<s>
Rocky	B-Device
's	I-Device
Boots	I-Device
is	O
an	O
educational	O
logic	O
puzzle	O
game	O
by	O
Warren	O
Robinett	O
and	O
Leslie	O
Grimm	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
CoCo	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PCjr	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
more	O
difficult	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
Robot	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
the	O
beginning	O
part	O
of	O
Rocky	B-Device
's	I-Device
Boots	I-Device
is	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
mechanical	O
boot	O
to	O
kick	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
objects	O
(	O
purple	O
or	O
green	O
squares	O
,	O
diamonds	O
,	O
circles	O
,	O
or	O
crosses	O
)	O
off	O
a	O
conveyor	O
belt	O
;	O
each	O
object	O
will	O
score	O
some	O
number	O
of	O
points	O
,	O
possibly	O
negative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
II	O
Computing	O
listed	O
Rocky	B-Device
's	I-Device
Boots	I-Device
ninth	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
education	O
software	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
1985	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
sales	O
and	O
market-share	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
Rocky	B-Device
's	I-Device
Boots	I-Device
"	O
outstanding	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
several	O
other	O
games	O
by	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
Robot	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
later	O
game	O
called	O
Gertrude	B-Device
's	I-Device
Secrets	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
distinctive	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
modeled	O
after	O
Robinett	O
's	O
earlier	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
game	O
Adventure	B-Application
,	O
to	O
which	O
Rocky	B-Device
's	I-Device
Boots	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
