<s>
Zaku	B-Application
is	O
a	O
homebrew	B-Application
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
PenguiNet	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Super	O
Fighter	O
Team	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
on	O
24	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
futuristic	O
setting	O
where	O
Captain	O
Bran	O
and	O
his	O
minions	O
plan	O
to	O
oversaturate	O
the	O
worldwide	O
market	O
with	O
poor	O
quality	O
software	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
Rarity	O
9	O
"	O
programming	B-Application
tool	I-Application
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
stolen	O
tool	O
from	O
Bran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaku	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Osman	O
Celimli	O
at	O
a	O
young	O
age	O
during	O
his	O
time	O
working	O
at	O
PenguiNet	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
project	O
for	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
initially	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
before	O
shifting	O
towards	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
and	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
,	O
lasting	O
over	O
a	O
course	O
of	O
six	O
years	O
under	O
development	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaku	B-Application
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
through	O
sixteen	O
stages	O
across	O
five	O
worlds	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
"	O
Rarity	O
9	O
"	O
programming	B-Application
tool	I-Application
from	O
Captain	O
Bran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaku	B-Application
can	O
charge	O
her	O
shots	O
to	O
fire	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
attack	O
and	O
charging	O
longer	O
causes	O
to	O
activate	O
a	O
force	O
field	O
capable	O
of	O
damaging	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaku	B-Application
is	O
also	O
equipped	O
with	O
rear	O
thrusters	O
to	O
attack	O
enemies	O
from	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaku	B-Application
can	O
sustain	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
hits	O
before	O
her	O
health	O
depletes	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
but	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
after	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaku	B-Application
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
programmer	O
Osman	O
Celimli	O
,	O
who	O
started	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
in	O
2003	O
at	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
14	O
working	O
at	O
PenguiNet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Celimli	O
and	O
PenguiNet	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
initially	O
targeting	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
for	O
development	O
but	O
focus	O
was	O
shifted	O
towards	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
instead	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
platform	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
documentation	O
and	O
programming	B-Application
tools	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
had	O
an	O
already	O
established	O
homebrew	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Fighter	O
Team	O
founder	O
Brandon	O
Cobb	O
wanted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
project	O
for	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
that	O
showcased	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
technical	O
capabilities	O
and	O
after	O
being	O
impressed	O
with	O
an	O
early	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
contacted	O
PenguiNet	O
for	O
a	O
production	O
and	O
publishing	O
arrangement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaku	B-Application
was	O
created	O
over	O
a	O
six-year	O
period	O
using	O
an	O
official	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
development	O
kit	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
2000	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Paint	B-Application
and	O
Notepad	B-Application
programs	O
for	O
pixel	O
art	O
and	O
coding	O
respectively	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Celimli	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
played	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
during	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
favorite	O
of	O
him	O
and	O
wanting	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
resemble	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaku	B-Application
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
Retro-Gaming	O
Connexion	O
convention	O
in	O
Congis-sur-Thérouanne	O
,	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
whose	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
has	O
an	O
authentic	O
"	O
curved	O
lip	O
"	O
plastic	O
shell	O
,	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
officially	O
licensed	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
packaging	O
mimicking	O
those	O
of	O
licensed	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaku	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
score	O
Zaku	B-Application
with	O
an	O
overall	O
75%	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaku	B-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
1,000	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Super	O
Fighter	O
Team	O
's	O
Brandon	O
Cobb	O
.	O
</s>
