<s>
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
"	B-Application
bob	I-Application
's	I-Application
game	I-Application
"	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
under	O
development	O
since	O
2003	O
or	O
2004	O
by	O
independent	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Robert	B-Application
Pelloni	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
is	O
most	O
notable	O
for	O
Pelloni	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
using	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
development	B-Application
tools	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
refusal	O
to	O
license	O
him	O
the	O
official	O
SDK	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
2D	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
solely	O
by	O
Pelloni	O
since	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
Pelloni	O
posted	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
that	O
had	O
received	O
over	O
100,000	O
views	O
by	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
conversation	O
about	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
Pelloni	O
had	O
with	O
friends	O
,	O
discussing	O
creating	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
suburbs	O
that	O
had	O
a	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
mindset	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
EarthBound	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
drew	O
motivation	O
from	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
one	O
person	O
titled	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Sentinel	O
interview	O
,	O
Pelloni	O
was	O
fascinated	O
by	O
other	O
similar	O
video	O
game	O
projects	O
getting	O
published	O
after	O
participating	O
in	O
online	O
Internet	B-Application
forums	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
motivated	O
Pelloni	O
to	O
self-develop	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
he	O
spent	O
most	O
of	O
2006	O
and	O
2007	O
in	O
isolation	O
while	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
would	O
not	O
consider	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
100%	O
complete	O
"	O
until	O
he	O
received	O
the	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
(	O
SDK	B-Application
)	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
compile	B-Language
the	O
game	O
according	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
code	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
in	O
the	O
Sentinel	O
interview	O
,	O
"[Y]ou	O
ca	O
n't	O
get	O
access	O
to	O
[	O
the	O
SDK ]	O
unless	O
you	O
've	O
published	O
a	O
game	O
before.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
told	O
him	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
inform	O
him	O
of	O
their	O
decision	O
whether	O
to	O
grant	O
him	O
an	O
SDK	B-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
between	O
six	O
and	O
eight	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
17	O
weeks	O
of	O
trying	O
and	O
failing	O
to	O
get	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
provide	O
him	O
with	O
the	O
SDK	B-Application
,	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Pelloni	O
decided	O
to	O
publicly	O
protest	O
by	O
locking	O
himself	O
in	O
his	O
room	O
for	O
100	O
days	O
or	O
until	O
Nintendo	O
provided	O
him	O
with	O
the	O
SDK	B-Application
,	O
whichever	O
came	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
room	O
had	O
no	O
Internet	O
access	O
(	O
save	O
for	O
broadcasting	O
a	O
live	O
feed	O
of	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
room	O
via	O
a	O
webcam	B-Protocol
)	O
or	O
television	O
and	O
had	O
only	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
with	O
which	O
he	O
could	O
make	O
calls	O
and	O
send	O
emails	O
and	O
the	O
materials	O
he	O
needed	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pelloni	O
's	O
protest	O
garnered	O
popularity	O
on	O
various	O
Internet	B-Application
forums	I-Application
and	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
threatened	O
to	O
bundle	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
killer	O
app	O
using	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
homebrew	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
translating	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
several	O
languages	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
worldwide	O
to	O
"	O
significantly	O
cut	O
into	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
bottom	O
line	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Chris	O
Greenhough	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
talking	O
to	O
a	O
Chinese	O
firm	O
about	O
releasing	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
on	O
a	O
flash	B-Device
cartridge	I-Device
and	O
negotiating	O
with	O
Walmart	O
to	O
distribute	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
threatened	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
other	O
distribution	O
platforms	O
including	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
he	O
apologized	O
for	O
his	O
comment	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Andy	O
Chalk	O
in	O
an	O
Escapist	O
article	O
,	O
he	O
threatened	O
to	O
"	O
exact	O
a	O
horrific	O
vengeance	O
if	O
the	O
company	O
continued	O
to	O
deny	O
him	O
the	O
SDK.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
he	O
started	O
to	O
complain	O
about	O
paranoia	B-Application
and	O
having	O
persistent	O
headaches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
statement	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
visible	O
movement	O
on	O
the	O
webcam	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
concerned	O
user	O
from	O
the	O
/v/	O
board	O
on	O
4chan	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
retrieve	O
Pelloni	O
's	O
telephone	O
number	O
from	O
his	O
Whois	B-Protocol
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
apparently	O
worked	O
himself	O
into	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
portraying	O
himself	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
antagonist	O
and	O
final	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
25	O
weeks	O
after	O
sending	O
his	O
request	O
for	O
an	O
SDK	B-Application
,	O
Pelloni	O
received	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
rejecting	O
his	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
letter	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
require	O
"	O
secure	O
business	O
facilities	O
,	O
sufficient	O
equipment	O
and	O
staffing	O
,	O
financial	O
stability	O
and	O
other	O
attributes	O
that	O
would	O
distinguish	O
the	O
developer	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
deal	O
with	O
confidential	O
information	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
highly	O
selective	O
in	O
whom	O
they	O
grant	O
SDK	B-Application
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
Pelloni	O
announced	O
on	O
his	O
website	O
that	O
the	O
protest	O
and	O
ensuing	O
events	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
viral	O
marketing	O
ploy	O
to	O
advertise	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Pelloni	O
had	O
released	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
his	O
website	O
,	O
required	O
a	O
flash	B-Device
cartridge	I-Device
and	O
was	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
NO$GBA	O
emulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
com	O
's	O
Stephen	O
Totilo	O
interviewed	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aime	O
about	O
the	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
incident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
happy	O
that	O
people	O
are	O
motivated	O
by	O
games	O
developed	O
under	O
similar	O
circumstances	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
2D	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
's	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Goo	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
enjoys	O
"	O
taking	O
big	O
ideas	O
with	O
small	O
budgets	O
and	O
bringing	O
them	O
to	O
life.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Pelloni	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
portable	O
console	O
called	O
the	O
nD	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
sold	O
for	O
$20	O
with	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
as	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
day	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2011	O
,	O
Pelloni	O
uploaded	O
a	O
video	O
called	O
"	O
nD	O
Commercial	O
"	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2013	O
Bob	O
silently	O
deleted	O
all	O
the	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
nD	O
and	O
put	O
up	O
a	O
live	O
stream	O
of	O
him	O
working	O
on	O
to	O
his	O
official	O
site	O
bobsgame.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
website	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
"	O
new	O
phase	O
"	O
of	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
called	O
"	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Online	O
:	O
nDworld	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Pelloni	O
made	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
for	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
from	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
failed	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
$477	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
6,667	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
failing	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Pelloni	O
launched	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
Kickstarter	O
for	O
the	O
previously-announced	O
action-RPG	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
crowd-funding	O
venture	O
was	O
successful	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
invest	O
the	O
money	O
to	O
work	O
from	O
a	O
"	O
hack-van	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
not	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
put	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
indefinite	O
hiatus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Pelloni	O
denied	O
this	O
claim	O
as	O
he	O
stated	O
via	O
Kickstarter	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
not	O
permanently	O
stopped	O
working	O
on	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
pitching	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
investors	O
and	O
publishers	O
,	O
to	O
no	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
an	O
alpha	O
version	O
of	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
successfully	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlighted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
itch.io	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	O
and	O
Linux	O
while	O
being	O
under	O
ongoing	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
full	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Bob	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
ok	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
store	I-Application
page	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
under	O
a	O
non-commercial	O
source	B-License
available	I-License
software	I-License
license	I-License
,	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
community	O
to	O
contribute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
author	O
says	O
that	O
he	O
wrote	O
the	O
game	O
originally	O
in	O
C	B-Language
,	O
switched	O
then	O
to	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
and	O
later	O
converted	O
it	O
with	O
an	O
automatic	O
code	O
converter	O
to	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
