<s>
Hoi	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Hoi	B-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hollyware	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Software	O
Business	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
lime	O
green	O
"	O
Saur	O
"	O
character	O
venturing	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
Madlands	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
area	O
within	O
Hoi	B-Application
's	O
home	O
planet	O
populated	O
with	O
obstacles	O
,	O
to	O
face	O
a	O
ritual	O
test	O
of	O
maturity	O
and	O
find	O
a	O
female	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoi	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Hoi	B-Application
(	O
previously	O
Soft	O
Eyes	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
young	O
Dutch	O
game	O
developers	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
Venom	O
Wing	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
1990	O
during	O
a	O
gathering	O
at	O
the	O
house	O
of	O
artist	O
Metin	O
Seven	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
playing	O
with	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
and	O
drew	O
a	O
green	O
character	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
their	O
next	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
determined	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
"	O
pièce	O
de	O
resistance	O
"	O
and	O
settled	O
with	O
a	O
cute	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
work	O
beginning	O
in	O
autumn	O
of	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Team	O
Hoi	B-Application
did	O
not	O
receive	O
much	O
money	O
from	O
their	O
contract	O
with	O
Hollyware	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
special	O
freeware	B-License
remix	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
AGA	B-Device
Amiga	B-Device
system	O
range	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoi	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
favourable	O
reception	O
from	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
gaming	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoi	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
to	O
defy	O
the	O
"	O
Madlands	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
area	O
of	O
Hoi	B-Application
's	O
planet	O
littered	O
with	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
dangers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ritual	O
maturity	O
test	O
was	O
established	O
by	O
Hoi	B-Application
's	O
forefathers	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
trial	O
to	O
separate	O
the	O
real	O
men	O
from	O
the	O
boys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoi	B-Application
sets	O
his	O
teeth	O
and	O
stoutheartedly	O
enters	O
the	O
ultimate	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Hoi	B-Application
through	O
five	O
stages	O
of	O
varying	O
thematic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
stages	O
requires	O
Hoi	B-Application
to	O
equip	O
himself	O
with	O
a	O
jet-pack	O
and	O
scuba	O
diving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoi	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Hoi	B-Application
(	O
previously	O
Soft	O
Eyes	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
three	O
young	O
Dutch	O
game	O
developers	O
:	O
programmer	O
Reinier	O
van	O
Vliet	O
,	O
artist	O
Metin	O
Seven	O
and	O
composer	O
Ramon	O
Braumuller	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
Venom	O
Wing	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
recounted	O
its	O
creation	O
process	O
and	O
history	O
through	O
various	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
1990	O
during	O
a	O
gathering	O
at	O
Seven	O
's	O
house	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
playing	O
with	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
and	O
drew	O
a	O
green	O
character	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
their	O
next	O
release	O
titled	O
Hoi	B-Application
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
!,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
determined	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
"	O
pièce	O
de	O
resistance	O
"	O
and	O
settled	O
with	O
a	O
cute	O
platform	O
game	O
after	O
Venom	O
Wing	O
programmer	O
Pieter	O
Opdam	O
left	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
work	O
at	O
Team17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoi	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
publisher	O
Innerprise	O
Software	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
by	O
Hollyware	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
formerly	O
MicroIllusions	O
)	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Software	O
Business	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Team	O
Hoi	B-Application
did	O
not	O
receive	O
much	O
money	O
from	O
their	O
contract	O
with	O
Hollyware	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
special	O
freeware	B-License
remix	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
AGA	B-Device
Amiga	B-Device
system	O
range	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoi	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
favourable	O
reception	O
from	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
gaming	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Actions	O
Alan	O
Bunker	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
adequate	O
for	O
beginners	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
more	O
advanced	O
players	O
should	O
look	O
elsewhere	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
plays	O
like	O
an	O
edutainment	O
title	O
intended	O
for	O
a	O
younger	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
playable	O
and	O
fun	O
during	O
a	O
preview	O
article	O
,	O
however	O
Marcus	O
Dyson	O
criticized	O
its	O
forced	O
memorization	O
approach	O
and	O
unintelligent	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
failed	O
with	O
being	O
an	O
"	O
addictively	O
playable	O
"	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Jokers	O
Richard	O
Löwenstein	O
commended	O
the	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
puzzle-like	O
elements	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
controls	O
and	O
overall	O
idea	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Hoi	B-Application
simply	O
has	O
too	O
little	O
good	O
and	O
new	O
to	O
offer	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
you	O
include	O
the	O
"	O
stroboscopic	O
effect	O
"	O
that	O
the	O
(	O
English	O
)	O
instructions	O
for	O
the	O
final	O
level	O
promise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Manias	O
Huw	O
Pryce	O
thought	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
effort	O
was	O
put	O
into	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Powers	O
Gary	O
Penn	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
amazingly	O
frustrating	O
junk	O
"	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
frustrating	O
design	O
and	O
poor	O
collision	O
detection	O
but	O
ultimately	O
liked	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Worlds	O
Peter	O
Olafson	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros./Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog-type	O
"	O
title	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
smooth	O
scrolling	O
,	O
animated	O
intro	O
and	O
colorful	O
visuals	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
more	O
could	O
be	O
done	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
sprite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Games	O
Jim	O
Douglas	O
concluded	O
"	O
Graphically	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
pretty	O
standard	O
fare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
even	O
here	O
there	O
are	O
plenty	O
of	O
innovative	O
touches	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
stage	O
where	O
platforms	O
are	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
parallax	O
background	O
and	O
only	O
available	O
when	O
Hoi	B-Application
moves	O
,	O
making	O
an	O
otherwise	O
predictable	O
ascent	O
up	O
a	O
narrow	O
shaft	O
positively	O
gripping.	O
"	O
</s>
