<s>
Questprobe	B-Application
featuring	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1984	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Adventure	O
International	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
follows	O
the	O
Marvel	O
superhero	O
Hulk	B-Application
and	O
his	O
human	O
alter-ego	O
Bruce	O
Banner	O
(	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
appearance	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
explore	O
the	O
mysterious	O
lair	O
of	O
the	O
Chief	O
Examiner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Questprobe	B-Application
featuring	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
and	O
his	O
human	O
alter	O
ego	O
Bruce	O
Banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
120-word	O
vocabulary	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
parser	B-Language
can	O
only	O
register	O
commands	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
words	O
in	O
length	O
,	O
generally	O
in	O
a	O
verb/noun	O
format	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
"	O
open	O
box	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
lethal	O
scenarios	O
may	O
be	O
encountered	O
,	O
dying	O
merely	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
deposited	O
in	O
a	O
limbo-like	O
room	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
enter	O
"	O
go	O
down	O
"	O
to	O
descend	O
a	O
flight	O
of	O
stairs	O
and	O
resume	O
gameplay	O
without	O
penalty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
bites	O
his	O
lip	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
and	O
free	O
himself	O
,	O
but	O
gas	O
fills	O
the	O
room	O
and	O
permeates	O
his	O
skin	O
,	O
reverting	O
him	O
back	O
to	O
Banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explores	O
his	O
surroundings	O
,	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
three	O
dome-shaped	O
buildings	O
and	O
a	O
grassy	O
field	O
surrounding	O
them	O
;	O
Banner	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
outside	O
of	O
the	O
domes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
cavern	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
encounters	O
Ultron	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
trapped	O
Ant-Man	O
in	O
a	O
cage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
gathers	O
a	O
swarm	O
of	O
army	O
ants	O
from	O
the	O
field	O
,	O
allowing	O
Ant-Man	O
to	O
control	O
them	O
,	O
incapacitate	O
Ultron	O
,	O
and	O
free	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
his	O
exploration	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
amasses	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
gems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
retrieving	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
approached	O
by	O
the	O
Chief	O
Examiner	O
,	O
who	O
leaves	O
him	O
with	O
the	O
password	O
"	O
Aria	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
was	O
selected	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Questprobe	O
game	O
's	O
star	O
because	O
he	O
was	O
recognizable	O
by	O
both	O
comic	O
fans	O
and	O
general	O
audiences	O
,	O
and	O
Adams	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
two	O
forms	O
–	O
one	O
weak	O
and	O
one	O
superhuman	O
–	O
made	O
him	O
an	O
interesting	O
subject	O
for	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
leap	O
great	O
distances	O
was	O
omitted	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
limitations	O
,	O
with	O
Adams	O
proposing	O
that	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
this	O
ability	O
could	O
be	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
setting	O
's	O
artificial	O
gravity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
Hulk	B-Application
creator	O
Stan	O
Lee	O
,	O
Adams	O
 '	O
wife	O
Alexis	O
,	O
and	O
CompuServe	B-Protocol
CB	I-Protocol
Simulator	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Questprobe	B-Application
featuring	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1984	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
series	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Device
32	I-Device
,	O
IBM	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
DOS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
was	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
comic	O
similarly	O
titled	O
Questprobe	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
issue	O
centering	O
on	O
Durgan	O
the	O
Philosopher	O
,	O
who	O
tricks	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
into	O
saving	O
his	O
doomed	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
installment	O
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
under	O
its	O
"	O
Americana	O
"	O
budget	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Questprobe	B-Application
featuring	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
visuals	O
receiving	O
particular	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Gould	O
of	O
Page	O
6	O
,	O
deeming	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Graphic	O
Adventure	O
of	O
any	O
kind	O
that	O
I	O
have	O
seen	O
"	O
,	O
commended	O
the	O
size	O
and	O
detail	O
of	O
the	O
visuals	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
elimination	O
of	O
flickering	B-General_Concept
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
past	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Derek	O
Brewster	O
of	O
Crash	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
their	O
rich	O
detail	O
(	O
singling	O
out	O
the	O
transformations	O
between	O
Banner	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
)	O
and	O
fast	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
annoyed	O
that	O
the	O
transformation	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
to	O
Banner	O
slowed	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
pacing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brewster	O
and	O
Tony	O
Hetherington	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gamer	O
singled	O
out	O
the	O
transformations	O
between	O
Banner	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
as	O
their	O
favorite	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Williams	O
regarded	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
unfriendly	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
faulty	O
parser	B-Language
,	O
judged	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
messages	O
as	O
crude	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
irritated	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
commercialism	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tendency	O
to	O
advertise	O
a	O
hint	O
book	O
when	O
"	O
help	O
"	O
is	O
entered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jermaine	O
liked	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
gaining	O
and	O
controlling	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
's	O
powers	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
he	O
has	O
played	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Benford	O
of	O
Commodore	O
Power/Play	O
said	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
an	O
experienced	O
adventure	O
game	O
aficionado	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
must-have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brain	O
J	O
.	O
Murphy	O
of	O
inCider	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Based	O
on	O
the	O
fun	O
I	O
've	O
had	O
and	O
the	O
fun	O
yet	O
to	O
come	O
,	O
I	O
recommend	O
you	O
take	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
the	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
episode	O
of	O
Questprobe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hetherington	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
high	O
difficulty	O
,	O
but	O
proclaimed	O
The	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
Questprobe	O
entry	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
simple	O
set	O
of	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
