<s>
Obsession	B-Application
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Unique	O
Development	O
Sweden	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	O
STe	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
UDS	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
official	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
platform	O
after	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obsession	B-Application
served	O
as	O
the	O
debut	O
title	O
of	O
Unique	O
Development	O
Sweden	O
,	O
a	O
development	O
company	O
consisting	O
of	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
demosceners	O
,	O
composers	O
and	O
artists	O
founded	O
in	O
1992	O
by	O
Peter	O
Zetterberg	O
and	O
Michael	O
Brunnström	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
began	O
writing	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	O
STe	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
earning	O
money	O
from	O
their	O
hobby	O
as	O
appealing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
idea	O
was	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
Pinball	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
for	O
the	O
STe	O
at	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
an	O
earlier	O
release	O
by	O
Zetterberg	O
before	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
expanded	O
upon	O
,	O
as	O
UDS	O
settled	O
with	O
developing	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
project	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
no	O
compromise	O
"	O
approach	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
quality	O
pinball	B-Application
titles	O
on	O
the	O
ST	O
but	O
its	O
scope	O
grew	O
too	O
much	O
during	O
development	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
struggled	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
title	O
working	O
and	O
ship	O
it	O
on	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obsession	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	O
STe	O
,	O
garnering	O
praise	O
for	O
pushing	O
limits	O
of	O
the	O
STe	O
hardware	O
,	O
its	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
various	O
design	O
aspects	O
and	O
sold	O
very	O
few	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
a	O
conversion	O
commended	O
by	O
reviewers	O
but	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
certain	O
aspects	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
STe	O
original	O
while	O
others	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Pinball	B-Application
series	O
by	O
Digital	O
Illusions	O
and	O
21st	O
Century	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
,	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
were	O
under	O
development	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
follow-up	O
with	O
new	O
tables	O
and	O
features	O
titled	O
Absolute	O
Pinball	B-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obsession	B-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
for	O
one	O
or	O
eight	O
players	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Pinball	B-Application
game	O
series	O
by	O
Digital	O
Illusions	O
and	O
21st	O
Century	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
featuring	O
four	O
types	O
of	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
and	O
each	O
one	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
main	O
objectives	O
,	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
thematic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Balls	O
'	O
n	O
Bats	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
baseball-style	O
table	O
where	O
players	O
attempt	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
world	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Desert	O
Run	O
"	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
racing	B-Device
,	O
where	O
players	O
start	O
from	O
Paris	O
and	O
reach	O
Dakar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obsession	B-Application
was	O
first	O
project	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Unique	O
Development	O
Sweden	O
(	O
now	O
Unique	O
Development	O
Studios	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Swedish	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
consisting	O
of	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
demosceners	O
,	O
composers	O
and	O
artists	O
founded	O
in	O
1992	O
by	O
Peter	O
Zetterberg	O
and	O
Michael	O
Brunnström	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
began	O
writing	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
STe	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
earning	O
money	O
from	O
their	O
hobby	O
as	O
appealing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
idea	O
behind	O
Obsession	B-Application
was	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
simple	O
shareware	B-License
pinball	B-Application
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
Pinball	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
for	O
the	O
STe	O
at	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
an	O
earlier	O
release	O
by	O
Zetterberg	O
titled	O
Smash	O
Hit	O
,	O
starting	O
early	O
design	O
work	O
before	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
expanded	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
quality	O
pinball	B-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
ST	O
besides	O
Starball	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
settled	O
with	O
developing	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
project	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
no	O
compromise	O
"	O
approach	O
for	O
the	O
STe	O
as	O
both	O
Zetterberg	O
and	O
Brunnström	O
had	O
previously	O
discussed	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
STe	O
computer	O
,	O
while	O
Jansson	O
stated	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
"	O
bad	O
copy	O
"	O
of	O
Pinball	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
receiving	O
governmental	O
startup	O
support	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Jansson	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
Obsession	B-Application
had	O
grown	O
too	O
much	O
during	O
development	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
struggled	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
game	O
working	O
and	O
ship	O
it	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obsession	B-Application
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Bristol	O
Atari	O
Show	O
and	O
initially	O
slated	O
for	O
an	O
October	O
1994	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
by	O
UDS	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
table	O
and	O
a	O
multiball	O
mechanic	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tord	O
Jansson	O
in	O
a	O
2018	O
interview	O
,	O
work	O
on	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
but	O
the	O
latter	O
version	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
with	O
new	O
tables	O
and	O
features	O
titled	O
Absolute	O
Pinball	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Falcon	O
version	O
were	O
sold	O
to	O
a	O
French	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jansson	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
gave	O
the	O
team	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
development	O
kit	O
which	O
he	O
and	O
Ulrik	O
Lindahl	O
,	O
another	O
programmer	O
at	O
Unique	O
Development	O
Sweden	O
spent	O
time	O
with	O
it	O
and	O
created	O
a	O
conversion	O
of	O
Obsession	B-Application
with	O
only	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
tables	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
in	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
except	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obsession	B-Application
garnered	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
reviewers	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	O
STe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
Atari	O
Inside	O
commended	O
Unique	O
Development	O
Sweden	O
for	O
creating	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
pinball	B-Application
simulator	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
ball	O
and	O
table	O
physics	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
overall	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Obsession	B-Application
offers	O
everything	O
a	O
game	O
freak	O
could	O
wish	O
for.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
ST	O
Formats	O
Trenton	O
Webb	O
also	O
commended	O
Unique	O
Development	O
for	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
STe	O
hardware	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
physics	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
speed	O
and	O
accessibility	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
computer	O
alongside	O
Zero-5	B-Application
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
Ball	O
&	O
Bats	O
"	O
table	O
for	O
being	O
dull	O
and	O
relying	O
heavily	O
on	O
its	O
main	O
gimmick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obsession	B-Application
was	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
but	O
many	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
the	O
Pinball	B-Application
game	O
series	O
by	O
Digital	O
Illusions	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Powers	O
Jonathan	O
Nash	O
commended	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
tables	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
Exile	O
Zone	O
"	O
table	O
in	O
particular	O
for	O
its	O
overall	O
design	O
and	O
ball	O
physics	O
in	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Formats	O
Stephen	O
Bradley	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
slick	O
as	O
the	O
Pinball	B-Application
games	O
by	O
Digital	O
Illusions	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
occasionally	O
sluggish	O
playability	O
but	O
ultimately	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
fine	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Desert	O
Run	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Ball	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
Bats	O
"	O
tables	O
for	O
being	O
addictive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Actions	O
Steve	O
McNally	O
and	O
Paul	O
Roundell	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
Digital	O
Illusions	O
Pinball	B-Application
releases	O
but	O
nevertheless	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Obsession	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fine	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
is	O
capable	O
of	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
playability	O
and	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Amiga	B-Device
Concepts	O
Sébastian	O
Mézière	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
Dreams	O
Yann	O
Sera	O
commended	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Obsession	B-Application
for	O
its	O
animated	O
visuals	O
,	O
audio	O
design	O
,	O
longevity	O
and	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
and	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Digital	O
Illusions	O
Pinball	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
Hackett	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
multiball	O
mechanic	O
and	O
a	O
double	O
set	O
of	O
flippers	O
,	O
regarding	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
be	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
STe	O
original	O
but	O
gave	O
positive	O
comments	O
to	O
the	O
graphical	O
presentation	O
for	O
being	O
impressive	O
,	O
ball	O
physics	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
