<s>
Paradroid	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Commodore	O
64	O
computer	O
game	O
written	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Braybrook	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hewson	O
Consultants	O
in	O
1985	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
clear	O
a	O
fleet	O
of	O
spaceships	O
of	O
hostile	O
robots	B-Algorithm
by	O
destroying	O
them	O
or	O
taking	O
them	O
over	O
via	O
a	O
mini-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
remade	O
as	O
Paradroid	B-Application
90	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
home	O
computers	O
and	O
as	O
Paradroid	B-Application
2000	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
exist	O
several	O
fan-made	O
remakes	B-General_Concept
for	O
modern	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
built-in	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
C64	B-Device
Direct-to-TV	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
forces	O
have	O
hijacked	O
a	O
space	O
fleet	O
by	O
turning	O
its	O
robot	B-Algorithm
consignment	O
against	O
the	O
crew	O
;	O
the	O
job	O
is	O
to	O
neutralize	O
all	O
the	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
thereby	O
rescuing	O
the	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
prototype	O
influence	O
device	O
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
hostile	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
consists	O
of	O
numerous	O
rooms	O
and	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
populated	O
by	O
hostile	O
robots	B-Algorithm
or	O
"	O
androids	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
over	O
a	O
droid	O
is	O
done	O
via	O
a	O
mini-game	O
involving	O
basic	O
circuit	B-Application
diagrams	I-Application
and	O
logic	O
gates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
achieving	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
,	O
Paradroid	B-Application
players	O
can	O
aim	O
to	O
completely	O
clear	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
ships	O
of	O
robots	B-Algorithm
and	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
successful	O
transfer	O
from	O
the	O
001	O
Influence	O
Device	O
to	O
the	O
unstable	O
999	O
droid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Andrew	O
Braybrook	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
droid-swapping	O
idea	O
came	O
from	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Line	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
enter	O
a	O
tank	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
leave	O
it	O
when	O
it	O
got	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
started	O
right	O
after	O
Braybrook	O
finished	O
his	O
previous	O
game	O
Gribbly	B-Device
's	I-Device
Day	I-Device
Out	I-Device
and	O
even	O
shared	O
some	O
code	O
with	O
Gribbly	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
when	O
Braybrook	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
Morpheus	B-Device
he	O
did	O
another	O
diary	O
for	O
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
where	O
he	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
then	O
recently	O
released	O
Competition	O
Edition	O
of	O
Paradroid	B-Application
was	O
50%	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
series	O
he	O
revealed	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
redone	O
the	O
Paradroid	B-Application
graphics	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
(	O
Morpheus	B-Device
)	O
style	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
Heavy	O
Metal	O
Paradroid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Braybrook	O
did	O
another	O
diary	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Paradroid	B-Application
90	I-Application
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1986	O
–	O
Paradroid	B-Application
Competition	O
Edition	O
–	O
Released	O
as	O
a	O
double	O
pack	O
at	O
Christmas	O
with	O
Uridium+	B-Device
,	O
plays	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
scroll	O
code	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1987	O
–	O
Heavy	O
Metal	O
Paradroid	B-Application
–	O
Paradroid	B-Application
with	O
Morpheus	B-Device
style	O
graphics	O
(	O
budget	O
release	O
in	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
a	O
2002	O
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
tribute	O
publication	O
,	O
Paradroid	B-Application
via	O
a	O
community	O
vote	O
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
best	O
C64	O
game	O
ever	O
with	O
the	O
comment	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
something	O
about	O
Paradroid	B-Application
that	O
sets	O
it	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
C64	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
originally	O
came	O
out	O
it	O
received	O
97	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
in	O
the	O
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
November	O
1985	B-Application
issue	O
with	O
the	O
comment	O
"	O
THE	O
classic	O
shoot	O
em	O
up	O
"	O
and	O
receiving	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
Medal	O
"	O
where	O
98%	O
is	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
ever	O
given	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
97	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
with	O
the	O
remark	O
"	O
A	O
game	O
no	O
C64	O
gamer	O
should	O
be	O
without	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
1989	O
for	O
the	O
re-issued	O
"	O
Heavy	O
Metal	O
"	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Info	O
rated	O
Paradroid	B-Application
four-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praising	O
how	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
large	O
game	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
's	O
memory	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
like	O
science	O
fiction	O
,	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
inspiring	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
intricate	O
gameplay	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
LOVE	O
Paradroid	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Paradroid	B-Application
90	I-Application
received	O
"	O
C+VG	O
Hit	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
93%	O
in	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
and	O
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
22nd	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Freeware	B-License
or	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
clones	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Paradroid	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
current	O
version	O
1.3	O
(	O
March	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
garnered	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
at	O
the	O
Home	O
of	O
the	O
Underdogs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paradroid	B-Application
Redux	O
is	O
a	O
reimplementation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Commodore	O
64	O
code	O
,	O
fixing	O
bugs	O
and	O
adding	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedroid	B-Application
RPG	O
is	O
a	O
Diablo-style	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Freedroid	B-Application
Classic	O
,	O
inheriting	O
only	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
fighting	O
hostile	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
takeover-game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
robot	B-Algorithm
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Braybrook	O
's	O
Graftgold	O
partner	O
,	O
Steve	O
Turner	O
,	O
wrote	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Paradroid	B-Application
for	O
the	O
ZX	O
Spectrum	O
called	O
Quazatron	B-Application
in	O
1986	O
,	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Hewson	O
.	O
</s>
