<s>
Sinistar	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1983	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Williams	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
a	O
space	O
pilot	O
who	O
battles	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Sinistar	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
John	O
Doremus	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
giant	O
,	O
anthropomorphic	O
spacecraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
ported	O
individually	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
Sinistar	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
various	O
arcade	B-Application
compilations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
entitled	O
Sinistar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
collected	O
,	O
each	O
crystal	O
turns	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
Sinibomb	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
weapon	O
for	O
defeating	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
level	O
boss	O
,	O
Sinistar	B-Application
,	O
an	O
animated	O
spacecraft	O
with	O
a	O
demonic	O
skull	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinistar	B-Application
does	O
not	O
exist	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
constructed	O
by	O
red	O
enemy	O
worker	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Workers	O
cannot	O
hurt	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
compete	O
to	O
collect	O
crystals	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
Sinistar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warrior	O
ships	O
directly	O
attack	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
,	O
shoot	O
planetoids	O
to	O
mine	O
crystals	O
,	O
and	O
guard	O
the	O
Sinistar	B-Application
while	O
it	O
is	O
being	O
built	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
20	O
crystals	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
20	O
pieces	O
of	O
a	O
completely	O
built	O
Sinistar	B-Application
,	O
but	O
only	O
13	O
Sinibombs	O
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
7	O
pieces	O
making	O
up	O
the	O
face	O
are	O
considered	O
a	O
single	O
piece	O
once	O
Sinistar	B-Application
is	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Sinistar	B-Application
is	O
complete	O
,	O
its	O
digitized	B-Application
voice	I-Application
announces	O
"	O
Beware	B-Application
,	I-Application
I	I-Application
live	I-Application
"	O
and	O
Sinistar	B-Application
chases	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
while	O
making	O
threatening	O
remarks	O
:	O
"	O
Run	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
no	O
weapons	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
destroys	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
on	O
contact	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
it	O
sometimes	O
proclaims	O
"	O
I	O
am	O
Sinistar	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dedicated	O
button	O
releases	O
a	O
Sinibomb	O
which	O
automatically	O
targets	O
the	O
Sinistar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successfully	O
damaging	O
the	O
Sinistar	B-Application
causes	O
angry	O
roaring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
warps	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
zone	O
each	O
time	O
Sinistar	B-Application
is	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
but	O
the	O
first	O
zone	O
,	O
a	O
completed	O
but	O
damaged	O
Sinistar	B-Application
can	O
be	O
repaired	O
by	O
enemy	O
Workers	O
,	O
extending	O
its	O
lifespan	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
kill	O
it	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinistar	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
with	O
stereo	O
sound	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
sit-down	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
independent	O
front	O
and	O
back	O
sound	O
boards	O
for	O
this	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
uses	O
a	O
49-way	O
optical	B-Device
joystick	I-Device
that	O
Williams	O
produced	O
specifically	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
of	O
Sinistar	B-Application
was	O
recorded	O
by	O
radio	O
personality	O
John	O
Doremus	O
and	O
played	O
through	O
an	O
HC-55516	O
CVSD	B-Algorithm
decoder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinistar	B-Application
contains	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
that	O
grants	O
the	O
player	O
many	O
lives	O
(	O
ships	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
happens	O
only	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
down	O
to	O
one	O
life	O
and	O
the	O
Sinistar	B-Application
is	O
about	O
to	O
eat	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
warrior	O
ship	O
shoots	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
ship	O
at	O
this	O
moment	O
,	O
it	O
immediately	O
takes	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
zero	O
lives	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sinistar	B-Application
eating	O
the	O
player	O
subtracts	O
another	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
is	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
8-bit	O
unsigned	B-Algorithm
integer	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
subtraction	O
from	O
zero	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
integer	O
to	O
wrap	B-Error_Name
around	I-Error_Name
to	O
the	O
largest	O
value	O
representable	O
with	O
8	O
bits	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
255	O
in	O
decimal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
6809	B-Device
source	O
code	O
for	O
Sinistar	B-Application
is	O
available	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
Sinistar	B-Application
72nd	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
calling	O
it	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
truly	O
harrowing	O
arcade	B-Application
classic.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
no	O
contemporary	O
ports	O
of	O
Sinistar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
were	O
in	O
progress	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinistar	B-Application
was	O
commercially	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Williams	O
Arcade	B-Application
's	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
2004	O
;	O
part	O
of	O
Midway	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Treasures	I-Device
:	I-Device
Extended	I-Device
Play	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Portable	O
in	O
late	O
2005	O
;	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinistar	B-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
Midway	B-Device
's	I-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	O
sequel	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
1999	O
as	O
Sinistar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deathstar	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Sinistar	B-Application
clone	O
for	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
and	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
,	O
published	O
by	O
Superior	B-Device
Software	I-Device
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinistar	B-Application
is	O
referenced	O
in	O
various	O
non-video-game	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cage	O
song	O
"	O
Grand	O
Ol	O
 '	O
Party	O
Crash	O
"	O
samples	O
Sinistar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
We	O
Are	O
the	O
Strange	O
uses	O
"	O
Beware	B-Application
,	I-Application
I	I-Application
live	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
hunger	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Run	O
,	O
coward	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Sinistar	B-Application
's	O
roar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinistar	B-Application
makes	O
several	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
webcomic	O
Bob	O
the	O
Angry	O
Flower	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
print	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinistar	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
the	O
DVD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
episode	O
trilogy	O
"	O
Imaginationland	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
version	O
of	O
podcast	O
IGN	O
Game	O
Scoop	O
uses	O
the	O
sound	O
bite	O
"	O
Beware	B-Application
,	I-Application
I	I-Application
live	I-Application
"	O
in	O
its	O
theme	O
tune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinistar	B-Application
receives	O
a	O
large	O
reference	O
in	O
chapters	O
30	O
and	O
31	O
of	O
the	O
Dresden	O
Files	O
book	O
Ghost	O
Story	O
,	O
a	O
2011	O
novel	O
in	O
the	O
Dresden	O
Files	O
series	O
by	O
Jim	O
Butcher	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
recollection	O
of	O
a	O
demonic	O
battle	O
from	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
youth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocal	O
samples	O
of	O
Sinistar	B-Application
is	O
used	O
in	O
Buckethead	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
Revenge	O
of	O
The	O
Double-Man	O
"	O
that	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
1999	O
album	O
Monsters	O
and	O
Robots	O
.	O
</s>
