<s>
The	B-Application
Halley	I-Application
Project	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Mission	O
In	O
Our	O
Solar	O
System	O
is	O
a	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
by	O
Omar	O
Khudari	O
and	O
Tom	O
Snyder	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
have	O
been	O
chosen	O
from	O
all	O
the	O
pilots	O
in	O
the	O
Solar	O
System	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Halley	I-Application
Project	I-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
do	O
indeed	O
qualify	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
invited	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
greatest	O
scientific	O
adventure	O
in	O
history	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Halley	I-Application
Project	I-Application
...	O
the	O
Final	O
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
out	O
from	O
a	O
base	O
on	O
Halley	B-Application
's	I-Application
Comet	I-Application
and	O
must	O
first	O
make	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Earth	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
back	O
to	O
Halley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
longer	O
and	O
more	O
difficult	O
missions	O
are	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
rank	O
increases	O
from	O
the	O
starting	O
level	O
of	O
Raven	O
through	O
Shrike	O
,	O
Vulture	O
,	O
Darter	O
,	O
Condor	O
,	O
Swift	O
,	O
Nighthawk	O
,	O
Falcon	B-Algorithm
,	O
Eagle	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
finally	O
Starbird	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Halley	I-Application
Project	I-Application
is	O
distinctive	O
for	O
the	O
accuracy	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
realism	O
it	O
seeks	O
to	O
convey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
distances	O
between	O
worlds	O
are	O
realistic	O
,	O
their	O
sizes	O
reasonably	O
accurate	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
landing	O
safely	O
often	O
less	O
than	O
easy	O
—	O
a	O
small	O
window	O
at	O
a	O
certain	O
point	O
in	O
orbit	B-Application
must	O
be	O
reached	O
in	O
a	O
given	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travel	O
across	O
the	O
vast	O
distances	O
of	O
the	O
solar	O
system	O
is	O
made	O
bearable	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
few	O
fictional	O
elements	O
,	O
a	O
hyperdrive	B-Application
that	O
engages	O
when	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
craft	O
reaches	O
300,000	O
kilometers	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
light	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
aided	O
by	O
a	O
radar	B-Application
system	I-Application
that	O
pinpoints	O
the	O
planets	O
on	O
a	O
circular	O
display	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
position	O
,	O
around	O
which	O
are	O
also	O
marked	O
the	O
12	O
constellations	O
of	O
the	O
Zodiac	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
range	O
of	O
the	O
radar	B-Application
can	O
be	O
zoomed	O
from	O
50	O
million	O
kilometers	O
out	O
to	O
10	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Australian	O
Commodore	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
Review	O
analyzed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
mentioning	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
difficult	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
beginner	O
,	O
perseverance	O
holds	O
its	O
own	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
