Great video. I'm the person who interviewed Randy and discovered the JUS4QIX licence plate story. You can read about that on my blog gingerbeardman - cheers!
Hey that's awesome! Thanks for checking out my video! I checked out your blog and I'm surprised no one else ever reached out to him about QIX. Even though I discovered it through other means, it's a favorite arcade game of mine.
@@SwooshxBear I know! It's crazy nobody had contacted him. I do wonder if a few years later they did for Taito Collection (this version of Volfied is cool).
A brief correction: I mistakenly mention that EGM listed Qix as number 100 in its top *NES* games list, but the list is actually top 100 games overall, so that's an even greater reason to check it out!
So glad to have found this today. I love this series! Especially Super Qix and Volfied. And yeah, I found it out about the series through EGM issue 100. Still have that issue. I want a resurgence of this series. I have the Genesis release of Ultimate Qix and PS1 Qix Neo both CIB. Just beat Ultimate a few days ago and it’s always hard. Underrated series.
I was introduced to the series with Ultimate Qix on Sega Channel. I could not for the life of think of the name or describe the game in a way that was searchable, but ended up finding it just looking through an online list of sega games with their covers.
Jezzball came in both the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4 and the Best Of Entertainment Pack. Those were not incuded in Win95, they were sold separately.
My introduction to Qix came in the form of a pornographic knockoff called Gals Panic that somehow ended up in the truck stop video arcade I often visited as a child. Instead of space landscapes or fantasy scenes, you uncovered pictures of a woman in various states of undress. I never got to any sort of R-rated content however because if you played poorly the woman would turn into a horrible nightmare fuel monster that would instantly scar the mind of any impressionable youth foolish enough to play a pornographic video game in a truck stop video arcade.
I learn about Qix (or more exactly, it’s gameplay) with the Fantasia series (the one with nude models on the background). Yep, I was like 10 years old, but aside from the explicit part of it, I really enjoyed the gameplay. Later I learned about Cacoma Knight and enjoy it a lot. Now, thanks to emulation, I can play every version of it… Even the XXX ones, lol.
Great video! some of the games you mention are new to me :D. I am developing a quix-volfied like game right now ^^ hope to reach and please the fans of the genre.
I have never heard of any of these successors. I only know of the original Qix. Although the arcade I played only had a goal of 60% completion to go to the next level-not 75%
Qix reminds me of a better version of Snake. I freaking love that game and still play it as well. But Qix is something else. I love how many different versions we got just from this game. I can see someone make a movie about this game or at least the concept. Just like what they did with Tron. Pong and Snake was big insperation for Tron. Which is awesome and the movie The Last Star Fighter is like a classic Atari Space Shooter. Which we had alot back then in the Atari era.
So which is better : Super Qix or Volfied? Also, looking at recent info from the Egret II Mini arcade site (where Qix and Volfied are included), it seems they pronounce Qix in Japan like "Quicks." Probably not the international standard pronunciation, especially considering what you mentioned as the name's origin.
The Game Boy version of Qix is cheaper because it was a big hit and it's therefore plentiful, that version became a million seller with 1.15 million units sold (published by Nintendo).
Such an underrated classic! You did miss one game in the series in your overview, though. Twin Qix on the Taito F3 arcade hardware released in 1995. It's a Vs style Qix game that capitalizes on the mid-90's Vs puzzle game fad. Twin Qix simplifies the mechanics even further for this release for faster, competitive play. The US and Japanese versions, while playing the same, look quite different. Worth checking out if you're a fan of the series. :)
Interesting overview. In response to your suggestion, you might find the Knight Fortix series to be amid the Qix like offerings which may have eluded your research.
And I'm here having searched for Qix, since I noticed from Gawr Gura gameplay that Bully has a Qix-inspired minigame. One thing I'm surprised of, is that there's no smutty mahjong -style bootleg Qix for the MSX system of computers. I would totally Kickstart a game like that now, though maybe the smut should be desexualized parody smut.
I would lean towards that as well, a lot of the same strategies of enemy avoidance, but also with a puzzle aspect to neatly fill in lines in real time.
Great video. I'm the person who interviewed Randy and discovered the JUS4QIX licence plate story. You can read about that on my blog gingerbeardman - cheers!
Hey that's awesome! Thanks for checking out my video! I checked out your blog and I'm surprised no one else ever reached out to him about QIX. Even though I discovered it through other means, it's a favorite arcade game of mine.
@@SwooshxBear I know! It's crazy nobody had contacted him. I do wonder if a few years later they did for Taito Collection (this version of Volfied is cool).
A brief correction: I mistakenly mention that EGM listed Qix as number 100 in its top *NES* games list, but the list is actually top 100 games overall, so that's an even greater reason to check it out!
One of my favourites as a child! Thanks for sharing!
I remember Qix in the arcades in the '80s, among others (my personal favorite was Tempest). Yep, I'm that old.
I really enjoy Tempest! I also got a kick out of Gyruss for having the similar "tube" direction format
The simplicity combined with the complexity of this game make it an absolute classic!!
I recently discovered this game and am loving it. Thanks for the work here.
Kaneko, who went on to make a series of sexy Qix clones in Gals Panic, actually developed Super Qix for Taito first.
Just the kind of video I was looking for! Thank you very much for this great video.
Very nice synopsis -- thank you!
So glad to have found this today. I love this series! Especially Super Qix and Volfied. And yeah, I found it out about the series through EGM issue 100. Still have that issue. I want a resurgence of this series. I have the Genesis release of Ultimate Qix and PS1 Qix Neo both CIB. Just beat Ultimate a few days ago and it’s always hard. Underrated series.
I love these videos, keep it up. Very very good.
I was introduced to the series with Ultimate Qix on Sega Channel. I could not for the life of think of the name or describe the game in a way that was searchable, but ended up finding it just looking through an online list of sega games with their covers.
Jezzball came in both the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4 and the Best Of Entertainment Pack. Those were not incuded in Win95, they were sold separately.
i like the Marble Madness theme in the background. Great job !
Thank you! I love Marble Madness but it gets way too hard lol
Hahahhhaa, you finally enabled me to find the name of that famous arcade game in my teens ( volfied) thanks 🐶
Glad I could help spread the word!
Played it once or twice back in 1982. The only computer game I ever enjoyed or wanted to play more than once.
Good quality/informative video man!!
Qix's arcade droning sound gives the feeling that you're up against some kind of electronic god. It's neat
I actually first got to play qix on the taito space invaders plug-in play and now I'm playing it on mame because it was a part of my childhood.
Qix Adventure for the Game Boy Color is worth mentioning.
It was only released in Europe but it's so much better than the original Game Boy release.
I mentioned it briefly at @11:38 , I need to spend more time with it for sure!
My introduction to Qix came in the form of a pornographic knockoff called Gals Panic that somehow ended up in the truck stop video arcade I often visited as a child. Instead of space landscapes or fantasy scenes, you uncovered pictures of a woman in various states of undress. I never got to any sort of R-rated content however because if you played poorly the woman would turn into a horrible nightmare fuel monster that would instantly scar the mind of any impressionable youth foolish enough to play a pornographic video game in a truck stop video arcade.
Must've been a decent knockoff seeing as Taito themselves published the game in Japan.
Maybe it was Gals Panic 3? With the yellow orange-ish beast with those soul staring eyes and bloody look?
Or were you mistaking it with Miss World ‘96?
@@MalamiteLtdkaneko developed Super Qix for Taito
Very cool video
Just found this qix was one of my top 3 fav game boy games
I've never heard of these games before and now I have. Great video, very educational :D
very cool
There was qix-like game pre-installed on Samsung flip phone, it was cool to play, you could kill enemies by painting area where they are flying
Glad I came across this. If you've got more stuff like this, I'll be sticking around.
I learn about Qix (or more exactly, it’s gameplay) with the Fantasia series (the one with nude models on the background). Yep, I was like 10 years old, but aside from the explicit part of it, I really enjoyed the gameplay. Later I learned about Cacoma Knight and enjoy it a lot.
Now, thanks to emulation, I can play every version of it… Even the XXX ones, lol.
Btw, there's a atari 2600 homebrew demo of Qix on YT now by Champ Games.. it's worth checking out, thanks.
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Great video! some of the games you mention are new to me :D. I am developing a quix-volfied like game right now ^^ hope to reach and please the fans of the genre.
@@freakymundo hey nice! Glad to see the genre still resonates with people
Volfied gang!
i'm here because super qix is one of my favorites
Y gals panic no entra en estos juegos categoricamente hablando?
The art class minigame in Bully is very similar to Qix as well
I have never heard of any of these successors. I only know of the original Qix. Although the arcade I played only had a goal of 60% completion to go to the next level-not 75%
Qix reminds me of a better version of Snake. I freaking love that game and still play it as well. But Qix is something else. I love how many different versions we got just from this game. I can see someone make a movie about this game or at least the concept. Just like what they did with Tron. Pong and Snake was big insperation for Tron. Which is awesome and the movie The Last Star Fighter is like a classic Atari Space Shooter. Which we had alot back then in the Atari era.
So which is better : Super Qix or Volfied?
Also, looking at recent info from the Egret II Mini arcade site (where Qix and Volfied are included), it seems they pronounce Qix in Japan like "Quicks." Probably not the international standard pronunciation, especially considering what you mentioned as the name's origin.
I honestly prefer Super Qix, but it's unfortunate that it doesn't have a home console release!
Había una versión de Nokia de esto (del celular de tapa) me lo pasé entero en su tiempo
De verdad había olvidado este pequeño clásico de dolor 😅
The Game Boy version of Qix is cheaper because it was a big hit and it's therefore plentiful, that version became a million seller with 1.15 million units sold (published by Nintendo).
Such an underrated classic! You did miss one game in the series in your overview, though. Twin Qix on the Taito F3 arcade hardware released in 1995. It's a Vs style Qix game that capitalizes on the mid-90's Vs puzzle game fad. Twin Qix simplifies the mechanics even further for this release for faster, competitive play. The US and Japanese versions, while playing the same, look quite different. Worth checking out if you're a fan of the series. :)
I will! I figured there had to be more out there.
I'm on an ultimate qix binge right now my thumb hurts lol
Interesting overview. In response to your suggestion, you might find the Knight Fortix series to be amid the Qix like offerings which may have eluded your research.
Never heard of it! Took a look and I definitely see the similarities, looks impressive. Thanks for the suggestion!
And I'm here having searched for Qix, since I noticed from Gawr Gura gameplay that Bully has a Qix-inspired minigame.
One thing I'm surprised of, is that there's no smutty mahjong -style bootleg Qix for the MSX system of computers. I would totally Kickstart a game like that now, though maybe the smut should be desexualized parody smut.
@@sboinkthelegday3892 Oh man, I watched Gura play that for a bit and must have missed it, I'll need to check it out!
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Hi, I used to play Zolyx on C64 and it's a Qix clone.
I'll have what the GameDev is having.
What genre is Qix? I argue a shmup variant.
I would lean towards that as well, a lot of the same strategies of enemy avoidance, but also with a puzzle aspect to neatly fill in lines in real time.
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wtf is junputer - sanritsu? i cannot find any info on this game!