<s>
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
video	I-Operating_System
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Scarybug	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
launched	O
on	O
the	O
Kongregate	O
website	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
a	O
robot	O
named	O
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
who	O
travels	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
cooperate	O
with	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
records	O
the	O
control	O
input	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
web	O
sites	O
have	O
licensed	O
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
Kongregate	O
and	O
MTV	O
's	O
AddictingGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Madison	O
,	O
Wisconsin	O
based	O
Scarybug	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
person	O
:	O
Joe	O
Rheaume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rheaume	O
was	O
the	O
sole	O
developer	O
of	O
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
took	O
seven	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronotron'''s	O
sponsorship	O
support	O
was	O
handled	O
through	O
FlashGameLicense.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interest	O
in	O
sponsoring	O
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
allowed	O
Scarybug	O
Games	O
to	O
hire	O
Romanian	O
artist	O
Bogdan	O
Ene	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
effects	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
Freesound	O
Project.Chronotron	O
credits	O
screen.Chronotron	O
'	O
s	O
time	O
travel	O
elements	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
advertising	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
Blinx	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Sweeper	I-Application
and	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
Braid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rheaume	O
claims	O
to	O
not	O
have	O
played	O
Blinx.Chronotron	O
was	O
released	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Braid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
references	O
to	O
time	O
travel	O
stories	O
including	O
Back	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
,	O
Bill	B-Application
&	I-Application
Ted	I-Application
's	I-Application
Excellent	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Doctor	O
Who	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
puzzle	O
platformer	O
elements	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rheaume	O
notes	O
the	O
similarity	O
between	O
cooperating	O
with	O
your	O
self	O
to	O
the	O
cooperation	O
between	O
the	O
three	O
Vikings	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	O
pacing	O
,	O
with	O
later	O
puzzles	O
building	O
on	O
what	O
is	O
learned	O
earlier	O
,	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Portal.Portal	O
also	O
inspired	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
humorous	O
signs	O
in	O
game	O
as	O
hints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rheaume	O
is	O
a	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
developer	O
for	O
his	O
day	O
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
was	O
built	O
as	O
a	O
hobby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
because	O
Rheaume	O
thought	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Rheaume	O
was	O
an	O
invited	O
guest	O
to	O
show	O
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
Penny	O
Arcade	O
Expo	O
in	O
2008	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PAX	O
10.Chronotron	O
was	O
selected	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
games	O
from	O
over	O
eighty	O
submitted.Chronotron	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
browser-based	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
the	O
PAX	O
10	O
2008.Chronotron	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
deep	O
,	O
complex	O
game	O
involving	O
time	O
travel	O
and	O
past	O
selves.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Greg	O
Costikyan	O
described	O
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
as	O
"	O
a	O
simple	O
,	O
satisfying	O
,	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
one	O
novel	O
mechanic	O
on	O
a	O
well-established	O
form.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
on	O
Jay	O
Is	O
Games	O
described	O
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
as	O
"	O
a	O
platform	O
puzzler	O
with	O
a	O
really	O
innovative	O
(	O
and	O
addictive	O
)	O
twist.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
hell	O
of	O
a	O
fun	O
flash	B-Operating_System
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gawker.com	O
rated	O
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
"	O
Pretty	O
pretty	O
good	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
loved	O
Portal	B-Application
,	O
you	O
'll	O
like	O
this	O
enough	O
for	O
two	O
lunch	O
breaks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jamie	O
Fristrom	O
of	O
Torpex	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
fellow	O
honoree	O
at	O
the	O
PAX	O
10	O
,	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
is	O
actually	O
my	O
favorite	O
of	O
the	O
PAX	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GameCyte	O
author	O
"	O
wholeheartedly	O
recommend[ed]	O
Chronotron	B-Operating_System
to	O
any	O
and	O
all	O
puzzle	O
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hecklerspray	O
described	O
Chronotron''	O
as	O
"	O
incredible	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
so	O
impressively	O
playable	O
that	O
it	O
'll	O
probably	O
kill	O
your	O
productivity	O
for	O
the	O
day	O
stone	O
dead.	O
"	O
</s>
