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| - | ====== Qix ====== | ||
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| - | In //Qix// the goal is to claim a percentage of the playfield by drawing lines. The player is vulnerable in the act of drawing a new line, not just their avatar, but the whole line. | ||
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| - | //Qix// is important because it makes visible the act of play: Nearly each move made leaves a mark on the playfield. A game of //Qix// creates beautiful form through function. It fits very neatly into the idea of the act of play creating the narrative; but, by laying it all out in front of the player, //Qix// uses this unlike any other game I can think of. | ||
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| - | [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g5AS3Y7AtA|Example play on Youtube]] | ||
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| - | Unfortunately this aspect of the game is somewhat ruined by the graphical additions of [[genre:qix-alikes|subsequent versions]]. | ||
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| - | ===== History ===== | ||
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| - | //Qix// was created in 1981 by [[people:randy_pfeiffer|Randy]] and [[people:sandy_pfeiffer|Sandy Pfeiffer]], and was the first game entirely produced by [[company:Taito]] America. | ||
| - | It was, initially, popular in arcades, but enthusiasm dissipated when players learned the game was unbeatable, and there is no singular play-pattern to learn/master. | ||
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| - | ==== Hardware ==== | ||
| - | The //Qix// hardware was later used by 5 other games: | ||
| - | * //[[game:electric_yo-yo|Electric Yo-yo]]// (1982) | ||
| - | * //[[game:Kram]]// (1982) | ||
| - | * //[[game:space_dungeon|Space Dungeon]]// (1982) | ||
| - | * //[[game:qix_II|Qix II]]// (1982) | ||
| - | * //[[game:zoo_keeper|Zoo Keeper]]// (1983) | ||
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| - | ==== Ports ==== | ||
| - | Apart from the arcade version there are releases for the following platforms: | ||
| - | *Atari 5200 | ||
| - | *Atari XEGS | ||
| - | *Acorn Electron (as //Stix//) | ||
| - | *BBC B (as //Stix//) | ||
| - | *Commodore64 (as //Stix//, and also as //Qix//) | ||
| - | *Atari 800 | ||
| - | *Color Computer (as //Qiks//, and also as //Quiks//) | ||
| - | *Commodore Amiga | ||
| - | *Apple II | ||
| - | *PC | ||
| - | *Apple IIGS | ||
| - | *NES / Famicom | ||
| - | *Game Boy | ||
| - | *Atari Lynx | ||
| - | *Playstation 2 (//Taito Memories Vol. 2: Gekan// & //Taito Legends 2//) | ||
| - | *XBox (//Taito Legends 2//) | ||
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| - | ===== Trivia ===== | ||
| - | In High School [[wp>David_X._Cohen|David X Cohen]] created a [[genre:Qix-alikes|Qix-alike]] called //Zoid//. He went on to use that name as the basis of a character in the Television series [[wp>Futurama]].(([[http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2007/12/video-games-f-1/|Wired - Videogames & Futurama, Part 2: How Zoidberg Got His Name From a Game]])) | ||
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| - | ===== Gallery ===== | ||
| - | |{{:fig:qix:0022.png}}|{{:fig:qix:0024.png}}|{{:fig:qix:0030.png}}| | ||
| - | |{{:fig:qix:0046.png}}|{{:fig:qix:0053.png}}|{{:fig:qix:0057.png}}| | ||
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| - | ===== See Also ===== | ||
| - | * [[genre:qix-alikes]] | ||
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| - | ===== External Links ===== | ||
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| - | * [[http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=qix&page=detail&id=2096|Arcade-History]] | ||