<s>
Amulets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
IBM	O
PC	B-Device
compatibles	O
created	O
by	O
David	O
Webster	O
and	O
Eric	O
Webster	O
and	O
United	O
Software	O
Artists	O
and	O
published	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
Freeware	B-License
and	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
United	O
Software	O
Artists	O
developed	O
for	O
Amulets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
an	O
own	O
Doom-like	B-Application
2.5D	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
targeted	O
platform	O
was	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
with	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
utilizing	O
a	O
256	O
color	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
mode	O
with	O
320x200	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
the	O
Doom-like	B-Application
capabilities	O
had	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
RPG	O
features	O
like	O
various	O
character	O
classes	O
,	O
a	O
magic	O
system	O
,	O
character	O
advancement	O
and	O
inventory	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
hunger	O
and	O
thirst	O
mechanic	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
detailed	O
level	O
construction	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
somewhat	O
noteworthy	O
for	O
its	O
implementation	O
of	O
features	O
commonly	O
associated	O
with	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
engine	O
before	O
this	O
was	O
common	O
(	O
while	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
innovate	O
these	O
features	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
much	O
more	O
famous	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
games	O
implemented	O
similar	O
features	O
a	O
half-decade	O
earlier	O
with	O
comparable	O
VGA/MIDI	O
production	O
values	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
more	O
apt	O
comparison	O
is	O
perhaps	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Daggerfall	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
with	O
similar	O
features	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
much	O
more	O
famous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphic	O
capabilities	O
in	O
perspective	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
fully	O
3D	O
and	O
textured	O
games	O
,	O
came	O
out	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
and	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
came	O
out	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
Amulets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
after	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
on	O
disc	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
musical	O
score	O
(	O
both	O
CD	O
quality	O
and	O
MIDI	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
were	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
disc	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
unavailable	O
and	O
unsupported	O
Abandonware	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
reacquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Amulets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
around	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
2013	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
site	O
and	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
under	O
GPLv3	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
continues	O
for	O
ports	O
to	O
newer	O
systems	O
(	O
Windows	O
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
)	O
,	O
including	O
general	O
bug	O
fixes	O
,	O
and	O
changing	O
the	O
graphic	O
back-end	O
to	O
OpenGL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amulets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
flop	O
with	O
fewer	O
than	O
100	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
outdated	O
production	O
values	O
,	O
confusing	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
inadequate	O
shareware	B-License
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
freeware	B-License
re-release	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
reviewed	O
Amulets	B-Application
&	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
absurd	O
,	O
ambitious	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
little	O
clunky	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
get	O
past	O
the	O
initial	O
learning	O
curve	O
and	O
you	O
might	O
find	O
something	O
with	O
legs	O
.	O
</s>
