<s>
Preppie	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
published	O
by	O
Adventure	O
International	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preppie	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
borrows	O
heavily	O
from	O
Konami	O
's	O
Frogger	B-Application
,	O
with	O
lanes	O
of	O
traffic	O
in	O
the	O
bottom	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
a	O
river	O
crossing	O
the	O
top	O
portion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alligators	O
are	O
an	O
element	O
from	O
both	O
Frogger	B-Application
and	O
preppy	O
fashion	O
;	O
an	O
open-mouthed	O
gator	O
is	O
the	O
icon	O
of	O
shirt	O
brand	O
Izod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
recognized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
derivative	O
,	O
but	O
called	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
visuals	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
for	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preppie	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
maze	O
game	O
,	O
Preppie	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Frogger	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
cross	O
lanes	O
of	O
traffic	O
,	O
then	O
jump	O
between	O
floating	O
objects	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
of	O
a	O
river	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
simply	O
getting	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
as	O
in	O
Frogger	B-Application
,	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
retrieve	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
golf	O
balls	O
and	O
return	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
800	I-Device
in	O
eight	O
weeks	O
using	O
the	O
Atari	O
Macro	O
Assembler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
more	O
familiar	O
with	O
Z80	B-General_Concept
assembly	O
language	O
from	O
programming	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
,	O
he	O
used	O
macros	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
Z80	B-General_Concept
flavor	O
to	O
6502	B-General_Concept
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Kunkel	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Frogger-inspired	O
delight.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
clarified	O
:	O
"	O
Sure	O
it	O
sounds	O
familiar	O
,	O
but	O
what	O
elevates	O
Preppie	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
from	O
the	O
score	O
of	O
Frogger-clones	O
on	O
the	O
software	O
market	O
is	O
the	O
enchanting	O
four-part	O
harmony	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
the	O
stunning	O
graphics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
J	O
.	O
Anderson	O
of	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
&	I-General_Concept
Arcade	I-General_Concept
Games	I-General_Concept
stated	O
that	O
although	O
gameplay	O
is	O
not	O
original	O
"	O
the	O
implementation	O
is	O
gorgeous.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Book	O
of	O
Atari	O
Software	O
1983	O
gave	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
B-minus	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Animation	O
and	O
graphics	O
are	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
say	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
original	O
in	O
design	O
;	O
but	O
,	O
like	O
Frogger	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
lots	O
of	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
"	O
Antic	O
Pix	O
Ten	O
"	O
article	O
,	O
Antic	O
chose	O
Preppie	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
January	O
1983	O
issue	O
of	O
Joystik	O
,	O
David	O
and	O
Sandy	O
Small	O
included	O
Preppie	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
Preppie	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
