<s>
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
platform	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Brazilian	O
developer	O
Felipe	O
Daneluz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daneluz	O
previously	O
created	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
fangames	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
his	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
primarily	O
influenced	O
by	O
16-bit-era	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
successful	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
,	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
as	O
his	O
first	O
commercial	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
appreciated	O
its	O
iteration	O
of	O
16-bit-era	B-Application
gameplay	O
and	O
directed	O
praise	O
towards	O
its	O
mechanics	O
,	O
unlockable	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
inspired	O
by	O
16-bit-era	B-Application
console	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Felipe	O
Daneluz	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
from	O
São	O
Paulo	O
,	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
previously	O
immersed	O
himself	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
fangame	B-Application
development	O
after	O
having	O
discovered	O
the	O
open-source	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
Sonic	B-Application
Worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
collaborators	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Fan	B-Application
Games	I-Application
HQ	O
website	O
for	O
designing	O
Sonic-style	O
levels	O
with	O
the	O
Multimedia	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
2	I-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daneluz	O
had	O
desired	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
since	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
familiarize	O
himself	O
with	O
the	O
engine	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
accessibility	O
to	O
those	O
lacking	O
programming	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
three	O
2D	O
Sonic	B-Application
fangames	B-Application
during	O
his	O
time	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
design	O
student	O
:	O
Sonic	B-Application
Before	O
the	O
Sequel	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
After	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sequel	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Chrono	O
Adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
originated	O
from	O
a	O
concept	O
in	O
After	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sequel	I-Application
dubbed	O
"	O
Beam	O
Sonic	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Beam	O
power-up	O
from	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daneluz	O
was	O
curious	O
as	O
to	O
what	O
the	O
concept	O
would	O
look	O
like	O
as	O
its	O
own	O
unique	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ristar	B-Application
,	O
during	O
his	O
design	O
process	O
for	O
what	O
became	O
Spark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daneluz	O
intended	O
for	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
to	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
recounting	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
initially	O
slow	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
more	O
mechanically	O
simple	O
than	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
this	O
early	O
iteration	O
to	O
be	O
dull	O
and	O
implemented	O
Sonic	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
speed	O
and	O
vertical	O
loops	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Andy	O
Tunstall	O
,	O
Falk	O
Au	O
Yeong	O
,	O
Funk	O
Fiction	O
(	O
Pejman	O
Roozbeh	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
James	O
Landino	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
had	O
previously	O
collaborated	O
on	O
Daneluz	O
's	O
fangames	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Michael	O
Staple	O
,	O
a	O
composer	O
for	O
After	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sequel	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Paul	O
Bethers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
built	O
atop	O
Daneluz	O
's	O
own	O
code	O
from	O
his	O
Sonic	B-Application
projects	O
,	O
initially	O
in	O
Multimedia	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
2	I-Application
before	O
later	O
transitioning	O
to	O
Clickteam	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
titles	O
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
were	O
its	O
biggest	O
influences	O
,	O
with	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
also	O
serving	O
as	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Fark	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
rival	O
characters	O
from	O
multiple	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mega	O
Mans	O
Zero	O
,	O
Kirbys	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehogs	I-Application
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Freom	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Dragon	O
Balls	O
Frieza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
projected	O
for	O
an	O
early	O
2016	O
launch	O
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
instead	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
under	O
Daneluz	O
's	O
studio	O
name	O
,	O
Feperd	O
Games	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
his	O
first	O
commercial	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amr	O
Al-Aaser	O
of	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
and	O
Jed	O
Whitaker	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
felt	O
that	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
was	O
successful	O
in	O
incorporating	O
and	O
iterating	O
on	O
its	O
16-bit-era	B-Application
inspirations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power-ups	O
were	O
described	O
as	O
more	O
in-depth	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
3	O
&	O
Knuckles	O
by	O
Whitaker	O
,	O
who	O
accredited	O
them	O
towards	O
elevating	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jesters	I-Application
quality	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	O
Sonic	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
energetic	O
and	O
powerful	O
by	O
Al-Aaser	O
,	O
and	O
Whitaker	O
believed	O
it	O
was	O
of	O
equal	O
quality	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
found	O
in	O
16-bit	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2019	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
,	O
Spark	B-Application
the	I-Application
Electric	I-Application
Jester	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2022	O
and	O
is	O
similarly	O
a	O
3D	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
