<s>
Super	B-Application
Spacefortress	I-Application
Macross	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
NMK	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Banpresto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Spacefortress	I-Application
Macross	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
NMK	O
,	O
a	O
defunct	O
Japanese	O
game	O
developer	O
known	O
for	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
P-47	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
Saint	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Harrier	I-Application
and	O
Zed	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
with	O
producer	O
Toshifumi	O
Kawashima	O
heading	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Spacefortress	I-Application
Macross	I-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
moderately	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
but	O
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
retrospective	O
commentaries	O
;	O
reviewers	O
commended	O
game	O
's	O
fast-pacing	O
and	O
intensity	O
,	O
but	O
others	O
felt	O
mixed	O
regarding	O
the	O
action	O
,	O
perceived	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
and	O
originality	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
easy	O
difficulty	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
was	O
geared	O
towards	O
its	O
predictable	O
bosses	O
,	O
weapon	O
system	O
and	O
difficulty	O
to	O
distinguish	O
incoming	O
hazards	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
sprites	O
displayed	O
on-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Spacefortress	I-Application
Macross	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Macross	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
or	O
colliding	O
against	O
solid	O
stage	O
obstacles	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
Valkyrie	O
's	O
firepower	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
state	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
unless	O
the	O
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Spacefortress	I-Application
Macross	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
NMK	O
,	O
a	O
defunct	O
Japanese	O
game	O
developer	O
known	O
for	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
P-47	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
Saint	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
Task	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Harrier	I-Application
and	O
Zed	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Spacefortress	I-Application
Macross	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
1992	O
by	O
Banpresto	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Bandai	O
that	O
focused	O
primarily	O
on	O
anime-licensed	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Spacefortress	I-Application
Macross	I-Application
was	O
moderately	O
popular	O
in	O
arcades	O
;	O
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
1992	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
seventh	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Spacefortress	I-Application
Macross	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
prior	O
to	O
and	O
since	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamests	O
five	O
reviewers	O
regarded	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
cohesive	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
finding	O
its	O
low	O
difficulty	O
to	O
be	O
accessible	O
but	O
unsatisfactory	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
more	O
difficult	O
shooters	O
like	O
Dogyuun	B-Application
and	O
felt	O
mixed	O
regarding	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
expressing	O
doubt	O
if	O
people	O
would	O
play	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
brand	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Rose	O
and	O
Moore	O
criticized	O
its	O
"	O
leathery	O
"	O
graphics	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
titles	O
like	O
Axelay	B-Application
and	O
Thunder	O
Force	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentary	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Spacefortress	I-Application
Macross	I-Application
has	O
been	O
equally	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
that	O
its	O
simple-looking	O
background	O
elements	O
were	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Terra	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
visuals	O
for	O
being	O
outdated	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
dull	O
"	O
and	O
repetitive	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Spacefortress	I-Application
Macross	I-Application
,	O
Banpresto	O
would	O
publish	O
two	O
more	O
Macross	O
arcade	O
games	O
:	O
Chō	O
Jikū	O
Yōsai	O
Macross	O
II	O
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
shooter	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1992	O
OVA	O
Super	O
Dimensional	O
Fortress	O
Macross	O
II	O
:	O
Lovers	O
Again	O
developed	O
by	O
NMK	O
,	O
and	O
Macross	O
Plus	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
another	O
vertial-scrolling	O
shooter	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
OVA	O
and	O
anime	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
developed	O
by	O
MOSS	O
.	O
</s>
