<s>
Rescue	B-Application
On	I-Application
Fractalus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
games	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
popular	O
platforms	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
(	O
by	O
Dalali	O
Software	O
Ltd	O
)	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Tandy	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
fractal	B-Application
technology	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
craggy	O
mountains	O
of	O
an	O
alien	O
planet	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
visilibility	O
was	O
drastically	O
reduced	O
by	O
the	O
dense	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
varied	O
terrain	O
,	O
the	O
direction	B-Device
finder	I-Device
has	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
pilots	O
,	O
whose	O
visual	O
beacons	O
are	O
often	O
masked	O
by	O
mountain	O
ridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
higher	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
enemy	O
Jaggis	O
begin	O
flying	O
kamikaze	B-Application
saucers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
head	O
developer	O
David	O
Fox	O
,	O
this	O
shock	O
moment	O
made	O
Rescue	B-Application
on	I-Application
Fractalus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Rescue	O
on	O
Fractalus	O
!,	O
together	O
with	O
Ballblazer	B-Application
,	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
fledgling	O
Lucasfilm	O
Computer	O
Division	O
Games	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
console	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
Rescue	B-Application
on	I-Application
Fractalus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
named	O
Behind	B-Application
Jaggi	I-Application
Lines	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
name	O
refers	O
both	O
to	O
the	O
Jaggis	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
race	O
of	O
hostile	O
aliens	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
spatial	B-Algorithm
anti-aliasing	I-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
jagged	O
diagonal	O
(	O
or	O
curved	O
)	O
lines	O
,	O
colloquially	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
jaggies	B-Algorithm
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
developers	O
of	O
Rescue	B-Application
on	I-Application
Fractalus	I-Application
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
Star	O
Wars	O
universe	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
by	O
George	O
Lucas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartridge	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	O
computers	O
and	O
the	O
5200	O
were	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
released	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
1984	O
,	O
with	O
disk	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
Apple	O
IIc	O
and	O
IIe	B-Device
coming	O
under	O
the	O
Atarisoft	O
label	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rescue	B-Application
on	I-Application
Fractalus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Ballblazer	B-Application
were	O
also	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
then-upcoming	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
on	O
January	O
5	O
–	O
8	O
,	O
1985	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
Rescue	B-Application
on	I-Application
Fractalus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Ballblazer	B-Application
not	O
yet	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
,	O
Epyx	O
became	O
a	O
distributor	O
for	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
disk	O
format	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
versions	O
were	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
distribution	O
deal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
computers	O
,	O
Rescue	B-Application
on	I-Application
Fractalus	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
;	O
and	O
to	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
computers	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
who	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
port	O
announced	O
in	O
1984	O
never	O
materialized	O
,	O
Tramiel	O
's	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
eventually	O
released	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
cartridge	O
version	O
in	O
limited	O
quantities	O
in	O
late	O
1986	O
,	O
manufactured	O
from	O
the	O
stock	O
inherited	O
from	O
the	O
July	O
1984	O
buyout	O
of	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc.	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
cartridge	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
in	O
December	O
1987	O
,	O
packaged	O
for	O
their	O
new	O
XE	B-General_Concept
Game	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
Fractalus	B-Application
and	O
Ballblazer	B-Application
"	O
are	O
slightly	O
weak	O
in	O
the	O
finer	O
points	O
of	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
...	O
set	O
a	O
new	O
standard	O
for	O
arcade-style	O
games	O
that	O
will	O
set	O
out	O
future	O
expectations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
named	O
Rescue	B-Application
on	I-Application
Fractalus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
and	O
Factor	O
5	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Return	O
to	O
Fractalus	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
hardware	O
could	O
n't	O
handle	O
the	O
concept	O
being	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiga	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Rescue	B-Application
On	I-Application
Fractalus	I-Application
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
February	O
1991	O
issue	O
of	O
The	O
One	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1994	O
,	O
Factor	O
5	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
current	O
generation	O
of	O
3D	O
consoles	O
had	O
the	O
technology	O
the	O
Fractalus	B-Application
sequel	O
required	O
and	O
again	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
work	O
on	O
game	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
instead	O
.	O
</s>
