<s>
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
first-person	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
ace	O
in	O
a	O
biplane	O
fighting	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
monochrome	O
vector	O
graphics	O
and	O
similar	O
hardware	O
as	O
Atari	O
's	O
own	O
Battlezone	B-Application
;	O
both	O
were	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Battlezone	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Battlezone	B-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
use	O
additional	O
hardware	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
Auxiliary	O
"	O
board	O
,	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
mathematical	O
computations	O
required	O
for	O
simulating	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
rounds	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
air	O
combat	O
(	O
shooting	O
from	O
one	O
to	O
three	O
airplanes	O
in	O
formation	O
)	O
and	O
ground	O
combat	O
(	O
two	O
zeppelins	B-Application
and	O
multiple	O
ground	O
targets	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
include	O
:	O
formations	O
of	O
enemy	O
biplanes	O
,	O
zeppelins	B-Application
,	O
pillboxes	O
,	O
turrets	O
,	O
and	O
enemy	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
adjusts	O
its	O
own	O
game	O
difficulty	O
by	O
maintaining	O
a	O
consistent	O
average	O
game	O
time	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
32	O
games	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NVRAM	B-General_Concept
stores	O
top	O
three	O
scores	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
average	O
game	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
upright	O
versions	O
of	O
Battlezone	B-Application
(	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1980	O
)	O
and	O
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
share	O
the	O
same	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Battlezone	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
looks	O
through	O
a	O
window	O
that	O
was	O
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
tank	O
periscope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
utilizes	O
a	O
two-way	O
mirror	O
to	O
superimpose	O
the	O
monitor	O
display	O
(	O
mounted	O
horizontally	O
)	O
on	O
a	O
tank	O
"	O
interior	O
"	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
cabinet	O
as	O
Battlezone	B-Application
,	O
no	O
mirror	O
is	O
used	O
and	O
the	O
monitor	O
is	O
mounted	O
vertically	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
viewing	O
the	O
display	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
both	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
Analog	O
Vector	O
Generator	O
"	O
(	O
AVG	O
)	O
circuit	O
boards	O
and	O
by	O
switching	O
the	O
PROM	B-General_Concept
's	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
interchanged	O
(	O
with	O
very	O
minor	O
jumper	B-Device
additions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
and	O
Battlezone	B-Application
use	O
different	O
auxiliary	O
boards	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
interchangeable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Games	O
magazine	O
reported	O
that	O
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
was	O
not	O
successful	O
in	O
arcades	O
despite	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
quadra-scan	B-General_Concept
graphics	O
and	O
magnificent	O
audio	O
frills	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
hope	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
marvelous	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
with	O
a	O
combat	O
theme	O
will	O
re-emerge	O
in	O
home	O
format	O
some	O
day	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
playing	O
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
in	O
1982	O
,	O
Bill	O
Stealey	O
and	O
Sid	O
Meier	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
what	O
became	O
MicroProse	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Hellcat	O
Ace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
:	I-Application
80	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
in	I-Application
One	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
compilation	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Atari	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Atari	B-Application
Greatest	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
Volume	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
DS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
“	O
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
”	O
it	O
’s	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
AtGames	O
Legends	O
Ultimate	O
Arcade	B-Application
Cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
