<s>
Atlantis	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Imagic	O
in	O
July	O
1982	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlantis	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Taito	O
's	O
1981	O
Colony	B-Application
7	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlantis	B-Application
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
Destination	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
competition	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
were	O
encouraged	O
to	O
mail	O
photos	O
of	O
their	O
high	O
scores	O
to	O
Imagic	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
named	O
Atlantis	B-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
last	O
defenses	O
of	O
the	O
City	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
against	O
the	O
Gorgon	O
invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
avert	O
the	O
tragedy	O
,	O
Atlantis	B-Application
is	O
doomed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
tiny	O
ship	O
then	O
rises	O
from	O
the	O
rubble	O
and	O
speeds	O
away	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
connection	O
with	O
another	O
Imagic	O
game	O
,	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Ark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
version	O
adds	O
two	O
gun	O
turrets	O
with	O
a	O
movable	O
cursor	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
aimed	O
onto	O
enemy	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destination	O
Atlantis	B-Application
was	O
a	O
competition	O
held	O
by	O
Imagic	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imagic	O
invited	O
players	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
to	O
take	O
pictures	O
of	O
their	O
high	O
scores	O
on	O
their	O
television	O
screens	O
and	O
mail	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
had	O
the	O
highest	O
scores	O
were	O
then	O
rewarded	O
with	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
game	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
a	O
mass-produced	O
sequel	O
to	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
featuring	O
faster	O
enemy	O
ships	O
which	O
were	O
worth	O
fewer	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
very	O
few	O
cartridges	O
were	O
created	O
,	O
Atlantis	B-Application
II	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
rare	O
and	O
highly	O
valued	O
collectors	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Dennis	O
Koble	O
,	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
Atlantis	B-Application
cartridges	O
were	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
Imagic	O
's	O
second	O
biggest	O
selling	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
favorably	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
shoot-	O
'	O
em-up	O
for	O
"	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antic	O
liked	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
's	O
"	O
very	O
attractive	O
and	O
colorful	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
gameplay	O
"	O
may	O
take	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
getting	O
used	O
to	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Video	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
category	O
at	O
the	O
4th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
