Xybots
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| Developer(s) | Atari Games |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Games |
| Designer(s) | Ed Logg |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Atari Lynx, ZX Spectrum |
| Release date | Worldwide, 1987, 1991 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Two player |
| Media | ROM, cartridge, DVD |
| Input methods | 8-way joystick, 2 buttons |
| Cabinet | upright |
| CPU | Motorola 68000 @ 7.15909 MHz, MOS Technology 6502 @ 1.7895 MHz |
| Sound | Yamaha YM2151 @ 3.579 MHz |
| Display | Raster, horizontal orientation, 336 x 240 pixels, 1024 colors, 60 Hz refresh rate |
Xybots was developed by Atari Games in 1987 as an arcade video game, then later released on other platforms. In Xybots, the players (1st player as Major Rock Hardy while 2nd player as Captain Ace Gunn) must travel through a 3D maze and fight against a series of robots known as the Xybots whose mission is to destroy all humankind.
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[edit] Platform Information
[edit] Arcade
Released Worldwide 1987
- Game Designer: Ed Logg
- Programmers: Ed Logg and Bob Flanngan
- Engineer: Doug Snyder
- Technician: Cris Drobny
- Animators: Sam Comstock and Mark Nest
- Audio Designers: Earl Vickers, Hal Canon, Brad Fuller
[edit] Ports
- Commodore 64
- Amstrad
- ZX Spectrum
- Atari ST
- Commodore Amiga
- Atari Lynx - Europe Release, by Tengen, 1991
- GameCube / Xbox / Playstation 2 - Midway Arcade Treasures 2, by Midway, 2004
[edit] Planned Versions
These versions of Xybots were in development, but were ultimately never released[citation needed].
- Sega Genesis
- Nintendo Entertainment System
[edit] External links
- Atari Lynx - Atari Age
- Xybots hardware info at MAWS
- Review from Games Machine magazine, February 1988 - Solvalou.com
- Xybots Review - Atari Times
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