<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
later	O
Taito	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
NewZealand	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hot-B	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
while	O
an	O
X68000	B-Device
port	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1991	O
by	O
SPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Fairyland	I-Device
Story	I-Device
would	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
collections	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
2	O
,	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
Jokan	O
,	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
Pocket	O
,	O
and	O
Taito	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
Power-Up	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
via	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Fairyland	I-Device
Story	I-Device
is	O
a	O
platform	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ptolemy	O
's	O
enemies	O
are	O
based	O
upon	O
typical	O
fantasy	O
beings	O
-	O
these	O
include	O
Orcs	O
,	O
pig-like	O
soldiers	O
,	O
Salamanders	O
,	O
dragon-like	O
creatures	O
that	O
can	O
breathe	O
fire	O
,	O
Wizards	O
,	O
mages	O
that	O
can	O
make	O
Ptolemy	O
shrink	O
and	O
disappear	O
,	O
Clerics	O
,	O
bishops	O
who	O
can	O
multiply	O
themselves	O
,	O
Golems	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Wraiths	O
,	O
hooded	O
creatures	O
can	O
phase	O
through	O
Ptolemy	O
's	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Fairyland	I-Device
Story	I-Device
was	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
1985	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Hiroshi	O
"	O
ONIJUST	O
"	O
Tsujino	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
designing	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
with	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Tadashi	O
Kimijima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
working	O
at	O
Taito	O
's	O
Yokohama	O
Institute	O
,	O
Tsujino	O
drafted	O
an	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
by	O
crushing	O
them	O
under	O
large	O
cakes	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
partly	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
addiction	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
"	O
monotonous	O
"	O
and	O
left	O
Tsujino	O
largely	O
unhappy	O
with	O
the	O
outcome	O
—	O
being	O
inspired	O
by	O
Broderbund	O
's	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
he	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
larger	O
emphasis	O
on	O
strategy	O
and	O
memorization	O
,	O
featuring	O
reworked	O
stage	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hot-B	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
around	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
featured	O
new	O
stages	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
also	O
featured	O
two	O
new	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
Iron	O
Golem	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Golem	B-Application
enemy	O
but	O
immune	O
to	O
Ptolemy	O
's	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
Fleck	O
,	O
an	O
enemy	O
that	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
magic	O
as	O
Ptolemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
a	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
port	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SPS	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
around	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
more	O
straightforward	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
added	O
several	O
features	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
like	O
level	O
progress	O
and	O
high	O
score	O
saving	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
choice	O
between	O
two	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
the	O
choices	O
being	O
an	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emulated	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
collections	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
2	O
,	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
Jokan	O
,	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
Pocket	O
,	O
and	O
Taito	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
Power-Up	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
initiative	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
views	O
on	O
The	B-Device
Fairyland	I-Device
Story	I-Device
have	O
been	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mini	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
The	B-Application
NewZealand	I-Application
Story	I-Application
retrospective	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
claimed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
nothing	O
special	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
level	O
designs	O
and	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
-	O
UK	O
,	O
while	O
reviewing	O
Taito	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
Power	I-Device
Up	I-Device
,	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Parasol	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
,	O
referring	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
dress	O
rehearsal	O
"	O
for	O
Parasol	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
criticizing	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
was	O
a	O
locked	O
game	O
in	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
Jokan	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
one	O
could	O
"	O
make	O
do	O
"	O
with	O
it	O
and	O
Don	B-Application
Doko	I-Application
Don	I-Application
,	O
ultimately	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
decaf	O
when	O
you	O
want	O
espresso	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
save	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
lets	O
players	O
continue	O
anytime	O
they	O
liked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Fairyland	I-Device
Story	I-Device
is	O
often	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
spiritual	O
predecessors	O
to	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
,	O
mostly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
elements	O
and	O
power-ups	O
from	O
The	B-Device
Fairyland	I-Device
Story	I-Device
would	O
later	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
NewZealand	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
block	O
formation	O
that	O
resembles	O
Ptolemy	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
level	O
in	O
The	B-Application
NewZealand	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hidden	O
world	O
in	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
,	O
called	O
Magical	O
Island	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Device
Fairyland	I-Device
Story	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Worm	O
enemy	O
would	O
later	O
appear	O
in	O
both	O
Don	B-Application
Doko	I-Application
Don	I-Application
and	O
Don	B-Application
Doko	I-Application
Don	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
