▁and ▁As ay uki ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁character ▁for ▁a ▁previous ▁game ▁the ▁character ▁designer ▁worked ▁on ▁that ▁was ▁never ▁released . ▁Un ique ▁end ings ▁were ▁planned ▁for ▁each ▁character ▁but ▁were ▁later ▁cut , ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁div ul ged ▁in ▁an ▁issue ▁of ▁Ne o ▁Ge o ▁Fre ak . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁Bla zing ▁Star ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁Ne o ▁Ge o ▁ar cade ▁system ▁( M VS ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁home ▁system ▁( A ES ) ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁A ▁Ne o ▁Ge o ▁CD ▁release ▁was ▁planned ▁but ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁on ▁iOS ▁and ▁Android ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁W ii ▁via ▁the ▁Virtual ▁Console ▁in ▁Japan ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁smart phone ▁versions ▁include ▁multi player ▁support ▁via ▁Bl uetooth ▁and ▁a ▁practice ▁mode ▁that ▁lets ▁the ▁player ▁start ▁from ▁any ▁stage ▁they ▁have ▁cleared . ▁Ham ster ▁Corporation ▁r ere leased ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁N intendo ▁Switch ▁via ▁the ▁e Sh op ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁A CA ▁Ne o ▁Ge o ▁series . ▁As ▁with ▁all ▁games ▁released ▁under ▁the ▁A CA ▁Ne o ▁Ge o ▁brand , ▁the ▁game ▁includes ▁Ham ster ' s ▁additional ▁scoring ▁modes , ▁screen ▁filter ▁options ,