<s>
Realm	B-Application
of	I-Application
Impossibility	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Mike	O
Edwards	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BRAM	O
previously	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
Attack	B-Application
at	I-Application
EP-CYG-4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
ported	O
Realm	B-Application
of	I-Application
Impossibility	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1985	O
by	O
Ariolasoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Checking	O
over	O
various	O
models	O
at	O
a	O
local	O
computer	O
store	O
,	O
he	O
purchased	O
an	O
Atari	O
after	O
seeing	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
having	O
the	O
machine	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
he	O
began	O
programming	O
on	O
it	O
and	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
suggestion	O
of	O
a	O
long-time	O
friend	O
,	O
wrote	O
a	O
simple	O
program	O
in	O
Atari	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
to	O
sell	O
locally	O
as	O
a	O
tax	B-Application
dodge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
began	O
programming	O
his	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Attack	B-Application
at	I-Application
EP-CYG-4	I-Application
,	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
which	O
allowed	O
two	O
players	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
licensed	O
to	O
another	O
company	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
,	O
with	O
Edwards	O
helping	O
with	O
the	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
level	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Realm	B-Application
of	I-Application
Impossibility	I-Application
"	O
,	O
contained	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
optical	O
illusions	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
popularized	O
by	O
artist	O
M	O
.	O
C	O
.	O
Escher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minor	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
new	O
levels	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Dave	O
Warhol	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Daglow	O
on	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
game	O
design	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
renamed	O
Mike	O
Edwards	O
 '	O
Realm	B-Application
of	I-Application
Impossibility	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
not	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
BRAM	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
box	O
cover	O
touting	O
"	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
of	O
The	O
Classic	O
Game	O
Zombies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Antic	O
's	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Computer	O
enthusiasts	O
who	O
enjoy	O
quick-paced	O
,	O
challenging	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
will	O
like	O
Zombies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
the	O
Realm	B-Application
of	I-Application
Impossibility	I-Application
fails	O
on	O
many	O
levels	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
not	O
bad	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
me	O
lose	O
faith	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
classic	O
,	O
run-as-fast-as-you-can	O
,	O
three	O
-	O
dimensional	O
arcade	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
goal	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
What	O
distinguishes	O
Realm	B-Application
of	I-Application
Impossibility	I-Application
from	O
the	O
run-of-the-mill	O
chase	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
three	O
dimensions	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
element	O
:	O
cooperation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
two-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ariolasoft	O
's	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
garnered	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
