
been	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
snowball	B-Language
,	O
players	O
can	O
roll	O
or	O
throw	O
the	O
snowball	B-Language
,	O
which	O
will	O
rebound	O
off	O
of	O
walls	O
until	O
eventually	O
shattering	O
against	O
a	O
wall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
enemies	O
the	O
snowball	B-Language
rolls	O
into	O
are	O
eliminated	O
and	O
other	O
stationary	O
snowballs	B-Language
start	O
rolling	O
when	O
the	O
rolling	O
snowball	B-Language
touches	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
players	O
manage	O
to	O
take	O
out	O
all	O
enemies	O
by	O
kicking	O
one	O
snowball	B-Language
(	O
this	O
one	O
snowball	B-Language
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
others	O
bounce	O
around	O
as	O
well	O
and	O
increase	O
the	O
chances	O
to	O
pull	O
this	O
trick	O
off	O
)	O
,	O
bonus	O
money	O
will	O
fall	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
invincible	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
stunned	O
and	O
sent	O
to	O
appear	O
elsewhere	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
with	O
snowballs	B-Language
or	O
snow	O
shots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
firepower	O
and	O
speed	O
to	O
his	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
unless	O
the	O
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
was	O
created	O
by	O
Ocean	O
France	O
,	O
the	O
French	O
division	O
of	O
publisher	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
that	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
other	O
conversions	O
such	O
as	O
Pang	B-Application
and	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Story	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bubble	I-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Marc	O
Djan	O
managing	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocean	O
Software	O
acquired	O
the	O
license	O
after	O
the	O
European	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
1990	B-Application
while	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
port	O
immediately	O
began	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
programmer	O
Pierre	O
Adane	O
finished	O
his	O
task	O
of	O
converting	O
Pang	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
receiving	O
almost	O
no	O
support	O
from	O
Toaplan	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
Ocean	O
France	O
wanted	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
to	O
be	O
as	O
close	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
,	O
playing	O
the	O
coin-op	O
machine	O
from	O
start	O
to	O
finish	O
while	O
using	O
it	O
as	O
reference	O
when	O
taking	O
notes	O
about	O
certain	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
animations	O
,	O
graphic	O
techniques	O
and	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
conversion	O
was	O
primarily	O
done	O
on	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	O
ST-based	O
systems	O
,	O
while	O
custom	O
software	O
was	O
written	O
to	O
animate	O
sprites	O
and	O
build	O
stages	O
as	O
a	O
jigsaw	B-Application
puzzle	I-Application
using	O
low	O
memory	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
an	O
easier	O
coding	O
process	O
to	O
implement	O
every	O
element	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
like	O
hidden	O
bonus	O
secrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artists	O
Philippe	O
and	O
Lionel	O
Dessoly	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Francis	O
Fournier	O
adapted	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
conversion	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
ST	O
set-up	O
for	O
maps	O
and	O
sprites	O
,	O
while	O
Pierre	O
Loriaux	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
April	O
1990	B-Application
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Romstar	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ran	O
on	O
a	O
proprietary	O
arcade	B-Application
board	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
small	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
October	O
1990	B-Application
,	O
an	O
album	O
containing	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
Out	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
was	O
co-published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Scitron	O
and	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
arranged	O
soundtrack	O
composed	O
by	O
Ōta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
conversion	O
,	O
titled	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Jr.	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Dual	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
on	O
24	O
May	O
,	O
1991	B-Application
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Capcom	O
on	O
January	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
changed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
technical	O
restrictions	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
bosses	O
that	O
originally	O
fought	O
in	O
pairs	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
now	O
fight	O
alone	O
and	O
potions	O
are	O
now	O
given	O
different	O
shape	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
color	O
display	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
also	O
adds	O
an	O
extra	O
set	O
of	O
10	O
levels	O
after	O
the	O
50	O
levels	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
are	O
cleared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Snow	B-Application
Brothers	I-Application
in	O
western	O
regions	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Soft	O
House	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
November	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
then	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Tengen	O
on	O
28	O
May	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
and	O
the	O
only	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
included	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Asian	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ISAC	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
in	O
2012	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Toaplan	O
Arcade	B-Application
1	O
compilation	O
for	O
Evercade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocean	O
France	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	O
various	O
microcomputer	B-Architecture
and	O
console	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Application
GX4000	I-Application
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1991	B-Application
but	O
none	O
of	O
these	O
conversions	O
were	O
officially	O
released	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
lacks	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
due	O
to	O
gameplay	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
leaked	O
online	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Review	O
scores	O
Publication	O
Scores	O
GB	B-Device
NES	O
AGA	B-Device
SMD	B-Operating_System
ACE	O
800/1000	O
ASM	O
8/12	O
AllGame	O
Beep	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
23/40	O
CVG	O
90%	O
EGM	O
26/40	O
Famitsu	O
23/40	O
24/40	O
23/40	O
GamePro	O
19/25	O
Génération	O
4	O
90%	O
91%	O
Hippon	O
Super	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
reported	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
eleventh	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
also	O
listed	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
their	O
15	O
June	O
1990	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eleventh	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donn	O
Nauert	O
of	O
VideoGames	O
&	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
outlook	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
September	O
1990	B-Application
issue	O
of	O
Japanese	O
publication	O
Micom	O
BASIC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ranked	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
eight	O
spot	O
in	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
has	O
gained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
very	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
With	I-Application
New	I-Application
Elves	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Otenki	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snow	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
and	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
arcade	B-Application
project	O
developed	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
of	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
titled	O
Nightmare	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
by	O
AM	O
Factory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eleven/Gavaking	O
and	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Mexican	O
company	O
known	O
as	O
Syrmex	O
Electronics	O
created	O
a	O
hack	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
running	O
on	O
similar	O
hardware	O
called	O
Snow	B-Application
Brothers	I-Application
3	O
:	O
Magical	O
Adventure	O
,	O
replacing	O
Nick	O
and	O
Tom	O
with	O
soccer	O
players	O
who	O
shoot	O
soccer	O
balls	O
instead	O
of	O
snowballs	B-Language
,	O
while	O
featuring	O
levels	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
despite	O
new	O
graphics	O
and	O
artwork	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
levels	O
 '	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Syrmex	O
and	O
never	O
existed	O
as	O
physical	O
hardware	O
in	O
arcades	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
playable	O
via	O
arcade	B-Application
machine	O
emulators	O
such	O
as	O
MAME	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
more	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Snow	O
Bros.	O
,	O
its	O
successor	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
IPs	O
from	O
Toaplan	O
are	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
Tatsujin	B-Application
,	O
a	O
company	O
named	O
after	O
Truxton	B-Application
's	O
Japanese	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
former	O
Toaplan	O
employee	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
now	O
affiliated	O
with	O
arcade	B-Application
manufacturer	O
exA-Arcadia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
revival	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
CRT	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
by	O
Daewon	O
Media	O
Game	O
Lab	O
(	O
downloads	O
)	O
and	O
Clear	O
River	O
Games	O
(	O
physical	O
copies	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
