<s>
The	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1984	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
as	O
a	O
promotional	B-Application
7	O
"	O
flexi	O
disc	O
"	O
freebie	O
"	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
October	O
1984	O
issue	O
(	O
Issue	O
36	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
format	O
never	O
became	O
established	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
today	O
valued	O
more	O
for	O
its	O
nostalgic	O
and	O
artifactual	O
value	O
than	O
for	O
its	O
ludological	O
aspects	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
uniformly	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
single	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
Thompson	O
Twins	O
members	O
(	O
Tom	O
Bailey	O
,	O
Alannah	O
Currie	O
,	O
and	O
Joe	O
Leeway	O
)	O
to	O
gather	O
ingredients	O
for	O
the	O
concoction	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
doctor	O
's	O
potion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
begin	O
playing	O
The	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
a	O
player	O
must	O
transfer	O
the	O
game	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
flexi	O
disc	O
to	O
the	O
microcomputer	O
(	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
or	O
Commodore	O
64	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
both	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
the	O
recommended	O
method	O
involves	O
making	O
an	O
intermediate	O
33	O
rpm	O
recording	O
from	O
the	O
flexi	O
disc	O
onto	O
an	O
audio	B-Device
cassette	I-Device
which	O
will	O
then	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
transfer	O
the	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
microcomputer	O
via	O
its	O
cassette	O
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
version	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
instead	O
choose	O
to	O
transfer	O
game	O
data	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
microcomputer	O
without	O
using	O
an	O
audio	B-Device
cassette	I-Device
intermediate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	O
version	O
cannot	O
be	O
transferred	O
without	O
the	O
audio	B-Device
cassette	I-Device
intermediate	O
,	O
and	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
recommended	O
that	O
Commodore	O
users	O
listen	O
to	O
a	O
sample	O
of	O
another	O
cassette-based	O
Commodore	O
game	O
on	O
speakers	O
and	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
recording	O
volume	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
to	O
match	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
falls	O
within	O
the	O
early	O
graphical	O
adventure	O
idiom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
the	O
text	O
caption	O
is	O
the	O
parser	B-Application
line	I-Application
through	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
type	O
commands	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impressed	O
with	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
titles	O
like	O
the	O
1983	O
Ant	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
and	O
the	O
1984	O
The	O
Snowman	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
approached	O
Rod	O
Cousens	O
and	O
Mark	O
Eyles	O
of	O
Quicksilva	O
,	O
and	O
within	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
they	O
had	O
created	O
three	O
alpha-screens	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
coding	B-General_Concept
was	O
complete	O
,	O
the	O
Thompson	O
Twins	O
recorded	O
a	O
special	O
introduction	O
message	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
selected	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
"	O
Doctor	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
promotional	B-Application
freebies	O
,	O
these	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
used	O
by	O
C&VG	O
to	O
soften	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
a	O
coinciding	O
magazine	O
price	O
increase	O
from	O
85p	O
to	O
95p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
1995	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
Epic	O
Games	O
compilation	O
CD-ROM	O
entitled	O
"	O
Speccy	O
Sensations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
received	O
little	O
critical	O
attention	O
at	O
its	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
covered	O
The	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
again	O
in	O
July	O
1998	O
for	O
its	O
200th	O
issue	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
offered	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
best	O
"	O
freebie	O
"	O
promotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Stylus	O
Magazine	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
Dom	O
Passantino	O
included	O
The	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
as	O
number	O
five	O
in	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Top	O
Ten	O
Rubbish	O
Video	O
Games	O
That	O
Feature	O
Musicians	O
"	O
where	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
really	O
really	O
badly	O
drawn	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
character	O
sprite	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
appears	O
to	O
have	O
no	O
plot	O
at	O
all	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
TechCrunch	O
,	O
Vince	O
Veneziani	O
described	O
The	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
Twins	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
as	O
"	O
tripped	O
out	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
tough	O
as	O
hell	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
fan	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
promotional	B-Application
contest	O
was	O
reported	O
by	O
the	O
magazine	O
as	O
being	O
particularly	O
enthusiastic	O
.	O
</s>
