<s>
is	O
a	O
1992	O
space	O
combat	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Argonaut	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
attempts	O
at	O
a	O
3D	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
alongside	O
Faceball	O
2000	O
,	O
X	B-Application
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Dylan	O
Cuthbert	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
program	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commissioned	O
by	O
Argonaut	O
president	O
Jez	O
San	O
after	O
being	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
at	O
the	O
1991	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
Cuthbert	O
and	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
others	O
programmers	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
reverse-engineer	O
the	O
system	O
due	O
to	O
official	O
development	O
kits	O
being	O
hard	O
to	O
find	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
after	O
Argonaut	O
's	O
earlier	O
game	O
Starglider	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
planned	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
named	O
Lunar	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
was	O
cancelled	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
felt	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
type	O
was	O
too	O
advanced	O
for	O
a	O
console	O
meant	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	B-Application
initially	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
often	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
impressive	O
technological	O
accomplishments	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
acclaimed	O
for	O
its	O
historical	O
importance	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
often	O
being	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DSiWare	B-Device
sequel	O
,	O
X-Scape	B-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
space	O
combat	O
simulator	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
to	O
use	O
3D	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Dylan	O
Cuthbert	O
of	O
Argonaut	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
program	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
intrigued	O
by	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
during	O
the	O
1991	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
Argonaut	O
president	O
Jez	O
San	O
commissioned	O
Cuthbert	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
3D	O
engine	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
potentially	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
utilizing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cuthbert	O
and	O
his	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
reverse-engineer	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
hardware	O
as	O
official	O
Nintendo	O
development	O
kits	O
were	O
hard	O
to	O
come	O
by	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Argonaut	O
was	O
virtually	O
unknown	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dummy	O
developer	O
kit	O
was	O
produced	O
with	O
a	O
camera	O
pointing	O
at	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
dismantling	O
the	O
console	O
itself	O
with	O
a	O
Tetris	B-Application
cartridge	O
inserted	O
and	O
connecting	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
board	O
made	O
by	O
another	O
Argonaut	O
employee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cuthbert	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
X	B-Application
once	O
he	O
became	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
creating	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cuthbert	O
used	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
3000	I-Device
for	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Argonaut	O
's	O
older	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
notably	O
Starglider	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
full	O
360-degree	O
movement	O
through	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
presented	O
to	O
both	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
creator	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
and	O
engineer	O
Ishuna	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
"	O
blown	O
away	O
"	O
by	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
3D	O
wireframe	O
graphics	O
,	O
requesting	O
that	O
Dylan	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
fly	O
over	O
to	O
Japan	O
and	O
meet	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assisting	O
development	O
was	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
and	O
Development	O
1	O
(	O
R&D1	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
division	O
responsible	O
for	O
producing	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
named	O
Eclipse	O
,	O
but	O
then-Nintendo	O
President	O
Hiroshi	O
Yamauchi	O
insisted	O
upon	O
it	O
being	O
renamed	O
X	B-Application
,	O
calling	O
up	O
director	O
Yoshio	O
Sakamoto	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
development	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
forced	O
Cuthbert	O
and	O
Argonaut	O
to	O
rewrite	O
the	O
3D	O
engine	O
entirely	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
game-breaking	O
bug	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
unplayable	O
on	O
certain	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
systems	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
strict	O
stance	O
on	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
titled	O
Lunar	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
by	O
Cuthbert	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
3D	O
first-person	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
for	O
children	O
was	O
too	O
complicated	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
to	O
his	O
disappointment	O
)	O
cancelled	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2018	O
interview	O
with	O
USgamer	O
,	O
Cuthbert	O
admitted	O
that	O
he	O
lost	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
Lunar	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
and	O
did	O
n't	O
think	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
backup	O
copy	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
complete	O
English	O
translation	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
Chase	I-Application
was	O
unearthed	O
in	O
the	O
2020	O
Nintendo	O
data	O
leak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
reviews	O
for	O
X	B-Application
were	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
praising	O
its	O
technological	O
accomplishments	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
but	O
criticizing	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
,	O
being	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
3D	O
wireframe	O
technology	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
realism	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
its	O
difficulty	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
hard	O
for	O
beginners	O
especially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Family	O
Computer	O
Magazine	O
had	O
a	O
similar	O
response	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
drive	O
away	O
potential	O
players	O
with	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
praising	O
its	O
3D	O
gameplay	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
easily	O
be	O
brought	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
color	O
and	O
newer	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
staff	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
technical	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
visuals	O
to	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
BattleTech	B-Application
Center	I-Application
in	O
Chicago	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
Nintendo	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joypad	O
magazine	O
staff	O
meanwhile	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
interesting	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
so	O
different	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
X	B-Application
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
landmark	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
lifespan	O
for	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
3D	O
wireframe	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
30th	O
greatest	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
tour-de-force	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
technical	O
prowess	O
"	O
,	O
highly	O
praising	O
its	O
3D	O
visuals	O
and	O
free-range	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writer	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
stated	O
that	O
X	B-Application
was	O
a	O
more	O
impressive	O
creation	O
than	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
for	O
not	O
requiring	O
any	O
additional	O
hardware	O
and	O
for	O
being	O
made	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
praising	O
its	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
its	O
more	O
ambitious	O
design	O
compared	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
expressed	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
see	O
it	O
resurrected	O
through	O
a	O
hypothetical	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Mini	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cited	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
important	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
helped	O
pave	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Argonaut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
similar	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
its	O
slow-paced	O
gameplay	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
