Super Qix - Videogame by Taito

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Super Qix

Name: Super Qix
Developer: Taito

Year: 1987
Type: Videogame

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Puzzle
Monitor:

Orientation: Vertical
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: JAMMA
Settings: Super Qix Dipswitch Settings

Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right)
Buttons: 1 [Draw]

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Cabinet Styles:

Upright/Standard
Cocktail

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Super Qix PCB Image

Super Qix Description

The object is to uncover a background image by drawing rectangles with your cursor. You must avoid several enemies on the screen while doing this. Bonus points are awarded for uncovering a larger portion of the image than the minimum.

Super Qix was produced by Taito in 1987.

Taito released 487 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967.

Other machines made by Taito during the time period Super Qix was produced include Arkanoid - Revenge Of Doh, Double Dragon, Dr. Toppel Tankentai, Flying Shark, Hishou Same, Bobble Bobble, Battle Lane Vol. 5, Daikaiju No Gyakushu - Giant Monster Counterattack, Arkanoid, and Alcon.

Super Qix - KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 2.45 (1 vote)

Personal Impressions Score: 2.25

     Overall 'Like': 2.00
     Fun (Solo): 3.00
     Collector Desire: 3.00

Technical Impressions Score: 2.67

     Gameplay: 3.00
     Graphics: 3.00
     Originality: 3.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, "Like" carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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Cabinet Style Weights and Measures

Type
Upright/Standard
Cocktail

Game Play

Obviously, this game is a sequel to Qix. The gameplay is identical, it just has better graphics. The 'bad guy' looks like a Gremlin from the movie rather than lines like in the original. You also have power-ups that appear when you complete a square such as faster speed, a one-time shield against hitting a bad guy, warp to the next level, etc. You can also collect letters that may appear instead if the power up, and if you spell a word you get bonus points. I also received a free credit once for completing 98 percent of the level.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Super Qix Census

There are 12,133 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,623 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 163,035 machines (6,848 unique titles).

Very Common - There are approximately 56 known instances of this machine presumably owned by our current and past members. More are likely owned by non-members. 23 of these machines are owned by our active Super Qix collectors. And of these, 2 are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 21 are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with a Super Qix machine for sale. There are 3 active VAPS members with extra Super Qix circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Super Qix circuit board set.

At any given time, our active members are listing on VAPS on average of 4,400 games they are looking for, and 3,600 games for sale.

This game ranks a 22 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are NOT necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Technical

The game board is very compact and it does not have any identifying marks on the board, which is unusual for Taito. There are no proprietary ICs except for the EPROMs nor are there any empty sockets.

Legacy

Qix (1981)
Super Qix (1987)
Twin Qix (1995)

Manuals

Misc. pinout and DIP switch settings 7 Pages, 620 kB File.

Video Clips

Super quix shortplay by Ivan Paduano

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Additional References
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The Arcade Flyer Archive (TAFA): Super Qix Flyer #1084

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