<s>
Pico	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
School	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
1999	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Tom	O
Fulp	B-Operating_System
for	O
his	O
website	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
sophisticated	O
"	O
browser	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
,	O
exhibiting	O
"	O
a	O
complexity	O
of	O
design	O
and	O
polish	O
in	O
presentation	O
that	O
 [ was ] 	O
virtually	O
unseen	O
in	O
amateur	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
development	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
widely	O
credited	O
with	O
kickstarting	O
the	O
Flash	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
scene	O
and	O
helping	O
launch	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
"	O
as	O
a	O
public	O
force	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure/shooter	O
that	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Columbine	O
High	O
School	O
massacre	O
,	O
putting	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
shoes	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
Pico	B-Operating_System
,	O
who	O
has	O
to	O
fight	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
stereotypical	O
goth	O
kids	O
who	O
have	O
killed	O
his	O
classmates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
school	O
lesson	O
on	O
apples	O
and	O
bananas	O
,	O
Pico	B-Operating_System
's	O
classmate	O
Cassandra	O
interrupts	O
the	O
class	O
to	O
denounce	O
the	O
American	O
education	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
believes	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
bullshit	O
"	O
,	O
before	O
opening	O
fire	O
upon	O
her	O
fellow	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pico	B-Operating_System
blacks	O
out	O
during	O
the	O
chaos	O
,	O
managing	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
classroom	O
only	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
his	O
classmates	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Pico	B-Operating_System
fights	O
the	O
goth	O
kids	O
,	O
he	O
discovers	O
they	O
are	O
being	O
manipulated	O
by	O
Cassandra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cassandra	O
is	O
then	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
alien	O
,	O
and	O
Pico	B-Operating_System
must	O
defeat	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Fulp	B-Operating_System
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
following	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
angry	O
e-mails	O
sent	O
to	O
his	O
website	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
following	O
the	O
Columbine	O
massacre	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
would	O
blame	O
internet	O
websites	O
for	O
distributing	O
offensive	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
Flash	O
3	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
the	O
scripting	O
language	O
ActionScript	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
almost	O
all	O
subsequent	O
Flash	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
would	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
simulate	O
stored	O
data	O
,	O
Fulp	B-Operating_System
claims	O
to	O
have	O
created	O
a	O
complex	O
web	O
of	O
movie	O
clips	O
to	O
simulate	O
in-game	O
variables	O
,	O
an	O
innovative	O
technique	O
which	O
created	O
a	O
considerable	O
strain	O
during	O
highly	O
interactive	O
sequences	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
boss	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Pico	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
School	I-Operating_System
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Pico	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
School	I-Operating_System
:	O
Love	O
Conquers	O
All	O
,	O
a	O
re-telling	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
massacre	O
never	O
happens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Troma	O
Entertainment	O
were	O
reportedly	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
Tom	O
Fulp	B-Operating_System
about	O
making	O
a	O
movie	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
contemporary	O
write-up	O
of	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
tech	O
site	O
Impress	O
Watch	O
by	O
Mie	O
Aoki	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
good	O
way	O
to	O
test	O
how	O
stuck	O
your	O
mind	O
is	O
in	O
elementary	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Fulp	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creator	O
,	O
has	O
referred	O
to	O
Pico	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
School	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
"	O
real	O
defining	O
moment	O
for	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titular	O
Pico	B-Operating_System
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
essential	O
iconography	O
for	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
,	O
being	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
with	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Pico	B-Operating_System
2	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
years	O
since	O
1999	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
part-time	O
animator	O
Jose	O
"	O
MindChamber	O
"	O
Ortiz	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
without	O
an	O
announcement	O
sometime	O
in	O
the	O
2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
prototype	O
versions	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
supporters	O
of	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kickstarter	O
for	O
popular	O
rhythm	O
game	O
Friday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Funkin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
(	O
which	O
features	O
Pico	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
recurring	O
character	O
)	O
promised	O
to	O
finish	O
and	O
release	O
Pico	B-Operating_System
2	O
should	O
its	O
Kickstarter	O
reach	O
$5	O
million	O
in	O
funding	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
goal	O
was	O
ultimately	O
not	O
achieved	O
.	O
</s>
