These levels range from stabbing peas with a fork, to attacking evil spirits with a sword, and playing badminton in midair.

Producer Yoshio Sakamoto and Nintendo SPD Group No.1 were responsible for the programming, graphic design, and some of the music in the game.

The development team made some prototypes using 3D models, however, they felt that the flow of the games worked best with 2D animation.

Collaborator and musician Tsunku and his music studio TNX created several of the performed vocal songs found throughout the game.

For the English version, these songs were re-recorded by Annette Marie Cotrill, Aimee Blackschelger, and Clinton Edward Strother.

[3] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one nine, two eights, and one seven for a total of 32 out of 40,[9] and it sold over 100,000 copies in the country in its first week.