<s>
Jawbreaker	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
clone	I-Application
programmed	O
by	O
John	O
Harris	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
On-Line	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
its	O
creation	O
and	O
Harris	O
's	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
implementation	O
of	O
Frogger	B-Application
form	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
Steven	O
Levy	O
's	O
1984	O
book	O
,	O
Hackers	O
:	O
Heroes	O
of	O
the	O
Computer	O
Revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jawbreaker	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
in	O
1981	O
and	O
Harris	O
's	O
different	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legal	O
issues	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
2600	O
port	O
being	O
the	O
template	O
for	O
subsequent	O
versions	O
—	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
—	O
and	O
sold	O
confusingly	O
as	O
both	O
Jawbreaker	B-Application
and	O
Jawbreaker	B-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
Atari	B-Device
800	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Jawbreaker	B-Application
was	O
so	O
faithful	O
to	O
Pac-Man	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
carelessly	O
leaked	O
by	O
Harris	O
himself	O
)	O
was	O
assumed	O
to	O
be	O
from	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
licensee	O
for	O
Pac-Man	O
'''	O
s	O
home	O
rights	O
)	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
unsuccessfully	O
sought	O
an	O
injunction	O
against	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
Jawbreaker	B-Application
and	O
Gobbler	O
,	O
another	O
On-Line	O
computer	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
Atari	O
claimed	O
unduly	B-Application
resembled	I-Application
Pac-Man	O
,	O
and	O
cited	O
early	O
leaked	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
technical	O
limitations	O
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
Jawbreaker	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
clone	I-Application
and	O
is	O
different	O
than	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
game	O
was	O
,	O
confusingly	O
,	O
sold	O
as	O
both	O
Jawbreaker	B-Application
and	O
Jawbreaker	B-Application
II	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Jawbreaker	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Computer	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
1982	O
at	O
the	O
3rd	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
Softline	O
readers	O
named	O
Jawbreaker	B-Application
second	O
on	O
its	O
Top	O
Thirty	O
list	O
of	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
programs	O
by	O
popularity	O
,	O
behind	O
only	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
clean	O
,	O
fast-action	O
game	O
with	O
little	O
sophistication	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
"	O
clean	O
,	O
fast	O
,	O
and	O
cheerful	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
consistent	O
gameplay	O
across	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
H	O
.	O
Ahl	O
of	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Video	O
&	O
Arcade	O
Games	O
said	O
of	O
Jawbreaker	B-Application
and	O
Snack	O
Attack''	O
,	O
"	O
for	O
PacMan	O
fans	O
,	O
either	O
is	O
recommended	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
