<s>
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
is	O
an	O
environmentally-themed	O
platform	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Hex	O
and	O
Psycore	O
for	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
was	O
released	O
using	O
recycled	O
cardboard	O
packaging	O
,	O
furthermore	O
being	O
advertised	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
'	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
recycled	O
packaging	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
plot	O
is	O
about	O
trying	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
environment	O
from	O
pollution	O
using	O
love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
is	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
techno	O
and	O
rave	O
culture	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
techno	O
music	O
video	O
as	O
an	O
introduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
was	O
polarized	O
;	O
some	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
techno	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
'	O
original	O
 '	O
environmental	O
plot	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
'	O
repetitive	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
difficult	O
 '	O
gameplay	O
and	O
'	O
difficult	O
to	O
parse	O
 '	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platformer	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
being	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroine	O
,	O
KT	O
,	O
must	O
travel	O
through	O
psychedelic	B-Application
levels	O
while	O
jumping	O
across	O
platforms	O
and	O
throwing	O
lovehearts	O
to	O
convert	O
planet-damaging	O
enemies	O
into	O
energising	O
fruit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
,	O
water	O
that	O
damages	O
the	O
player	O
rises	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
to	O
motivate	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
ascend	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
the	O
water	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
instant	O
kill	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
deals	O
1	O
point	O
of	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
the	O
water	O
then	O
resets	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
continues	O
to	O
rise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosses	O
in	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
include	O
a	O
digitized	O
photo	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
's	O
head	O
surrounded	O
by	O
circling	O
dollar	O
signs	O
,	O
a	O
mecha	O
robot	O
,	O
a	O
motorcycle	O
police	O
officer	O
's	O
helmet	O
combined	O
with	O
a	O
spider	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
convulsing	O
knobbled	O
multi-coloured	O
sphere	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
psychesphere	O
of	O
Enlightenment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
features	O
bosses	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
;	O
each	O
stage	O
has	O
several	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
differing	O
background	O
graphics	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
has	O
four	O
stages	O
:	O
the	O
Rain	O
Forest	O
,	O
the	O
Metal-City	O
,	O
the	O
Temple	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mind-Scape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
sprites	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
videos	O
and	O
television	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
audio	O
may	O
be	O
sampled	O
in	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musician	O
and	O
Coldcut	O
member	O
Matt	O
Black	O
worked	O
on	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Hex	O
multimedia	O
group	O
formed	O
Hexstatic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
was	O
playtested	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
cost	O
329	O
Swedish	O
Kronor	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
developer	O
&	O
publisher	O
Hex	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Hardwire	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
specializing	O
in	O
computer	O
graphics	O
work	O
for	O
music	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hex	O
spokesman	O
Robert	O
Pepperell	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
article	O
in	O
a	O
May	O
1991	O
issue	O
of	O
The	O
One	O
that	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
because	O
Hex	O
believed	O
"	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
interesting	O
challenge	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
"	O
Most	O
games	O
look	O
rather	O
sterile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
really	O
looks	O
and	O
sounds	O
completely	O
different	O
to	O
any	O
other	O
computer	O
game	O
yet	O
written.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Black	O
was	O
initially	O
going	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
as	O
a	O
manic	O
bongo	O
player	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
absent	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screenshot	O
of	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
featured	O
in	O
The	O
One	O
's	O
article	O
is	O
drastically	O
visually	O
different	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
differing	O
artstyle	O
,	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
2D	O
one	O
,	O
and	O
depicts	O
a	O
performance	O
hall	O
with	O
a	O
piano	O
,	O
a	O
location	O
absent	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
compare	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
to	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
and	O
criticize	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
is	O
featured	O
in	O
Stuart	O
Ashen	O
's	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
by	O
his	O
online	O
presence	O
as	O
Ashens	O
)	O
2017	O
book	O
Attack	O
of	O
the	O
Flickering	O
Skeletons	O
:	O
More	O
Terrible	O
Old	O
Games	O
You	O
've	O
Probably	O
Never	O
Heard	O
Of	O
,	O
particularly	O
criticizing	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
an	O
utterly	O
indecipherable	O
,	O
garbled	O
mess	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
reason	O
you	O
can	O
actually	O
pick	O
out	O
the	O
enemies	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
because	O
they	O
move	O
...	O
each	O
area	O
gets	O
progressively	O
uglier	O
and	O
more	O
muddled.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ashens	O
criticises	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
irritating	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
notes	O
that	O
playing	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
on	O
anything	O
but	O
an	O
Atari	O
STe	O
removes	O
them	O
,	O
replacing	O
them	O
with	O
stock	O
sound	O
chip	O
effects	O
,	O
which	O
Ashens	O
expresses	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
'	O
tolerable	O
 '	O
alternative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashens	O
also	O
criticises	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
and	O
its	O
difficulty	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
semi-playable	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
badly	O
executed	O
platformer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
discussing	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Ashens	O
says	O
while	O
the	O
original	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
version	O
is	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
ports	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
not	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
45%	O
,	O
starting	O
their	O
review	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
last	O
thing	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
have	O
thrust	O
at	O
me	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
featuring	O
psychedelic	B-Application
'	O
acid	O
 '	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
'	O
dance	O
 '	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
a	O
naive	O
ecological	O
plot	O
,	O
environmentally-friendly	O
packaging	O
and	O
things	O
that	O
wobble	O
the	O
screen	O
about	O
when	O
you	O
walk	O
into	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
criticises	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
plot	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
comparing	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
does	O
it	O
all	O
a	O
hundred	O
times	O
better	O
"	O
and	O
calls	O
the	O
traps	O
that	O
reverse	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
controls	O
'	O
irritating	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
confusing	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
"	O
impossible	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
's	O
going	O
on	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
also	O
expresses	O
that	O
there	O
'	O
is	O
n't	O
much	O
to	O
do	O
 '	O
,	O
summarizing	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
as	O
"	O
just	O
collecting	O
,	O
shooting	O
,	O
and	O
climbing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
gave	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
16%	O
,	O
beginning	O
their	O
review	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
"	O
Our	O
beautiful	O
Earth	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
miserable	O
state	O
:	O
the	O
rainforests	O
are	O
dying	O
,	O
the	O
hole	O
in	O
the	O
ozone	O
gets	O
bigger	O
every	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
sea	O
levels	O
are	O
rising	O
uncontrollably	O
,	O
and	O
environmentally	O
friendly	O
software	O
also	O
gets	O
worse	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
this	O
game	O
follows	O
in	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
Captain	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
and	O
the	O
packaging	O
states	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
as	O
engrossing	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
reality	O
is	O
quite	O
different	O
:	O
what	O
you	O
see	O
on	O
your	O
screen	O
will	O
ruin	O
your	O
eyes	O
,	O
destroy	O
your	O
eardrums	O
and	O
kill	O
every	O
last	O
nerve.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
continues	O
their	O
review	O
by	O
criticising	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
plays	O
even	O
more	O
boring	O
than	O
we	O
have	O
described	O
it	O
here	O
;	O
moreover	O
there	O
may	O
as	O
well	O
be	O
nothing	O
recognisable	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
:	O
[	O
there	O
are ]	O
disgusting	O
,	O
barely	O
animated	O
digital	O
graphics	O
in	O
hideous	O
colors.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
furthermore	O
expressed	O
their	O
disdain	O
for	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
calling	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
"	O
almost	O
unplayable	O
,	O
wholeheartedly	O
unoriginal	O
and	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
idiotic	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
grinding	O
title	O
music	O
,	O
also	O
acoustically	O
unbearable	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
's	O
only	O
compliment	O
was	O
the	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
called	O
"	O
smooth	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
expressed	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shortcomings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Aktueller	O
Software	O
Markt	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
four	O
out	O
of	O
twelve	O
;	O
the	O
reviewer	O
is	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Coldcut	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
introductory	O
music	O
video	O
^	O
,	O
stating	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
Such	O
a	O
first-class	O
promotion	O
will	O
naturally	O
bring	O
lots	O
of	O
interest	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
-	O
so	O
what	O
is	O
concealed	O
within	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
ASM	O
criticises	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
Perhaps	O
quite	O
notable	O
are	O
the	O
crazy	O
techno	O
sounds	O
and	O
the	O
psychedelic	B-Application
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
best	O
enjoyed	O
with	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
sunglasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ASM	O
praised	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
music	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
ten	O
out	O
of	O
twelve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swedish	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Datormagazin	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
75%	O
,	O
beginning	O
their	O
review	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
easy	O
to	O
break	O
new	O
ground	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
attempts	O
exactly	O
this.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Datormagazin	O
expresses	O
a	O
desire	O
for	O
more	O
problem	O
solving	O
in	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
,	O
and	O
further	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
'	O
par	O
for	O
the	O
course	O
 '	O
for	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Datormagazin	O
praises	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
unique	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
techno	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
backgrounds	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
middle	O
ground	O
between	O
'	O
neat	O
70	O
's	O
style	O
&	O
a	O
MTV	O
video	O
run	O
off	O
a	O
modem	O
 '	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
music.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Datormagazin	O
praises	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
plot	O
and	O
meaning	O
as	O
"	O
deep	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
praises	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
edit	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
adds	O
"	O
longetivity	O
"	O
to	O
what	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
get	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Datormagazin	O
concludes	O
by	O
calling	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
"	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
'	O
spirit	O
 '	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
Channel	O
4	O
television	O
programme	O
GamesMaster	O
reviewed	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
in	O
episode	O
five	O
of	O
season	O
one	O
;	O
the	O
reviewers	O
were	O
contestants	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
show	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
65%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
three	O
reviewers	O
with	O
differing	O
opinions	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
one	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
music	O
and	O
"	O
absolutely	O
superb	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
'	O
unplayable	O
 '	O
,	O
while	O
another	O
praised	O
its	O
'	O
original	O
 '	O
environmental	O
plot	O
,	O
but	O
summarized	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
as	O
"	O
just	O
another	O
platformer	O
with	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
in	O
the	O
middle.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
for	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
is	O
featured	O
on	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
issue	O
#32	O
'	O
s	O
coverdisk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1992	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Hex	O
's	O
release	O
Global	B-Application
Chaos	I-Application
CDTV	I-Application
on	O
the	O
then	O
new	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
medium	O
,	O
alongside	O
remixes	O
of	O
Top	B-Application
Banana	I-Application
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
