<s>
The	B-Application
Assassin	I-Application
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
OMC	O
Games	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Hellified	O
Games	O
label	O
on	O
a	O
scheduled	O
Q1	O
2000	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
Orb	O
Of	O
Bengazi	O
,	O
another	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
OMC	O
for	O
the	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Assassin	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
2147	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Michael	O
Steele	O
,	O
a	O
detective	O
from	O
Chicago	O
who	O
is	O
put	O
on	O
a	O
trial	O
for	O
killing	O
the	O
perpetrator	O
who	O
murdered	O
his	O
brother	O
Kavanaugh	O
Steele	O
as	O
an	O
act	O
of	O
revenge	O
,	O
but	O
starts	O
delving	O
more	O
in-depth	O
on	O
his	O
investigation	O
and	O
getting	O
caught	O
on	O
a	O
web	O
of	O
deception	B-Application
when	O
looking	O
for	O
answers	O
to	O
questions	O
he	O
was	O
previously	O
not	O
aware	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
and	O
originally	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
of	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
after	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
across	O
with	O
unforeseen	O
technical	O
issues	O
with	O
his	O
8-bit	O
development	O
equipment	O
when	O
moving	O
from	O
United	O
States	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
The	B-Application
Assassin	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
sometime	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
pushed	O
back	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2000	O
but	O
it	O
never	O
materialized	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
despite	O
reassurances	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
prequel	B-Application
,	O
OMC	O
Games	O
had	O
three	O
more	O
games	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
their	O
publishing	O
label	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
that	O
failed	O
to	O
materialize	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Assassin	I-Application
would	O
have	O
revolved	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
visiting	O
locations	O
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
local	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Assassin	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2147	O
,	O
where	O
humans	O
coexist	O
with	O
mythological	O
creatures	O
on	O
a	O
futuristic	O
cyberpunk	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
began	O
programming	O
in	O
1982	O
with	O
TI-BASIC	B-Language
on	O
the	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
but	O
he	O
then	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
both	O
Commodore	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
and	O
Atari	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
with	O
the	O
800XL	B-Device
in	O
1983	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
later	O
encouraged	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
full-time	O
programmer	O
by	O
learning	O
the	O
Assembly	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
his	O
inspirations	O
include	O
Paul	B-Application
Murray	I-Application
,	O
Philip	B-Application
Price	I-Application
and	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Atari	O
during	O
his	O
adolescence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Assassin	I-Application
originally	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
title	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	O
Jaguar	O
after	O
James	O
came	O
across	O
with	O
technical	O
issues	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
development	O
equipment	O
for	O
the	O
8-bit	O
computer	O
when	O
moving	O
from	O
USA	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
OMC	O
Games	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
production	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
other	O
projects	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
but	O
they	O
later	O
reassured	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
after	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
released	O
the	O
patents	O
and	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	O
into	O
public	O
domain	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
declaring	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
platform	O
and	O
opening	O
the	O
doors	O
for	O
homebrew	B-Application
development	O
,	O
allowing	O
independent	O
publisher	O
and	O
developers	O
to	O
release	O
unfinished	O
titles	O
from	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
past	O
life	O
cycle	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
written	O
by	O
Eric	O
C	O
.	O
Mylonas	O
on	O
"	O
The	O
Graveyard	O
"	O
section	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
November	O
1999	O
issue	O
of	O
GameFan	O
magazine	O
,	O
he	O
teased	O
the	O
possibility	O
on	O
covering	O
The	B-Application
Assassin	I-Application
,	O
if	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
issue	O
was	O
positive	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
The	B-Application
Assassin	I-Application
was	O
left	O
unfinished	O
,	O
OMC	O
Games	O
released	O
two	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
demos	O
in	O
1999	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
and	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	O
Jaguar	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
Skunkboard	O
flash	B-Device
cartridge	I-Device
or	O
a	O
modified	O
system	O
with	O
the	O
BJL	O
homebrew	B-Application
program	O
loader	O
installed	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
emulators	O
that	O
support	O
the	O
Jaguar	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
ways	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Assassin	I-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
projects	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
OMC	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	O
Jaguar	O
platform	O
and	O
possibly	O
for	O
other	O
systems	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
four	O
more	O
titles	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
;	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Orb	O
Of	O
Bengazi	O
,	O
a	O
medieval	O
fantasy	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
called	O
Age	O
Of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
a	O
cyberpunk	O
title	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
named	O
Eternal	O
Darkness	O
:	O
Scent	O
Of	O
the	O
Spider	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
influenced	O
by	O
Ambrosia	O
Software	O
's	O
1996	O
space	O
trading	O
and	O
combat	O
simulator	O
Escape	B-Operating_System
Velocity	I-Operating_System
and	O
Treasure'''s	O
1998	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
Radiant	B-Application
Silvergun	I-Application
titled	O
Dark	O
Guardian	O
Episode	O
1	O
:	O
Unknown	O
Enemy	O
.	O
</s>
