<s>
SwordThrust	B-Device
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
text	O
adventure	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
created	O
by	O
Donald	O
Brown	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
CE	O
Software	O
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consists	O
of	O
seven	O
separate	O
adventures	O
(	O
each	O
sold	O
separately	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
commercial	O
successor	O
to	O
Brown	O
's	O
Eamon	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
separate	O
adventures	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
SwordThrust	B-Device
system	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Intended	O
for	O
"	O
beginning	O
rogues	O
"	O
,	O
this	O
adventure	O
is	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
Eamon	B-Application
's	O
Beginners	O
Cave	O
and	O
contains	O
relatively	O
easy	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forrest	O
Johnson	O
reviewed	O
SwordThrust	B-Device
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnson	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
SwordThrust	B-Device
is	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
type	O
;	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Debuting	O
in	O
May	O
1981	O
,	O
Swordthrust	B-Device
#1	O
sold	O
1,000	O
copies	O
by	O
June	O
1982	O
,	O
appearing	O
on	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
sellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
in	O
1991	O
and	O
1993	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
pity	O
that	O
Swordthrust	B-Device
did	O
not	O
survive	O
into	O
the	O
graphic	O
era	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
great	O
potential	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dale	O
Archibald	O
reviewed	O
Sword	B-Device
Thrust	I-Device
#1	O
:	O
The	O
King	O
's	O
Testing	O
Ground	O
in	O
Ares	O
Magazine	O
#14	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
gothic	O
,	O
nurse	O
,	O
mystery	O
and	O
western	O
writers	O
can	O
publish	O
four	O
books	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
about	O
a	O
character	O
,	O
why	O
ca	O
n't	O
a	O
software	O
publisher	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Norman	O
Banduch	O
reviewed	O
The	B-Device
Eternal	I-Device
Curse	I-Device
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banduch	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Eternal	I-Device
Curse	I-Device
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
adventure	O
program	O
,	O
ideal	O
for	O
building	O
up	O
characters	O
for	O
other	O
SwordThrust	B-Device
adventures	O
.	O
</s>
