<s>
Cosmic	B-Application
Osmo	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mackerel	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
computer	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computer	I-Device
line	O
(	O
Plus	O
,	O
SE	O
,	O
SE/30	O
,	O
II	O
Series	O
,	O
Classic	O
,	O
LC	O
)	O
created	O
by	O
Cyan	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1989	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
1990	O
Mac	B-Device
User	O
's	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Recreational	O
Program	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spelunx	B-Application
,	O
Cyan	O
's	O
next	O
title	O
,	O
was	O
made	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Osmo	I-Application
game	O
titled	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Osmo	I-Application
's	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hex	I-Application
Isle	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
based	O
loosely	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
setting	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
platform	O
game	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmic	B-Application
Osmo	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
brothers	O
Rand	O
and	O
Robyn	O
Miller	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
company	O
Cyan	O
and	O
develop	O
the	O
best-selling	O
adventure	O
game	O
Myst	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
,	O
and	O
runs	O
,	O
using	O
HyperCard	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animated	O
portions	O
were	O
made	O
using	O
MacroMind	B-Operating_System
VideoWorks	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
linear	O
animation	O
program	O
that	O
later	O
became	O
Macromedia	B-Operating_System
Director	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
XCMD	O
plug-in	O
enabled	O
VideoWorks	B-Operating_System
animated	O
sprites	O
to	O
be	O
displayed	O
with	O
an	O
alpha	O
mask	O
on	O
top	O
or	O
behind	O
HyperCard	B-Application
's	O
graphic	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
published	O
as	O
simply	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Osmo	I-Application
and	O
required	O
a	O
hard	O
drive	O
for	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
enhanced	O
CD-ROM	O
version	O
added	O
more	O
worlds	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
titled	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Osmo	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mackerel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
called	O
HyperActive	O
Software	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
contracted	O
by	O
Cyan	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
via	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
that	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
other	O
Cyan	O
Worlds	O
titles	O
The	B-Application
Manhole	I-Application
:	O
Masterpiece	O
Edition	O
,	O
Myst	B-Application
:	O
Masterpiece	O
Edition	O
,	O
realMyst	B-Application
,	O
Riven	O
:	O
The	O
Sequel	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
URU	O
:	O
Complete	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
and	O
Spelunx	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caves	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mr.	I-Application
Seudo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Osmo	I-Application
is	O
now	O
only	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmic	B-Application
Osmo	I-Application
has	O
a	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Cyan	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Manhole	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
digitized	O
voices	O
and	O
sounds	O
that	O
were	O
played	O
by	O
HyperCard	B-Application
's	O
sound	O
commands	O
,	O
and	O
18	O
tracks	O
of	O
original	O
CD-DA	O
background	O
music	O
on	O
the	O
Hybrid	B-Application
CD	I-Application
version	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Shep	O
Lovick	O
and	O
Robyn	O
Miller	O
and	O
features	O
Kyle	O
Stroud	O
prominently	O
on	O
the	O
saxophone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Osmo	I-Application
called	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Osmo	I-Application
's	I-Application
Hex	I-Application
Isle	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hex	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
was	O
sold	O
exclusively	O
through	O
a	O
website	O
called	O
Fanista	O
Beta	O
,	O
and	O
works	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Intel	O
Macs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
