<s>
Chuck	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1991	O
slapstick	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Core	O
Design	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Commodore	O
64	O
port	O
followed	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
version	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
subsequently	O
published	O
by	O
Krisalis	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Imagesoft	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Mega-CD	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Chuck	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
was	O
an	O
early	O
mascot	O
for	O
Core	O
Design	O
before	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
in	O
the	O
1996	B-Application
game	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Chuck	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
himself	O
and	O
his	O
family	O
even	O
featured	O
in	O
some	O
UK	O
comic	O
books	O
of	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chuck	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
spawned	O
two	O
video	O
game	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
prehistorical	O
Stone	O
Age-era	O
world	O
that	O
is	O
shared	O
by	O
both	O
neanderthals	O
,	O
woolly	O
mammoth	O
,	O
saber-tooth	O
tigers	O
,	O
dinosaurs	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
assorted	O
wild	O
primeval	O
monsters	O
such	O
as	O
prehistoric	O
mammals	O
,	O
giant	O
insects	O
,	O
human-eating	O
plants	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
exotica	O
;	O
thus	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
One	O
Million	O
Years	O
B.C.	O
,	O
or	O
television	O
shows	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Flintstones	I-Application
or	O
Dinosaurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eponymous	O
Chuck	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
is	O
an	O
overweight	O
,	O
square-jawed	O
caveman	B-Algorithm
characterized	O
by	O
loutish	O
and	O
lewd	O
behaviour	O
perhaps	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
lad	O
culture	O
of	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chuck	O
is	O
a	O
guitarist	O
and	O
singer	O
(	O
or	O
shouter	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
rock	O
band	O
along	O
with	O
some	O
other	O
cavemen	B-Algorithm
,	O
his	O
attractive	O
wife	O
Ophelia	O
Rock	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
long-haired	O
dinosaur	O
bass	O
player	O
;	O
and	O
whilst	O
on	O
stage	O
he	O
wears	O
a	O
long	O
wig	O
to	O
hide	O
his	O
balding	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
Ophelia	O
Rock	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
jealous	O
local	O
bully	O
Garry	O
Gritter	O
(	O
a	O
pun	B-Application
on	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
contemporary	O
pop	O
star	O
Gary	O
Glitter	O
)	O
and	O
carried	O
off	O
to	O
Gritter	O
's	O
hang-out	O
in	O
the	O
creepy	O
dinosaur	O
graveyard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
came	O
in	O
1993	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Chuck	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Son	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chuck	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
consoles	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chuck	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Son	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chuck	I-Application
was	O
more	O
aimed	O
at	O
a	O
younger	O
audience	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
was	O
not	O
actually	O
Chuck	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
himself	O
but	O
his	O
infant	O
son	O
,	O
Chuck	O
Junior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
meta-referential	O
joke	O
,	O
Chuck	O
Jr	O
owned	O
a	O
'	O
SteggaDrive	O
 '	O
console	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
to	O
Chuck	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
came	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
BC	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
,	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
Chuck	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Son	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chuck	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BC	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
and	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
format	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
platformer	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BC	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
retained	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Chuck	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
his	O
son	O
Chuck	O
Junior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
among	O
the	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
consoles	O
in	O
question	O
,	O
and	O
BC	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
Driving/Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
GameFan	O
's	O
1994	O
"	O
Megawards	O
"	O
(	O
Vol	O
3	O
,	O
Iss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BC	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
promised	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Chuck	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
for	O
a	O
next	O
generation	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
never	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
