stickofjoy
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I'm a big fan of QIX. Sorry, let me rephrase that, I'm a BIG fan of QIX.
I managed to track down the author of the game, who now runs a business creating CAD software for model railway enthusiasts, and asked him some questions about the game. I'll outline a few facts here:
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I managed to track down the author of the game, who now runs a business creating CAD software for model railway enthusiasts, and asked him some questions about the game. I'll outline a few facts here:
- He created the bad-guy, or QIX movement as a simple programming demo
- His wife suggested making a game out of it, "sort of like video-game etch-a-sketch"
- Their Eureka moment came in the jacuzzi with a bittle of vintage champagne
- The game is credited to the programmer and his wife
- Being a pretty successful silicon valley programmer, he did so for Taito USA
- QIX was one of only a few games made by the US division of Taito
- The game was named after his car number plate at the time:
- "JUS 4 QIX" B)