<s>
Wizball	B-Application
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
written	O
by	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
and	O
Chris	O
Yates	O
(	O
co-founders	O
of	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
)	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizball	B-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
Color	B-Device
Graphics	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
)	O
and	O
the	O
Thomson	B-Device
MO5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizball'''s	O
more	O
comical	O
sequel	O
,	O
Wizkid	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
Wiz	O
and	O
his	O
cat	O
Nifta	O
to	O
restore	O
it	O
to	O
its	O
former	O
brilliance	O
as	O
Wizball	B-Application
and	O
Catellite.Wizball	O
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
inspired	O
by	O
Gradius	B-Application
with	O
an	O
additional	O
collection	O
dynamic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catellite	O
(	O
ostensibly	O
the	O
wizard	O
's	O
cat	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
spherical	O
in	O
form	O
normally	O
follows	O
the	O
wizard	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
moved	O
independently	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
fire	O
button	O
whilst	O
moving	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
(	O
which	O
meanwhile	O
renders	O
the	O
wizard	O
uncontrollable	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
from	O
1987	O
the	O
developers	O
said	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
Wizball	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
started	O
before	O
their	O
previously	O
launched	O
shooter	O
Parallax	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
put	O
on	O
hold	O
since	O
they	O
managed	O
to	O
code	O
the	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
routine	O
used	O
in	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
more	O
recent	O
interview	O
with	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
Nemesis	B-Application
inspired	O
shooter	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
ball	O
and	O
the	O
control	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
by	O
Peter	O
Johnson	O
and	O
other	O
versions	O
coded	O
by	O
different	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
spawn	O
only	O
one	O
wave	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
easier	O
,	O
but	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
"	O
grind	O
"	O
until	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
colour	O
spheres	O
is	O
chosen	O
to	O
spawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
Wizball	B-Application
was	O
selected	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
magazine	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
Shoot	O
'	O
em	O
Up	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
98%	O
and	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
crowned	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
by	O
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
,	O
which	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
has	O
stated	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
proudest	O
career	O
moments	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
attributing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
marketing	O
of	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2002	O
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
tribute	O
publication	O
,	O
Wizball	B-Application
via	O
a	O
community	O
vote	O
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
C64	O
game	O
ever	O
with	O
the	O
comment	O
"	O
How	O
it	O
missed	O
a	O
Gold	O
Medal	O
back	O
in	O
issue	O
27	O
is	O
beyond	O
us	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spectrum	O
and	O
16	O
bit	O
versions	O
generally	O
garnered	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
10	O
and	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
awarding	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
87%	O
and	O
84%	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
developed	O
a	O
sequel	O
Wizkid	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Story	I-Application
of	I-Application
Wizball	I-Application
II	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
Wizkid	B-Application
continues	O
directly	O
from	O
Wizball''	O
,	O
the	O
actual	O
games	O
are	O
only	O
superficially	O
related	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
remake	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
