<s>
American	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adult-oriented	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Inter-Active	O
Productions	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
planned	O
titles	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
GameFilm	O
,	O
a	O
then-newly	O
developed	O
in-house	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
format	O
conceived	O
by	O
former	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
employee	O
David	O
Schwartz	O
during	O
his	O
time	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
Caves	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
,	O
which	O
served	O
as	O
technology	O
demonstration	O
of	O
the	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
produced	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Schwartz	O
,	O
American	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
starred	O
several	O
Hollywood	O
actors	O
such	O
as	O
Timothy	O
Bottoms	O
,	O
Gustav	O
Vintas	O
,	O
Daniel	O
Roebuck	O
and	O
Musetta	O
Vander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
film	O
being	O
completed	O
,	O
American	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
was	O
never	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
full-fledge	O
GameFilm	O
and	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
platform	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
and	O
left	O
unreleased	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playable	O
prototype	O
builds	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
American	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
and	O
sold	O
online	O
by	O
independent	O
groups	O
such	O
as	O
B&C	O
Computervisions	O
and	O
the	O
defunct	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Sector	O
II	O
website	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
restored	O
and	O
remastered	O
featuring	O
a	O
newly	O
recorded	O
voiceover	O
by	O
Timothy	O
Bottoms	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
in	O
2021	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
developed	O
by	O
Empty	O
Clip	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ziggurat	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Atari	O
's	O
Caves	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
,	O
American	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
game	O
that	O
uses	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
to	O
present	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Digital	B-Algorithm
Pictures	I-Algorithm
 '	O
Sewer	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
and	O
Netflix	O
's	O
Black	O
Mirror	O
:	O
Bandersnatch	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
are	O
instructed	O
by	O
the	O
in-game	O
text	O
messages	O
or	O
a	O
subliminal	O
voice	O
heard	O
on	O
the	O
background	O
to	O
make	O
Jack	O
Devon	O
perform	O
a	O
choice	O
under	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
alter	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
branching	O
storyline	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
different	O
outcomes	O
on	O
each	O
playthrough	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
killed	O
by	O
enemies	O
or	O
setpieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
David	O
M	O
.	O
Schwartz	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
then-newly	O
developed	O
in-house	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
format	O
GameFilm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schwartz	O
was	O
also	O
previously	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Caves	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometime	O
in	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
a	O
playable	O
prototype	O
build	O
of	O
American	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
for	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
found	O
by	O
Atari	O
historian	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
collector	O
Glenn	O
Bruner	O
,	O
with	O
homebrew	B-Application
programmer	O
Scott	O
Walters	O
writing	O
a	O
CD	O
booting	O
program	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	B-Application
,	O
community	O
member	O
Stone	O
of	O
AtariAge	B-Application
produced	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
custom	O
artwork	O
and	O
case	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
sold	O
and	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
fan	O
festival	O
JagFest	O
UK	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
13	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Atari	O
historian	O
Curt	O
Vendel	O
released	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
GameFilm	O
engine	O
for	O
free	O
online	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
material	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
for	O
free	O
by	O
defunct	O
website	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Sector	O
II	O
and	O
for	O
purchase	O
in	O
physical	O
format	O
by	O
B&C	O
Computervisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
July	O
to	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
by	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Sector	O
II	O
under	O
CD	O
compilations	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
titled	O
American	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
PC	B-Device
Files	O
&	O
Beta	O
and	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Source	O
Code	O
Collection	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
