<s>
Solar	B-Application
Winds	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Solar	B-Application
Winds	I-Application
:	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
also	O
known	O
as	O
Solar	B-Application
Winds	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Universe	O
are	O
top-down	O
,	O
space-themed	O
role-playing	O
action	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
James	O
Schmalz	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Epic	O
MegaGames	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
ways	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
without	O
the	O
ship	O
customization	O
and	O
fleet	O
building	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solar	B-Application
Winds	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
title	O
designed	O
by	O
James	O
Schmalz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
created	O
Solar	B-Application
Winds	I-Application
based	O
on	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
his	O
love	O
of	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
series	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
by	O
shareware	B-License
publisher	O
Epic	O
MegaGames	O
,	O
Solar	B-Application
Winds	I-Application
became	O
successful	O
enough	O
that	O
Schmalz	O
could	O
afford	O
to	O
develop	O
his	O
next	O
games	O
for	O
Epic	O
:	O
Epic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
Extreme	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
,	O
Unreal	O
.	O
</s>
