<s>
The	B-Application
Race	I-Application
Against	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1988	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
Oliver	O
Twins	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Race	I-Application
Against	I-Application
Time	I-Application
received	O
a	O
polarized	O
reception	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Race	I-Application
Against	I-Application
Time	I-Application
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the	O
player	O
controls	O
Sudanese	O
runner	O
Omar	O
Khalifa	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
torch	O
runner	O
for	O
the	O
1986	O
Sport	O
Aid	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obstacles	O
blocking	O
the	O
journey	O
can	O
be	O
resolved	O
using	O
items	O
picked	O
up	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
spanner	B-Operating_System
and	O
sandbag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Race	I-Application
Against	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
Oliver	O
Twins	O
,	O
Andrew	O
and	O
Philip	O
Oliver	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
1988	O
for	O
the	O
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,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
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.	O
</s>
<s>
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packaging	O
of	O
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Time	I-Application
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an	O
image	O
of	O
American	O
athlete	O
Jesse	O
Owens	O
on	O
its	O
front	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
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,	O
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Time	I-Application
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a	O
polarized	O
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by	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
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the	O
versions	O
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all	O
three	O
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.	O
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