<s>
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
is	O
a	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
,	O
Wave	O
Brain	O
,	O
and	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
;	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Application
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
language	O
for	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
,	O
X68000	B-Device
,	O
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
version	O
had	O
its	O
intro	O
remade	O
with	O
slight	O
animations	O
and	O
new	O
illustrations	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
scrolling	O
Japanese	O
text	O
,	O
and	O
exclusive	O
CD	O
quality	O
background	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
Far	O
Arm	O
of	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
galaxy	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Rogues	I-Application
main	O
story	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
efforts	O
to	O
pursue	O
a	O
career	O
and	O
undertake	O
long-range	O
goals	O
beyond	O
his	O
immediate	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
much	O
later	O
X	B-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
and	O
Elite	B-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
can	O
be	O
considered	O
as	O
the	O
spiritual	O
predecessor	O
to	O
Origin	O
's	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
press	O
release	O
for	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
in	O
science-fiction/3D	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
ORIGIN	O
Cinematic	O
Experience	O
"	O
,	O
implying	O
that	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
( 	O
 '	O
Ultima	O
in	O
Space	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
before	O
later	O
on	O
Origin	O
turned	O
to	O
the	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
series	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
crew	O
member	O
aboard	O
the	O
Princess	O
Blue	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
sent	O
by	O
his	O
captain	O
to	O
investigate	O
a	O
small	O
derelict	O
spacecraft	O
,	O
the	O
Sunracer	O
class	O
Jolly	B-Application
Roger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
is	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
Jolly	B-Application
Roger	I-Application
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
aliens	O
called	O
the	O
Manchis	O
attack	O
the	O
Princess	O
Blue	O
using	O
their	O
Vulture	O
class	O
ships	O
,	O
destroying	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Left	O
only	O
with	O
the	O
Jolly	B-Application
Roger	I-Application
,	O
little	O
money	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
ties	O
to	O
anyone	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
decide	O
his	O
fate	O
from	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
resembled	O
the	O
Sunracer	O
class	O
ship	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
that	O
came	O
with	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
five	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
win	O
money	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
spent	O
in	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
"	O
an	O
interesting	O
blend	O
of	O
arcade	O
action	O
,	O
role-playing	O
interaction	O
and	O
economic	O
strategy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
stated	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
flight	O
simulation	O
and	O
role-playing	O
come	O
together	O
in	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
...	O
believably	O
and	O
with	O
style.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Zzap64	O
,	O
Issue	O
#58	O
,	O
1990	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
thought	O
Elite	B-Application
could	O
never	O
be	O
beaten	O
as	O
the	O
greatest	O
ever	O
space	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
playing	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
for	O
hours	O
on	O
end	O
I	O
've	O
changed	O
my	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
totally	O
outclasses	O
Elite	B-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
Space	O
Game	O
for	O
any	O
machine	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
June	O
1990	O
edition	O
of	O
Games	O
International	O
,	O
Mike	O
Siggins	O
was	O
very	O
disappointed	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
almost	O
exact	O
lift	O
of	O
Elite.	O
"	O
</s>
