<s>
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Post	I-Application
Nuclear	I-Application
Role	I-Application
Playing	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
mid-22nd	O
century	O
post-apocalyptic	O
and	O
retro-futuristic	O
world	O
,	O
decades	O
after	O
a	O
global	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
between	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
China	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
protagonist	O
,	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
,	O
inhabits	O
the	O
underground	O
nuclear	O
shelter	O
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
customizing	O
their	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
scour	O
the	O
surrounding	O
wasteland	B-Application
for	O
a	O
computer	O
chip	O
that	O
can	O
fix	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
's	O
failed	O
water	O
supply	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Cain	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
Fallout	B-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
dropped	O
the	O
license	O
after	O
Steve	O
Jackson	O
Games	O
objected	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
violence	O
,	O
and	O
Cain	O
and	O
designer	O
Christopher	O
Taylor	O
created	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
customization	O
scheme	O
,	O
SPECIAL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
considered	O
Fallout	B-Application
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
its	O
1988	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Wasteland	B-Application
and	O
drew	O
artistic	O
inspiration	O
from	O
1950s	O
literature	O
and	O
media	O
emblematic	O
of	O
the	O
Atomic	O
Age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
three	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
October	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
received	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
,	O
character	O
system	O
,	O
plot	O
,	O
and	O
perceived	O
original	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
has	O
been	O
credited	O
for	O
renewing	O
consumer	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
genre	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
setting	O
,	O
open-ended	O
plot	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
600,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
spawned	O
a	O
successful	O
series	B-Application
of	I-Application
sequels	I-Application
and	I-Application
spin-offs	I-Application
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
which	O
were	O
purchased	O
in	O
2007	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
,	O
has	O
seven	O
primary	O
statistics	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
set	O
:	O
strength	O
,	O
perception	O
,	O
endurance	O
,	O
charisma	O
,	O
intelligence	O
,	O
agility	O
,	O
and	O
luck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
main	O
quest	O
has	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
of	O
150	O
in-game	O
days	O
;	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
if	O
the	O
player	O
fails	O
to	O
complete	O
it	O
within	O
the	O
allotted	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
PIPBoy	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
portable	O
wearable	B-Operating_System
computer	I-Operating_System
that	O
tracks	O
these	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
how	O
they	O
completed	O
quests	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
earn	O
or	O
lose	O
karma	B-Application
points	O
,	O
which	O
determine	O
how	O
others	O
treat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2077	O
,	O
a	O
global	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
between	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
China	O
devastated	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
destroyed	O
modern	O
civilizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
take	O
place	O
nearly	O
a	O
century	O
later	O
in	O
2161	O
,	O
and	O
follow	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
,	O
a	O
human	O
born	O
and	O
raised	O
within	O
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
underground	O
fallout	B-Application
shelters	I-Application
built	O
to	O
protect	O
survivors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
is	O
located	O
beneath	O
the	O
mountains	O
of	O
Southern	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
can	O
explore	O
major	O
settlements	O
including	O
Junktown	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
mired	O
in	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
local	O
sheriff	O
,	O
Killian	O
Darkwater	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
criminal	O
,	O
Gizmo	O
;	O
the	B-Application
Hub	I-Application
,	O
a	O
bustling	O
merchant	O
city	O
with	O
job	O
opportunities	O
;	O
and	O
Necropolis	O
,	O
a	O
city	O
founded	O
by	O
ghouls	O
,	O
humans	O
who	O
lived	O
in	O
Vault	B-Application
12	O
and	O
became	O
nuclear-radiated	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
's	O
journey	O
also	O
brings	O
them	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
various	O
factions	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
,	O
a	O
quasi-religious	O
technology-based	O
group	O
with	O
militaristic	O
warriors	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Children	O
of	O
the	O
Cathedral	O
,	O
an	O
optimistic	O
religious	O
cult	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Super	O
Mutants	O
,	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
virtually	O
immortal	O
monsters	O
immune	O
to	O
radiation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
sent	O
into	O
the	O
Wasteland	B-Application
to	O
save	O
their	O
vault	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
can	O
be	O
customized	O
or	O
based	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
pre-generated	O
characters	O
:	O
Albert	O
Cole	O
,	O
a	O
negotiator	O
and	O
charismatic	O
leader	O
with	O
a	O
legal	O
background	O
;	O
Natalia	O
Dubrovhsky	O
,	O
a	O
talented	O
acrobat	O
and	O
intelligent	O
and	O
resourceful	O
granddaughter	O
of	O
a	O
Russian	O
diplomat	O
in	O
the	O
pre-War	O
Soviet	O
consulate	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
;	O
and	O
Max	O
Stone	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
person	O
in	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
who	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
strength	O
,	O
stamina	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
intelligence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
character	O
can	O
be	O
male	O
or	O
female	O
,	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
is	O
canonically	O
male	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
major	O
characters	O
include	O
Vault	B-Application
Boy	O
,	O
the	O
mascot	O
of	O
Vault-Tec	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Vaults	B-Application
and	O
the	O
PIPBoy	O
2000	O
;	O
Killian	O
Darkwater	O
,	O
the	O
mayor	O
and	O
shopkeeper	O
of	O
Junktown	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Master	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Mutants	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Water	O
Chip	O
,	O
a	O
computer	O
component	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
's	O
water	O
recycling	O
and	O
pumping	O
machinery	O
,	O
stops	O
working	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
only	O
150	O
days	O
before	O
water	O
reserves	O
will	O
run	O
dry	O
,	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Overseer	O
tasks	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
with	O
finding	O
a	O
replacement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armed	O
with	O
the	O
PIPBoy	O
2000	O
and	O
meager	O
equipment	O
,	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
leaves	O
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
for	O
the	O
nearest	O
source	O
of	O
possible	O
help	O
,	O
Vault	B-Application
15	O
,	O
but	O
finds	O
it	O
abandoned	O
and	O
in	O
ruins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
explores	O
the	O
wasteland	B-Application
and	O
locates	O
a	O
replacement	O
chip	O
in	O
Vault	B-Application
12	O
,	O
underneath	O
Necropolis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
returns	O
to	O
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
with	O
the	O
chip	O
and	O
the	O
water	O
system	O
is	O
repaired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overseer	O
becomes	O
concerned	O
about	O
the	O
mutants	O
reported	O
by	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
the	O
mutations	O
are	O
too	O
widespread	O
and	O
extreme	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
natural	O
occurrence	O
,	O
the	O
Overseer	O
charges	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
with	O
finding	O
and	O
stopping	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
mutations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
discovered	O
throughout	O
the	O
wasteland	B-Application
reveals	O
that	O
humans	O
are	O
being	O
captured	O
and	O
turned	O
into	O
Super	O
Mutants	O
by	O
exposure	O
to	O
the	O
Forced	O
Evolutionary	O
Virus	O
(	O
F.E.V.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
stop	O
the	O
mutations	O
,	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
must	O
destroy	O
the	O
vats	O
containing	O
the	O
F.E.V.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
travels	O
to	O
the	O
Mariposa	O
Military	O
Base	O
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
vats	O
within	O
,	O
preventing	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
more	O
Super	O
Mutants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
kill	O
the	O
Master	O
,	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
travels	O
to	O
the	O
Children	O
's	O
Cathedral	O
and	O
locates	O
a	O
prototype	O
Vault	B-Application
beneath	O
it	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
Master	O
commands	O
his	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
infiltrates	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
and	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
convince	O
the	O
Master	O
that	O
his	O
plan	O
will	O
fail	O
because	O
the	O
Super	O
Mutants	O
are	O
infertile	O
,	O
kill	O
him	O
immediately	O
,	O
or	O
set	O
off	O
an	O
explosion	O
that	O
destroys	O
the	O
Cathedral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
returns	O
to	O
Vault	B-Application
13	I-Application
but	O
is	O
denied	O
entry	O
by	O
the	O
Overseer	O
,	O
who	O
fears	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
changed	O
by	O
their	O
experiences	O
and	O
the	O
tales	O
of	O
their	O
exploits	O
and	O
accomplishments	O
will	O
encourage	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overseer	O
exiles	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
into	O
the	O
wasteland	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
concludes	O
with	O
the	O
legacy	O
of	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
's	O
decisions	O
on	O
the	O
societies	O
and	O
people	O
they	O
had	O
encountered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Fallout	B-Application
began	O
in	O
early	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
behind	O
Fallout	B-Application
—	O
led	O
by	O
Cain	O
,	O
the	O
designer	O
Christopher	O
Taylor	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
art	O
director	O
Leonard	O
Boyarsky	O
—	O
reached	O
15	O
people	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tentative	O
title	O
,	O
Vault-13	O
:	O
A	O
GURPS	O
Post-Nuclear	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
,	O
was	O
rejected	O
as	O
unfitting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
's	O
president	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
suggested	O
the	O
title	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
started	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
—	O
a	O
framework	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
—	O
that	O
Cain	O
was	O
developing	O
during	O
his	O
spare	O
time	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Generic	O
Universal	O
RolePlaying	O
System	O
(	O
GURPS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Fallout	B-Application
prototype	O
was	O
finished	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
to	O
be	O
open-world	O
and	O
non-linear	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
balanced	O
so	O
that	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
side	O
quests	O
are	O
optional	O
,	O
characters	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
improve	O
their	O
skills	O
and	O
experience	O
through	O
them	O
would	O
be	O
too	O
ill-equipped	O
to	O
finish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nearly	O
canceled	O
in	O
late	O
1994	O
after	O
Interplay	O
acquired	O
the	O
licenses	O
to	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
franchises	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
and	O
Planescape	O
,	O
but	O
Cain	O
convinced	O
Interplay	O
to	O
let	O
him	O
finish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
1997	O
,	O
Cain	O
resisted	O
pressure	O
to	O
convert	O
Fallout	B-Application
into	O
a	O
real-time	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
license	O
's	O
termination	O
,	O
the	O
engine	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
GURPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Interplay	O
's	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Wasteland	B-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
everyone	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Fallout	B-Application
had	O
played	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
make	O
Fallout	B-Application
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wasteland	B-Application
because	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
refused	O
to	O
license	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
retro-futuristic	O
art	O
style	O
from	O
1950s	O
literature	O
and	O
media	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Atomic	O
Age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Especial	O
influence	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
1956	O
science	O
fiction	O
novel	O
Forbidden	O
Planet	O
and	O
optimistic	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
posters	O
,	O
which	O
Boyarsky	O
reportedly	O
loved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vaults	B-Application
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
underground	O
base	O
in	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
movie	O
A	O
Boy	O
and	O
His	O
Dog	O
(	O
1975	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cain	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
"	O
all	O
loved	O
X-COM	B-Application
"	O
and	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
featured	O
combat	O
similar	O
to	O
X-COM	B-Application
prior	O
to	O
the	O
GURPS	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cain	O
admired	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
influenced	O
Fallout	B-Application
open-ended	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
features	O
many	O
popular	O
culture	O
references	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Slayer	O
perk	O
's	O
name	O
references	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
while	O
generically	O
matching	O
its	O
effect	O
(	O
turning	O
all	O
attacks	O
to	O
critical	O
hits	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sprites	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
were	O
highly	O
detailed	O
and	O
took	O
up	O
a	O
huge	O
chunk	O
of	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heads	O
were	O
digitized	O
using	O
a	O
Faro	O
Space	O
Arm	O
and	O
VertiSketch	O
,	O
with	O
LightWave	B-Device
3D	I-Device
used	O
for	O
geometric	O
corrections	O
and	O
the	O
texture	O
maps	O
created	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
riddled	O
with	O
glitches	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
tendency	O
to	O
shoot	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
when	O
they	O
are	O
obscuring	O
an	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tycho	O
was	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
desert	O
rangers	O
from	O
Wasteland	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
never	I-Application
changes	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cain	O
,	O
who	O
dislikes	O
it	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
knows	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
devised	O
Fallout	B-Application
narrative	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
Dweller	I-Application
would	O
know	O
just	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quests	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
were	O
given	O
moral	O
ambiguity	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
clear	O
right	O
or	O
wrong	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
example	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
encounter	O
with	O
the	O
Master	O
,	O
whose	O
motives	O
for	O
establishing	O
unity	O
among	O
the	O
wasteland	B-Application
population	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
immune	O
to	O
radiation	O
by	O
turning	O
them	O
into	O
mutants	O
could	O
be	O
perceived	O
as	O
persuasive	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vault	B-Application
Boy	O
and	O
his	O
cheerful	O
nature	O
parodied	O
how	O
1950s	O
media	O
downplayed	O
the	O
perils	O
of	O
nuclear	B-Application
war	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boyarsky	O
and	O
lead	O
artist	O
Jason	O
D	O
.	O
Anderson	O
created	O
advertisements	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
trailer	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
by	O
the	O
Interplay	O
division	O
MacPlay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
kill	O
children	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.2	O
removed	O
the	O
children	O
from	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
an	O
unspecified	O
date	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacPlay	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
become	O
independent	O
from	O
Interplay	O
,	O
ported	O
Fallout	B-Application
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
2002	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
Value	O
Series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
were	O
bundled	O
as	O
Fallout	B-Application
Trilogy	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
mark	O
its	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
temporarily	O
free	O
on	O
video	O
game	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
in	O
September	O
and	O
October	O
2015	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
Legacy	O
Collection	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
critics	O
considering	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
PowerPlay	O
predicted	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
would	O
revive	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
thought	O
that	O
both	O
casual	O
gamers	O
and	O
fans	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
would	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
declared	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
gamers	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
a	O
good	O
role-playing	O
game	O
anymore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
ca	O
n't	O
think	O
of	O
another	O
game	O
that	O
comes	O
even	O
close	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
excellent	O
character	O
generation	O
and	O
skill	O
system	O
,	O
great	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
classy	O
delivery.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
was	O
lauded	O
as	O
refreshing	O
for	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
;	O
Just	O
Adventure	O
said	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
abandoned	O
the	O
traditional	O
fantasy-based	O
settings	O
of	O
many	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
the	O
combat	O
unrealistic	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
turn-based	O
system	O
"	O
might	O
bore	O
or	O
disappoint	O
Diablo	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
be	O
welcome	O
to	O
most	O
hard-core	O
RPGers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
popular	O
as	O
other	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
trend	O
of	O
role-playing	O
successes	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
alongside	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
October	O
's	O
list	O
is	O
any	O
indication	O
,	O
[	O
role-playing	O
games ]	O
are	O
back.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
sold	O
53,777	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
unpopular	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
where	O
sales	O
for	O
it	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
totaled	O
just	O
over	O
50,000	O
combined	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
by	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Fargo	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
600,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
Fallout	B-Application
for	O
"	O
Computer	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Sound	O
and	O
Music	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
1st	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
nominated	O
Fallout	B-Application
for	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure/RPG	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
received	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Ending	O
"	O
prize	O
;	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
has	O
been	O
credited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
innovative	O
role-playing	O
games	O
that	O
revived	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Mark	O
H	O
.	O
Walker	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
RPG	O
genre	O
was	O
clearly	O
in	O
a	O
slump	O
in	O
the	O
mid-	O
'	O
90s	O
,	O
but	O
...	O
the	O
renaissance	O
began	O
when	O
Interplay	O
's	O
Fallout	B-Application
hit	O
store	O
shelves.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rowan	O
Kaiser	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
called	O
Fallout	B-Application
the	O
"	O
first	O
modern	O
role-playing	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
post-apocalyptic	O
setting	O
was	O
novel	O
,	O
as	O
contemporary	O
role-playing	O
games	O
often	O
featured	O
Tolkien-inspired	O
fantasy	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
also	O
stood	O
out	O
for	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
how	O
their	O
choices	O
impacted	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
open-world	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
Byrd	O
of	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
wrote	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
departure	O
from	O
gameplay	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Dungeons	O
and	O
Dragons	O
,	O
prevalent	O
in	O
role-playing	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
made	O
it	O
influential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaiser	O
stated	O
that	O
any	O
modern	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
morality	O
system	O
could	O
be	O
tied	O
back	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2012	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Cain	O
gave	O
a	O
presentation	O
about	O
Fallout	B-Application
development	O
and	O
noted	O
traits	O
that	O
were	O
shared	O
by	O
subsequent	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
open-world	O
gameplay	O
,	O
ambiguous	O
morality	O
,	O
and	O
perks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
described	O
Fallout	B-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
leaving	O
Interplay	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
Cain	O
,	O
Boyarsky	O
,	O
and	O
Anderson	O
formed	O
Troika	O
Games	O
and	O
created	O
Arcanum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Steamworks	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magick	I-Application
Obscura	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cain	O
considered	O
Fallout	B-Application
a	O
"	O
stepping	O
stone	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Arcanum	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
working	O
for	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Cain	O
and	O
Boyarsky	O
created	O
The	B-Application
Outer	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
influenced	O
by	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
became	O
popular	O
,	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
was	O
pitched	O
by	O
Fargo	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
inXile	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
which	O
Fargo	O
founded	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
design	O
team	O
featuring	O
Anderson	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
composer	O
Mark	O
Morgan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
found	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
be	O
more	O
similar	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
than	O
the	O
original	O
Wasteland	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
personnel	O
from	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
development	O
team	O
have	O
worked	O
on	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
Fallout	B-Application
such	O
as	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
and	O
Alpha	B-Application
Protocol	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
feature	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
perks	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
called	O
"	O
feats	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
third	O
edition	O
of	O
Dungeons	O
and	O
Dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
with	O
similar	O
features	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Cain	O
,	O
include	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Oblivion	B-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Metro	B-Application
2033	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
Atom	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
are	O
post-apocalyptic	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
influenced	O
by	O
Fallout	B-Application
include	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Weird	B-Application
West	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
continues	O
to	O
receive	O
acclaim	O
,	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
role-playing	O
games	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
found	O
Fallout	B-Application
worth	O
returning	O
to	O
despite	O
perceiving	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
outdated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
assessments	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
quality	O
relative	O
to	O
its	O
sequels	O
differ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2002	O
MacPlay	O
ports	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
listed	O
under	O
"	O
Best	O
Games	O
Rescued	O
from	O
Oblivion	B-Application
"	O
in	O
Macworld	O
"	O
2002	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2010	O
reference	O
book	O
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
and	O
was	O
exhibited	O
in	O
Smithsonian	O
American	O
Art	O
Museum	O
's	O
"	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
under	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
has	O
been	O
ranked	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
PC	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
and	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
series	B-Application
of	I-Application
sequels	I-Application
and	I-Application
spin-offs	I-Application
,	O
often	O
different	O
in	O
genre	O
and	O
ambiance	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cain	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
on	O
any	O
sequels	O
and	O
spin-offs	O
beyond	O
brainstorming	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
left	O
Interplay	O
during	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
owned	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
rights	O
until	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
purchased	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Bethesda-developed	O
Fallout	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vault	B-Application
Boy	O
became	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
mascot	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
iconic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
sequels	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
:	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spin-offs	O
include	O
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
Shelter	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
Shelter	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Interplay	O
wrote	O
a	O
script	O
for	O
a	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
by	O
its	O
Interplay	O
Films	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
2002	O
,	O
Chris	O
Avellone	O
,	O
a	O
designer	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
compiled	O
research	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
world	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
issues	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
Bible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
Bible	O
became	O
non-canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morgan	O
released	O
a	O
remastered	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
approved	O
the	O
show	O
for	O
its	O
streaming	O
service	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
