<s>
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Imagitec	O
Design	O
in	O
Dewsbury	O
,	O
England	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Mirage	O
Technologies	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
May	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
varies	O
per	O
level	O
but	O
usually	O
revolves	O
around	O
bringing	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
player-controlled	O
humans	O
to	O
the	O
designated	O
end	O
area	O
marked	O
by	O
a	O
colored	O
tile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doing	O
this	O
requires	O
players	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
tribe	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
human	O
ladder	B-Application
and	O
use	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
spears	O
,	O
torches	B-Application
,	O
wheels	O
,	O
ropes	O
and	O
a	O
witch	O
doctor	O
in	O
later	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Rodney	O
Humble	O
during	O
his	O
time	O
working	O
with	O
Imagitec	O
Design	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
spawning	O
a	O
trilogy	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
human	O
evolution	O
inspired	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
Lemmings	B-Application
,	O
creating	O
and	O
drawing	O
his	O
ideas	O
before	O
transferring	O
the	O
design	O
work	O
to	O
Imagitec	O
programmers	O
in	O
developing	O
them	O
further	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
offshoot	O
Mirage	O
,	O
while	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
liked	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
commissioned	O
two	O
additional	O
conversions	O
for	O
their	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
was	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
and	O
garnered	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
originality	O
,	O
presentation	O
and	O
audio	O
upon	O
its	O
initial	O
Amiga	B-Device
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
sequels	B-Language
:	O
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
:	O
Insult	O
to	O
Injury	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
Humans	O
3	O
:	O
Evolution	O
-	O
Lost	O
in	O
Time	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
:	O
Meet	O
the	O
Ancestors	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Lemmings	B-Application
whose	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
given	O
number	O
of	O
humans	O
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
abilities	O
and	O
tools	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
level	O
's	O
goal	O
,	O
usually	O
consisting	O
of	O
finding	O
a	O
certain	O
tool	O
,	O
killing	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
dinosaurs	O
or	O
bringing	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
human	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
point	O
,	O
marked	O
by	O
a	O
conspicuous	O
colored	O
tile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
there	O
are	O
fewer	O
humans	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
tribe	O
than	O
the	O
minimum	O
required	O
number	O
for	O
any	O
given	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
former	O
Imagitec	O
Design	O
designer	O
Rodney	O
Humble	O
during	O
his	O
time	O
working	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
Dewsbury	O
who	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
Lemmings	B-Application
and	O
its	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
,	O
created	O
and	O
drew	O
his	O
ideas	O
on	O
storyboards	O
before	O
transferring	O
his	O
work	O
to	O
the	O
Imagitec	O
programmers	O
,	O
developing	O
them	O
further	O
into	O
a	O
trilogy	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
human	O
evolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coding	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
started	O
in	O
December	O
1991	O
,	O
with	O
Suspicious	O
Cargo	O
programmer	O
David	O
Lincoln	O
being	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
although	O
design	O
work	O
originally	O
started	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
under	O
the	O
working	O
titles	O
Dino	O
Dudes	O
and	O
Dino	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Corporation	O
reportedly	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
commissioned	O
Imagitec	O
with	O
two	O
additional	O
conversions	O
for	O
their	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
platforms	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
creation	O
process	O
was	O
overseen	O
by	O
co-producers	O
Martin	O
Hooley	O
and	O
Simon	O
Golding	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
oversaw	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golding	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
production	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Lemmings	B-Application
instead	O
of	O
being	O
"	O
a	O
rip-off	B-Application
"	O
but	O
focusing	O
towards	O
"	O
bigger	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
cartoon-esque	O
feeling	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
short	O
films	O
like	O
Tom	B-Application
and	I-Application
Jerry	I-Application
,	O
more	O
varied	O
levels	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lincoln	O
employed	O
Cross	O
Products	O
SNASM	O
programming	B-Application
tool	I-Application
to	O
write	O
the	O
code	O
on	O
an	O
editor	O
using	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
before	O
porting	O
it	O
to	O
Amiga	B-Device
for	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
was	O
first	O
launched	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
May	O
1992	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
offshoot	O
Mirage	O
Technologies	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
their	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
Lemmings	B-Application
was	O
released	O
hoping	O
to	O
capitalize	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
this	O
style	O
of	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTek	O
and	O
Mirage	O
later	O
published	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
in	O
June	O
1992	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
known	O
commercial	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
:	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
differs	O
slightly	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
levels	O
are	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
order	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
hearing	O
sound	O
effects	O
or	O
a	O
music	O
track	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
which	O
utilize	O
both	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
featuring	O
three	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
future	O
release	O
by	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
and	O
QUByte	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	O
50	O
:	O
The	O
Anniversary	O
Celebration	O
compilation	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
for	O
both	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
were	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Imagitec	O
Design	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
latter	O
never	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Review	O
scores	O
Publication	O
Scores	O
AGA	B-Device
PC	B-Device
GEN	B-Operating_System
GB	B-Device
Falcon	B-Device
Lynx	B-General_Concept
SNES	B-Application
JAG	B-Device
CD32	B-Device
ASM	O
10	O
/	O
12	O
8	O
/	O
12	O
AllGame	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
92%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
92%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Concept	O
71%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Dream	O
88%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
72%	O
78%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
92%	O
78%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Mania	O
93%	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
70%	O
AUI	O
91%	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
84%	O
Consoles	O
+	O
84%	O
92%	O
78%	O
Datormagazin	O
55%	O
Electric	O
Brain	O
75%	O
80%	O
EGM	O
27	O
/	O
40	O
25	O
/	O
40	O
32	O
/	O
50	O
GameFan	O
336/400	O
GamePro	O
14.5	O
/	O
20	O
16	O
/	O
20	O
14.5	O
/	O
20	O
GZM	O
85.0	O
/	O
100	O
Génération	O
4	O
87%88%	O
87%	O
80%	O
80%	O
IGN	O
7.0	O
/	O
10	O
Joypad	O
91%	O
84%	O
87%	O
Joystick	O
94%	O
85%	O
80%	O
MAN	O
!	O
AC	O
69%	O
69%	O
Mega	O
81%	O
Megablast	O
72%	O
MDAG	O
80%	O
Mega	O
Fun	O
80%	O
81%	O
69%	O
66%	O
MegaTech	O
76%	O
Micromanía	O
45	O
/	O
60	O
90%	O
TOfAG	O
80%	O
PC	B-Device
Games	O
83%	O
PC	B-Device
Joker	O
87%	O
PC	B-Device
Player	O
74	O
/	O
100	O
Player	O
One	O
87%	O
78%	O
85%	O
Play	O
Time	O
93%	O
84%	O
86%	O
72	O
/	O
100	O
74%	O
Power	O
Play	O
74%	O
77%	O
Power	O
Unlimited	O
50	O
/	O
100	O
75	O
/	O
100	O
Sega	O
Force	O
83%	O
Sega	O
Power	O
88%	O
Sega	O
Pro	O
86	O
/	O
100	O
ST-Computer	O
75	O
/	O
100	O
75%	O
ST	O
Format	O
83%81%	O
78%	O
ST	O
Review	O
81%	O
Tilt	O
15	O
/	O
20	O
Top	O
Secret	O
Total	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
received	O
excellent	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
those	O
of	O
versions	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
consoles	O
were	O
more	O
lukewarm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashley	O
Cotter-Cairn	O
,	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Mania	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
93%	O
and	O
ranked	O
it	O
number	O
1	O
claiming	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
has	O
everything	O
:	O
great	O
graphics	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
backdrops	O
,	O
some	O
neat	O
sound	O
...	O
pleased	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
those	O
long	O
months	O
at	O
the	O
keyboard	O
were	O
worth	O
every	O
second	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
"	O
delightful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
 '	O
limited	O
color	O
palette	O
resembled	O
those	O
of	O
a	O
console	B-Device
game	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
computer	O
's	O
,	O
it	O
liked	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
not	O
quite	O
the	O
calibre	O
of	O
Lemmings	B-Application
...	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
twist	O
on	O
the	O
Lemmings	B-Application
formula	O
and	O
the	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
challenge	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
pretty	O
good	O
and	O
the	O
control	O
is	O
adequate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
are	O
more	O
detailed	O
and	O
colorful	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
still	O
graphically	O
subpar	O
given	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
stiff	O
controls	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
rated	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games	O
to	O
date	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
brain-twisting	O
"	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
has	O
sold	O
nearly	O
19,000	O
copies	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
as	O
of	O
1	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
unknown	O
how	O
many	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
total	O
during	O
its	O
lifetime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
titled	O
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
:	O
Insult	O
to	O
Injury	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
1992	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
release	O
or	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
combined	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
under	O
the	O
name	O
Humans	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
1994	O
and	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
trademarks	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
version	O
were	O
abandoned	O
and	O
cancelled	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
GameTek	O
declared	O
bankruptcy	O
,	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
released	O
a	O
fourth	O
entry	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
under	O
the	O
name	O
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
:	O
Meet	O
the	O
Ancestors	O
!,	O
retaining	O
the	O
same	O
general	O
gameplay	O
style	O
but	O
improved	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
added	O
more	O
interactive	O
objects	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
