<s>
is	O
a	O
1992	O
fighting	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Alpha	O
Denshi	O
(	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
ADK	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
ADK	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
earliest	O
attempt	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
trend	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
90s	O
that	O
was	O
popularized	O
by	O
Capcom	O
's	O
1991	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
hit	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
even	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Alpha	O
"	O
logo	O
labeled	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
the	O
developer	O
became	O
"	O
ADK	O
"	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Alpha	O
"	O
logo	O
was	O
last	O
used	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
flyers	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
released	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
titled	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
controlled	O
with	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
buttons	O
(	O
"	O
A	O
"	O
to	O
punch	O
,	O
"	O
B	O
"	O
to	O
kick	O
and	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
to	O
throw	O
)	O
used	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
8-way	O
joystick	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
by	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
are	O
some	O
abilities	O
exclusive	O
to	O
some	O
characters	O
that	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
several	O
later	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
multi-jumping	O
using	O
Hanzou	O
and	O
Fuuma	O
,	O
and	O
shooting	O
projectiles	O
from	O
the	O
air	O
using	O
Rasputin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
normal	O
game	O
where	O
battles	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
various	O
locations	O
,	O
all	O
death	O
match	O
battles	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
closed	O
boxing-esque	O
arena	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
live	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
worships	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
enters	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
tournament	O
to	O
prove	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MP	O
fights	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
tournament	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
even-bigger	O
name	O
for	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
pro-wrestling	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
ADK	O
World	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
famous	O
and	O
infamous	O
figures	O
that	O
were	O
considered	O
for	O
the	O
cast	O
were	O
Al	O
Capone	O
,	O
Billy	O
the	O
Kid	O
,	O
Musashi	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
Hanzo	O
Hattori	O
,	O
Napoleon	O
Bonaparte	O
,	O
Adolf	O
Hitler	O
,	O
and	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
was	O
also	O
redesigned	O
and	O
later	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
cast	O
in	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
Jet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
's	O
character	O
was	O
instead	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
SNK	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Ganryu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
designed	O
for	O
home	O
gaming	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
nearly	O
every	O
AES	O
versions	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
ADK	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
and	O
then	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
October	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
MVS	O
and	O
AES	O
versions	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
arranged	O
background	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
SNK	O
's	O
consoles	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
ported	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
September	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
/	I-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
by	O
Sega	O
Midwest	O
Studio	O
(	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
Sega	O
Midwest	O
Development	O
Division	O
)	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
first	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
titled	O
SNK	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
added	O
it	O
with	O
its	O
three	O
sequels	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
compilation	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
both	O
titled	O
as	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
15th	O
Anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1992	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
on	O
RePlay	O
magazine	O
's	O
coin-op	O
earnings	O
charts	O
,	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
software	O
conversion	O
kits	O
chart	O
in	O
July	O
1992	O
,	O
ranking	O
just	O
above	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
then	O
reported	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
September	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
software	O
conversion	O
kit	O
during	O
October	O
to	O
November	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
again	O
in	O
January	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
April	O
1993	B-Application
charts	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
highest-earning	O
software	O
conversion	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
May	O
1993	B-Application
chart	O
,	O
it	O
dropped	O
to	O
number-eight	O
,	O
with	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
at	O
number-five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1993	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
September	O
1992	O
issue	O
of	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
gave	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
81%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
October	O
1993	B-Application
issue	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
scored	O
it	O
74%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
retail	O
market	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
22	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFans	O
two	O
reviewers	O
scored	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
console	O
version	O
92%	O
and	O
90%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
stated	O
"	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
NOT	O
just	O
another	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
clone	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
all	O
new	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
unique	O
"	O
moves	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
weapons	O
and	O
added	O
Death	O
Match.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
fighting	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
rivals	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
is	O
"	O
surpassed	O
only	O
by	O
Art	O
of	O
Fighting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
a	O
26	O
out	O
of	O
50	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
reproduction	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
one	O
completely	O
misses	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
criticized	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
citing	O
slow	O
action	O
,	O
mediocre	O
graphics	O
,	O
poor	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
hapless	O
opponent	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
rated	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
62nd	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
pictures	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
1993	B-Application
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
