<s>
The	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1982	O
arcade	B-Application
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Zilec	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
licensed	O
to	O
Centuri	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
is	O
to	O
descend	O
into	O
an	O
underground	O
labyrinth	O
,	O
retrieve	O
a	O
gem	O
,	O
and	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
,	O
programmed	O
by	O
Chris	O
Gray	O
,	O
inspired	O
Peter	O
Liepa	O
to	O
create	O
Boulder	O
Dash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
collecting	O
the	O
treasure	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
route	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
spaceship	O
is	O
by	O
crossing	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
room	O
with	O
a	O
sliding	O
retractable	O
floor	O
underneath	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
monster	O
that	O
will	O
devour	O
a	O
player	O
who	O
tarries	O
too	O
long	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
receives	O
200	O
points	O
for	O
shooting	O
each	O
enemy	O
,	O
1000	O
points	O
for	O
each	O
crystal	O
collected	O
,	O
2000	O
points	O
for	O
collecting	O
buried	O
treasure	O
,	O
and	O
1000	O
points	O
for	O
crossing	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
"	O
safely	O
and	O
reboarding	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sub-genre	O
of	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
with	O
digging	O
mechanics	O
was	O
emerging	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
's	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1982	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
just	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
The	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
released	O
,	O
with	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
releasing	O
internationally	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
in	O
April	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
some	O
controversy	O
,	O
with	O
Dig	B-Application
Dugs	I-Application
US	O
distributor	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
threatening	O
legal	O
action	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Centuri	O
registered	O
their	O
US	O
copyright	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
three	O
weeks	O
earlier	O
than	O
Atari	O
did	O
for	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
designer	O
Andy	O
Walker	O
claimed	O
he	O
demonstrated	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
at	O
a	O
trade	O
show	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
seen	O
by	O
some	O
Japanese	O
people	O
who	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
from	O
Namco	O
or	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1983	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
released	O
a	O
portable	O
VFD	O
handheld	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
in	O
1983	O
as	O
FL	O
Exploration	O
of	O
Space	O
Zackman	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
