<s>
Protector	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1981	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
programmed	O
by	O
Mike	O
Potter	O
and	O
distributed	O
first	O
by	O
Crystalware	O
and	O
then	O
Synapse	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
VIC-20	B-Device
port	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
HesWare	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Defender	B-Application
from	O
Williams	O
Electronics	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Protector	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
has	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
but	O
is	O
more	O
advanced	O
graphically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Protector	B-Application
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Defender	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
a	O
rocket	O
fighter	O
of	O
similar	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
general	O
goal	O
being	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
civilians	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
to	O
protect	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protector	B-Application
has	O
two	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
month	O
Potter	O
questioned	O
his	O
royalties	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
return	O
received	O
a	O
letter	O
firing	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
returning	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Protector	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
Potter	O
released	O
five	O
games	O
for	O
Synapse	O
:	O
Protector	B-Application
,	O
Protector	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Chicken	B-Application
,	O
Nautilus	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Anderson	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Protector	B-Application
represents	O
a	O
breakthrough	O
of	O
sorts	O
.	O
</s>
