Xonox, a division of K-tel Software, was an American third-party manufacturer of cartridges for the Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, and VIC-20 in the early 1980s. Xonox was one of many small video game companies to fold during the Video Game Crash of 1983.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video game publishing |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Products | Double-Ender |
| Parent | K-tel Software Inc. |
History
editXonox, based in Minnesota, started developing Atari cartridges during the height of the 2600's popularity.[1] Xonox capitalized on the novelty and perceived value of "double-ender" cartridges. These could be inserted into the console on one of the two ends, each end offering a different game. Different double-ender configurations could package the same game with different counterparts. Xonox was not the first company to try this; Playaround did it earlier with their adult-themed titles.[2] Xonox eventually abandoned this idea and began releasing single versions of some of the titles previously offered as double-enders as well as a few new titles.
Games released
editAtari 2600
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Standard cartridges
edit- Artillery Duel
- Chuck Norris Superkicks
- Ghost Manor
- Motocross Racer
- Robin Hood
- Sir Lancelot
- Spike's Peak
- Tomarc The Barbarian
Double-enders
edit- Artillery Duel/Chuck Norris Superkicks
- Artillery Duel/Ghost Manor
- Artillery Duel/Spike's Peak
- Chuck Norris Superkicks/Ghost Manor
- Chuck Norris Superkicks/Spike's Peak
- Ghost Manor/Spike's Peak
- Robin Hood/Sir Lancelot[3]
- Motocross Racer/Tomarc the Barbarian
ColecoVision
editStandard cartridges
edit- Artillery Duel
- Chuck Norris Superkicks
- It's Only Rock n' Roll
- Motocross Racer
- Robin Hood
- Sir Lancelot
- Slurpy
- Tomarc the Barbarian
- Word Feud
Double-enders
edit- Artillery Duel/Chuck Norris Superkicks
- Motocross Racer/Tomarc the Barbarian
- Robin Hood/Sir Lancelot
Commodore Vic-20
edit- Artillery Duel
- Chuck Norris Superkicks
- Ghost Manor
- Motocross Racer
- Robin Hood
- Sir Lancelot
- Spike's Peak
- Tomarc the Barbarian
References
edit- ^ Buchanan, Levi (August 27, 2008). "Xonox and the Double-Enders". IGN. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ Yarusso, Albert. "Companies - Xonox". AtariAge. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Atari 2600 - Xonox - Double Ender Label Variation". AtariAge. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
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