<s>
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
(	O
TIM	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
create	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Rube	O
Goldberg	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
originally	O
designed	O
and	O
coded	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Ryan	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Tunnell	O
,	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
Jeff	O
Tunnell	O
Productions	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Dynamix	O
;	O
the	O
1993	B-Application
through	O
1995	B-Application
versions	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
later	O
2000	B-Application
–	O
2001	B-Application
games	O
have	O
different	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
game	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Tunnell	O
,	O
called	O
Contraption	O
Maker	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
OS	O
X	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
objects	O
range	O
from	O
simple	O
ropes	O
and	O
pulleys	O
to	O
electrical	O
generators	O
,	O
bowling	B-Application
balls	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
cats	O
and	O
mice	O
to	O
humans	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
specific	O
interactions	O
with	O
or	O
reactions	O
to	O
other	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
called	O
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
Mega	O
Pack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
The	B-Device
Even	I-Device
More	I-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
,	O
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
Version	I-Application
3.0	I-Application
,	O
Return	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
:	O
Contraptions	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
:	O
Even	O
More	O
Contraptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
but	O
Dynamix	O
worked	O
on	O
Arcticfox	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
instead	O
and	O
work	O
did	O
not	O
start	O
on	O
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
until	O
early	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Ryan	O
programmed	O
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
,	O
in	O
nine	O
months	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Even	I-Device
More	I-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
is	O
an	O
extended	O
version	O
with	O
160	O
levels	O
,	O
about	O
twice	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
more	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
2	I-Application
introduced	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
an	O
extended	O
assortment	O
of	O
parts	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
interface	O
,	O
significantly	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
player	O
hotseat	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
Version	I-Application
3.0	I-Application
(	O
1995	B-Application
)	O
,	O
on	O
some	O
releases	O
titled	O
Professor	O
Tim	O
's	O
Incredible	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
,	O
contains	O
the	O
same	O
levels	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
improved	O
interface	O
and	O
extra	O
features	O
like	O
CD	O
music	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
:	O
Contraptions	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
full	O
32-bit	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
95	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
new	O
800x600	O
resolution	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
levels	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
More	O
Contraptions	O
(	O
2001	B-Application
)	O
started	O
a	O
service	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
homemade	O
puzzles	O
using	O
a	O
service	O
called	O
"	O
WonSwap	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
More	O
Contraptions	O
also	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
Palm	B-Device
Pilot	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
contained	O
its	O
own	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
parts	O
and	O
puzzles	O
suited	O
for	O
a	O
small	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
Mega	O
Pack	O
includes	O
Even	O
More	O
Incredible	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
,	I-Device
The	I-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
3	O
(	O
contains	O
all	O
levels	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Contraptions	O
,	O
and	O
Even	O
More	O
Contraptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neil	O
Harris	O
reported	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
that	O
showing	O
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
to	O
an	O
engineer	O
friend	O
caused	O
"	O
a	O
chain	O
reaction	O
that	O
brought	O
productive	O
work	O
to	O
a	O
halt	O
at	O
a	O
major	O
naval	O
yard	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
described	O
Return	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
:	O
Contraptions	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
vintage	O
blend	O
of	O
educational	O
and	O
entertainment	O
software	O
at	O
their	O
finest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
criticized	O
by	O
fans	O
for	O
recycling	O
content	O
,	O
specifically	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
creating	O
new	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
:	O
Even	O
More	O
Contraptions	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2005	O
edition	O
of	O
Hoyle	O
Puzzle	O
Games	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
download	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
Mega	O
Pack	O
(	O
which	O
includes	O
Even	O
More	O
Incredible	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
,	I-Device
The	I-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
3	O
,	O
Return	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
:	O
Contraptions	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
:	O
Even	O
More	O
Contraptions	O
)	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Playdom	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sid	B-Application
&	I-Application
Al	I-Application
's	I-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Toons	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Toon	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
are	O
not	O
an	O
official	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
essentially	O
a	O
cartoon	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
concept	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Chris	O
Cole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
for	O
iOS	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Disney	O
for	O
the	O
AppStore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
released	O
The	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2011	B-Application
at	O
E3	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
CA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Tunnell	O
began	O
the	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
Contraption	O
Maker	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
billed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
"	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Incredible	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
support	O
,	O
so	O
users	O
can	O
create	O
and	O
share	O
their	O
own	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
through	O
its	O
Early	O
Access	O
program	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
(	O
1.0	O
)	O
release	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
July	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
Contraption	O
Maker	O
left	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
