<s>
The	B-Application
Cliffhanger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Edward	I-Application
Randy	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
simply	O
is	O
a	O
1990	B-Application
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
for	O
arcades	O
worldwide	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
during	O
the	O
1930s	O
in	O
a	O
European	O
region	O
,	O
where	O
an	O
elderly	O
scientist	O
escapes	O
from	O
a	O
Nazi-like	O
army	O
under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
general	O
"	O
Dark	O
Ogre	O
"	O
after	O
being	O
manipulated	O
for	O
his	O
research	O
on	O
a	O
secret	O
mass	O
destruction	O
weapon	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
on	O
an	O
adventure	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
scientist	O
's	O
granddaughter	O
Charlotte	O
,	O
who	O
holds	O
a	O
prism	O
stone	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
key	O
piece	O
for	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headed	O
by	O
Terra	B-Application
Diver	I-Application
producer	O
Minoru	O
Sano	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
at	O
Data	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Cliffhanger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Edward	I-Application
Randy	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
across	O
seven	O
stages	O
fighting	O
against	O
Nazi-like	O
soldiers	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
general	O
"	O
Dark	O
Ogre	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
Charlotte	O
,	O
who	O
holds	O
a	O
prism	O
stone	O
that	O
is	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
secret	O
mass	O
destruction	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Cliffhanger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Edward	I-Application
Randy	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
1930s	O
in	O
an	O
unspecified	O
European	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charlotte	O
takes	O
refuge	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
teenage	O
boy	O
who	O
was	O
preparing	O
for	O
his	O
first	O
date	O
in	O
half	O
a	O
year	O
with	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Jennifer	O
,	O
as	O
Edward	O
suddenly	O
finds	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
a	O
huge	O
adventure	O
involving	O
a	O
dangerous	O
plan	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Cliffhanger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Edward	I-Application
Randy	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
at	O
Data	O
East	O
,	O
with	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
recounting	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
development	O
process	O
and	O
history	O
through	O
various	O
Japanese	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
development	O
was	O
helmed	O
by	O
Terra	B-Application
Diver	I-Application
producer	O
Minoru	O
Sano	O
,	O
with	O
Hiro	O
Nakamura	O
acting	O
as	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Cliffhanger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Edward	I-Application
Randy	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
experimental	O
action	B-Application
project	O
featuring	O
a	O
Indiana	O
Jones-like	O
character	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Joe	B-Application
&	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
,	O
with	O
Nakamura	O
stating	O
that	O
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
project	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
charge	O
and	O
proved	O
difficult	O
to	O
be	O
approved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nakamura	O
originally	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
title	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
told	O
him	O
that	O
one	O
was	O
already	O
in	O
production	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
co-worker	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
became	O
Boogie	B-Application
Wings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
experience	O
with	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
Nakamura	O
passed	O
over	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
2	O
and	O
was	O
left	O
with	O
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
,	O
as	O
another	O
of	O
his	O
co-workers	O
was	O
assigned	O
to	O
Joe	B-Application
&	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nakamura	O
was	O
told	O
that	O
creating	O
such	O
project	O
was	O
deemed	O
impossible	O
and	O
was	O
nearly	O
scrapped	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
co-workers	O
from	O
Boogie	B-Application
Wings	I-Application
questioning	O
Data	O
East	O
over	O
their	O
decision	O
of	O
cancelling	O
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
at	O
the	O
planning	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
also	O
contains	O
parodies	O
or	O
homages	O
to	O
works	O
by	O
Hayao	O
Miyazaki	O
and	O
Buster	O
Keaton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Cliffhanger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Edward	I-Application
Randy	I-Application
lasted	O
a	O
year	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
barely	O
made	O
its	O
deadline	O
,	O
with	O
Nakamura	O
stating	O
he	O
was	O
told	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
to	O
stop	O
and	O
finish	O
production	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
team	O
member	O
claiming	O
he	O
overworked	O
between	O
two	O
and	O
three	O
days	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
showcase	O
at	O
the	O
1991	O
AM	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
development	O
issues	O
,	O
former	O
Data	O
East	O
members	O
have	O
regarded	O
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
as	O
the	O
project	O
they	O
had	O
most	O
fun	O
working	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
across	O
Japan	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
Data	O
East	O
USA	O
brochure	O
and	O
RePlay	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Elite	O
Systems	O
acquired	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
convert	O
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
across	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
including	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
for	O
an	O
early	O
Spring	O
1992	O
release	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
conversion	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Xing	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
1997	O
launch	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
impressed	O
with	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
asked	O
M2	O
if	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
Game	O
Gear	O
project	O
,	O
with	O
M2	O
president	O
Naoki	O
Horii	O
stating	O
in	O
a	O
2016	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
wanted	O
to	O
port	O
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
but	O
they	O
were	O
handed	O
with	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hiro	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Cliffhanger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Edward	I-Application
Randy	I-Application
sold	O
4,000	O
arcade	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
2,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2,000	O
units	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
John	O
Cook	O
and	O
Mike	O
Pattenden	O
of	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
praised	O
the	O
hand-drawn	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
praised	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Treasure	O
designer	O
Tetsuhiko	O
"	O
Han	O
"	O
Kikuchi	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
naming	O
the	O
characters	O
Edward	O
M	O
.	O
Cognac	O
and	O
Randy	O
M	O
.	O
Green	O
in	O
Guardian	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
after	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
main	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
As	O
unpolished	O
as	O
the	O
action	B-Application
is	O
,	O
Edward	B-Application
Randy	I-Application
is	O
still	O
a	O
must	O
play	O
for	O
anyone	O
infatuated	O
with	O
2D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
