<s>
Ataxx	B-Application
( アタックス	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
published	O
in	O
arcades	O
by	O
Leland	O
Corporation	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virgin	O
Mastertronic	O
licensed	O
it	O
to	O
Leland	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
using	O
the	O
design	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
Spot	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
Ataxx	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Ataxx	B-Application
was	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
not	O
with	O
a	O
physical	O
game	O
board	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
Reversi	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
versions	O
of	O
Infection	O
were	O
programmed	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
none	O
saw	O
a	O
commercial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Mastertronic	O
US	O
,	O
which	O
licensed	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Leland	O
corporation	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
released	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Ataxx	B-Application
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Virgin	O
released	O
its	O
own	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Spot	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
based	O
on	O
Cool	B-Application
Spot	I-Application
,	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
a	O
7	O
Up	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Virgin	O
released	O
the	O
Trilobyte-produced	O
game	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
,	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Ataxx	B-Application
as	O
its	O
Microscope	O
Puzzle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graeme	O
Devine	O
of	O
Trilobyte	O
,	O
co-creator	O
of	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
,	O
had	O
overseen	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Spot	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
while	O
working	O
at	O
Virgin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Microscope	O
Puzzle	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
app	O
for	O
iPad	B-Device
under	O
the	O
title	O
The	B-Operating_System
7th	I-Operating_System
Guest	I-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Infection	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hexxagōn	O
,	O
an	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatible	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Software	O
Creations	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
uses	O
a	O
hexagonal	O
board	O
,	O
as	O
does	O
the	O
1995	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
11th	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boogers	B-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
4-player	O
variation	O
hosted	O
by	O
the	O
ImagiNation	O
Network	O
,	O
a	O
pre-internet	O
dial-up	O
game	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sierra	O
educational	O
game	O
Mega	O
Math	O
includes	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Ataxx	B-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
answer	O
math	O
questions	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
independently	O
developed	O
games	O
have	O
borrowed	O
the	O
Ataxx	B-Application
concept	O
.	O
</s>
