<s>
Oids	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
developed	O
and	O
self-published	O
by	O
FTL	O
Games	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
B&W	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
classic	O
68k	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Dan	O
Hewitt	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
cult	O
favourite	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
received	O
rave	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
in	O
the	O
footsteps	O
of	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
such	O
as	O
Asteroids	B-Application
(	O
1979	O
)	O
,	O
Gravitar	B-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
Defender	O
and	O
Thrust	B-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
thrust-and-rotate	O
"	O
controls	O
,	O
inertia	O
and	O
gravity-based	O
movement	O
,	O
360	O
degree	O
shooting	O
and	O
manually-operated	O
shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
activity	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
rescuing	O
abused	O
android	O
slaves	O
(	O
the	O
"	O
Oids	B-Application
"	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
rather	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
arcade	O
action	O
than	O
the	O
slower	O
paced	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Gravitar	B-Application
and	O
Thrust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
by	O
Kirk	O
Baker	O
–	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
authors	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	O
Classic	O
version	O
–	O
released	O
OIDS.X	O
2.0	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
which	O
supported	O
PowerPC	O
machines	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
added	O
glorious	O
colour	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
an	O
authorized	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Oids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
OIDS.X	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
X	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
OpenGL	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
smoother	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
visual	O
effects	O
like	O
larger	O
stars	O
,	O
galaxy	O
images	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
particle	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
improved	O
explosions	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
(	O
reference	O
from	O
:	O
OIDS.X	O
Product	O
page	O
on	O
the	O
Wayback	O
machine	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
OIDS	B-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
—	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
the	O
original	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
game	O
on	O
Meynaf	O
's	O
Amiga	B-Device
projects	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evil	O
Biocretes	O
,	O
rulers	O
of	O
the	O
wealthiest	O
parallel	O
universe	O
in	O
the	O
cosmos	O
,	O
have	O
created	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
android	O
slaves	O
they	O
call	O
"	O
OIDS	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Biocretes	O
treat	O
the	O
gentle	O
,	O
peace-loving	O
OIDS	B-Application
worse	O
than	O
space	O
debris	O
;	O
they	O
abuse	O
them	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
imaginable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
downtrodden	O
OIDS	B-Application
toil	O
in	O
filthy	O
,	O
dangerous	O
energy	O
factories	O
,	O
the	O
Biocretes	O
live	O
lives	O
of	O
gluttony	O
and	O
greed	O
,	O
savoring	O
the	O
fruits	O
of	O
the	O
OIDS	B-Application
 '	O
labor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OIDS	B-Application
are	O
allowed	O
to	O
rust	O
,	O
denied	O
of	O
their	O
basic	O
need	O
for	O
oil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
OIDS	B-Application
are	O
finally	O
fatigued	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
collapse	O
,	O
the	O
Biocretes	O
tortuously	O
melt	O
them	O
alive	O
to	O
build	O
new	O
OIDS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
built	O
the	O
OIDS	B-Application
,	O
so	O
we	O
have	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
treat	O
them	O
as	O
we	O
please	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OIDS	B-Application
may	O
not	O
have	O
hearts	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
do	O
have	O
souls	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
creature	O
,	O
whether	O
biological	O
or	O
mechanical	O
,	O
should	O
be	O
treated	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
Biocretes	O
treat	O
the	O
OIDS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
compassionate	O
race	O
,	O
you	O
have	O
been	O
so	O
moved	O
and	O
angered	O
by	O
the	O
mistreatment	O
of	O
the	O
OIDS	B-Application
,	O
that	O
you	O
've	O
vowed	O
to	O
devote	O
your	O
life	O
to	O
freeing	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
yoke	O
of	O
Biocrete	O
slavery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Good	O
luck	O
,	O
Commander	O
,	O
and	O
remember	O
the	O
battle	O
cry	O
:	O
Free	O
the	O
OIDS	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
goal	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
rescuing	O
the	O
"	O
OIDS	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
refuel	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
a	O
full	O
load	O
of	O
OIDS	B-Application
(	O
eight	O
,	O
unless	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
more	O
OIDS	B-Application
remaining	O
on	O
the	O
planetoid	O
)	O
and	O
transporting	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
mothership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oids	B-Application
also	O
includes	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
additional	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
tiny	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
reach	O
their	O
peak	O
with	O
the	O
perfectly	O
animated	O
Oids	B-Application
themselves	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
low-key	O
enough	O
to	O
let	O
you	O
concentrate	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unrivaled	O
action	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACE	O
editor	O
Andy	O
Wilton	O
concluded	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
some	O
wonderful	O
set-pieces	O
and	O
hellish	O
crossfire	O
zones	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
tremendously	O
playable	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
sheer	O
intensity	O
of	O
addiction	O
it	O
generates	O
will	O
have	O
you	O
playing	O
night	O
and	O
day	O
(	O
...	O
)	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
sick	O
of	O
all	O
those	O
glossy	O
,	O
disposable	O
ST	O
shoot-em-ups	O
,	O
get	O
Oids	B-Application
-	O
it	O
'll	O
knock	O
your	O
socks	O
off	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eugene	O
Lacey	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
Thrust	B-Application
and	O
Choplifter	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
any	O
ST	O
owner	O
who	O
has	O
played	O
Thrust	B-Application
will	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
without	O
Oids	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
John	O
Manor	O
of	O
Antic	O
,	O
"	O
Oids	B-Application
combines	O
the	O
daring	O
rescues	O
of	O
Choplifter	O
,	O
the	O
frantic	O
action	O
of	O
Defender	O
and	O
the	O
precision	O
flying	O
of	O
Lunar	O
Lander	O
for	O
a	O
fantastic	O
arcade	O
shoot-em-up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
"	O
is	O
skillfully	O
crafted	O
and	O
detailed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ST-Log	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
plenty	O
of	O
surprises	O
in	O
Oids	B-Application
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intense	O
action	O
where	O
"	O
things	O
pop	O
up	O
from	O
underground	O
to	O
fire	O
on	O
you	O
,	O
and	O
alien	O
ships	O
suddenly	O
appear	O
from	O
any	O
direction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
addictive	O
nature	O
with	O
editor	O
Clayton	O
Walnum	O
concluding	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
I	O
sat	O
down	O
to	O
play	O
Oids	B-Application
,	O
I	O
started	O
at	O
about	O
11	O
pm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ST	O
Format	O
placed	O
Oids	B-Application
at	O
number	O
23	O
in	O
their	O
1993	O
feature	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
game	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
addictive	O
qualities	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oids	B-Application
also	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
,	O
by	O
longtime	O
editor	O
of	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
Tony	O
Mott	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
retrospective	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
he	O
mentions	O
that	O
"	O
Oids	B-Application
is	O
much	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
an	O
exceptionally	O
playable	O
gravity-based	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Kirk	O
Baker	O
–	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
authors	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
–	O
released	O
OIDS.X	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
authorized	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
of	O
Oids	B-Application
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2011	O
interview	O
with	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Steve	O
Hughes	O
cites	O
Oids	B-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
when	O
creating	O
Solar	B-Device
Jetman	I-Device
(	O
1990	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiga	B-Device
conversion	O
of	O
Oids	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Philippe	O
Guichardon	O
(	O
Meynaf	O
)	O
in	O
2014	O
by	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
