<s>
Mad	B-Application
Bodies	I-Application
is	O
a	O
homebrew	B-Application
Breakout-style/shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
FORCE	O
Design	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mad	B-Application
Bodies	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
ETHunter	O
"	O
space	O
crew	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
an	O
entity	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Graphics	O
Man	O
,	O
who	O
fused	O
reality	O
with	O
his	O
mind	O
to	O
reign	O
supreme	O
,	O
by	O
entering	O
the	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
Games	O
tournament	O
co-hosted	O
by	O
Dave	O
Vaporware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
add-on	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
six	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Bodies	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Breakout-style	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
that	O
heavily	O
borrows	O
elements	O
from	O
Gottlieb	O
's	O
Mad	B-Application
Planets	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
"	O
ETHunter	O
"	O
space	O
vessel	O
as	O
a	O
paddle	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
either	O
ricochet	O
the	O
planetoids	O
(	O
which	O
act	O
as	O
balls	O
)	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
or	O
destroy	O
them	O
by	O
manually	O
aiming	O
the	O
paddle	O
's	O
reticle	O
to	O
the	O
target	O
and	O
shoot	O
against	O
them	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
across	O
ten	O
rounds	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
one	O
increasing	O
in	O
difficulty	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
progress	O
further	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
paddle	O
collides	O
with	O
a	O
meteor	B-Language
,	O
the	O
player	O
instantly	O
loses	O
a	O
stock	O
of	O
their	O
lives	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
continuing	O
before	O
the	O
timer	O
reaches	O
zero	O
and	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
mocked	O
by	O
the	O
character	O
at	O
the	O
continue	O
screen	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
long	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
reaching	O
the	O
third	O
round	O
,	O
stranded	O
astronauts	O
and	O
satellites	B-Application
are	O
introduced	O
and	O
the	O
former	O
must	O
be	O
picked	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
paddle	O
's	O
reticle	O
to	O
rescue	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gathering	O
enough	O
astronauts	O
with	O
the	O
reticle	O
and	O
delivering	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
satellites	B-Application
will	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
power-up	O
item	O
that	O
is	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
either	O
with	O
the	O
paddle	O
itself	O
or	O
by	O
shooting	O
at	O
it	O
,	O
granting	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
paddle	O
as	O
a	O
slingshot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
keeps	O
gathering	O
enough	O
astronauts	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
deliver	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
satellites	B-Application
will	O
increase	O
the	O
paddle	O
's	O
firepower	O
and	O
when	O
powered	O
up	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
grant	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shoot	O
lasers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Bodies	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
at	O
FORCE	O
Design	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
1998	O
by	O
college	O
graduate	O
and	O
freelance	O
artist	O
Terance	O
Williams	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
released	O
the	O
patents	O
and	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
into	O
public	O
domain	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
declaring	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
platform	O
and	O
opening	O
the	O
doors	O
for	O
homebrew	B-Application
development	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
independent	O
developers	O
committed	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Aki	O
Nordman	O
,	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
both	O
Terance	O
and	O
3D	O
Stooges	O
Software	O
Studios	O
CEO	B-Application
Steven	O
Scavone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
add-on	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
plan	O
was	O
abandoned	O
during	O
development	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
instead	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Bodies	I-Application
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
across	O
various	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
Midwest	O
Gaming	O
Classic	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
displayed	O
and	O
playable	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
the	O
JagFest	O
booth	O
during	O
the	O
Cleveland	O
Classic	O
Console	B-Device
and	O
Arcade	O
Gaming	O
Show	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
albeit	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
state	O
of	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
for	O
US	O
$79.99	O
and	O
came	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
clamshell	O
case	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
one-of-a-kind	O
packaging	O
mimicking	O
an	O
officially	O
licensed	O
Jaguar	B-Device
release	O
does	O
exists	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
collector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
received	O
coverage	O
from	O
gaming	O
news	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
Kotaku	O
and	O
The	O
Escapist	O
for	O
being	O
on	O
a	O
console	B-Device
deemed	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
showcased	O
at	O
Jaguar-dedicated	O
festivals	O
such	O
as	O
E-JagFest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Bodies	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
the	O
few	O
video	O
game-dedicated	O
outlets	O
that	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
it	O
launched	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
released	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thumbpad	O
also	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
two	O
thumbs-up	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
Mad	B-Application
Bodies	I-Application
remains	O
the	O
only	O
completed	O
and	O
shipped	O
title	O
by	O
FORCE	O
Design	O
as	O
of	O
date	O
and	O
was	O
part	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
projects	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
the	O
group	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
platform	O
and	O
possibly	O
for	O
other	O
systems	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
more	O
titles	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
;	O
CRAZE	O
(	O
a	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
similar	O
to	O
Berzerk	B-Application
and	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Legion	O
Force	O
Jidai	O
:	O
The	O
Next	O
Era	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
a	O
Metal	O
Slug-inspired	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
project	O
)	O
,	O
Gp	O
Earth	O
GOD	O
's	O
Troopers	O
(	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
in	O
vein	O
of	O
Gorf	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Battle	O
Puzzler	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
a	O
tile-matching	B-Application
puzzle	O
fighting	O
game	O
akin	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
sports	O
game	O
called	O
Black	O
Jag	O
:	O
Hyper	O
Power	O
League	O
and	O
a	O
Q*	O
bert-esque	O
action-puzzle	O
game	O
project	O
titled	O
MightyFrog''	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
that	O
remain	O
in	O
development	O
hell	O
.	O
</s>
