<s>
Cauldron	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
British	O
developer	O
Palace	O
Software	O
in	O
1985	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
home	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cauldron	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Steve	O
Brown	O
and	O
Richard	O
Leinfellner	O
as	O
a	O
licensed	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
horror	O
film	O
Halloween	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brown	O
eventually	O
altered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Halloween	B-Application
holiday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palace	O
released	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
in	O
1986	O
:	O
Cauldron	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pumpkin	I-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cauldron	B-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
shooting	O
while	O
flying	O
and	O
jumping	O
along	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
ingredients	O
and	O
return	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
witch	O
's	O
cottage	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
that	O
can	O
defeat	O
the	O
Pumpking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
traversing	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
witch	O
encounters	O
Halloween-themed	O
enemies	O
such	O
as	O
pumpkins	O
,	O
ghosts	O
,	O
skulls	O
,	O
and	O
bats	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
creatures	O
like	O
sharks	O
and	O
seagulls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collision	O
with	O
an	O
enemy	O
causes	O
the	O
witch	O
's	O
magic	B-Application
meter	I-Application
(	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
fire	O
offensive	O
projectiles	O
at	O
enemies	O
)	O
to	O
decrease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cauldron	B-Application
began	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1978	O
film	O
Halloween	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Halloween	B-Application
holiday	O
,	O
he	O
envisioned	O
a	O
game	O
featuring	O
witches	O
and	O
pumpkins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
three	O
home	O
computers	O
:	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Palace	O
's	O
1984	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
programmed	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
by	O
Leinfellner	O
,	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
cassette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palace	O
chose	O
to	O
include	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
to	O
distribute	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
of	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
praised	O
the	O
graphical	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
colors	O
occasionally	O
overlap	O
and	O
the	O
screen	O
flickers	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZX	O
Computings	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
lauded	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
flying	O
segments	O
,	O
but	O
bemoaned	O
the	O
platforming	O
aspect	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Willy	I-Application
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
platform	O
considered	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
with	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
release	O
a	O
positive	O
aspect	O
that	O
added	O
value	O
to	O
the	O
overall	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Cauldron	B-Application
,	O
Palace	O
released	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Cauldron	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Pumpkin	I-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cauldron	B-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
as	O
a	O
compilation	O
title	O
on	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
Cauldron	B-Application
games	O
prompted	O
Palace	O
to	O
give	O
Brown	O
more	O
creative	O
freedom	O
for	O
his	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
Barbarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
