<s>
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Eugene	O
Jarvis	O
and	O
Mark	O
Turmell	O
for	O
Williams	O
Electronics	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
dual-stick	O
shooter	O
(	O
one	O
for	O
moving	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
for	O
firing	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
vein	O
as	O
1982	O
's	O
Robotron	B-Application
:	I-Application
2084	I-Application
(	O
co-created	O
by	O
Jarvis	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
versions	O
are	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
play	O
mechanic	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Eugene	O
Jarvis	O
 '	O
earlier	O
Robotron	B-Application
:	I-Application
2084	I-Application
,	O
with	O
dual-joystick	O
controls	O
and	O
series	O
of	O
single-screen	O
arenas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
in	O
Robotron	O
are	O
visible	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
in	O
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
they	O
are	O
generated	O
in	O
waves	O
as	O
a	O
level	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
themes	O
were	O
borrowed	O
from	O
violent	O
and	O
dystopian	O
sci-fi	O
blockbuster	O
films	O
from	O
1987	O
such	O
as	O
RoboCop	B-Application
and	O
The	O
Running	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
verbal	O
interjections	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
show	O
host	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Total	B-Application
carnage	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
became	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
1992	O
follow-up	O
,	O
Total	B-Application
Carnage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
phrase	O
came	O
from	O
a	O
fictional	O
TV	O
show	O
within	O
RoboCop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Turmell	O
recounted	O
,	O
"	O
When	O
Hasbro	O
pulled	O
the	O
plug	O
on	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
project	O
I	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
,	O
I	O
went	O
to	O
Williams	O
to	O
design	O
coin-op	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
moved	O
to	O
Chicago	O
,	O
hired	O
John	O
Tobias	O
,	O
and	O
together	O
we	O
did	O
our	O
first	O
coin-op	O
,	O
Smash	B-Application
T.V.	I-Application
"	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
shipped	O
without	O
the	O
Pleasure	O
Dome	O
bonus	O
level	O
implemented	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
was	O
text	O
mentioning	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
players	O
did	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
after	O
arcade	B-Application
operators	O
informed	O
Williams	O
of	O
player	O
complaints	O
of	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
finish	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
sent	O
out	O
a	O
new	O
revision	O
that	O
included	O
the	O
Pleasure	O
Dome	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocean	O
published	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
all	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
this	O
option	O
for	O
both	O
players	O
requires	O
a	O
multitap	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dual	O
control	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
works	O
particularly	O
well	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
as	O
its	O
four	O
main	O
buttons	O
,	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
X	O
and	O
Y	O
,	O
are	O
laid	O
out	O
like	O
a	O
D-pad	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
shoot	O
in	O
one	O
direction	O
while	O
running	O
in	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
generally	O
well-received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
conversions	O
of	O
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
scored	O
895	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
1,000	O
in	O
a	O
UK	O
magazine	O
review	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
magazine	O
CRASH	O
awarded	O
the	O
ZX	O
version	O
97%	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
Crash	O
Smash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
listed	O
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
as	O
the	O
6th	O
best	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
rated	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
TV	I-Application
51st	O
on	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Love	O
it	O
or	O
hate	O
it	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
superb	O
conversion	O
from	O
the	O
coin-op	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1992	O
Williams	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Total	B-Application
Carnage	I-Application
shares	O
many	O
elements	O
with	O
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
and	O
was	O
also	O
programmed	O
by	O
Turmell	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
Arcade	B-Device
Party	I-Device
Pak	I-Device
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
collection	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
is	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2012	O
compilation	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
through	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
officially	O
allow	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
