<s>
Unlike	O
later	O
vertical	O
scrolling	O
shooters	O
,	O
like	O
Toaplan	O
's	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Final	O
Star	O
had	O
only	O
two	O
levels	O
of	O
weapon	O
power	O
and	O
no	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
like	O
missiles	O
and/or	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
after	O
defeating	O
the	O
Omega	O
target	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
see	O
a	O
black	O
screen	O
with	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
logo	O
,	O
announcing	O
the	O
future	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Star	B-Application
Force	I-Application
on	O
its	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1984	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jikūreki	I-Application
no	I-Application
Himitsu	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Nintendo	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1985	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
home	O
computer	O
and	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	B-Language
)	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1987	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
Hudson	O
port	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Tecmo	O
made	O
alterations	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
increased	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
X68000	B-Device
by	O
Dempa	O
Shimbunsha	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
other	O
NES	B-Language
shooters	O
,	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
with	O
minimal	O
upgrades	O
for	O
the	O
Super	O
Famicom	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Caravan	O
Shooting	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Hudson	O
's	O
compilation	O
of	O
NES	B-Language
shooters	O
in	O
2006	O
in	O
Hudson	O
Best	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
for	O
500	O
Wii	B-Application
Points	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
initial	O
offerings	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
Arcade	O
"	O
category	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Application
Shop	I-Application
Channel	I-Application
(	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
being	O
Gaplus	B-Application
,	O
Mappy	B-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
from	O
Namco	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1986	O
,	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
released	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
Star	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
numerous	B-Device
sequels	I-Device
.	O
</s>
