<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Masateru	O
Umeda	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
created	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Dancing	B-Application
Eyes	I-Application
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
have	O
recognized	O
it	O
for	O
pioneering	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
found	O
in	O
later	O
arena-based	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Outfoxies	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
which	O
pits	O
players	O
into	O
one-on-one	O
arena	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
seven	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
John	B-Application
Smith	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mercenary	O
;	O
Betty	B-Application
Doe	I-Application
,	O
a	O
business	O
woman	O
;	O
Prof	O
.	O
Ching	O
,	O
a	O
scientist	O
in	O
a	O
wheelchair	O
;	O
Bernard	B-Application
White	I-Application
,	O
a	O
biomedical	O
engineer	O
with	O
a	O
prosthetic	O
hand	O
;	O
Danny	O
and	O
Demi	O
,	O
twin	O
children	O
;	O
Dweeb	B-Application
,	O
a	O
chimpanzee	O
;	O
and	O
Eve	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
film	O
star	O
turned	O
criminal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Outfoxies	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
March	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Masateru	O
Umeda	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
on	O
went	O
to	O
design	O
Dancing	B-Application
Eyes	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Qix	B-Device
(	O
1981	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Outfoxies	I-Application
did	O
not	O
garner	O
much	O
attention	O
at	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
The	B-Application
Outfoxies	I-Application
arcade	O
boards	O
are	O
now	O
rare	O
and	O
collectible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
1995	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
Outfoxies	I-Application
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coincidentally	O
,	O
Suda	O
is	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Outfoxies	I-Application
and	O
owns	O
a	O
copy	O
which	O
is	O
displayed	O
and	O
playable	O
at	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
's	O
offices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
there	O
are	O
thematic	O
similarities	O
between	O
it	O
and	O
his	O
game	O
Killer7	B-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
claims	O
he	O
learned	O
about	O
The	B-Application
Outfoxies	I-Application
after	O
developing	O
Killer7	B-Application
,	O
and	O
any	O
such	O
similarities	O
are	O
just	O
coincidence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
specifically	O
,	O
Game*Spark	O
and	O
Suda	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
believed	O
The	B-Application
Outfoxies	I-Application
was	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
kind	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
and	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Outfoxies	I-Application
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
arena	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
vastly	O
predating	O
and	O
possibly	O
inspiring	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
alternatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
may	O
very	O
well	O
be	O
the	O
greatest	O
Smash	O
Bros	O
.	O
knock-off	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
despite	O
its	O
release	O
four	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Outfoxies	I-Application
had	O
more	O
extravagant	O
violence	O
while	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
has	O
a	O
more	O
playful	O
and	O
innocent	O
vibe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
different	O
enough	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
to	O
be	O
worth	O
playing	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
behind	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
II	I-Application
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Outfoxies	I-Application
when	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
four	O
player	O
fighting	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
