<s>
The	B-Device
Bilestoad	I-Device
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Marc	O
Goodman	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
"	O
Mangrove	O
Earthshoe	O
"	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
published	O
in	O
1982	O
by	O
Datamost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Device
Bilestoad	I-Device
,	O
players	O
control	O
"	O
meatlings	O
"	O
that	O
hack	O
and	O
battle	O
with	O
axes	O
and	O
shields	O
from	O
a	O
top-view	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
seem	O
medieval	O
,	O
the	O
backstory	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
axe	O
fighting	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
future	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
designed	O
to	O
reduce	O
real	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
author	O
,	O
influences	O
for	O
The	B-Device
Bilestoad	I-Device
include	O
the	O
movie	O
Excalibur	O
and	O
Monty	O
Python	O
and	O
the	O
Holy	O
Grail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
in	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
emulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Bilestoad	I-Device
allows	O
a	O
human	O
player	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
either	O
a	O
computer-controlled	O
opponent	O
or	O
another	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
has	O
no	O
built-in	O
tone	O
generator	O
;	O
all	O
sound	O
and	O
music	O
is	O
produced	O
by	O
toggling	O
on/off	O
the	O
speaker	O
at	O
appropriate	O
intervals	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
desired	O
frequency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Source	O
code	O
for	O
The	B-Device
Bilestoad	I-Device
was	O
found	O
on	O
two	O
5.25	O
diskettes	O
retrieved	O
from	O
a	O
dumpster	O
in	O
Berkeley	O
,	O
California	O
and	O
sold	O
on	O
eBay	O
to	O
the	O
maintainer	O
of	O
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Akemann	O
cited	O
The	B-Device
Bilestoad	I-Device
as	O
a	O
major	O
inspiration	O
for	O
his	O
game	O
Die	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
