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 ====== Qix ====== ====== Qix ======
  
-In //Qix// the goal is to claim a percentage of the //playfield// by drawing lines that divide it. The player is vulnerable to contact in the act of drawing a new line---not just their avatar, but line they're currently drawing, too.+In //Qix// the goal is to claim a percentage of the //playfield// by [[drawing|drawing]] lines that divide it. The player is vulnerable to contact in the act of drawing a new line---not just their avatar, but line they're currently drawing, too.
  
 [[yt>4g5AS3Y7AtA|Example play on Youtube]] [[yt>4g5AS3Y7AtA|Example play on Youtube]]
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 ===== History ===== ===== History =====
  
-//Qix// was created in 1981 by [[person:randy_pfeiffer|Randy]] and [[person:sandy_pfeiffer|Sandy Pfeiffer]], and was the first game entirely produced by [[organisation:Taito]] America.+//Qix// was created in 1981 by Randy and Sandy Pfeiffer, and was the first game entirely produced by [[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. 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.
  
 ==== Hardware ==== ==== Hardware ====
 The //Qix// hardware was later used by 5 other games: The //Qix// hardware was later used by 5 other games:
-  * //[[form:videogame:electric_yo-yo|Electric Yo-yo]]// (1982) +  * //Electric Yo-yo// (1982) 
-  * //[[form:videogame:kram]]// (1982) +  * //Kram// (1982) 
-  * //[[form:videogame:space_dungeon|Space Dungeon]]// (1982) +  * //Space Dungeon// (1982) 
-  * //[[form:videogame:qix_ii|Qix II]]// (1982) +  * //[[Qix II]]// (1982) 
-  * //[[form:videogame:zoo_keeper|Zoo Keeper]]// (1983)+  * //Zoo Keeper// (1983)
  
 ==== Ports ==== ==== Ports ====
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   * Nokia N-Gage   * Nokia N-Gage
   * Arcade Legends: Space Invaders TV Game   * Arcade Legends: Space Invaders TV Game
-  * Playstation 2 (within //[[taito_compilations#Taito Memories 2 Gekan|Taito Memories Vol. 2: Gekan]]// & //[[taito_compilations#Taito Legends 2]]//)+  * Playstation 2 (within //[[taito_compilations#タイトーメモリーズⅡ 下巻 (Taito Memories 2 Gekan)]]// & //[[taito_compilations#Taito Legends 2]]//)
   * XBox (within //[[taito_compilations#Taito Legends 2]]//)   * XBox (within //[[taito_compilations#Taito Legends 2]]//)
   * PC (within //[[taito_compilations#Taito Legends 2]]//)   * PC (within //[[taito_compilations#Taito Legends 2]]//)
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 ===== Gallery ===== ===== Gallery =====
-| {{:media:images:videogame:qix_01.png}} | {{:media:images:videogame:qix_02.png}} | {{:media:images:videogame:qix_03.png}} | +| {{media:image:videogame:qix:qix_01.png}} | {{media:image:videogame:qix:qix_02.png}} | {{media:image:videogame:qix:qix_03.png}} | 
-| {{:media:images:videogame:qix_04.png}} | {{:media:images:videogame:qix_05.png}} | {{:media:images:videogame:qix_06.png}} |+| {{media:image:videogame:qix:qix_04.png}} | {{media:image:videogame:qix:qix_05.png}} | {{media:image:videogame:qix:qix_06.png}} |
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
   * [[qixote]].   * [[qixote]].
   * [[http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=qix&page=detail&id=2096|Qix]] on Arcade-History.   * [[http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=qix&page=detail&id=2096|Qix]] on Arcade-History.
 +  * [[drawing]]
 +
 +{{tag>Arcade drawing videogame Taito USA image-gallery qixote}}
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