<s>
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
platform	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Edmund	O
McMillen	O
and	O
Tommy	O
Refenes	O
under	O
the	O
collective	O
name	O
of	O
"	O
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
self-published	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
2008	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
designed	O
by	O
McMillen	O
and	O
Jonathan	O
McEntee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
red	O
,	O
cube-shaped	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
Bandage	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
,	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonist	O
Dr.	B-Application
Fetus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
through	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Danny	O
Baranowsky	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
won	O
several	O
awards	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
without	O
McMillen	O
's	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
dark	O
red	O
,	O
cube-shaped	O
character	O
named	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
save	O
his	O
cube-shaped	O
,	O
heavily	O
bandaged	O
girlfriend	O
Bandage	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
from	O
the	O
evil	O
scientist	O
Dr.	B-Application
Fetus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
attempt	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
represented	O
by	O
Bandage	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
,	O
while	O
avoiding	O
crumbling	O
blocks	O
,	O
saw	O
blades	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
fatal	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
requires	O
fine	O
control	O
and	O
split-second	O
timing	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
,	O
regarding	O
both	O
gameplay	O
and	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
,	O
traditional	O
platform	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
is	O
killed	O
,	O
he	O
immediately	O
restarts	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
ornamental	O
red	O
meat	O
juice	O
left	O
behind	O
on	O
surfaces	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
touched	O
remains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
warp	O
zones	O
feature	O
bonus	O
levels	O
that	O
have	O
either	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
of	O
older	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
limit	O
of	O
three	O
lives	O
,	O
or	O
are	O
patterned	O
after	O
another	O
indie	O
video	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
Castle	B-Application
Crashers	I-Application
or	O
Braid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
control	O
characters	O
other	O
than	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
other	O
independent	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
(	O
XBLA	B-Device
)	O
version	O
features	O
an	O
unlockable	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Teh	O
Internets	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
updated	O
with	O
new	O
,	O
free	O
,	O
officially	O
curated	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
access	O
an	O
unsupported	O
developer	O
mode	O
inside	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
edit	O
their	O
own	O
levels	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
rough	O
"	O
tools	O
that	O
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
used	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
lives	O
with	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Bandage	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
Bandage	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Dr.	B-Application
Fetus	I-Application
,	O
an	O
intelligent	O
fetus	O
in	O
a	O
life	O
support	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
then	O
goes	O
after	O
Fetus	O
,	O
until	O
Fetus	O
burns	O
down	O
the	O
forest	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
kill	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	O
his	O
"	O
Lil	O
Slugger	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
destroyed	O
after	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
tricks	O
him	O
into	O
running	O
into	O
a	O
bunch	O
of	O
saws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
shows	O
the	O
sun	O
to	O
the	O
monster	O
and	O
redeems	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
goes	O
after	O
Fetus	O
,	O
who	O
goes	O
to	O
his	O
salt	O
factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
made	O
of	O
faeces	O
called	O
Brownie	O
is	O
created	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
race	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
,	O
presumably	O
killing	O
Brownie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fetus	O
goes	O
to	O
Hell	O
,	O
where	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
discovers	O
that	O
every	O
time	O
he	O
dies	O
,	O
his	O
corpse	O
goes	O
to	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Little	O
Horn	O
,	O
a	O
Meat	O
Boy-esque	O
monster	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
these	O
corpses	O
attacks	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
is	O
lured	O
to	O
fight	O
Larries	O
Lament	O
,	O
three	O
worms	O
who	O
inspire	O
the	O
Larry	O
Jr.	O
boss	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
level	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Application
Fetus	I-Application
runs	O
after	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
who	O
destroys	O
the	O
bridge	O
he	O
is	O
on	O
,	O
destroying	O
Fetus	O
's	O
life	O
support	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fetus	O
tries	O
to	O
kill	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	O
Bandage	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
by	O
blowing	O
up	O
his	O
facility	O
,	O
but	O
Brownie	O
appears	O
and	O
saves	O
the	O
two	O
while	O
sacrificing	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Bandage	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
hugs	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
after	O
escaping	O
,	O
Fetus	O
suddenly	O
lands	O
on	O
Bandage	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
and	O
tries	O
to	O
pummel	O
her	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
cuts	O
to	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Dr.	B-Application
Fetus	I-Application
is	O
beaten	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
World	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
shown	O
that	O
Fetus	O
's	O
attacks	O
were	O
ineffective	O
and	O
Bandage	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
proceeds	O
to	O
stomp	O
on	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
game	I-Operating_System
created	O
by	O
Edmund	O
McMillen	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
Jonathan	O
McEntee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
over	O
a	O
three-week	O
period	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
garnered	O
over	O
840,000	O
views	O
at	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
8	O
million	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
after	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
requested	O
that	O
he	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
their	O
download	O
services	O
,	O
WiiWare	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
his	O
Flash	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
Aether	B-Application
and	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
with	O
Tommy	O
Refenes	O
on	O
a	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
titled	O
Grey	O
Matter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
McMillen	O
initially	O
pitched	O
the	O
companies	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gish	B-Application
or	O
Aether	B-Application
,	O
the	O
pair	O
decided	O
to	O
form	O
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
and	O
work	O
on	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
soundtrack	O
composer	O
Danny	O
Baranowsky	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
designer	O
Jordan	O
Fehr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
big	O
throwback	O
to	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
super	O
hardcore	O
NES	O
classics	O
like	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
plot	O
written	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
mash-up	O
of	O
every	O
videogame	O
story	O
from	O
the	O
early	O
90s	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
explicitly	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
be	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
and	O
McMillen	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
began	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
picture	O
released	O
on	O
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
's	O
Twitter	B-Application
page	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
XBLA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
they	O
announced	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
all	O
versions	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
XBLA	B-Device
first	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
contractual	O
obligations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
contacted	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
with	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
inclusion	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
2010	O
Fall	O
GameFeast	O
XBLA	B-Device
promotion	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
McMillen	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
low	O
expectations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
lightly	O
promoted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
XBLA	B-Device
in	O
October	O
2010	O
and	O
on	O
PCs	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Direct2Drive	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
release	O
was	O
more	O
heavily	O
promoted	O
than	O
the	O
XBLA	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
while	O
another	O
version	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Humble	O
Indie	O
Bundle	O
#4	O
game	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
initial	O
lack	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
entered	O
into	O
contractual	O
obligations	O
that	O
prohibited	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
from	O
ever	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
was	O
eventually	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
looked	O
into	O
releasing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
retail	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
told	O
by	O
all	O
third-party	O
publishers	O
they	O
approached	O
that	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
profitable	O
so	O
late	O
into	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
lifecycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
eventually	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
follow	O
up	O
systems	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
includes	O
a	O
platform-exclusive	O
"	O
Race	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
allowing	O
two	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
's	O
split-screen	O
and	O
using	O
separate	O
Joy-Con	O
to	O
race	O
through	O
sets	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
bonuses	O
such	O
as	O
behind-the-scenes	O
videos	O
,	O
a	O
sample	O
disc	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
began	O
prototyping	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
different	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
concept	O
that	O
is	O
more	O
adapted	O
to	O
touch-screen	O
controls	O
than	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
would	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
project	O
would	O
develop	O
into	O
the	O
new	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
game	I-Application
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
,	O
revealed	O
in	O
2014	O
at	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
convention	O
PAX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
released	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
merchandise	O
related	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
Handheld	O
,	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
styled	O
on	O
a	O
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
handheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
joke	O
after	O
Refenes	O
 '	O
game	O
Zits	O
&	O
Giggles	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
following	O
a	O
statement	O
by	O
Refenes	O
that	O
likened	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
to	O
a	O
Tiger	O
handheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
has	O
released	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
microgame	O
for	O
WarioWare	B-Application
D.I.Y.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
sells	O
charms	O
,	O
plush	O
toys	O
,	O
and	O
posters	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
T-shirts	O
,	O
stickers	O
,	O
stress	O
balls	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Voxelous	O
released	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
four	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
figures	O
of	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
Bandage	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
,	O
Brownie	O
,	O
and	O
Tofu	O
Boy	O
,	O
later	O
making	O
figures	O
of	O
Commander	O
Video	O
,	O
Jill	O
,	O
Ogmo	O
,	O
and	O
Dr.	B-Application
Fetus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boys	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Danny	O
Baranowsky	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
the	O
indie	O
video	O
games	O
Canabalt	B-Application
,	O
Cortex	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Gravity	O
Hook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
knew	O
of	O
Baranowsky	O
's	O
other	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
approached	O
him	O
late	O
in	O
Meat	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
development	O
,	O
asking	O
him	O
to	O
supply	O
whatever	O
tracks	O
he	O
had	O
on	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
Baranowsky	O
incorporated	O
the	O
music	O
he	O
had	O
provided	O
for	O
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
into	O
an	O
expanded	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
download-only	O
album	O
via	O
the	O
online	O
Bandcamp	O
store	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Baranowsky	O
and	O
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
released	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
Bandcamp	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
downloadable	O
and	O
physical	O
album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baranowsky	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
not	O
used	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Wii	I-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
"	O
no	O
longer	O
 [ had ] 	O
a	O
working	O
relationship	O
with	O
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
"	O
and	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
agree	O
on	O
licensing	O
terms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
those	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
feature	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
composed	O
by	O
Ridiculon	O
(	O
Matthias	O
Bossi	O
and	O
Jon	O
Evans	O
)	O
,	O
David	O
"	O
Scattle	O
"	O
Scatliffe	O
,	O
and	O
Laura	O
Shigihara	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
,	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
Penny	O
Arcade	O
Expo	O
2010	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
declared	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
by	O
Destructoid	O
and	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
award	O
by	O
Machinima.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
were	O
strong	O
,	O
with	O
nearly	O
140,000	O
units	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
600,000	O
copies	O
combined	O
by	O
April	O
2011	O
;	O
400,000	O
of	O
these	O
sales	O
were	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
announced	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
surpassed	O
1,000,000	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boys	I-Application
platforming	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
often	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Play	O
reviewer	O
Alexandra	O
Hall	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
riveting	O
platforming	O
action	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boys	I-Application
designers	O
are	O
masters	O
of	O
their	O
craft.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiqs	O
Richard	O
Mitchell	O
echoed	O
other	O
reviewers	O
 '	O
comments	O
:	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
is	O
tough	O
,	O
as	O
tough	O
as	O
the	O
toughest	O
nails	O
in	O
the	O
toughest	O
universe.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
warned	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
hard	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
s	O
Mike	O
Channel	O
appreciated	O
the	O
variety	O
found	O
in	O
each	O
set	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
warp	O
zone	O
levels	O
pay	O
tribute	O
to	O
classic	O
8-bit	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
rocking	O
chiptune	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
I	O
've	O
heard	O
since	O
Scott	O
Pilgrim	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Leonard	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
humor	O
and	O
over-the-top	O
gameplay	O
help	O
to	O
calm	O
frustrations	O
regarding	O
the	O
difficulty	O
:	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boys	I-Application
greatest	O
strength	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
how	O
it	O
never	O
takes	O
itself	O
too	O
seriously	O
—	O
as	O
maddening	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
got	O
,	O
I	O
could	O
never	O
stay	O
angry	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
too	O
long	O
"	O
,	O
said	O
Leonard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eduardo	O
Reboucas	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
depend	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
much	O
on	O
twitch	O
reflexes	O
and	O
trial-and-error	O
memorization	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meat	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
has	O
made	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Presents	I-Application
...	I-Application
Runner2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Future	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rhythm	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
Spelunky	B-Application
,	O
Dust	B-Application
:	I-Application
An	I-Application
Elysian	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
,	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
,	O
Retro	B-Application
City	I-Application
Rampage	I-Application
,	O
ilomilo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Indie	B-Application
Pogo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
parody	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
,	O
Super	B-Operating_System
Tofu	I-Operating_System
Boy	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
People	O
for	O
the	O
Ethical	O
Treatment	O
of	O
Animals	O
(	O
PETA	O
)	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
to	O
protest	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
promote	O
veganism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
added	O
its	O
own	O
interpretation	O
of	O
Tofu	O
Boy	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
actual	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
spurred	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
1930s-style	O
animated	O
indie	O
video	O
game	O
Cuphead	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
smartphones	O
,	O
tablets	O
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
confirmed	O
for	O
release	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
platforms	O
following	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
