<s>
Space	B-Application
Encounters	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Bally	O
Midway	O
in	O
1980	O
..	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
recreates	O
the	O
trench	O
flying	O
scene	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
but	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
TIE	B-Application
fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
U-shaped	O
playfield	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Space	O
Channel	O
"	O
representing	O
a	O
trench	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Periodically	O
a	O
target	O
appears	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
's	O
thermal	O
exhaust	O
port	O
,	O
giving	O
a	O
bonus	O
score	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
hits	O
it	O
within	O
the	O
five	O
seconds	O
it	O
remains	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
timer	O
,	O
typically	O
90	O
seconds	O
,	O
but	O
adjustable	O
at	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
for	O
45	O
,	O
60	O
,	O
75	O
or	O
90	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
is	O
hit	O
or	O
contacts	O
the	O
trench	O
walls	O
,	O
it	O
tumbles	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
trench	O
in	O
a	O
fashion	O
similar	O
to	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Encounters	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
common	O
Intel	O
8080-based	O
chassis	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
Midway	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
from	O
1975	O
when	O
they	O
introduced	O
Gun	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
released	O
a	O
second	O
version	O
in	O
a	O
smaller	O
case	O
that	O
replaced	O
the	O
yoke	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
joystick	B-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
smaller-format	O
machines	O
they	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
mini	O
myte	O
"	O
series	O
of	O
cabaret-sized	O
machines	O
that	O
allows	O
three	O
games	O
to	O
fit	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
normally	O
taken	O
up	O
by	O
two	O
full-sized	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
into	O
the	O
market	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
full-color	O
shooters	O
like	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
flop	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
future	O
Midway	O
games	O
would	O
used	O
color	O
capable	O
hardware	O
,	O
often	O
the	O
Zilog	O
Z80-based	O
chassis	O
licensed	O
from	O
Namco	O
and	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
releases	O
of	O
Rally-X	B-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
