Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Xevious

Title	Xevious
First release	1982
Developer	Namco
Publisher	Namco
Platforms	Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Famicom Disk System, NES / Famicom, PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum
Genre	shoot 'em up
Also known as	ゼビウス · Zebiusu · Xevious: The Avenger
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1982-12-22 (NTSC-J), 1983-01-19 (NTSC-U) NES / Famicom: 1984-01-01 (NTSC-J), 1988-09-22 Commodore 64: 1987-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q1327963

Targeting aerial and terrestrial threats from the Solvalou aircraft requires switching between weapon types. Players use a crosshair to drop bombs with precision on ground-based enemies, while standard fire handles airborne targets. This top-down shoot 'em up demands constant movement to survive waves of incoming enemies across various environments.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q1327963) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/xevious) · last updated 2026-10-24 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (25782,126553) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (1280,98404) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (17933) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (xevious) · last updated 2026-10-06 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`xevious`
Title at ADB	Xevious (Namco)
Manufacturer	Namco
Year	1982
Genre	Shooter / Flying Vertical
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Namco); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-06 05:17 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Namco · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

NES Longplay [635] Xevious

World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 16:25auto-matched
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NES Longplay [003] Xevious #Nintendo#walkthrough#retrogame

By Urien84 Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 9:59auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

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