<s>
Starship	B-Application
1	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
space	O
combat	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1977	B-Application
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
distributed	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1978	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
as	O
Star	O
Ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
Starship	B-Application
1	I-Application
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
alien	O
spacecraft	O
while	O
maneuvering	O
"	O
Starship	O
Atari	O
"	O
through	O
star	O
and	O
asteroid	O
fields	O
,	O
"	O
saving	O
the	O
Federation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
is	O
controlled	O
with	O
a	O
control	O
yoke	O
that	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
two	O
potentiometers	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
common	O
arcade	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Starship	B-Application
1	I-Application
was	O
comparatively	O
advanced	O
,	O
but	O
used	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
analog	O
technology	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
less	O
common	O
in	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
following	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
research	O
by	O
Ed	O
Fries	O
,	O
Starship	B-Application
1	I-Application
contains	O
the	O
first	O
known	O
Easter	O
egg	O
in	O
any	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
