<s>
River	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
published	O
by	O
Thorn	B-Application
EMI	I-Application
Computer	I-Application
Software	I-Application
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1983	O
and	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
version	O
was	O
advertised	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternative	O
Software	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
Creative	B-Application
Sparks	I-Application
Distribution	I-Application
went	O
into	O
receivership	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
subsequent	O
budget	O
release	O
of	O
River	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
reached	O
number	O
4	O
in	O
the	O
Gallup	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
chart	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
