<s>
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ice	O
hockey-themed	O
sports	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
and	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
name	O
and	O
likeness	O
of	O
Canadian	O
professional	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
centre	O
Wayne	O
Gretzky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
published	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
shortly	O
after	O
Peter	O
Pocklington	O
traded	O
Gretzky	O
from	O
the	O
Edmonton	O
Oilers	O
to	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Kings	O
on	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
followed	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
and	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
reached	O
350,000	O
units	O
by	O
1995	O
,	O
which	O
"	O
put	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
on	O
the	O
gaming	O
map	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Wayne	B-Application
Gretzky	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
the	O
111th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
