<s>
Atomic	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Chelnov	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
runner	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Chelnov	B-Application
's	O
movements	O
with	O
the	O
eight-way	O
joystick	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
three	O
buttons	O
to	O
attack	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
or	O
turn	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
collecting	O
power-ups	O
you	O
can	O
improve	O
Chelnov	B-Application
's	O
attack	O
power	O
,	O
rapid-firing	O
capability	O
,	O
attack	O
range	O
or	O
jumping	O
height	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chelnov	B-Application
will	O
continue	O
to	O
run	O
with	O
the	O
screen	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
lets	O
go	O
of	O
the	O
joystick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
of	O
the	O
scrolling	O
screen	O
by	O
entering	O
the	O
corresponding	O
direction	O
on	O
the	O
joystick	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
impossible	O
to	O
stop	O
or	O
move	O
backwards	O
except	O
when	O
fighting	O
a	O
boss	O
(	O
Chelnov	B-Application
can	O
turn	O
backwards	O
while	O
jumping	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
sprite	O
animation	O
is	O
highly	O
detailed	O
and	O
smooth	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
Karateka	B-Application
and	O
the	O
early	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Chelnov	B-Application
( Челнов	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
coal	O
miner	O
who	O
miraculously	O
survives	O
the	O
malfunction	O
and	O
explosion	O
of	O
a	O
nuclear	O
power	O
plant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chelnov	B-Application
's	O
body	O
gains	O
superhuman	O
abilities	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
massive	O
amount	O
of	O
radiation	O
given	O
off	O
by	O
the	O
explosion	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
secret	O
organization	O
seeks	O
to	O
harness	O
those	O
abilities	O
for	O
its	O
own	O
evil	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chelnov	B-Application
must	O
battle	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
secret	O
organization	O
using	O
his	O
newfound	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Chelnov	I-Application
was	O
controversial	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
East	O
responded	O
in	O
a	O
television	O
program	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Chelnov	B-Application
"	O
was	O
merely	O
a	O
relative	O
of	O
Karnov	B-Application
,	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
at	O
all	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
events	O
at	O
Chernobyl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
development	O
staff	O
members	O
later	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
planned	O
under	O
a	O
different	O
name	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
events	O
at	O
Chernobyl	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Chelnov	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
was	O
changed	O
considerably	O
to	O
remove	O
connotations	O
with	O
Chernobyl	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Data	O
East	O
became	O
defunct	O
due	O
to	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Paon	O
bought	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Atomic	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Chelnov	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1992	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
remade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
kept	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
as	O
its	O
arcade	B-Application
counterpart	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
were	O
simply	O
titled	O
Atomic	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
was	O
changed	O
completely	O
,	O
where	O
Chelnov	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
coal	O
miner	O
caught	O
in	O
a	O
nuclear	O
meltdown	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
regular	O
human	O
being	O
wearing	O
a	O
special	O
combat	O
suit	O
who	O
battles	O
enemies	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
younger	O
sister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
in	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
contained	O
an	O
adapter	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
controller	O
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
the	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
controller	O
for	O
many	O
other	O
X68000	B-Device
games	O
besides	O
Chelnov	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
was	O
planned	O
and	O
developed	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
to	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fully	O
playable	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
found	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
prototype	O
is	O
a	O
duplicate	O
of	O
the	O
1988	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
game	O
but	O
lacks	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
music	O
is	O
still	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Atomic	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Chelnov	I-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1988	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chelnov	B-Application
also	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
enemy	O
character	O
in	O
Trio	B-Application
The	I-Application
Punch	I-Application
,	O
Tumble	B-Application
Pop	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Fighter	B-Application
's	I-Application
History	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mizoguchi	I-Application
Kiki	I-Application
Ippatsu	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
being	O
transported	O
in	O
a	O
frozen	O
container	O
on	O
a	O
freight	O
train	O
in	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
Vs.	I-Application
DragonNinja	I-Application
(	O
1988	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
poster	O
showing	O
Chelnov	B-Application
can	O
be	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Stage	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
Windjammers	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
crowd	O
on	O
the	O
Ring	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
