<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1984	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
company	O
founders	O
Chris	O
and	O
Tim	O
Stamper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
isometric	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
,	O
which	O
it	O
further	O
popularized	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
Sabreman	O
has	O
forty	O
days	O
to	O
collect	O
objects	O
throughout	O
a	O
castle	O
and	O
brew	O
a	O
cure	O
to	O
his	O
werewolf	O
curse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
released	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
third	O
in	O
the	O
Sabreman	O
series	O
despite	O
having	O
completed	O
it	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
novel	O
image	O
masking	O
technique	O
,	O
Filmation	B-Application
,	O
let	O
images	O
appear	O
to	O
pass	O
atop	O
and	O
behind	O
each	O
other	O
without	O
their	O
contents	O
colliding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
delaying	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
protected	O
sales	O
of	O
their	O
then-upcoming	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
and	O
created	O
another	B-Application
Filmation	I-Application
game	I-Application
before	O
other	O
developers	O
could	O
copy	O
the	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
released	O
the	O
original	O
Sabreman	O
trilogy	O
in	O
quick	O
succession	O
in	O
1984	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
came	O
last	O
,	O
in	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
followed	O
for	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
seminal	O
work	O
in	O
British	O
gaming	O
history	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
multiple	O
lists	O
of	O
top	O
Spectrum	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
considered	O
its	O
technical	O
solutions	O
and	O
isometric	B-Application
3D	I-Application
style	O
a	O
harbinger	O
of	O
future	O
game	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
1984	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
by	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
and	O
Popular	O
Computing	O
Weekly	O
readers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
isometric	B-Application
3D	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
popularised	O
the	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
isometric	O
,	O
flip-screen	O
style	O
fell	O
out	O
of	O
fashion	O
,	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
influence	O
persisted	O
in	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
compilations	O
including	O
Rare	O
's	O
2015	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
retrospective	O
compilation	O
,	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
Sabreman	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
bitten	O
by	O
the	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
and	O
now	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
werewolf	O
at	O
nightfall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
if	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
the	O
potion	O
or	O
does	O
not	O
finish	O
the	O
task	O
in	O
forty	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
,	O
represented	O
by	O
its	O
co-founding	O
brothers	O
,	O
Tim	O
and	O
Chris	O
Stamper	O
,	O
was	O
uncommonly	O
taciturn	O
in	O
matters	O
of	O
press	O
and	O
marketing	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
provided	O
some	O
details	O
on	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
development	O
to	O
Crash	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sabreman	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Stamper	O
brothers	O
had	O
finished	O
it	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
withheld	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
for	O
market	O
reasons	O
:	O
they	O
thought	O
that	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
advancements	O
—	O
copyrighted	O
as	O
the	O
Filmation	B-Application
engine	I-Application
—	O
would	O
hurt	O
sales	O
of	O
their	O
then-upcoming	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
,	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
extra	O
time	O
to	O
prepare	O
another	B-Application
Filmation	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
Alien	B-Application
8	I-Application
)	O
to	O
preempt	O
the	O
sales	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
lost	O
when	O
other	O
publishers	O
would	O
try	O
to	O
copy	O
the	O
technique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
success	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
Sabreman	O
titles	O
—	O
Underwurlde	B-Application
and	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
—	O
followed	O
in	O
close	O
succession	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filmation	B-Application
and	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
graphical	O
novelty	O
lay	O
in	O
how	O
images	O
could	O
render	O
without	O
overlapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filmation	B-Application
introduced	O
"	O
masked	O
sprites	O
"	O
whereas	O
earlier	O
games	O
used	O
"	O
planar	O
sprites	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
overlapped	O
without	O
regard	O
for	O
depth	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
rooms	O
in	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
were	O
drawn	O
one	O
sprite	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
through	O
this	O
masking	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
is	O
depicted	O
in	O
monochrome	O
that	O
changes	O
between	O
rooms	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
avoid	O
attribute	B-Algorithm
clash	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
computing	O
limitation	O
wherein	O
an	O
object	O
's	O
colour	O
interfered	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
others	O
in	O
close	O
proximity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
released	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
later	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaleco	O
released	O
versions	O
of	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
for	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
,	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
asked	O
Shahid	O
Ahmad	O
,	O
who	O
developed	O
the	O
Knight	O
Lore-inspired	O
Chimera	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
port	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
did	O
not	O
come	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
later	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
1986	O
compilation	O
They	O
Sold	O
a	O
Million	O
II	O
and	O
the	O
2015	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
compilation	O
of	O
30	O
Ultimate	O
and	O
Rare	O
titles	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
entered	O
the	O
UK	O
video	O
game	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
up	O
to	O
8	O
November	O
1984	O
while	O
Underwurlde	B-Application
was	O
still	O
number	O
1	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
replace	O
its	O
prequel	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
charts	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
1985	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
game	O
magazines	O
lauded	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
,	O
writing	O
that	O
its	O
graphics	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
and	O
marked	O
a	O
sea	O
change	O
from	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Sweasey	O
of	O
Home	O
Computing	O
Weekly	O
was	O
left	O
speechless	O
and	O
predicted	O
that	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
would	O
change	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
selected	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
Crash	O
Smash	O
"	O
recommendation	O
in	O
its	O
January	O
1985	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popular	O
Computing	O
Weekly	O
readers	O
named	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
their	O
1984	O
arcade	O
game	O
and	O
overall	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
was	O
also	O
named	O
CVG	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
at	O
their	O
1985	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
event	O
,	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
was	O
named	O
both	O
developer	O
and	O
programmer	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
atmosphere	O
,	O
which	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
crepuscular	O
world	O
of	O
claustrophobic	O
menace	O
"	O
,	O
inspired	O
many	O
curious	O
questions	O
on	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
adventurer	O
in	O
contemporaneous	O
1985	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
compared	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
stylistically	O
to	O
the	O
1984	O
Avalon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
former	O
had	O
bolder	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
preferred	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
(	O
Underwurlde	B-Application
)	O
and	O
one	O
critic	O
even	O
considered	O
the	O
former	O
to	O
be	O
Ultimate	O
's	O
best	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
noted	O
how	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
masking	O
technique	O
addressed	O
issues	O
of	O
flicker	B-General_Concept
and	O
attribute	B-Algorithm
clash	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
appreciated	O
how	O
Sabreman	O
disappeared	O
from	O
view	O
when	O
passing	O
behind	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
criticism	O
,	O
reviewers	O
considered	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
sound	O
to	O
be	O
its	O
weakest	O
component	O
,	O
though	O
Your	O
Spectrum	O
and	O
Crash	O
also	O
identified	O
the	O
sometimes	O
cruel	O
difficulty	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Amstrad	O
release	O
,	O
Amtix	O
noted	O
the	O
colour	O
additions	O
over	O
the	O
monochromatic	O
original	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
Amstrad	O
's	O
best	O
adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amstrad	O
Action	O
shared	O
this	O
complaint	O
but	O
nevertheless	O
named	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
among	O
the	O
Amstrad	O
's	O
best	O
three	O
games	O
—	O
an	O
improvement	O
on	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
release	O
and	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
Commodore	O
64	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
is	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
seminal	O
work	O
in	O
British	O
gaming	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kieron	O
Gillen	O
of	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
,	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
is	O
second	O
only	O
to	O
Elite	B-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
as	O
an	O
icon	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
British	O
computer	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
magazine	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
described	O
players	O
 '	O
first	O
impressions	O
of	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
as	O
"	O
unforgettable	O
"	O
,	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
playing	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
recalled	O
that	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
striking	O
,	O
isometric	B-Application
3D	I-Application
visuals	O
were	O
both	O
a	O
bold	O
advance	O
in	O
game	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
foretelling	O
of	O
their	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
was	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
isometric	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
—	O
earlier	O
examples	O
include	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
Q*bert	B-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ant	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
—	O
but	O
its	O
graphic	O
style	O
and	O
large	O
in-game	O
world	O
further	O
popularised	O
the	O
technique	O
and	O
put	O
Ultimate	O
and	O
Filmation	B-Application
in	O
its	O
epicentre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
video	O
game	O
clones	B-General_Concept
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
,	O
Fairlight	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
another	O
classic	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Edge	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
Filmation	B-Application
received	O
its	O
own	O
branding	O
as	O
"	O
Worldmaker	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shahid	O
Ahmad	O
said	O
Firebird	O
's	O
Chimera	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
was	O
even	O
closer	O
to	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahmad	O
's	O
"	O
shock	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
admiration	O
"	O
from	O
playing	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
reportedly	O
changed	O
his	O
life	O
and	O
convinced	O
him	O
to	O
continue	O
making	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
released	O
Chimera	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
customising	O
each	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
processing	O
limitations	O
of	O
its	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1986	O
,	O
many	O
British	O
video	O
game	O
publishers	O
had	O
produced	O
Knight	O
Lore-style	O
isometric	O
games	O
;	O
examples	O
include	O
Sweevo	B-Application
's	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Movie	B-Application
,	O
Quazatron	B-Application
,	O
Get	B-Application
Dexter	I-Application
,	O
Glider	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
,	O
Molecule	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Bobby	B-Application
Bearing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
titles	O
suffered	O
the	O
same	O
slowdown	O
issues	O
as	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
due	O
to	O
too	O
much	O
on-screen	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
itself	O
released	O
four	O
more	O
Filmation	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
8	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
was	O
rushed	O
for	O
release	O
before	O
developers	O
had	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
react	O
to	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
,	O
though	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
said	O
that	O
its	O
rush	O
was	O
not	O
noticeable	O
,	O
as	O
Alien	B-Application
8	I-Application
had	O
a	O
larger	O
game	O
world	O
than	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
,	O
with	O
even	O
more	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
are	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
former	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
outer	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
updated	O
Filmation	B-Application
II	O
engine	O
,	O
Nightshade	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
added	O
colour	O
and	O
scrolling	O
graphics	O
(	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
flip-screen	O
room	O
changes	O
)	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
regarded	O
its	O
gameplay	O
as	O
comparatively	O
dull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunfright	B-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
reported	O
as	O
the	O
Stampers	O
 '	O
last	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
used	O
Filmation	B-Application
II	O
and	O
was	O
more	O
robust	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pentagram	B-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
returned	O
to	O
flip-screen	O
rooms	O
and	O
its	O
action-based	O
gameplay	O
included	O
shooting	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
Fairlight	B-Application
,	O
Sweevo	B-Application
's	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Get	B-Application
Dexter	I-Application
,	O
other	O
isometric	O
flip-screen	O
games	O
included	O
Jon	O
Ritman	O
's	O
Knight	O
Lore-inspired	O
Batman	B-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
Head	B-Application
over	I-Application
Heels	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
La	B-Application
Abadía	I-Application
del	I-Application
Crimen	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
Cadaver	B-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
console	O
games	O
Solstice	B-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
and	O
Landstalker	B-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sandy	O
White	O
,	O
who	O
developed	O
the	O
pre-Knight	O
Lore	O
isometric	O
game	O
Ant	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
,	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
Ultimate	O
's	O
in-game	O
"	O
balance	O
"	O
and	O
gutsy	O
design	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
,	O
another	O
isometric	O
game	O
,	O
considered	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
to	O
be	O
more	O
"	O
a	O
rival	O
title	O
than	O
an	O
inspiration	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
still	O
spurred	O
him	O
to	O
spend	O
nine	O
months	O
making	O
Where	B-Application
Time	I-Application
Stood	I-Application
Still	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
wrote	O
that	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
influence	O
persisted	O
30	O
years	O
later	O
through	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Populous	B-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
Syndicate	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Civilization	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
style	O
also	O
spread	O
to	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
games	O
like	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
GamesRadar	O
Matt	O
Cundy	O
reported	O
in	O
2009	O
that	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
was	O
no	O
longer	O
as	O
prominent	O
a	O
topic	O
in	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
Chris	O
Scullion	O
of	O
Vice	O
traced	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
isometric	O
influence	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
multiple	O
lists	O
of	O
top	O
Spectrum	O
games	O
and	O
even	O
top	O
games	O
for	O
any	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
inspired	O
two	O
fangames	B-Application
:	O
a	O
1999	O
sequel	O
and	O
a	O
2010	O
3D	O
remake	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
four	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
isometric	O
games	O
had	O
existed	O
previously	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Gillen	O
(	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
)	O
recalled	O
that	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
"	O
world	O
"	O
with	O
physical	O
depth	O
for	O
exploration	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
simple	O
mechanics	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Signor	O
of	O
USgamer	O
agreed	O
that	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
felt	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
world	O
than	O
a	O
painting	O
and	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
innovative	O
use	O
of	O
successive	O
,	O
single-screen	O
rooms	O
(	O
"	O
flip-screen	O
"	O
)	O
pre-dated	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
by	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gillen	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
punishing	O
style	O
(	O
unforgiving	O
gameplay	O
,	O
high	O
difficulty	O
,	O
awkward	O
controls	O
)	O
had	O
become	O
obsolete	O
in	O
the	O
30	O
years	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
criticised	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
as	O
"	O
enormously	O
innovative	O
,	O
incredibly	O
atmospheric	O
,	O
and	O
totally	O
unplayable	O
"	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
the	O
similar	O
Head	B-Application
over	I-Application
Heels	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
had	O
aged	O
much	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
publication	O
appreciated	O
that	O
the	O
2015	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
compilation	O
version	O
of	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
emulated	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
choppy	O
animations	O
as	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
's	O
processor	O
once	O
struggled	O
to	O
render	O
the	O
onscreen	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
