<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
tank	B-Application
combat	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	B-Application
in	O
November	O
1980	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
tank	B-Application
which	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
other	O
tanks	O
and	O
missiles	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
small	O
radar	O
scanner	O
to	O
locate	O
enemies	O
around	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
barren	O
landscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
three-dimensional	O
vector	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
3D	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
with	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
big	O
3D	O
success	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
successful	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
milestone	O
for	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
primarily	O
designed	O
by	O
Ed	O
Rotberg	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
mainly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Atari	O
's	O
top-down	O
shooter	O
game	O
Tank	B-Application
(	O
1974	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
was	O
distributed	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
Taito	O
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
vector	O
hardware	O
designed	O
by	O
Howard	O
Delman	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
and	O
saw	O
success	O
with	O
Asteroids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
hardware	O
that	O
drove	O
the	O
program	O
saw	O
use	O
in	O
following	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Cinematronics	O
vector	O
graphics	O
games	O
,	O
Atari	O
's	O
Grass	O
Valley	O
engineering	O
labs	O
decided	O
to	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
vector	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
system	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
QuadraScan	B-General_Concept
"	O
that	O
offered	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1024	O
x	B-Operating_System
768	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
it	O
was	O
up	O
and	O
running	O
,	O
they	O
delivered	O
the	O
prototype	O
unit	O
to	O
Atari	O
headquarters	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
Howard	O
Delman	O
and	O
Rick	O
Moncrief	O
to	O
develop	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
unit	O
suitable	O
for	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
Delman	O
suggested	O
they	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
implement	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1979	O
,	O
Atari	O
's	O
first	O
vector	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
great	O
success	O
with	O
only	O
4,830	O
units	O
manufactured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
team	O
at	O
Atari	O
consisting	O
of	O
Lyle	O
Rains	O
,	O
Ed	O
Logg	O
,	O
and	O
Steve	O
Callfee	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
game	O
called	O
Planet	O
Grab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
saw	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
they	O
asked	O
about	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
for	O
their	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
result	O
was	O
Asteroids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
system	O
now	O
proving	O
a	O
huge	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	B-Application
,	O
Morgan	O
Hoff	O
organized	O
a	O
brainstorming	O
session	O
at	O
Atari	O
to	O
consider	O
additional	O
uses	O
for	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
math	O
box	O
with	O
the	O
vector	O
hardware	O
seemed	O
like	O
a	O
winner	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
tank	B-Application
game	O
was	O
raised	O
at	O
the	O
meeting	O
,	O
although	O
Hoff	O
could	O
not	O
remember	O
exactly	O
who	O
introduced	O
the	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
Atari	O
's	O
top-down	O
arcade	B-Application
shooter	O
game	O
Tank	B-Application
(	O
1974	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
inspiration	O
behind	O
Battlezone	B-Application
,	O
essentially	O
a	O
3D	O
version	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Battlezone	B-Application
also	O
has	O
similarities	O
to	O
a	O
first-person	O
tank	B-Application
simulation	O
for	O
the	O
PLATO	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
Panther	B-Application
,	O
Rotberg	O
said	O
he	O
had	O
never	O
played	O
that	O
game	O
before	O
but	O
had	O
heard	O
of	O
it	O
;	O
he	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
may	O
have	O
inspired	O
whoever	O
originally	O
suggested	O
the	O
idea	O
at	O
the	O
brainstorming	O
meeting	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
proposed	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
seriously	O
doubt	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
wireframe	B-Algorithm
vector	O
graphics	O
displayed	O
on	O
a	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
vector	B-General_Concept
monitor	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
drives	O
a	O
tank	B-Application
using	O
two	O
joysticks	O
,	O
one	O
controlling	O
the	O
right	O
tread	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
the	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
moving	O
the	O
joysticks	O
relative	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
the	O
tank	B-Application
can	O
move	O
forward	O
or	O
reverse	O
(	O
both	O
moved	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
direction	O
)	O
,	O
turn	O
on	O
the	O
spot	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
(	O
one	O
forward	O
,	O
one	O
back	O
)	O
or	O
move	O
and	O
turn	O
at	O
a	O
slower	O
rate	O
(	O
one	O
forward	O
or	O
backward	O
,	O
one	O
neutral	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
right-side	O
stick	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
fire	O
button	O
on	O
top	O
,	O
which	O
fires	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
gun	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
the	O
tank	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
facing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
geometric	O
solid	O
obstacles	O
are	O
indestructible	O
and	O
can	O
block	O
the	O
movement	O
of	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
tank	B-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
block	O
shots	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
shields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tank	B-Application
icon	O
will	O
then	O
appear	O
at	O
right	O
on	O
qualified	O
high	O
score	O
listings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
is	O
housed	O
in	O
an	O
upright	O
full-sized	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
periscope	B-Language
"	O
viewfinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
periscope	B-Language
viewfinder	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
earlier	O
submarine	O
shooting	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
,	O
notably	O
Midway	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Sea	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
(	O
1976	O
)	O
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
electro-mechanical	O
game	O
Periscope	B-Language
(	O
1966	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
cabinet	O
removed	O
the	O
periscope	B-Language
and	O
raised	O
the	O
monitor	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
normal	O
position	O
to	O
improve	O
visibility	O
to	O
non-players	O
and	O
improve	O
ergonomics	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
could	O
not	O
reach	O
the	O
periscope	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smaller	O
,	O
"	O
cabaret	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
cabinet	O
has	O
the	O
screen	O
angled	O
upwards	O
and	O
no	O
periscope	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1980	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
Asteroids	B-Application
,	O
Battlezone	B-Application
eventually	O
produced	O
another	O
15,000	O
sales	O
for	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
earning	O
an	O
Honorable	O
Mention	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Commercial	O
Arcade	B-Application
Game	O
"	O
in	O
1982	O
at	O
the	O
Third	O
Annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
runner-up	O
,	O
behind	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
and	O
Sandy	O
Small	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
and	O
mention	O
the	O
"	O
Battlezone	B-Application
Tunnel	O
Vision	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
you	O
drive	O
strangely	O
during	O
rush	O
hour.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finer	O
examples	O
"	O
and	O
rate	O
it	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
Battlezone	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
and	O
ST	B-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Quicksilva	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
cartridge	O
in	O
1987	O
in	O
the	O
styling	O
of	O
the	O
then-new	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
XEGS	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
port	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
1983	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
uses	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
instead	O
of	O
vectors	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
view	O
where	O
the	O
tank	B-Application
is	O
visible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
port	O
contains	O
large	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
6502	B-General_Concept
code	O
which	O
is	O
emulated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
called	O
The	O
Bradley	O
Trainer	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Army	O
Battlezone	B-Application
or	O
Military	O
Battlezone	B-Application
)	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
as	O
targeting	O
training	O
for	O
gunners	O
on	O
the	O
Bradley	O
Fighting	O
Vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Approaching	O
Atari	O
in	O
December	O
1980	O
,	O
some	O
developers	O
within	O
Atari	O
refused	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
association	O
with	O
the	O
Army	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
original	O
Battlezone	B-Application
programmer	O
Ed	O
Rotberg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gunner	O
yoke	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Bradley	O
Fighting	O
Vehicle	O
control	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
re-used	O
in	O
the	O
popular	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bradley	O
Trainer	O
differs	O
dramatically	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Battlezone	B-Application
as	O
it	O
features	O
helicopters	O
,	O
missiles	O
,	O
and	O
machine	O
guns	O
;	O
furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
actual	O
tank	B-Application
does	O
not	O
move	O
but	O
the	O
guns	O
simply	O
rotate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
first-person	O
pseudo	O
3D	O
graphics	O
combined	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
viewing	O
goggle	O
"	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
puts	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
face	O
into	O
,	O
Battlezone	B-Application
is	O
sometimes	O
considered	O
the	O
first	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
the	O
replicated	O
version	O
of	O
Battlezone	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
for	O
PC	O
with	O
Windows	O
3.1	O
and	O
Windows	O
95	O
,	O
and	O
Mac	O
version	O
for	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
2000	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
1996	O
Battlezone	B-Application
/	O
Super	O
Breakout	O
combo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
developed	O
an	O
authorized	O
Battlezone	B-Application
game	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
having	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
more	O
complicated	O
tank	B-Application
piloting	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
the	O
1999	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
Battlezone	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Paradigm	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
bought	O
the	O
Battlezone	B-Application
franchise	O
from	O
the	O
Atari	O
bankruptcy	O
proceedings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
titled	O
Battlezone	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robot	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
by	O
Activision	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
port	O
of	O
Battlezone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Encounter	B-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
is	O
also	O
similar	O
to	O
2600	O
Battlezone	B-Application
,	O
with	O
scaled	O
sprites	O
instead	O
of	O
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graphics	O
.	O
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<s>
Stramash	O
Zone	O
(	O
2018	O
)	O
was	O
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for	O
the	O
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.	O
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