<s>
is	O
a	O
1980	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Universal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predating	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
and	O
lacking	O
a	O
jump	O
mechanic	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
involving	O
climbing	O
ladders	O
between	O
walkable	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
port	O
by	O
CBS	O
Electronics	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
winter	O
holiday	O
season	O
of	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
obscure	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
clone	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
,	O
became	O
a	O
top-seller	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
later	O
put	O
its	O
own	O
spin	O
on	O
climbing	O
and	O
digging	O
,	O
a	O
lineage	O
which	O
eventually	O
took	O
on	O
the	O
name	O
puzzle-platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
included	O
Kazutoshi	O
Ueda	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
design	O
Lady	B-Application
Bug	I-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
and	O
Mr.	B-Application
Do	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
1982	O
)	O
at	O
Universal	O
and	O
then	O
Bomb	B-Application
Jack	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
and	O
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
at	O
Tehkan	O
(	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
Tecmo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Heiankyo	B-Application
Alien	I-Application
(	O
1979	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Digger	O
,	O
a	O
top-down	O
maze	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
digging	O
and	O
trapping	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
changed	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
side-view	O
gameplay	O
format	O
,	O
while	O
adding	O
platforms	O
and	O
ladders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
tied	O
with	O
Scramble	B-Application
and	O
Jump	B-Application
Bug	I-Application
as	O
the	O
14th	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1981	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
unsuccessful	O
,	O
which	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
in	O
1983	O
attributed	O
to	O
its	O
concepts	O
 '	O
novelty	O
to	O
the	O
audience	O
:	O
"	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
climbing	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
digging	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
for	O
Digital	O
Press	O
Online	O
,	O
Kevin	O
Oleniacz	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Coleco	O
had	O
resurrected	O
several	O
short-lived	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
and	O
transformed	O
them	O
into	O
home	O
favorites	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
should	O
have	O
let	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
rest	O
in	O
peace.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
unsuccessful	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
found	O
popularity	O
in	O
the	O
unauthorized	O
home	O
computer	O
version	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
more	O
successful	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
inspired	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
similar	O
look	O
and	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
basic	O
premise	O
of	O
digging	O
holes	O
to	O
trap	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	O
revisited	O
the	O
genre	O
with	O
Mr.	B-Application
Do	I-Application
's	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
expanded	O
upon	O
the	O
play	O
styles	O
explored	O
in	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
historian	O
Michael	O
Thomasson	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Old	O
School	O
Gamer	O
Magazine	O
,	O
considers	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
foundation	O
of	O
all	O
platformers	O
"	O
despite	O
being	O
"	O
a	O
rather	O
obscure	O
"	O
cult	O
classic	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
revolutionized	O
game	O
design	O
by	O
introducing	O
novel	O
game	O
mechanics	O
and	O
birthed	O
a	O
new	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
"	O
digging	O
"	O
type	O
games	O
(	O
after	O
Heiankyo	B-Application
Alien	I-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
variously	O
called	O
"	O
trap	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
digging	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horace	O
and	O
the	O
Spiders	O
(	O
1983	O
)	O
includes	O
a	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
inspired	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
Published	O
Name	O
Company	O
System(s )	O
1981	O
Apple	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
Broderbund	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
TRS-80	B-Device
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
1982	O
Vic	O
Panic	O
Bug	O
Byte	O
VIC-20	B-Device
1982	O
Panic	O
Visions	O
Software	O
Factory	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
1982	O
Monsters	O
Acornsoft	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
,	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
1983	O
Monsters	B-Application
in	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
Softek	O
Software	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
1983	O
Bonka	B-Application
J	O
.	O
Morrison	O
(	O
Micros	O
)	O
Ltd	O
.	O
Dragon	B-Device
32/64	I-Device
,	O
C64	O
1983	O
Color	O
Panic	O
Spectral	O
Associates	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
1983	O
Cuthbert	B-Application
Goes	I-Application
Digging	I-Application
Microdeal	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
,	O
Dragon	B-Device
32	I-Device
1983	O
Panic	O
64	O
Interceptor	O
Micros	O
C64	O
1983	O
Sam	O
Spade	O
Silversoft	O
Ltd	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
1984	O
Panic	O
Planet	O
Alligata	O
C64	O
1984	O
Monsters	O
64	O
C64	O
1984	O
Hektik	O
Mastertronic	O
C64	O
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	B-Operating_System
C16	I-Operating_System
1984	O
Roland	O
Goes	O
Digging	O
Amsoft/Gem	O
Software	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
1984	O
Psychiatric	O
Sprites	O
Software	O
Oric	O
1	O
,	O
Oric	O
Atmos	O
1986	O
Panik	O
!	O
</s>
