<s>
Canabalt	B-Application
is	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Adam	O
Saltsman	O
for	O
the	O
Experimental	O
Gameplay	O
Project	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
video	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
written	O
for	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Ouya	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
authorized	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canabalt	B-Application
has	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
popularizing	O
the	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
subgenre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
platform	O
games	O
with	O
predesigned	O
stages	O
and	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
to	O
completion	O
,	O
the	O
landscape	O
of	O
Canabalt	B-Application
is	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
and	O
endless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Canabalt	B-Application
"	O
was	O
derived	O
from	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
phrases	O
used	O
by	O
Saltsman	O
's	O
young	O
nephew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
on	O
Saltsman	O
's	O
own	O
web	O
site	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
many	O
platforms	O
including	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Ouya	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
online	O
gaming	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
Kongregate	O
and	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
Android/Ouya	O
port	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
Kittehface	O
Software	O
,	O
primarily	O
a	O
publisher	O
of	O
live	O
wallpapers	O
,	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Saltsman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
Beatshapers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Canabalt	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
home	O
computer	O
by	O
Paul	O
Koller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
official	O
conversion	O
became	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Canabalt	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canabalt	B-Application
has	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
8	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
86%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
8	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
72%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
7	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bonnie	O
Eisenman	O
of	O
148Apps	O
scored	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Canabalt	B-Application
is	O
a	O
gem	O
that	O
daringly	O
mixes	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
with	O
an	O
incredibly	O
complex	O
world	O
,	O
proving	O
that	O
minimalism	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
equal	O
minimal	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchGen	O
Torbjorn	O
Kamblad	O
also	O
scored	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
improved	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
"	O
Tighter	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
better	O
overview	O
of	O
your	O
surroundings	O
make	O
the	O
portable	O
version	O
a	O
classic.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcade	O
Eli	O
Hodapp	O
scored	O
it	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Doodle	B-Application
Jump	I-Application
;	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
probably	O
sunk	O
more	O
combined	O
hours	O
in	O
to	O
Doodle	B-Application
Jump	I-Application
than	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
on	O
my	O
iPhone	O
,	O
and	O
Canabalt	B-Application
has	O
the	O
exact	O
same	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
;	O
"	O
Canabalt	B-Application
is	O
a	O
wonderful	O
twitch	O
game	O
that	O
strikes	O
the	O
right	O
balance	O
between	O
skill	O
and	O
luck	O
 [ ... ] 	O
There	O
is	O
something	O
really	O
compelling	O
in	O
here	O
--	O
a	O
real	O
desire	O
to	O
play	O
again	O
and	O
again	O
...	O
and	O
again.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Slide	O
to	O
Play	O
Andrew	O
Podolsky	O
scored	O
it	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
4	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
$2.99	O
price	O
;	O
"	O
The	O
nearly-flawless	O
execution	O
of	O
one	O
simple	O
idea	O
makes	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
story	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
depth	O
inconsequential	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
 [ ... ] 	O
think	O
this	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
priced	O
at	O
a	O
dollar	O
,	O
especially	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
game	O
is	O
still	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
Peter	O
Willington	O
scored	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
on	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Canabalt	B-Application
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
deserves	O
a	O
place	O
on	O
your	O
memory	O
stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Lewis	O
Denby	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
placed	O
it	O
at	O
#13	O
in	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
20	O
free	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
you	O
must	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
Canabalt	B-Application
was	O
included	O
the	O
permanent	O
collection	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
Museum	O
of	O
Modern	O
Art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canabalt	B-Application
sparked	O
the	O
genre	O
of	O
"	O
endless	B-Application
running	I-Application
"	O
games	O
;	O
The	O
New	O
Yorker	O
described	O
Canabalt	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
sparked	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
genre	O
of	O
play	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Scott	O
Rogers	O
credits	O
side-scrolling	O
shooters	O
like	O
Scramble	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
and	O
Moon	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
and	O
chase-style	O
game	O
play	O
in	O
platform	O
games	O
like	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Aladdin	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
as	O
early	O
forerunners	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Derivative	O
titles	O
include	O
Robot	B-Application
Unicorn	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Kieron	O
Gillen	O
described	O
in	O
his	O
"	O
2010	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
piece	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
shameless	O
Canabalt	B-Application
clone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
in	O
Joystiq	O
review	O
of	O
Halfbrick	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Jetpack	B-Application
Joyride	I-Application
,	O
Ben	O
Gilbert	O
argued	O
that	O
"	O
Doom	B-Application
is	I-Application
to	O
Halo	O
,	O
as	O
Canabalt	B-Application
is	O
to	O
Jetpack	O
Joyride.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
Canabalt	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Saltsman	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
specific	O
code	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
an	O
MIT	B-License
License	I-License
and	O
the	O
game	O
code	O
under	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
license	I-Application
.	O
</s>
