 At the time, Mega Drive games typically required two designers and two programmers, but Suganami wanted to challenge himself and see if it was possible to create the game himself.He originally had ambitious plans for a large backstory, but in order to make their deadline of 3 January 1995, the majority of it was cut from the game.As the deadline approached, he came to realize he would not be able to complete "Alien Soldier" himself, and so additional staff were added to provide him support.