<s>
Llamatron	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
Llamatron	B-Application
:	O
2112	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
programmed	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Minter	O
of	O
Llamasoft	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Robotron	B-Application
:	I-Application
2084	I-Application
,	O
players	O
of	O
Llamatron	B-Application
control	O
the	O
eponymous	O
creature	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
an	O
alien	O
invasion	O
of	O
Earth	O
and	O
rescue	O
animals	O
—	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Beasties	O
"	O
—	O
for	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
advance	O
by	O
destroying	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
on	O
each	O
level	O
using	O
a	O
laser	O
that	O
fires	O
automatically	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
that	O
the	O
Llamatron	B-Application
is	O
moving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Llamatron	B-Application
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
,	O
containing	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
request	O
to	O
register	O
the	O
program	O
for	O
£5	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
1992	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
800	O
people	O
had	O
registered	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
unusually	O
successful	O
for	O
shareware	B-License
distributed	O
without	O
locked	O
features	O
or	O
other	O
purchase	O
incentives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
praised	O
its	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
value	O
for	O
the	O
registration	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minter	O
released	O
a	O
commercial	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Minotron	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
2112	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Llamatron	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multi-directional	O
shooter	O
where	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
stop	O
an	O
invasion	O
of	O
Earth	O
that	O
is	O
being	O
launched	O
by	O
alien	O
mutants	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Zyaxxians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
—	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Llamatron	B-Application
—	O
is	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
a	O
black	O
screen	O
,	O
with	O
enemies	O
—	O
labelled	O
in-game	O
as	O
"	O
Grunts	O
"	O
—	O
scattered	O
across	O
the	O
playing	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
modes	O
that	O
allow	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
indestructible	O
computer-controlled	O
"	O
droid	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
Llamatron	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Grunts	O
"	O
take	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
forms	O
,	O
including	O
Coca-Cola	O
cans	O
,	O
kitchen	O
utensils	O
,	O
cherries	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
,	O
Eyes	O
of	O
Providence	O
,	O
televisions	O
,	O
fire	O
hydrants	O
,	O
Zippy	O
the	O
Pinhead	O
,	O
marijuana	O
plants	O
,	O
and	O
Rizla	O
rolling	O
papers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
enemies	O
include	O
indestructible	O
devices	O
that	O
shoot	O
screen-wide	O
lasers	O
,	O
16-ton	O
weights	O
that	O
attempt	O
to	O
crush	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
hedgehogs	O
that	O
explode	O
into	O
spikes	O
when	O
destroyed	O
,	O
Mandelbrot	B-Algorithm
sets	I-Algorithm
that	O
shoot	O
projectiles	O
and	O
scream	O
when	O
hit	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
toilet	O
that	O
throws	O
rolls	O
of	O
toilet	O
paper	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Llamatron	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Minter	O
of	O
Llamasoft	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Williams	O
Electronics	O
title	O
Robotron	B-Application
:	I-Application
2084	I-Application
with	O
expanded	O
and	O
refined	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Llamatron	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
then	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
came	O
out	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
releases	O
contain	O
numerous	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
background	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
,	O
with	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
being	O
available	O
for	O
free	B-License
to	I-License
try	I-License
,	O
but	O
requesting	O
that	O
players	O
register	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
£5	O
if	O
they	O
enjoyed	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
people	O
who	O
registered	O
would	O
receive	O
another	O
game	O
from	O
Llamasoft	O
,	O
a	O
poster	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
newsletter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Llamatron	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
initial	O
Amiga	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
featured	O
Llamatron	B-Application
as	O
the	O
cover	O
disk	O
for	O
its	O
October	O
1991	O
issue	O
,	O
summarizing	O
their	O
positive	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
"	O
All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
apt	O
comment	O
one	O
can	O
make	O
about	O
Llamatron	B-Application
is	O
that	O
Mr	O
Minter	O
makes	O
exceedingly	O
good	O
shoot-	O
'	O
em-ups.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
September	O
1991	O
issue	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
89%	O
and	O
highlighting	O
its	O
"	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
 [ that ] 	O
is	O
fast	O
and	O
massively	O
addictive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
August	O
1991	O
,	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
five	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
"	O
slightly	O
cluttered	O
and	O
unclear	O
look	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
praising	O
it	O
overall	O
as	O
"[a]n	O
excellent	O
game	O
that	O
deserves	O
to	O
be	O
supported	O
by	O
anyone	O
who	O
's	O
ever	O
paid	O
out	O
£25	O
for	O
crap	O
and	O
been	O
cheesed	O
off	O
about	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Llamatron	B-Application
also	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
Karsmakers	O
gave	O
Llamatron	B-Application
7	O
for	O
graphics	O
,	O
8.5	O
for	O
sound	O
,	O
9	O
for	O
hookability	O
and	O
playability	O
,	O
and	O
10	O
for	O
value	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
concluding	O
remark	O
of	O
"	O
Wonderful	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retroactive	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
ST	O
version	O
by	O
The	O
Inquirer	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
said	O
that	O
Llamatron	B-Application
"	O
without	O
any	O
question	O
 [ ... ] 	O
is	O
,	O
was	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
always	O
be	O
a	O
great	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A	O
–	O
Z	O
of	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
Games	O
by	O
Kieren	O
Hawken	O
gave	O
Llamatron	B-Application
10/10	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
"[t]he	O
graphics	O
in	O
Llamatron	B-Application
are	O
great	O
but	O
the	O
biggest	O
props	O
have	O
to	O
go	O
the	O
amazing	O
 [ sic ] 	O
digitised	O
sounds	O
 [ ... ] 	O
[i]t's	O
rare	O
that	O
you	O
will	O
hear	O
sound	O
effects	O
this	O
good	O
in	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
Llamatron	B-Application
93rd	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
registrations	O
"	O
still	O
arriving	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
release	O
"	O
just	O
out	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
estimated	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
make	O
£10	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
a	O
conventional	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
budget	O
game	O
would	O
generate.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
success	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
unusual	O
in	O
the	O
shareware	B-License
market	O
and	O
due	O
in	O
large	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
featured	O
Llamatron	B-Application
as	O
its	O
cover	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Minter	O
and	O
Llamasoft	O
released	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Llamatron	B-Application
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
iOS	B-Application
called	O
Minotron	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
2112	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
execution	O
and	O
presentation	O
to	O
Llamatron	B-Application
,	O
although	O
this	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
Minotaur	B-Operating_System
rather	O
than	O
a	O
llama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Bailey	O
of	O
The	O
Register	O
wrote	O
that	O
Minotron	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
2112	I-Operating_System
"	O
delivers	O
an	O
authentic	O
8-bit	O
trip	O
down	O
memory	O
lane	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
may	O
feel	O
like	O
blast	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
,	O
happily	O
,	O
just	O
a	O
blast.	O
"	O
</s>
