<s>
The	B-Device
Black	I-Device
Cauldron	I-Device
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Al	O
Lowe	O
of	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Disney	O
film	O
The	B-Device
Black	I-Device
Cauldron	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
itself	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Chronicles	O
of	O
Prydain	O
novel	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
by	O
Lloyd	O
Alexander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
resembles	O
that	O
game	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
it	O
remains	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
adventure	O
games	O
by	O
Sierra	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
these	O
abilities	O
,	O
the	O
Horned	O
King	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
discover	O
the	B-Device
Black	I-Device
Cauldron	I-Device
and	O
rule	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
accessible	O
to	O
children	O
,	O
Sierra	O
used	O
an	O
innovative	O
idea	O
that	O
would	O
not	O
reappear	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
10	O
years	O
:	O
the	O
text	B-Application
parser	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
function	B-Application
keys	I-Application
that	O
performed	O
various	O
actions	O
:	O
F3	O
would	O
choose	O
an	O
inventory	O
item	O
,	O
F4	O
would	O
use	O
it	O
,	O
F6	O
would	O
perform	O
"	O
Use	O
"	O
near	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
location	O
,	O
and	O
F8	O
would	O
"	O
look	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
somewhat	O
resembles	O
the	O
control	O
system	O
of	O
other	O
later	O
simpler	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	I-Application
or	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
whose	O
interfaces	O
only	O
consisted	O
of	O
"	O
Look	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Use	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antic	O
in	O
1987	O
criticized	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Black	I-Device
Cauldron	I-Device
as	O
"	O
typical	O
of	O
early	O
software	O
for	O
newer	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
