<s>
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
ZAP	O
Corporation	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Wonder	O
Amusement	O
Studio	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
24	O
July	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
Alpherion	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
young	O
apprentice	B-Application
magician	O
Saria	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
great	O
wizards	O
of	O
her	O
land	O
from	O
their	O
captivity	O
and	O
recover	O
the	O
powerful	O
gemstones	B-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
dark	O
sorcerer	O
Gadou	O
and	O
his	O
followers	O
before	O
the	O
demonic	O
king	O
of	O
darkness	O
,	O
Kaiser	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
summoned	O
and	O
brings	O
chaos	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Alpherion	O
and	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
was	O
commended	O
for	O
the	O
detailed	O
presentation	O
,	O
colorful	O
visuals	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
but	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
an	O
expensive	O
collector	O
's	O
item	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
library	O
,	O
leading	O
it	O
to	O
fetch	O
high	O
prices	O
in	O
the	O
secondary	O
video	O
game	O
collecting	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twinkle	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
similar	O
to	O
Étoile	B-Application
Princesse	I-Application
,	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
and	O
Mercs	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Saria	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
through	O
nine	O
stages	O
of	O
varying	O
thematic	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Alpherion	O
where	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
rescue	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
wizards	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
and	O
recover	O
the	O
kingdom	O
's	O
powerful	O
gemstones	B-Operating_System
from	O
Gadou	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
antagonists	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
defeating	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
servants	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
creations	O
that	O
act	O
like	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
in	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
featured	O
are	O
linear	O
in	O
nature	O
,	O
populated	O
with	O
obstacles	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
involving	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
traverse	O
the	O
stage	O
by	O
running	O
,	O
shooting	O
and	O
dodging	O
enemies	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
levels	O
that	O
are	O
featured	O
early	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
various	O
paths	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
any	O
routes	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
which	O
encourages	O
exploration	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
items	O
hidden	O
in	O
treasure	O
chests	O
such	O
as	O
star-marked	O
orbs	O
that	O
increases	O
Saria	O
's	O
current	O
magic	O
attack	O
in	O
use	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
times	O
,	O
which	O
decreases	O
after	O
taking	O
an	O
enemy	O
hit	O
,	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
magic	O
bombs	B-Device
that	O
alters	O
between	O
each	O
other	O
when	O
not	O
picked	O
up	O
and	O
vials	O
that	O
restores	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
picking	O
up	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
items	O
when	O
fully	O
powered	O
up	O
will	O
increase	O
the	O
magic	O
attacks	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
currently	O
used	O
,	O
swap	O
the	O
stocked	O
magic	O
bombs	B-Device
and	O
grant	O
extra	O
points	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
Saria	O
is	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
which	O
moves	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
eight	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
activates	O
the	O
magic	O
bomb	B-Device
,	O
while	O
B	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
shoot	O
and	O
C	O
allows	O
to	O
change	O
between	O
different	O
magic	O
attacks	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
all	O
health	O
is	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
have	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
continues	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
before	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wanting	O
peace	O
,	O
the	O
white	O
light	O
confined	O
the	O
other	O
four	O
lights	O
and	O
itself	O
into	O
gemstones	B-Operating_System
representative	O
of	O
their	O
colors	O
which	O
,	O
after	O
their	O
powers	O
were	O
in	O
complete	O
harmony	O
,	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Alpherion	O
was	O
born	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saria	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
apprentice	B-Application
magician	O
,	O
is	O
summoned	O
by	O
her	O
mentor	O
on	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
Picket	O
Village	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
consult	O
the	O
fortune	O
teller	O
Raza	O
about	O
an	O
important	O
matter	O
that	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
being	O
inquired	O
by	O
the	O
young	O
apprentice	B-Application
magician	O
,	O
Raza	O
alerts	O
her	O
of	O
a	O
rebellion	B-Operating_System
stirred	O
by	O
the	O
dark	O
wizard	O
Gadou	O
with	O
his	O
legion	O
of	O
monsters	B-Application
by	O
capturing	O
the	O
great	O
wizards	O
of	O
Alpherion	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
being	O
the	O
young	O
apprentice	B-Application
's	O
mentor	O
,	O
that	O
could	O
potentially	O
lead	O
Alpherion	O
fall	O
under	O
his	O
control	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
stopped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
freed	O
from	O
his	O
captivity	O
,	O
Olof	O
explains	O
to	O
Saria	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
rebellion	B-Operating_System
to	O
occur	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
Gadou	O
violating	O
the	O
ban	O
in	O
not	O
using	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
his	O
gemstone	B-Operating_System
,	O
an	O
onyx	O
,	O
for	O
personal	O
use	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
darkness	O
and	O
communicate	O
with	O
hell	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
trying	O
to	O
increase	O
his	O
strength	O
through	O
black	B-Application
magic	I-Application
,	O
which	O
infuriated	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
him	O
on	O
his	O
castle	O
and	O
barely	O
managed	O
to	O
confiscate	O
the	O
onyx	O
,	O
with	O
him	O
also	O
informing	O
to	O
her	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
source	O
of	O
his	O
powers	O
,	O
a	O
ruby	B-Language
,	O
was	O
taken	O
away	O
and	O
he	O
has	O
gone	O
to	O
the	O
diamond	O
palace	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
king	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
before	O
telling	O
her	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
comrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saria	O
goes	O
through	O
the	O
land	O
's	O
vine	B-Application
ravines	O
before	O
arriving	O
and	O
rescuing	O
the	O
great	O
green	O
wizard	O
Dohla	O
on	O
his	O
castle	O
,	O
who	O
regretfully	O
tells	O
her	O
that	O
his	O
emerald	B-Language
was	O
also	O
taken	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
explains	O
to	O
her	O
that	O
another	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
rebellion	B-Operating_System
is	O
to	O
summon	O
a	O
powerful	O
demon	B-Operating_System
king	O
from	O
hell	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
each	O
gemstone	B-Operating_System
and	O
that	O
she	O
must	O
have	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
great	O
blue	O
wizard	O
Elan	O
before	O
departing	O
to	O
the	O
Diamond	O
palace	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
king	O
alongside	O
Olof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
going	O
through	O
the	O
caves	O
of	O
Rield	O
,	O
Saria	O
rescue	O
Elan	O
in	O
his	O
castle	O
,	O
whose	O
sapphire	B-Application
was	O
also	O
stolen	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saria	O
arrives	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
of	O
Gadou	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
lying	O
fatally	O
injured	O
on	O
a	O
pentagram	B-Application
symbol	O
and	O
tells	O
her	O
that	O
Kaiser	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
was	O
summoned	O
by	O
his	O
servants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
explains	O
his	O
motivation	O
for	O
the	O
rebellion	B-Operating_System
and	O
reveals	O
the	O
true	O
culprits	O
before	O
passing	O
away	O
,	O
with	O
Saria	O
quickly	O
departing	O
to	O
the	O
palace	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saria	O
reaches	O
the	O
king	O
's	O
room	O
before	O
meeting	O
with	O
the	O
great	O
wizards	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
her	O
that	O
Kaiser	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
is	O
creating	O
a	O
breach	O
between	O
Alpherion	O
and	O
hell	O
,	O
but	O
warns	O
her	O
that	O
she	O
cannot	O
come	O
back	O
after	O
entering	O
the	O
room	O
without	O
killing	O
Kaiser	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
arduous	O
battle	O
,	O
Kaiser	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
is	O
eventually	O
killed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
great	O
wizards	O
and	O
the	O
king	O
congratulating	O
Saria	O
for	O
her	O
heroic	O
efforts	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
grant	O
a	O
wish	O
for	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saria	O
departs	O
from	O
the	O
palace	O
and	O
her	O
master	O
to	O
look	O
upon	O
the	O
horizon	O
,	O
marking	O
both	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
her	O
journey	O
and	O
the	O
birth	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
legend	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twinkle	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
ZAP	O
Corporation	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
conversion	O
of	O
Summer	B-Application
Games	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
Dead	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
before	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
disbanded	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
credited	O
as	O
such	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
the	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twinkle	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
has	O
not	O
been	O
officially	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
an	O
English	O
fan	O
translation	O
exists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twinkle	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
has	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
coveted	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Alien	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
and	O
MUSHA	B-Application
,	O
with	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
fetching	O
over	O
US$300	O
on	O
the	O
secondary	O
video	O
game	O
collecting	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
