<s>
Inherit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Orb	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Dreamers	O
Guild	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inherit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Dreamers	O
Guild	O
for	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
platform	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
German	O
version	O
Erben	O
der	O
Erde	O
:	O
Die	O
große	O
Suche	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Softgold	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
Pearce	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
self-published	O
Inherit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
on	O
his	O
website	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2004	O
Pearce	O
provided	O
the	O
ScummVM	B-Device
developers	O
with	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
Inherit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
's	O
SAGA	O
engine	O
(	O
Scripts	O
for	O
Animated	O
Graphic	O
Adventures	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
ports	O
to	O
alternative	O
platforms	O
,	O
like	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
edition	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rif	O
volunteers	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
the	O
Orb	O
himself	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
given	O
assistance	O
and	O
guards	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Eeah	O
of	O
the	O
Elk	B-Language
Guard	O
and	O
Okk	O
of	O
the	O
Boar	O
Tribe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
the	O
various	O
Tribes	O
under	O
the	O
protection	O
of	O
the	O
Forest	O
King	O
(	O
the	O
Elk	B-Language
Tribe	O
ruler	O
who	O
exerts	O
hegemonic	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
whole	O
region	O
)	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
other	O
Orbs	O
containing	O
other	O
knowledge	O
left	O
behind	O
by	O
the	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
alluded	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
sequence	O
,	O
which	O
shows	O
a	O
tapestry	O
depicting	O
humans	O
fleeing	O
from	O
a	O
giant	O
microbe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
is	O
continued	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
webcomic	O
,	O
Inherit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
ten	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
August	O
1994	O
rated	O
Inherit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
2.5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Games	O
issue	O
9/95	O
gave	O
92%	O
and	O
ASM	O
issue	O
10/94	O
gave	O
10/12	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Joe	O
Pearce	O
of	O
The	O
Dreamers	O
Guild	O
,	O
Inherit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
flop	O
.	O
</s>
