<s>
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1987	O
computer	O
game	O
by	O
Cliff	O
Johnson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Money	I-Application
was	O
released	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
puzzles	O
and	O
a	O
narrative	O
that	O
fit	O
together	O
into	O
an	O
overarching	O
mystery	O
like	O
a	O
jigsaw	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
early	O
incarnation	O
of	O
what	O
became	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
recently	O
purchased	O
his	O
first	O
PC	O
,	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
Johnson	O
began	O
coding	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1986	O
he	O
had	O
created	O
over	O
30	O
individual	O
data-driven	O
programs	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
then	O
had	O
to	O
convert	O
into	O
one	O
application	O
on	O
ZBasic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
by	O
Miles	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
and	O
ZBasic	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ports	O
add	O
color	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
(	O
320×200	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
's	O
512×342	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnson	O
advises	O
PC-based	O
players	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
and	O
play	O
using	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
emulator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
non-Macintosh	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
protected	O
by	O
a	O
symbol-based	O
code	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
did	O
not	O
sell	O
well	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
a	O
very	O
positive	O
July	O
1988	O
review	O
in	O
MacUser	O
it	O
became	O
very	O
successful	O
,	O
causing	O
Miles	O
Computing	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1989	O
,	O
MacUser	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
27	O
best	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
Cliff	O
Johnson	O
's	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
At	B-Application
the	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
,	O
Macworld	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
"	O
a	O
new	O
kind	O
of	O
computer	O
game	O
that	O
transcends	O
traditional	O
categories.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
STarts	O
reviewer	O
confessed	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
come	O
close	O
to	O
finishing	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
but	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
felt	O
like	O
I	O
'd	O
run	O
,	O
and	O
lost	O
,	O
a	O
mental	O
marathon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
awarded	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
its	O
Golden	O
Scroll	O
and	O
rated	O
it	O
93%	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
fresh	O
,	O
original	O
and	O
addictive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.info	O
magazine	O
called	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
magnificent	O
achievement	O
in	O
game	O
design	O
"	O
but	O
dropped	O
the	O
rating	O
from	O
five	O
stars	O
to	O
three	O
stars	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
unused	O
right	O
mouse	O
button	O
,	O
"	O
insufferable	O
EGA	B-Device
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
poor	O
quality	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
70%	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
sheer	O
number	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
the	O
puzzles	O
"	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
intelligent	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
"	O
despite	O
reservations	O
about	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
selected	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
games	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
biggest	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
intriguing	O
and	O
visually-rich	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
original	O
and	O
compelling	O
"	O
story	O
that	O
was	O
"	O
thick	O
with	O
mysticism	O
,	O
witchcraft	O
,	O
folklore	O
,	O
and	O
hints	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
meta-puzzle	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesTM	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
retro	O
games	O
ever	O
,	O
"	O
obscenely	O
addictive	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
revered	O
by	O
nearly	O
everyone	O
"	O
who	O
played	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
an	O
excellent	O
strategy	O
fantasy	O
game	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
well-crafted	O
narrative	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
arguably	O
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
games	O
like	O
the	O
Professor	B-Application
Layton	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
which	O
now	O
feature	O
similar	O
narrative	O
puzzles	O
to	O
solve.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
the	O
1987	O
Macworld	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
as	O
Best	O
Brain-Teasing	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
1989	O
GAMES	O
Magazine	O
Best	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
&	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
Best	O
Computer	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
1988	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
runners-up	O
Prime	O
Time	O
,	O
Rommel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
for	I-Application
North	I-Application
Africa	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Solitaire	B-Device
Royale	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
praised	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
clever	O
framework	O
for	O
an	O
anthology	O
of	O
word	O
games	O
and	O
puzzles	O
ever	O
devised.	O
"	O
</s>
