<s>
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
,	O
a	O
multi-directional	O
shooter	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
"	O
Unhappy	O
Interface	O
Robot	B-Algorithm
#1984	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
servant	O
bot	O
that	O
rebels	O
against	O
Big	O
Brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
switch	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Doodle	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
a	O
drawing	O
tool	O
that	O
lasts	O
for	O
three	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
produced	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
rendered	O
entirely	O
with	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
,	O
flat-shaded	O
,	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
3D	O
graphics	O
were	O
vector	O
lines	O
instead	O
of	O
rasterized	O
polygons	O
,	O
one	O
example	O
being	O
Atari	O
's	O
Tempest	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
a	O
"	O
tube	O
shooter	O
"	O
which	O
Dave	O
Theurer	O
had	O
also	O
designed	O
and	O
programmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Funai	O
's	O
laserdisc	O
game	O
Interstellar	O
(	O
1983	O
)	O
had	O
previously	O
used	O
pre-rendered	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
and	O
Simutrek	O
's	O
Cube	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
had	O
used	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
3D	O
graphics	O
combined	O
with	O
laserdisc	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
backgrounds	O
,	O
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
rendered	O
entirely	O
with	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
at	O
runtime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
was	O
originally	O
"	O
Ice	O
Castles	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
"	O
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
received	O
poor	O
reception	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
financial	O
flop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
from	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	O
coin-op	O
game	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
Atari	O
Games	O
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
"	O
Unhappy	O
Interface	O
Robot	B-Algorithm
#1984	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
servant	O
robot	B-Algorithm
that	O
has	O
become	O
self-aware	O
and	O
decides	O
to	O
rebel	O
against	O
Big	O
Brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
advance	O
from	O
level	O
to	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
must	O
destroy	O
the	O
giant	O
blinking	O
eye	O
of	O
Big	O
Brother	O
,	O
first	O
by	O
wearing	O
down	O
its	O
shield	O
and	O
then	O
attacking	O
the	O
eye	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
robot	B-Algorithm
fires	O
energy	O
at	O
the	O
shield	O
by	O
moving	O
over	O
red	O
blocks	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
converting	O
them	O
to	O
blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
can	O
jump	O
,	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
will	O
be	O
destroyed	O
if	O
jumping	O
while	O
the	O
eye	O
is	O
open	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
extra	O
hazards	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
birds	O
,	O
bombs	O
and	O
flying	O
sharks	O
,	O
can	O
also	O
destroy	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
during	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
some	O
levels	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
destroying	O
the	O
eye	O
immediately	O
,	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
must	O
navigate	O
a	O
maze	O
and	O
collect	O
gems	O
before	O
it	O
encounters	O
the	O
eye	O
at	O
close	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
level	O
is	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
flies	O
through	O
outer	O
space	O
and	O
must	O
shoot	O
or	O
avoid	O
"	O
tetras	O
"	O
,	O
meteors	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
obstacles	O
(	O
including	O
a	O
floating	O
head	O
that	O
fires	O
nails	O
)	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
adjust	O
the	O
camera	O
angle	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
moving	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
or	O
flying	O
up	O
for	O
an	O
overhead	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
closer	O
the	O
camera	O
is	O
to	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
greater	O
the	O
score	O
multiplier	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
more	O
difficult	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
whole	O
level	O
and	O
Big	O
Brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
levels	O
,	O
enemies	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
viewer	O
killers	O
"	O
begin	O
attacking	O
the	O
camera	O
directly	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
either	O
change	O
the	O
viewing	O
angle	O
or	O
move	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
so	O
that	O
the	O
camera	O
will	O
follow	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
26	O
unique	O
level	O
designs	O
;	O
after	O
completing	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
levels	O
repeat	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
color	O
palette	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
Atari	O
's	O
earlier	O
game	O
Tempest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doodle	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
ungame	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
simple	O
drawing	O
tool	O
which	O
presents	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
objects	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
game	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
life	O
is	O
subtracted	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
life	O
pool	O
for	O
each	O
minute	O
spent	O
in	O
Doodle	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
amplified	O
stereo	O
and	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
on	O
a	O
19-inch	O
color	O
CRT	B-Device
monitor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
Motorola	B-Device
6809	I-Device
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
and	O
four	O
Atari	B-Device
POKEY	I-Device
audio	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
called	O
"	O
Ice	O
Castles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
four	O
AMD	B-General_Concept
2901	I-General_Concept
4-bit	O
slice	O
programmable	O
ALU	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
,	O
Robot'''s	O
cabinet	O
was	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Firefox	B-Application
laserdisc	O
game	O
upright	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
borrowed	O
features	O
from	O
earlier	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Galaga	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionI	O
,	O
Robot	B-Algorithm
received	O
a	O
poor	O
reception	O
on	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
placed	O
it	O
on	O
its	O
wishlist	O
for	O
arcade	O
games	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
consoles	O
,	O
believing	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
would	O
do	O
that	O
game	O
justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
author	O
John	O
Sellers	O
described	O
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
near	O
miss	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
strong	O
release	O
that	O
did	O
n't	O
gain	O
enough	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
placed	O
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
on	O
its	O
"	O
20	O
Atari	O
Games	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
brilliance	O
Atari	O
could	O
field	O
in	O
its	O
halcyon	O
days	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
and	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
included	O
I	O
Robot	B-Algorithm
to	O
their	O
"	O
Dream	O
Arcades	O
"	O
articles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
employee	O
Rusty	O
Dawe	O
dispelled	O
this	O
rumor	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
total	O
myth	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
2009	O
interview	O
,	O
adding	O
"	O
I	O
would	O
have	O
LIKED	O
to	O
dump	O
 [ the ] 	O
I	B-Application
,	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
controls	O
into	O
the	O
ocean	O
[	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
a ]	O
total	O
nightmare	O
.	O
</s>
