<s>
Filmation	B-Application
is	O
the	O
trademark	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
isometric	O
graphics	O
engine	O
employed	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
during	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
primarily	O
on	O
the	O
8-bit	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
though	O
various	O
titles	O
also	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Filmation	B-Application
engine	I-Application
allowed	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
3D	O
flip-screen	O
environments	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
platform-based	O
arcade	O
adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
handful	O
of	O
games	O
had	O
used	O
an	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
before	O
Filmation	B-Application
's	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
games	O
Q*bert	B-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
from	O
Gottlieb	O
,	O
and	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
and	O
Congo	B-Application
Bongo	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
from	O
Sega	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
title	O
Ant	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
by	O
Sandy	O
White	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Q*bert	B-Application
and	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
have	O
little	O
else	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
Filmation	B-Application
,	O
though	O
Ant	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
was	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
of	O
similar	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
an	O
extra	O
degree	O
of	O
freedom	O
(	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
move	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
as	O
well	O
and	O
north	O
,	O
south	O
,	O
east	O
and	O
west	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
claimed	O
by	O
White	O
that	O
Ant	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
was	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
isometric	O
3D	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Filmation	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
it	O
featured	O
far	O
more	O
complex	O
graphics	O
and	O
environments	O
than	O
any	O
isometric	O
title	O
yet	O
,	O
garnering	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
much	O
attention	O
and	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
first	O
described	O
the	O
engine	O
in	O
the	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
manual	O
thus	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
six	O
months	O
later	O
by	O
Alien	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
in	O
1986	O
by	O
Pentagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
engine	O
,	O
Filmation	B-Application
II	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
1985	O
and	O
used	O
in	O
two	O
titles	O
,	O
Nightshade	B-Application
and	O
Gunfright	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
introduced	O
large	O
scrolling	O
environments	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
Ant	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
's	O
)	O
rather	O
than	O
flip-screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Filmation	B-Application
II	O
increased	O
the	O
graphical	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
that	O
used	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
simplified	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
jump	O
(	O
and	O
indeed	O
had	O
no	O
reason	O
to	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
confined	O
to	O
essentially	O
simpler	O
environments	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
obstacles	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
buildings	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
simplification	O
resulted	O
in	O
Nightshade	B-Application
and	O
Gunfright	B-Application
being	O
more	O
straightforward	O
shooter	O
games	O
than	O
the	O
puzzle	O
based	O
Filmation	B-Application
I	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
Martianoids	B-Application
and	O
Bubbler	B-Application
,	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
(	O
and	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
label	O
)	O
which	O
also	O
used	O
scrolling	O
3D	O
environments	O
,	O
though	O
neither	O
made	O
explicit	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Filmation	B-Application
II	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
had	O
similarities	O
to	O
Filmation	B-Application
II	O
,	O
though	O
Martianoids	B-Application
did	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
true	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
and	O
Bubbler	B-Application
had	O
more	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
Atari	O
's	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
than	O
previous	O
Filmation	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
's	O
final	O
,	O
unreleased	O
title	O
,	O
Mire	B-Device
Mare	I-Device
,	O
was	O
long	O
thought	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
Filmation-based	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
Rare	O
revealed	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
actually	O
have	O
been	O
more	O
like	O
the	O
top-down	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
Sabreman	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Filmation	B-Application
style	O
was	O
extremely	O
influential	O
in	O
the	O
period	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
and	O
Alien	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
copied	O
extensively	O
by	O
other	O
publishers	O
in	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Fairlight	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
,	O
Batman	B-Application
,	O
M.O.V.I.E.	B-Application
,	O
Head	B-Application
Over	I-Application
Heels	I-Application
and	O
Solstice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Rare	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
evolved	O
into	O
,	O
reprised	O
the	O
style	O
themselves	O
with	O
their	O
releases	O
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
(	O
NES	B-Language
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Monster	B-Application
Max	I-Application
(	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
;	O
written	O
by	O
Bernie	O
Drummond	O
and	O
Jon	O
Ritman	O
,	O
the	O
authors	O
of	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Batman	B-Application
and	O
Head	B-Application
Over	I-Application
Heels	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cadaver	B-Application
by	O
the	O
Bitmap	O
Brothers	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
in	O
1990	O
,	O
bore	O
striking	O
similarities	O
to	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
,	O
and	O
even	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
location	O
"	O
Castle	O
Wulf	O
"	O
after	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
's	O
precedent	O
game	O
,	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
