Qix NES

Based on the 1981 Taito coin-op of the same name, Qix, as the storyline goes in the NES version of the game, has you trying to eliminate a mysterious virus from your computer. Just like in the arcade game, you control a marker, and it is your job to fill in the (initially blank) screen with boxes, rectangles, and any other shape that can be made by drawing straight line segments. As you draw, you must not let a Qix (a fan-shaped computer virus) or a Spritz touch your marker or your Stix. A Stix is any line of a square or other shape you are drawing prior to its becoming a filled-in section of the screen. If you stop moving while in the middle of drawing a Stix, a Fuse will burn up your Stix and try to destroy your marker.

In addition to avoiding the Spritz and the Qix, you must also avoid creating a Spiral Deathtrap, which, as the name suggests, happens when you draw yourself into a spiral shape from which you cannot return. Also, you must not let your marker collide with a Sparx. A level is complete only after you have filled in a certain percentage of the screen. You can draw quickly or slowly: drawing slowly nets you more points for filling in sections of the screen, but drawing quickly gives you the advantage when trying to avoid enemies.

Qix, which is also available for the Atari 5200 and the Nintendo Game Boy, has a graphically simplistic playfield, comprised mostly of blocky, texture-filled 2D shapes. The enemies consist of simple lines and sprites.

Controls: Gamepad/Joystick

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YOUR MIND IS YOUR ONLY WEAPONW
Get your kicks from QIX? the original brain-
twisting arcade hit now available for your
Nintendo Entertainment System.
QIX is one of the quirkiest adversaries
you'll ever encounter. It thrives on finding
new and outrageous ways to perplex, vex and
manipulate your mind.
Your Best Defense
is a Menta10ffense
QIX appears as a whirling multi-colored helix
that lives in the depths of your system
relentlessly seeking to wear down your mental
defenses.
The only way to neutralize QIX is by
containing it. But you'll have to think fast.
And act even faster. QIX will use its mutant
offspring Sparxwand Spritz TM to squelch any
attempt to stop it.
Capture QIX. Or suffer the ultimate
mental anguish. Total Breakdown!
Just remember, your mind is your only
weapon.
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