<s>
is	O
a	O
1996	B-Application
competitive	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
originally	O
created	O
by	O
ADK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ADK	O
's	O
last	O
production	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
ADK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
published	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platform	O
,	O
SNK	O
later	O
ported	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
AES	I-Application
home	O
console	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
ADK	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
anime-style	O
intro	O
,	O
tweaked	O
gameplay	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
'	O
Fan	O
Disc	O
 '	O
full	O
of	O
extra	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
SNK	O
ended	O
up	O
buying	O
ADK	O
's	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
,	O
SNK	O
released	O
another	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2000	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
pay	O
tribute	O
to	O
ADK	O
,	O
SNK	O
included	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
version	O
along	O
with	O
four	O
of	O
ADK	O
's	O
other	O
notable	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
titles	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
ADK	B-Application
Damashii	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
later	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
subscription	O
service	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
developed	O
by	O
DotEmu	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
asm.js	B-Language
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Humble	O
NEOGEO	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Bundle	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
;	O
and	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pony	O
Canyon	O
/	O
Scitron	O
released	O
a	O
limited-edition	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
fan	O
reception	O
was	O
positive	O
;	O
Readers	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
a	O
8.85	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
118	O
spot	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
large	O
popular	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Readers	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
also	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
a	O
7.58	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
307	O
spot	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
popular	O
following	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
AllGames	O
Kyle	O
Knight	O
praised	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
frantic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
refreshingly	O
innovative	O
title	O
that	O
manages	O
to	O
pull	O
its	O
seemingly	O
incompatible	O
elements	O
together	O
brilliantly.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Colin	O
Williamson	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
,	O
commending	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
extra	O
options	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
low-resolution	O
graphics	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
playing	O
single-player	O
modes	O
were	O
not	O
appealing	O
in	O
a	O
long-term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Joypads	O
Grégoire	O
Hellot	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
an	O
overall	O
mixed	O
outlook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
,	O
Video	O
Games	O
Ralph	O
Karels	O
also	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
a	O
mixed	O
overview	O
,	O
commending	O
the	O
unconventional	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
audio	O
and	O
visuals	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
2005	O
sequel	O
to	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
originally	O
created	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
re-vamp	O
of	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
title	O
featuring	O
fully	O
3D	O
environments	O
and	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clearing	O
the	O
game	O
opens	O
up	O
a	O
perfectly	O
emulated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
platform	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
green-label	O
'	O
SNK	O
Best	O
Collection	O
 '	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
front	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
