<s>
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
is	O
a	O
1980	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
computer	I-Device
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Edu-Ware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1960s	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
and	O
incorporates	O
that	O
show	O
's	O
themes	O
about	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
individuality	O
in	O
a	O
technological	O
,	O
controlling	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
island	O
's	O
authorities	O
will	O
use	O
any	O
means	O
—	O
including	O
coercion	O
,	O
disorientation	O
,	O
deception	O
,	O
and	O
frustration	O
—	O
to	O
learn	O
why	O
their	O
prisoner	O
has	O
resigned	O
,	O
and	O
every	O
character	O
,	O
location	O
,	O
and	O
apparent	O
escape	O
route	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
grand	O
scheme	O
to	O
trick	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
revealing	O
a	O
code	O
number	O
representing	O
the	B-Device
prisoner	I-Device
's	O
reason	O
for	O
resigning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considered	O
unique	O
among	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
era	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
was	O
reportedly	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
training	O
tool	O
by	O
the	O
Central	O
Intelligence	O
Agency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	O
,	O
Edu-Ware	O
released	O
a	O
remake	O
,	O
Prisoner	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
design	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
documentation	O
explained	O
Edu-Ware	O
'	O
s	O
view	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
television	O
series	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
political	O
and	O
social	O
statement	O
concerning	O
the	O
problem	O
of	O
keeping	O
one	O
's	O
individuality	O
and	O
personal	O
freedom	O
in	O
a	O
technological	O
society	O
...	O
 [ which ] 	O
is	O
a	O
collective	O
prison	O
and	O
 [ where ] 	O
each	O
one	O
of	O
us	O
is	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
a	O
prisoner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
reportedly	O
not	O
officially	O
licensed	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
the	O
fact	O
it	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
font	O
(	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Albertus	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
documentation	O
states	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
adaption	O
of	O
the	B-Device
television	I-Device
series	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caretaker	O
's	O
Residence	O
,	O
where	O
#	O
carries	O
on	O
an	O
ELIZA-style	O
conversation	O
with	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Island	O
(	O
during	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
nearly	O
replicate	O
the	O
"	O
Where	O
am	O
I	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Losing	O
the	O
test	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
book	O
being	O
burned	O
,	O
while	O
winning	O
is	O
rewarded	O
with	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
a	O
page	O
in	O
the	O
Applesoft	B-Language
manual	O
that	O
contains	O
a	O
clue	O
for	O
winning	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Church	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
engage	O
in	O
another	O
ELIZA-style	O
conversation	O
with	O
a	O
priest	O
,	O
be	O
rewarded	O
with	O
a	O
cross	O
,	O
or	O
be	O
absolved	O
of	O
murder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
segments	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
all-text	O
screens	O
with	O
limited	O
ASCII	O
animation	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
segments	O
use	O
either	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
's	O
low-resolution	O
or	O
high-resolution	O
graphics	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
nefarious	O
attempts	O
(	O
which	O
occurs	O
in	O
Prisoner	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
simulated	O
game	O
crash	O
that	O
includes	O
the	O
error	O
message	O
"	O
Syntax	O
error	O
in	O
line	O
###	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
line	O
number	O
is	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
resignation	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
common	O
error	O
message	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
's	O
BASIC	O
programming	O
language	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
logical	O
step	O
for	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
would	O
be	O
to	O
review	O
the	O
erroneous	O
line	O
of	O
code	O
with	O
the	O
command	O
"	O
List	O
###	O
"	O
(	O
again	O
substituting	O
the	O
specific	O
number	O
in	O
question	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	O
,	O
Edu-Ware	O
released	O
a	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
entitled	O
,	O
Prisoner	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
color	O
and	O
improved	O
graphics	O
(	O
all	O
high-resolution	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
with	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
nod	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
is	O
a	O
newspaper	O
headline	O
that	O
reads	O
"	O
ZONING	O
COMMISSION	O
WILL	O
NOT	O
BUDGE	O
TO	O
ALLOW	O
PINBALL	O
IN	O
BARS	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
apparent	O
reference	O
to	O
Bill	O
Budge	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Pinball	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
was	O
very	O
popular	O
with	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softline	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
exercises	O
your	O
intellect	O
like	O
few	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
is	O
imaginative	O
,	O
well	O
presented	O
and	O
thought	O
provoking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BYTE	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
for	O
the	O
easily	O
frustrated	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
is	O
complex	O
beyond	O
belief	O
,	O
nearly	O
unbeatable	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
times	O
irrational	O
on	O
purpose	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A.D.	O
Young	O
reviewed	O
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Young	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
is	O
a	O
riot	O
from	O
go	O
to	O
woe	O
and	O
will	O
have	O
you	O
cursing	O
and	O
laughing	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
through.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
was	O
also	O
popular	O
among	O
gamers	O
,	O
who	O
voted	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
most	O
popular	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
1981	O
in	O
the	O
annual	O
Softalk	O
reader	O
poll	O
.	O
</s>
