Taito

Qix

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
1981

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game

Players by platform

  • Game Boy*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*
  • Atari 5200*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*
  • Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*
  • Atari Lynx*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*

Localized titles

  • Qix

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Taito
  • Atari*
  • Knight Technologies*
  • Minakuchi Engineering*
  • Novotrade*
  • Novotrade International*

Publishers

  • Taito
  • Telegames*
  • Atari*
  • Nintendo*

Release history

  • 1981-12-31
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 1990-04-13
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 1991-01
    Date precision
    Month
    Market
    North America
  • 1990-05 · Game Boy · Europe*
    Release date
    1990-05*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Game Boy*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 1992 · Atari Lynx · Europe*
    Release date
    1992*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari Lynx*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 1991-01 · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA*
    Release date
    1991-01*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1990-05 · Game Boy · USA*
    Release date
    1990-05*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Game Boy*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1982 · Atari 5200 · USA*
    Release date
    1982*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 5200*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1990-05 · Game Boy · Japan*
    Release date
    1990-05*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Platform
    Game Boy*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 1992 · Atari Lynx · USA*
    Release date
    1992*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari Lynx*
    Market
    USA*
  • 1991-01-01 · Nintendo Entertainment System*
    Release date
    1991-01-01*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo Entertainment System*
  • 1991 · Atari Lynx*
    Release date
    1991*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari Lynx*
  • 1990-04-13 · Game Boy*
    Release date
    1990-04-13*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Game Boy*
  • 1982 · Atari 5200*
    Release date
    1982*
    Date precision
    Year only*
    Platform
    Atari 5200*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 42 fields
Release region · Game Boy
USA*
Release region · Atari Lynx
Europe*
Release region · Game Boy
Europe*
Release region · Atari Lynx
USA*
Release region · Game Boy
Japan*
Release region · Nintendo Entertainment System
USA*
Release region · Atari 5200
USA*
Release date · Game Boy · Europe
1990-05*
Release date · Atari 5200 · USA
1982*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
1991-01*
Release date · Game Boy · USA
1990-05*
Release date · Atari Lynx · Europe
1992*
Release date · Atari Lynx · USA
1992*
Release date · Game Boy · Japan
1990-05*
Developers · Atari Lynx · Europe
Knight Technologies*
Developers · Game Boy · Europe
Minakuchi Engineering*
Developers · Game Boy · Japan
Minakuchi Engineering*
Developers · Game Boy · USA
Minakuchi Engineering*
Developers · Atari 5200 · USA
Atari*
Developers · Atari Lynx · USA
Knight Technologies*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Novotrade*
Genres and style · Game Boy
Miscellaneous,Puzzle,General*
Genres and style · Nintendo Entertainment System
Miscellaneous,Puzzle,Action*
Genres and style · Atari 5200
Miscellaneous,Puzzle,Action*
Genres and style · Atari Lynx
Miscellaneous,Puzzle,Action*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Platform
Atari Lynx*
Platform
Atari 5200*
Platform
Game Boy*
Release date · Game Boy · Europe
1990-05 · Game Boy · Europe
Release date
1990-05*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Game Boy*
Market
Europe*
Release date · Atari Lynx · Europe
1992 · Atari Lynx · Europe
Release date
1992*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari Lynx*
Market
Europe*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
1991-01 · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Release date
1991-01*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Market
USA*
Release date · Game Boy · USA
1990-05 · Game Boy · USA
Release date
1990-05*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Game Boy*
Market
USA*
Release date · Atari 5200 · USA
1982 · Atari 5200 · USA
Release date
1982*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 5200*
Market
USA*
Release date · Game Boy · Japan
1990-05 · Game Boy · Japan
Release date
1990-05*
Date precision
month*
Platform
Game Boy*
Market
Japan*
Release date · Atari Lynx · USA
1992 · Atari Lynx · USA
Release date
1992*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari Lynx*
Market
USA*
Developers · Atari 5200 · USA
Atari
Atari*
Developers · Atari Lynx · Europe
Knight Technologies
Knight Technologies*
Developers · Game Boy · Europe
Minakuchi Engineering
Minakuchi Engineering*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System · USA
Novotrade
Novotrade*
Genres and style · Atari 5200
puzzle video game
puzzle video game*
action game
action game*
Genres and style · Game Boy
puzzle video game
puzzle video game*
Specifications 2 · 24 fields
Developers · Atari 5200
Atari
Atari*
Developers · Nintendo Entertainment System
Novotrade International
Novotrade International*
Developers · Game Boy
Minakuchi Engineering
Minakuchi Engineering*
Developers · Atari Lynx
Knight Technologies
Knight Technologies*
Genres · Atari Lynx
action game
action game*
puzzle video game
puzzle video game*
Genres · Nintendo Entertainment System
action game
action game*
puzzle video game
puzzle video game*
Genres · Atari 5200
action game
action game*
Genres · Game Boy
action game
action game*
puzzle video game
puzzle video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Game Boy
Game Boy
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Atari 5200
Atari 5200
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Atari Lynx
Atari Lynx
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Platform
Atari Lynx
Atari Lynx*
Platform
Atari 5200
Atari 5200*
Platform
Game Boy
Game Boy*
Publishers · Atari Lynx
Telegames
Telegames*
Publishers · Atari 5200
Atari
Atari*
Publishers · Nintendo Entertainment System
Taito
Taito*
Publishers · Game Boy
Nintendo
Nintendo*
Release date · Nintendo Entertainment System
1991-01-01 · Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date
1991-01-01*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo Entertainment System*
Release date · Game Boy
1990-04-13 · Game Boy
Release date
1990-04-13*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Game Boy*
Release year · Atari Lynx
1991 · Atari Lynx
Release date
1991*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari Lynx*
Release year · Atari 5200
1982 · Atari 5200
Release date
1982*
Date precision
year*
Platform
Atari 5200*

* Provisional data