Difference between revisions of "Ultimate Qix"

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Ultimate Qix

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Taito (JP)

Taito America (US)

Developer: I.T.L

Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)

Original system(s): Taito 68000

Developer(s) of original games: Taito

Sound driver: SMPS Z80

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-01-25^[1]	¥4,9004,900	T-11103
US	1991-07^[2]		11046
US ▼ (Sega Channel)	1994-06-01^[3]	SUBsub
BR	199x

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Arcade Atari ST Commodore 64 FM Towns IBM PC PC Engine

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Volfied (ヴォルフィード) is an update to the arcade game Qix, and was released by Taito in 1989 in arcades. It was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991, with the American release renaming it Ultimate Qix. The idea is to corner off 80% of the screen while avoiding obstacles.

The Mega Drive version of the game was not released in Europe.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English (US)	Ultimate Qix	Ultimate Qix
Japanese	ヴォルフィード	Volfied

Production credits

The game does not attribute names to individual roles; the credits roll is merely a flat list of names.

H.Ichisumi, K.Yoshioka, Y.Sugihara
Y.Takasu, Shaman
K.Asakura, H.Yamamoto, Tomo
K.Oomori, H.Sawai, T.Kasuya
K.Hiza

Taito Corporation 1990

Source:

In-game credits^[5]

Magazine articles

Main article: Ultimate Qix/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Ultimate Qix/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[6]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

65

^[7]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[8]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

80

^[9]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[10]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

72

^[11]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-J

72

^[12]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[13]

Power Play (DE)

72

^[14]

Raze (UK)

NTSC-J

64

^[15]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

75

^[16]

Sega Pro (UK)

80

^[17]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

55

^[18]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[19]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

70

^[20]

User (GR)

58

^[21]

	68
Based on 16 reviews

Ultimate Qix

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Ultimate Qix/Technical information.

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Volfied

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/gp92-ELuaus/m/6ESzll-rMn4J
↑ Sega Channel schedule (US; 1994-06-01)
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERwuwZK9YM (Ghostarchive)
↑ File:Ultimate Qix MD credits.pdf
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 253
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Juni 1991" (DE; 1991-05-31), page 120
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 30
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 20
↑ Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 40
↑ Joystick, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 126
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 83
↑ Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 136
↑ Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 60
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 213
↑ User, "Ioúlios-Ávgoustos 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 88

Ultimate Qix
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Promotional material \| Region coding \| Technical information No results

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200702232146.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware_l.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)

[https:.2F.2Fgroups.google.com.2Fg.2Frec.games.video.2Fc.2Fgp92-ELuaus.2Fm.2F6ESzll-rMn4J-2] ttps://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/gp92-ELuaus/m/6ESzll-rMn4J

[Sega_Channel_schedule_.28US.3B_1994-06-01.29-3] Sega Channel schedule (US; 1994-06-01)

[https:.2F.2Fghostarchive.org.2Fvarchive.2FMERwuwZK9YM-4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERwuwZK9YM (Ghostarchive)

[:File:Ultimate_Qix_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Ultimate Qix MD credits.pdf

[6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 253

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-06.pdf_p120-7] Aktueller Software Markt, "Juni 1991" (DE; 1991-05-31), page 120

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-02.pdf_p30-8] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 30

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p20-9] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 20

[10] Hippon Super, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-07), page 40

[:File:Joystick_FR_014.pdf_p126-11] Joystick, "Mars 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 126

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p95-12] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-04.pdf_p83-13] Mega Drive Fan, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 83

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-04.pdf_p136-14] Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 136

[:File:Raze_UK_09.pdf_p60-15] Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 60

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p55-16] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p31-17] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p68-18] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-19] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[20] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 213

[:File:User_GR_16.pdf_p88-21] User, "Ioúlios-Ávgoustos 1991" (GR; 1991-0x-xx), page 88

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+{{sub-stub}}'''''Volfied''''' (ヴォルフィード) is an update to the arcade game ''Qix'', and was released by [[Taito]] in 1989 in arcades. It was ported to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1991, with the American release renaming it '''''Ultimate Qix'''''. The idea is to corner off 80% of the screen while avoiding obstacles.
-'''''Volfied''''' (ヴォルフィード) is an update to the arcade game ''Qix'', and was released by [[Taito]] in 1989 in arcades. It was ported to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1991, with the American release renaming it '''''Ultimate Qix'''''. The idea is to corner off 80% of the screen while avoiding obstacles.
 The Mega Drive version of the game was not released in Europe.
-==Production Credits==
+==Versions==
-Note: The game does not attribute names to individual roles; the credits roll is merely a flat list of names.
+===Localised names===
+{{aka
+|us_name=Ultimate Qix
+|jp_name=ヴォルフィード
+|jp_trans=Volfied
+|jp_rom=
+}}
+==Production credits==
+The game does not attribute names to individual roles; the credits roll is merely a flat list of names.
+{{creditstable|
+*H.Ichisumi, K.Yoshioka, Y.Sugihara
+*Y.Takasu, Shaman
+*[[Katsuhiko Asakura|K.Asakura]], H.Yamamoto, Tomo
+*K.Oomori, H.Sawai, T.Kasuya
+*[[Kenichi Hiza|K.Hiza]]
+:'''[[Taito|Taito Corporation]] 1990'''
+| source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Ultimate Qix MD credits.pdf
+| console=MD
+}}
-'''Staff:'''
+==Magazine articles==
-* H.Ichisumi, K.Yoshioka, Y.Sugihara
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
-* Y.Takasu, Shaman
-* [[Katsuhiko Asakura|K.Asakura]], H.Yamamoto, Tomo
-* K.Oomori, H.Sawai, T.Kasuya
-* [[Kenichi Hiza|K.Hiza]]
-* [[Taito|Taito Corporation]] 1990
-==Promotional Material==
+==Promotional material==
-<gallery>
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Promotional material}}
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-</gallery>
 ==Physical scans==
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-| segapro=80
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-}}{{Scanbox
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 | region=JP
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+| cart=UltimateQix MD US Cart.jpg
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
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 | cart=UltimateQix MD BR Cart.jpg
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+==Technical information==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
+==References==
+{{NECRetro|title=Volfied|italics=yes}}
+<references/>
 {{clear}}
-{{NECRetro|title=Volfied|italics=yes}}
+{{UltimateQixOmni}}
 [[Category:Sega Channel games]]

Difference between revisions of "Ultimate Qix"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 22:54, 20 November 2024

Contents

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References