<s>
Starglider	B-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
in	O
1986	O
by	O
Rainbird	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
fast-moving	O
,	O
first-person	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulator	O
,	O
rendered	O
with	O
colourful	O
wireframe	B-Algorithm
vector	O
graphics	O
inspired	O
by	O
San	O
's	O
love	O
of	O
the	O
1983	O
Atari	O
coin-op	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starglider	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
16-bit	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
Rainbird	O
commissioned	O
Realtime	O
Games	O
to	O
produce	O
8-bit	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
PCW	I-Device
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
(	O
128K	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
cut-down	O
48K	O
version	O
without	O
sampled	O
speech	O
or	O
special	O
missions	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatible	O
with	O
CGA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solid	O
Images	O
were	O
commissioned	O
to	O
produce	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
1988	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Starglider	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
filled-polygon	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
inspired	O
Argonaut	O
to	O
partner	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
creating	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
chip	I-Device
for	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
power	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
series	O
of	O
hit	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starglider	B-Application
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
sci-fi	O
novella	O
by	O
James	O
Follett	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
background	O
story	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Egrons	O
effortlessly	O
blitz	O
Novenia	O
despite	O
the	O
planet	O
possessing	O
a	O
previously	O
impenetrable	O
network	O
of	O
utterly	O
deadly	O
defense	O
satellites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Egrons	O
defeat	O
the	O
system	O
by	O
disguising	O
their	O
battleships	O
as	O
a	O
flock	O
of	O
intergalactic	O
migratory	O
birds	O
,	O
the	O
Stargliders	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
has	O
title	O
music	O
by	O
Dave	O
Lowe	O
using	O
digitized	O
samples	O
as	O
instrument	O
sounds	O
,	O
predating	O
tracker	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
also	O
have	O
about	O
15-second	O
long	O
songa	O
single	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
sound	O
filewith	O
real	O
vocals	O
and	O
synthesizers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
male	O
voice	O
sings	O
:	O
"	O
Starglider	B-Application
...	O
from	O
Rainbird	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starglider	B-Application
was	O
Firebird	O
's	O
third	O
best-selling	O
Commodore	O
game	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
visually	O
smooth	O
concoction	O
that	O
is	O
so	O
realistic	O
in	O
its	O
feel	O
that	O
you	O
'll	O
duck	O
and	O
squirm	O
in	O
your	O
seat	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
praising	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prototype	O
version	O
of	O
Starglider	B-Application
,	O
codenamed	O
NESGlider	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
utilizing	O
a	O
similar	O
method	O
to	O
accelerate	O
graphics	O
as	O
the	O
future	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
chip	I-Device
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
would	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Argonaut	O
showed	O
the	O
prototype	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
1990	O
but	O
were	O
advised	O
to	O
instead	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
as	O
yet	O
unreleased	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
ported	O
the	O
demo	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
prototype	O
which	O
took	O
approximately	O
one	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
but	O
spawned	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Starglider	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
inspired	O
Argonaut	O
Software	O
to	O
partner	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
creating	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
enhancement	O
chip	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
StarFox	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
