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

Qix

Title	Qix
First release	1981
Developer	Taito
Publisher	Taito
Platforms	Amiga, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, Game Boy, NES / Famicom, Arcade ADB
Genre	action game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
Releases	Atari 5200: 1982-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q1953575

Claiming territory by drawing lines across a large rectangle allows you to fence off the unpredictable, stick-like Qix. Moving slowly while drawing these paths yields higher point rewards, but players must avoid contact with the entity to prevent losing progress. This two-player action game focuses on capturing a supermajority of the empty playfield to clear each level.

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 (Q1953575) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (c64/qix) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (gb/qix) · last updated 2026-10-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/qix) · last updated 2026-09-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/qix) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (5197) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (qix) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`qix`
Title at ADB	Qix (Rev 2)
Manufacturer	Taito America
Year	1981
Genre	Puzzle / Outline
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Taito America); 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 2026-10-02 16:27 UTC · filled here: platform

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

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Taito · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (17): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only. REG-Vault page

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

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Taito · internal use only.

Image: Joho345, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Qix Arcade.jpg”)