<s>
Autoduel	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1985	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
in	O
1988	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
Games	O
series	O
Car	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
emphasis	O
,	O
the	O
review	O
suggested	O
bypassing	O
the	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
feature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
expensive	O
in-game	O
clones	O
(	O
backup	O
saves	O
)	O
by	O
making	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
disk	O
,	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
in	O
case	O
of	O
character	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
stated	O
that	O
Autoduel	B-Application
combined	O
role-playing	O
,	O
arcade	O
,	O
and	O
strategy	O
features	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
complete	O
system	O
of	O
play	O
...	O
overall	O
game	O
play	O
is	O
excellent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
reviewers	O
Hartley	O
and	O
Pattie	O
Lesser	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#120	O
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
combines	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
Road	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
movies	O
with	O
the	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
action	O
of	O
the	O
Ultima	O
adventure	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Fuelleman	O
reviewed	O
Autoduel	B-Application
in	O
Space	O
Gamer/Fantasy	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Bueche	O
,	O
Autoduel	B-Application
was	O
his	O
only	O
successful	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
posted	O
a	O
public	O
request	O
for	O
the	O
Autoduel	B-Application
source	O
code	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
We	O
'd	O
really	O
like	O
to	O
republish	O
Autoduel	B-Application
in	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
its	O
classic	O
form	O
,	O
updated	O
for	O
modern	O
systems.	O
"	O
</s>
