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In the Cross Review feature of the magazine Famitsu,the four reviewers gave 7, 7, 7, and 7, for a total of 28 out of 40.
In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 17.49 out of 30, as shown below.
In the Nintendo DS port of Days of Memories: Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Fuyu, the 9th title in the Days of Memories series developed as mobile phone app games, a character called "Hatsushiro Athena", modelled on the original Athena, appears.
It was originally planned for release for the Disk System, but was later changed to a Famicom cartridge.
The NES version was only released for North American homes until the PlayStation Network saw a release of the arcade original in 2011.
The NES version was only released for North American homes until the PlayStation Network saw a release of the arcade original in 2011.
In Japan, Game Machine listed Athena on their September 1, 1986, issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.
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