<s>
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
tile-based	B-Application
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
published	O
in	O
1989	O
by	O
Epyx	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
other	O
systems	O
and	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
bundle	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Best	B-Application
of	I-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
found	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
conversions	O
from	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
original	O
to	O
other	O
formats	O
were	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
Images	O
Software	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
designed	O
by	O
Sommerville	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
consists	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
148	O
two-dimensional	O
levels	O
(	O
149	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
version	O
)	O
which	O
feature	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
Nerdy	O
Chip	O
McCallahan	O
,	O
often	O
called	O
just	O
Chip	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
game	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
computer	O
chips	O
,	O
buttons	O
,	O
locked	O
doors	O
,	O
water	O
and	O
lethal	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
involves	O
using	O
arrow	O
keys	O
,	O
numeric	B-Device
keypad	I-Device
or	O
mouse	B-Device
to	O
move	O
Chip	O
about	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
collecting	O
enough	O
chips	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
chip	O
socket	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
exit	O
,	O
and	O
move	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
may	O
include	O
block-pushing	O
puzzles	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Sokoban	B-Device
)	O
,	O
dodging	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
moving	O
through	O
mazes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Sommerville	O
led	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
programmers	O
at	O
Epyx	O
to	O
write	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
for	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
during	O
a	O
ten-week	O
idle	O
period	O
shortly	O
before	O
that	O
system	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sommerville	O
originally	O
developed	O
a	O
crude	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
logic	O
and	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
to	O
Epyx	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
was	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
other	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
conversions	O
from	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
original	O
to	O
other	O
formats	O
were	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
Images	O
Software	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
licensed	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
from	O
Epyx	O
for	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Tony	O
Garcia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entering	O
"	O
TONY	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
password	O
will	O
bring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
a	O
level	O
that	O
credits	O
the	O
"	O
WEP	B-Application
4	O
test	O
team	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
hint	O
for	O
that	O
level	O
and	O
also	O
contains	O
different	O
tiles	O
that	O
spell	O
out	O
developer	O
names	O
,	O
including	O
Doug	O
T.	O
,	O
Rob	O
D.	O
,	O
Ed	O
H.	O
,	O
and	O
Lisa	O
F	O
.	O
According	O
to	O
Doug	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
roommate	O
of	O
Krueger	O
's	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
testers	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
summer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	O
version	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
and	O
Best	B-Application
of	I-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
had	O
significantly	O
different	O
sound	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
became	O
very	O
popular	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
2	I-Device
would	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBS	B-Application
and	O
early	O
Internet	O
forums	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
version	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
home-made	O
level	O
editors	O
and	O
unofficial	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
an	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
software	O
modding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
STarts	O
Clayton	O
Walnum	O
remarked	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
there	O
's	O
one	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
sell	O
Lynxes	B-General_Concept
,	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
is	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
a	O
casual	O
game	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
addicting	O
,	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
levels	O
...	O
a	O
quick	O
fix	O
for	O
testing	O
the	O
acceleration	O
speed	O
of	O
one	O
's	O
brain	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
in	O
1990	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
88%	O
,	O
and	O
expressing	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
It	O
might	O
not	O
look	O
or	O
sound	O
like	O
much	O
,	O
but	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
packs	O
a	O
very	O
addictive	O
punch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
praises	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
puzzle	O
player	O
's	O
dream	O
"	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
require	O
"	O
quick	O
thinking	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
experimentation	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
further	O
praises	O
their	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prompted	O
by	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
releases	O
,	O
Sommerville	O
created	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sommerville	O
resumed	O
negotiations	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
five	O
years	O
,	O
Bridgestone	O
and	O
Sommerville	O
's	O
company	O
Niffler	O
released	O
Chip	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
2	I-Device
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chuck	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
systems	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
licensed	O
by	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
official	O
Ben	B-Device
10	I-Device
games	O
called	O
Ben	B-Device
10	I-Device
Game	O
Generator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chuck	B-Device
's	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
3D	O
(	O
2014	O
)	O
was	O
funded	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
and	O
Linux	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
.	O
</s>
