<s>
Simon	B-Application
is	O
an	O
electronic	O
game	O
of	O
short-term	O
memory	O
skill	O
invented	O
by	O
Ralph	O
H	O
.	O
Baer	O
and	O
Howard	O
J	O
.	O
Morrison	O
,	O
working	O
for	O
toy	O
design	O
firm	O
Marvin	O
Glass	O
and	O
Associates	O
,	O
with	O
software	O
programming	O
by	O
Lenny	O
Cope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
code	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Charles	O
Kapps	O
,	O
who	O
taught	O
computer	O
science	O
at	O
Temple	O
University	O
and	O
also	O
wrote	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
books	O
on	O
the	O
theory	O
of	O
computer	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
1978	O
at	O
Studio	O
54	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
and	O
was	O
an	O
immediate	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
pop	O
culture	O
symbol	O
of	O
the	O
1970s	O
and	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ralph	O
H	O
.	O
Baer	O
and	O
Howard	O
J	O
.	O
Morrison	O
were	O
introduced	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
arcade	O
game	O
Touch	B-Application
Me	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Music	O
Operators	O
of	O
America	O
(	O
MOA	O
)	O
trade	O
show	O
in	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototype	O
built	O
by	O
Baer	O
used	O
the	O
low-cost	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
TMS	B-Device
1000	I-Device
microcontroller	B-Architecture
chip	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
in	O
many	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
pitched	O
the	O
demo	O
,	O
an	O
8-by-8-inch	O
console	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Milton	O
Bradley	O
Company	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Simon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
debuted	O
in	O
1978	O
at	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
$24.95	O
(	O
)	O
and	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top-selling	O
toys	O
that	O
Christmas	O
shopping	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Milton	O
Bradley	O
soon	O
capitalized	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
smaller-sized	O
Pocket	B-Application
Simon	I-Application
and	O
the	O
expanded	O
,	O
eight-button	O
Super	O
Simon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
variants	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
have	O
been	O
made	O
since	O
Hasbro	O
acquired	O
Milton	O
Bradley	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
building	O
on	O
the	O
possibilities	O
offered	O
by	O
advances	O
in	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Super	O
Simon	B-Application
was	O
reinvented	O
in	O
2003	O
as	O
a	O
hexagonal	O
unit	O
with	O
six	O
buttons	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2000	O
saw	O
Simon	B-Application
Squared	O
(	O
or	O
Simon2	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
unit	O
with	O
the	O
four	O
traditional	O
buttons	O
on	O
one	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
eight	O
smaller	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
released	O
the	O
Simon	B-Application
Stix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
released	O
Simon	B-Application
Trickster	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Simon	B-Application
Tricks	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
Simon	B-Application
Genius	O
in	O
Brazil	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
four	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
another	O
Hasbro	O
game	O
,	O
Bop	O
It	O
,	O
and	O
colored	O
lenses	O
instead	O
of	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Simon	B-Application
Classic	O
"	O
mode	O
plays	O
up	O
to	O
35	O
tones	O
(	O
notes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Simon	B-Application
Bounce	O
"	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
"	O
Simon	B-Application
Classic	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
the	O
colors	O
of	O
the	O
lenses	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Simon	B-Application
Surprise	O
"	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Simon	B-Application
Rewind	O
"	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
memorize	O
the	O
sequence	O
backwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
introduced	O
Simon	B-Application
Flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
reinvented	O
Simon	B-Application
once	O
again	O
with	O
Simon	B-Application
Swipe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
Simon	B-Application
Micro	O
Series	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
created	O
by	O
Basic	O
Fun	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Touch	O
Simon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
launched	O
the	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Simon	B-Application
Swipe	O
with	O
Simon	B-Application
Air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
uses	O
motion	O
sensors	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Mattel	O
's	O
Loopz	O
line	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
button-pressing	O
version	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aesthetic	O
recalling	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
1970s	O
and	O
1980s	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
has	O
released	O
Simon	B-Application
Optix	O
,	O
a	O
headset	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
motion	O
sensor	O
technology	O
similar	O
to	O
Simon	B-Application
Air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
is	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
simple	O
children	O
's	O
game	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
Says	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Atari	O
's	O
unpopular	O
Touch	B-Application
Me	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
from	O
1974	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
differs	O
from	O
Touch	B-Application
Me	I-Application
in	O
that	O
the	O
Touch	B-Application
Me	I-Application
buttons	O
were	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
(	O
black	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
sounds	O
it	O
produced	O
were	O
harsh	O
and	O
grating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon'''s	O
tones	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
always	O
be	O
harmonic	O
,	O
no	O
matter	O
the	O
sequence	O
,	O
and	O
consisted	O
of	O
an	O
A	O
major	O
triad	O
in	O
second	O
inversion	O
,	O
resembling	O
a	O
trumpet	O
fanfare	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
E	O
(	O
green	O
,	O
upper	O
left	O
,	O
an	O
octave	B-Language
lower	O
than	O
blue	O
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
B♭	O
(	O
green	O
,	O
upper	O
left	O
,	O
an	O
octave	B-Language
higher	O
than	O
blue	O
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
two-sided	O
Simon	B-Application
Squared	O
version	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
reverse	O
side	O
having	O
eight	O
buttons	O
for	O
head-to-head	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
keychain	O
(	O
officially	O
licensed	O
by	O
Fun4All	O
)	O
with	O
simplified	O
gameplay	O
(	O
only	O
having	O
Game	O
1	O
,	O
Difficulty	O
4	O
available	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
variations	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
no	O
longer	O
produced	O
,	O
include	O
Pocket	B-Application
Simon	I-Application
and	O
the	O
eight-button	O
Super	O
Simon	B-Application
,	O
both	O
from	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nelsonic	O
released	O
an	O
official	O
wristwatch	O
version	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
iteration	O
,	O
Simon	B-Application
Trickster	O
,	O
plays	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
variations	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
colors	O
shift	O
around	O
from	O
button	O
to	O
button	O
(	O
Simon	B-Application
Bounce	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
buttons	O
have	O
no	O
colors	O
at	O
all	O
(	O
Simon	B-Application
Surprise	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
repeat	O
the	O
sequence	O
backwards	O
(	O
Simon	B-Application
Rewind	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pocket	O
version	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
Trickster	O
was	O
also	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2014	O
version	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
called	O
Simon	B-Application
Swipe	O
,	O
the	O
notes	O
are	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exact	O
notes	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
smaller	O
version	O
called	O
Simon	B-Application
Micro	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sounds	O
were	O
then	O
recreated	O
for	O
Simon	B-Application
Air	O
and	O
Simon	B-Application
Optix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
popular	O
game	O
,	O
Simon	B-Application
inspired	O
many	O
imitators	O
and	O
knockoffs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
released	O
a	O
handheld	O
version	O
of	O
Touch	B-Application
Me	I-Application
in	O
1978	O
,	O
with	O
multicolored	O
buttons	O
and	O
pleasant	O
musical	O
tones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
named	O
for	O
the	O
older	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
handheld	O
Touch	B-Application
Me	I-Application
contained	O
Simon	B-Application
's	O
three	O
game	O
variations	O
and	O
four	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
limits	O
of	O
8	O
,	O
16	O
,	O
32	O
and	O
99	O
instead	O
of	O
8	O
,	O
14	O
,	O
20	O
and	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
its	O
button	O
layout	O
mirrored	O
that	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
(	O
though	O
upside-down	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
blue	O
in	O
the	O
upper	O
left	O
,	O
yellow	O
in	O
the	O
upper	O
right	O
,	O
red	O
in	O
the	O
lower	O
left	O
and	O
green	O
in	O
the	O
lower	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monkey	O
See	O
,	O
Monkey	O
Do	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
similar	O
casing	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
,	O
except	O
that	O
the	O
buttons	O
were	O
oval-shaped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Game	O
A	O
"	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
handheld	O
series	O
Flagman	O
(	O
Silver	O
,	O
5th	O
Jun	O
1980	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R2-D2	O
Ditto	O
Droid	O
,	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
version	O
featuring	O
R2-D2	O
sounds	O
and	O
Star	O
Wars-themed	O
graphics	O
by	O
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
side	O
quest	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dixie	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Soviet	O
Elektronika	O
IE-01	O
Ivolga	O
,	O
nearly	O
an	O
exact	O
visual	O
replica	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
 '	O
Brain	B-Application
Warp	I-Application
and	O
Brain	O
Shift	O
games	O
:	O
instead	O
of	O
tones	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
unit	O
issues	O
a	O
recorded	O
voice	O
that	O
calls	O
out	O
colors	O
and	O
numbers	O
in	O
Game	O
4	O
-	O
Memory	O
Match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
nine-button	O
version	O
of	O
Touch	B-Application
Me	I-Application
as	O
game	O
variations	O
1-4	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
19	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
1978	O
Brain	O
Games	O
cartridge	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan-made	O
version	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
was	O
unofficially	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
modded	O
Wiis	B-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
wand	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
called	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
Magic	O
Spell	O
Challenge	O
had	O
Simon	B-Application
gameplay	O
and	O
voice	O
commands	O
:	O
"	O
Wingardium	O
"	O
(	O
to	O
tilt	O
the	O
wand	O
down	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Leviosa	O
"	O
(	O
to	O
tilt	O
the	O
wand	O
up	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1987	O
Stephen	O
King	O
novel	O
The	O
Tommyknockers	O
,	O
a	O
forgotten	O
Simon	B-Application
game	O
left	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
seat	O
of	O
a	O
reporter	O
's	O
car	O
activates	O
itself	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
accelerated	O
color-switching	O
frenzy	O
,	O
overheats	O
and	O
melts	O
its	O
casing	O
,	O
scorching	O
the	O
seat	O
beneath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
Little	O
Miss	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Simon	B-Application
causes	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
to	O
meet	O
Tom	O
Green	O
and	O
Blackwolf	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Family	B-Application
Guy	I-Application
episode	O
"	O
Perfect	O
Castaway	O
"	O
,	O
Stewie	O
plays	O
with	O
Simon	B-Application
and	O
makes	O
up	O
his	O
own	O
song	O
lyrics	O
to	O
the	O
random	O
key	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
film	O
2009	O
Cloudy	O
with	O
a	O
Chance	O
of	O
Meatballs	O
,	O
Flint	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
has	O
to	O
click	O
the	O
correct	O
sequence	O
on	O
a	O
Simon	B-Application
to	O
get	O
into	O
his	O
lab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2014	O
film	O
Paranormal	O
Activity	O
:	O
The	O
Marked	O
Ones	O
,	O
a	O
Simon	B-Application
game	O
is	O
possessed	O
by	O
a	O
demon	O
and	O
works	O
as	O
a	O
mock	O
ouija	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Robot	O
Chicken	O
sketch	O
,	O
Dick	O
Cheney	O
's	O
heart	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
Simon	B-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Iron	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
minigame	O
resembling	O
Simon	B-Application
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
2002	O
video	O
game	O
Sabrina	O
the	O
Teenage	O
Witch	O
:	O
Potion	O
Commotion	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Simon	B-Application
game	O
signed	O
by	O
Baer	O
is	O
on	O
permanent	O
display	O
at	O
the	O
American	O
Computer	O
&	O
Robotics	O
Museum	O
in	O
Bozeman	O
,	O
Montana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2014	O
video	O
game	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stick	I-Application
of	I-Application
Truth	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
Simon	B-Application
to	O
rescue	O
Randy	O
Marsh	O
from	O
an	O
alien	O
probe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
quick	O
time	O
event	O
mechanic	O
in	O
the	O
2005	O
video	O
game	O
Indigo	B-Application
Prophecy	I-Application
was	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
toy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
bounty	O
stolen	O
by	O
the	O
18th-century	O
pirates	O
from	O
the	O
sailboat	O
in	O
the	O
1980	O
film	O
(	O
and	O
Peter	O
Benchley	O
screenplay	O
)	O
The	O
Island	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
pirates	O
becoming	O
frustrated	O
by	O
not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
how	O
it	O
worked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
2017	O
film	O
Monster	O
Trucks	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
training	O
the	O
sea	O
creatures	O
captured	O
by	O
Terravex	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Despicable	O
Me	O
3	O
,	O
villain	O
Balthazar	O
Bratt	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
an	O
arsenal	O
of	O
1980s-themed	O
gadgets	O
,	O
uses	O
Simon	B-Application
as	O
his	O
alarm	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Season	O
6	O
of	O
Silicon	O
Valley	O
,	O
Nelson	O
"	O
Big	O
Head	O
"	O
Bighetti	O
spends	O
days	O
playing	O
Simon	B-Application
during	O
working	O
hours	O
at	O
the	O
Business	O
Incubator	O
,	O
and	O
unwittingly	O
internalizes	O
Jian-Yang	O
'	O
s	O
SSH	O
key	O
by	O
singing	O
the	O
key	O
's	O
characters	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
lit	O
colors	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
asymmetric	O
cooperative	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
Keep	B-Application
Talking	I-Application
and	I-Application
Nobody	I-Application
Explodes	I-Application
,	O
from	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
puzzles	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
puzzle	O
named	O
"	O
Simon	B-Application
Says	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
concept	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
(	O
including	O
4	O
coloured	O
buttons	O
with	O
flashes	O
and	O
sound	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
extra	O
contrived	O
rules	O
required	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
not	O
easy	O
to	O
solve	O
without	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
other	O
game	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
popular	O
game	O
Among	B-Application
Us	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
mini-game	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Simon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
most	O
players	O
mistakenly	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
Simon	B-Application
Says.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Hart	O
to	O
Hart	O
episode	O
"	O
 '	O
Tis	O
the	O
Season	O
to	O
Be	O
Murdered	O
""	O
,	O
the	O
Harts	O
play	O
with	O
a	O
toy	O
resembling	O
Simon	B-Application
while	O
trying	O
new	O
toys	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
given	O
at	O
Mr.	O
Hart	O
's	O
toy	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionGames	O
magazine	O
included	O
Simon	B-Application
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
1980	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
original	O
electronic	O
'	O
follow	O
the	O
leader	O
 '	O
game	O
"	O
with	O
Simon''	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
cheerful	O
fellow	O
"	O
who	O
"	O
talks	O
to	O
you	O
in	O
sequences	O
of	O
musical	O
tones	O
and	O
lights	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
