<s>
Zarathrusta	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1991	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Belgian	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
The	O
Whiz	O
Kidz	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hewson	O
Consultants	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
by	O
Peter	O
Verswyvelen	O
and	O
with	O
graphics	O
by	O
Erlend	O
Robaye	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1986	O
video	O
game	O
Thrust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
16-bit	O
version	O
of	O
Thrust	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
levels	O
,	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
improved	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
between	O
"	O
Zarathustra	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Thrust	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
Thrust	B-Application
used	O
vector	O
graphics	O
,	O
Zarathrusta	B-Application
uses	O
bitmap	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Zarathrusta	B-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
Thrust	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
small	O
spaceship	O
that	O
is	O
constantly	O
subject	O
to	O
gravity	O
and	O
the	O
craft	O
's	O
inertia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
rotate	O
the	O
spaceship	O
,	O
fire	O
its	O
weapons	O
and	O
thrust	B-Application
its	O
engines	O
to	O
carefully	O
navigate	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
cavernous	O
landscapes	O
,	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Klystron	O
pod	O
and	O
escape	O
to	O
the	O
orbiting	O
mothership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zarathrusta	B-Application
features	O
53	O
planets	O
in	O
total	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
start	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
any	O
level	O
they	O
want	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zarathrusta	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Peter	O
Verswyvelen	O
and	O
Erlend	O
Robaye	O
,	O
who	O
respectively	O
programmed	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
created	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
December	O
1990	O
issue	O
of	O
The	O
One	O
,	O
Hewson	O
Consultants	O
,	O
Zarathrusta	B-Application
's	O
publisher	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
pair	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Jeremy	O
Smith	O
's	O
1986	O
video	O
game	O
Thrust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
lasted	O
18	O
months	O
and	O
its	O
code	O
was	O
written	O
entirely	O
in	O
68000	O
assembly	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unusual	O
name	O
,	O
Verswyvelen	O
and	O
Robaye	O
explained	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
originally	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
Thrust	B-Application
and	O
designed	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
with	O
that	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
hold	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
Hewson	O
acquired	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publishing	O
rights	O
,	O
they	O
requested	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
be	O
changed	O
to	O
Zarathrusta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
highlighted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
replayable	O
nature	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Zarathrusta	B-Application
is	O
the	O
sort	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
keep	O
coming	O
back	O
to	O
–	O
in	O
small	O
doses	O
–	O
for	O
quite	O
a	O
while	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
700	O
out	O
of	O
1000	O
arguing	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
the	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
Zarathrusta	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
really	O
denote	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
step	O
forward	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
already	O
possess	O
Oids	B-Application
,	O
Thrust	B-Application
or	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
unlikely	O
Zarathrusta	B-Application
will	O
hold	O
many	O
surprises	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
,	O
Maff	O
Evans	O
described	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
"	O
easy	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
compelling	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Thrust	B-Application
noting	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
work	O
done	O
on	O
producing	O
some	O
nice	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
and	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
same	O
feel	O
has	O
been	O
retained	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
White	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Zarathrusta	B-Application
will	O
bring	O
tears	O
to	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
seasoned	O
gamers	O
as	O
they	O
remember	O
the	O
good	O
old	O
days	O
long	O
ago	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
stayed	O
up	O
all	O
night	O
playing	O
Thrust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Oids	B-Application
,	O
from	O
not	O
too	O
many	O
moons	O
ago	O
,	O
Zarathrusta	B-Application
draws	O
its	O
inspiration	O
from	O
this	O
golden	O
oldie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unless	O
you	O
are	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Thrust	B-Application
or	O
Oids	B-Application
I	O
recommend	O
that	O
you	O
try	O
this	O
one	O
before	O
you	O
buy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
info	O
,	O
"	O
Zarathrusta	B-Application
is	O
classic	O
European	O
arcade	O
fare	O
that	O
will	O
keep	O
you	O
hunched	O
over	O
your	O
joystick	O
for	O
weeks	O
on	O
end	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
describing	O
Zarathrusta	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
fine	O
addition	O
to	O
your	O
arcade	O
collection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
