Qix (Atari 8-bit)

Qix (Atari 8-bit)
Release Information
Developer	Threshold Research
Publisher	Atari
Console	Atari 8-bit
Release Date	February 1983

Qix is a 1983 port of the original Qix game for arcades, released on the Atari 8-bit series of computers. It is an extremely simplified version of Qix, with very simple graphics and a limited color scheme. The product code of the cartridge reads "Atari CXL 4027".

Gameplay

The gameplay is generally similar to the arcade version of Qix, with the player making Fast Draws and Slow Draws to capture segments of the playfield, while avoiding enemies like the Qix. While making a Draw, the player is able to toggle between Fast and Slow mid-Draw. Due to the limitation of the hardware, however, each time a segment is captured the gameplay will stop to allow it to be filled in; the Marker, Qix, other enemies, and Sparx countdown will be frozen momentarily. Super Sparx do not appear at all.

There is a multiplayer set-up if two controllers are plugged in, but it is simply sequential single-player gaming with a score comparison at the end.

The player is able to toggle the length of the Sparx counter by increments of ten seconds (from 10-90) by pressing the Option key.

Scoring

Points are awarded for capturing sections of the playfield—more points are awarded for larger sections. Fast Draws are worth double. Each percentage over the required threshold will grant an extra 1000 points. Splitting two Qix doubles points for the remainder of the game—repeating this will triple, quadruple, and so on up to a 9x bonus.

Technical Info

Technical Info
ROM Type	Cartridge
ROM Memory
Identification	CXL4027
RAM

Enemies

Enemies
Qix
Sparx
The Fuse

Gallery

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  Cartridge of the game.

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  Screenshot of the gameplay.

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