 For six months, founders Helmut Kobler and Ron Little worked on a basic prototype for the game, Kobler creating the game design in his apartment in Palo Alto, California while Little coded the game in his apartment in East Oakland.They then took the prototype, character designs, and scripts to 3DO, who decided to fund the game.Upon release of the 3DO version, the four reviewers of "Electronic Gaming Monthly" applauded the high level of action, cartoonish and humorous graphics, compelling cinemas, and the enormous levels.