<s>
}}	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
 '	O
is	O
a	O
1980	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
licensed	O
to	O
Sega	O
for	O
Japanese	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Dave	O
Theurer	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
designed	O
Atari	O
's	O
vector	O
graphics	O
game	O
Tempest	B-Application
from	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
trackball	B-Device
to	O
defend	O
six	O
cities	O
from	O
intercontinental	O
ballistic	O
missiles	O
by	O
launching	O
anti-ballistic	O
missiles	O
from	O
three	O
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
brought	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
its	O
home	O
systems	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
1981	O
Atari	B-Application
VCS	I-Application
port	O
by	O
Rob	O
Fulop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
is	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
XEGS	I-General_Concept
released	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
computer	O
repackaged	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
by	O
moving	O
a	O
crosshair	O
across	O
the	O
sky	O
background	O
via	O
a	O
trackball	B-Device
and	O
pressing	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
buttons	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
counter-missile	O
from	O
the	O
appropriate	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
programming	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
,	O
Dave	O
Theurer	O
,	O
suffered	O
from	O
nightmares	O
of	O
these	O
cities	O
being	O
destroyed	O
by	O
a	O
nuclear	O
blast.Blue	O
Wizard	O
Is	O
About	O
To	O
Die	O
!,	O
Pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|Atari	O
5200	O
versionMissile	O
Command	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
in	O
1981.Missile	O
Command	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
1980	O
)	O
The	O
game	O
's	O
instruction	O
manual	O
describes	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
two	O
planets	O
:	O
Zardon	B-Application
(	O
the	O
defending	O
player	O
)	O
and	O
Krytol	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Easter	O
egg	O
is	O
originally	O
documented	O
in	O
Atari	O
Age	O
(	O
Volume	O
1	O
,	O
issue	O
#2	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
editor	O
by	O
Joseph	O
Nickischer	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
one	O
publicly	O
acknowledged	O
by	O
Atari.Missile	O
Command	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
in	O
1981	O
and	O
an	O
identical	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
port	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
1987	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
XEGS	I-General_Concept
as	O
a	O
built-in	O
game	O
that	O
boots	O
up	O
if	O
there	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
cartridge	O
or	O
keyboard	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
interesting	O
in	O
its	O
manifestation	O
of	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
's	O
effects	O
on	O
popular	O
culture	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
implementation	O
of	O
National	O
Missile	O
Defense	O
and	O
parallels	O
real-life	O
nuclear	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
for	O
Sega	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
top-ten	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1980	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
Softline	O
readers	O
named	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
eighth	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
Top	O
Thirty	O
list	O
of	O
Atari	O
programs	O
by	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
a	O
similar	O
Master	O
System	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Arcade	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
3.x	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
package	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accolade	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
in	O
a	O
double-pack	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
licensed	O
by	O
Accolade	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Midway	O
Games	O
published	O
Arcade	B-Application
's	I-Application
Greatest	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Atari	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
1	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Atari	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
1	O
,	O
Atari	B-Application
Greatest	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Anniversary	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Application
:	I-Application
80	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
in	I-Application
One	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
unlockable	O
minigame	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Terminator	B-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
Rise	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Machines	I-Device
,	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
once	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
hidden	O
computer	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
in	O
both	O
arcade	O
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
versions	O
)	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Atari	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Retro	B-Device
Atari	I-Device
Classics	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Application
Greatest	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
Volume	I-Application
1	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
2600	O
versions	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
Atari	B-Application
Vault	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Atari	O
7800	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Arcade	O
Collection	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1980	O
,	O
a	O
two-player	O
sequel	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
2	O
was	O
field	O
tested	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
2	O
-	O
Videogame	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
arcade-museum.com	O
although	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
prototype	O
appeared	O
in	O
an	O
arcade	O
in	O
Santa	O
Clara	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Atari	O
developed	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
called	O
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
for	O
their	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
2	O
and	O
Super	O
Centipede	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1981	O
,	O
an	O
enhancement	O
kit	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
General	O
Computer	O
Corp	O
.	O
to	O
convert	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
into	O
Super	O
Missile	O
Attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
even	O
harder	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
UFO	B-Application
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enhanced	O
versions	O
of	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
called	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
that	O
works	O
with	O
the	O
virtual	O
reality	O
helmet	O
from	O
Virtuality	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
released	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999.Missile	O
Command	O
with	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2007.Missile	O
Command	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
for	O
US$5	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Atari	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
remake	O
,	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
:	O
Recharged	O
,	O
on	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
the	O
remake	O
also	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
home	O
computers	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
later	O
on	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
VCS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2018	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contemporary	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
clones	O
include	O
Missile	O
Defense	O
(	O
1981	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
II	O
,	O
Stratos	O
(	O
1982	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	O
,	O
Repulsar	B-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	O
Spectrum	O
,	O
and	O
Barrage	O
(	O
1983	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
TI-99/4A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silas	B-Application
Warner	I-Application
programmed	O
the	O
1980	O
clone	O
ABM	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
II	O
several	O
years	O
before	O
writing	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
was	O
referenced	O
in	O
the	O
1980	O
episode	O
"	O
Call	O
Girl	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
TV	O
sitcom	O
Barney	O
Miller	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
detective	O
who	O
is	O
hooked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1991	O
film	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
,	O
John	O
Connor	O
plays	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
an	O
arcade	O
,	O
echoing	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
theme	O
of	O
a	O
future	O
global	O
nuclear	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
documentary	O
High	O
Score	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
follows	O
William	O
Carlton	O
,	O
a	O
Portland	O
,	O
Oregon	O
gamer	O
,	O
on	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
high	O
score	O
record	O
for	O
Marathon	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2010	O
open	O
world	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Deadly	B-Device
Premonition	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
mentioned	O
by	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Francis	B-Device
York	I-Device
Morgan	I-Device
,	O
while	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2008	O
episode	O
"	O
Chuck	O
Versus	O
Tom	O
Sawyer	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
NBC	O
show	O
Chuck	O
,	O
a	O
weapons	O
satellite	O
access	O
code	O
is	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
(	O
fictitious	O
)	O
kill	O
screen	O
of	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
by	O
its	O
programmer	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Morimoto	O
(	O
Clyde	O
Kusatsu	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1982	O
film	O
Fast	O
Times	O
at	O
Ridgemont	O
High	O
,	O
Missile	B-Application
Commands	I-Application
"	O
The	O
End	O
"	O
screen	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
help	O
illustrate	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
specifically	O
,	O
the	O
contrails	B-Application
left	O
by	O
incoming	O
ICBMs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
cities	O
being	O
destroyed	O
by	O
nuclear	O
warheads	O
on	O
a	O
video	O
display	O
screen	O
,	O
strongly	O
resembles	O
the	O
opening	O
nuclear	O
war	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
1977	O
film	O
,	O
Damnation	O
Alley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
Atari	O
was	O
talking	O
with	O
several	O
studios	O
to	O
turn	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
into	O
a	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
bring	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
to	O
film	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Emmett/Furla/Oasis	O
Films	O
closed	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
partner	O
with	O
Atari	O
to	O
produce	O
and	O
finance	O
both	O
Centipede	O
and	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
types	O
of	O
world	O
records	O
are	O
monitored	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
:	O
Marathon	O
and	O
Tournament	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
1985	O
,	O
Roy	O
Shildt	O
of	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
set	O
a	O
world	O
record	O
in	O
tournament-set	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
1	O
,	O
695	O
,	O
265	O
,	O
as	O
verified	O
by	O
Twin	O
Galaxies	O
.	O
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