Feedback request on 'Just 4 Qix' Column

[Michael Thomasson]

Hello,

I wrote the coin-op history 'Just 4 Qix' column, and was curious how those that have read the column feel about the column. Please feel free to ofer suggestions and feedback.

Thanks,
Michael

[slownerveaction]

I haven't gotten issue #2 yet, but I liked your column in issue #1 very much. You've got a good mix of personal commentary and history. I think that sort of style connects well with readers.

A few things I did note:

1. While Volfied is definitely a very Qix-ish game from Taito, it's technically not part of the Qix series. Of course, when Volfied has come to America (Ultimate Qix on the Genesis and Qix Neo on the PS1), it's been renamed Qix -- probably to capitalize on the name recognition.

2. Correct me if I'm wrong, but every source I've come across says that Twin Qix was never released commercially. One prototype was dumped and emulated in MAME (an easy job since it runs on the common Taito F3 hardware).

Those are minor quibbles, and I only mention them because I can be quite anal about game history. Other than that, I thought it was one of the highlights of issue #1. Just ask Jaysen -- I specifically praised it when I talked with him about issue #1.