Xybots
| Xybots | |
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| Developer(s) | Atari Games |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Games |
| Designer(s) | Ed Logg |
| Composer(s) | Hal Canon Brad Fuller Earl Vickers |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Atari Lynx, ZX Spectrum |
| Release date(s) | Worldwide, 1987, 1991 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Two player |
| Distribution | ROM, cartridge, DVD |
| 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 is a 1987 arcade game by Atari Games. It was later ported to other platforms. In Xybots, the players must travel through a 3D maze and fight against a series of robots known as the Xybots whose mission is to destroy all mankind. The first player is "Major Rock Hardy" while the second player is "Captain Ace Gunn", but their abilities are virtually identical other than movement speed.
Platform information
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
Ports
- MSX
- Commodore 64
- Amstrad
- ZX Spectrum
- Atari ST
- Commodore Amiga
- Atari Lynx U.S. release 1987 Xybots featured Box Art by Illustrator Marc Ericksen (above right) - Europe Release, by Tengen, 1991
- GameCube / Xbox / PlayStation 2 - Midway Arcade Treasures 2, by Midway, 2004
- PC/Windows - Midway Arcade Treasures, by Midway, 2004 and Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition, by Midway, 2006
- PSP - Midway Arcade Treasures Extended Play, 2005
- PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 - Midway Arcade Origins, 2012[1]
Planned versions
These versions of Xybots were in development, but were ultimately never released.
- Sega Genesis
- Nintendo Entertainment System
References
External links
- Xybots at the Killer List of Videogames
- Xybots at the Arcade History database
- Atari Lynx - Atari Age
- Review from Games Machine magazine, February 1988 - Solvalou.com
- Xybots Review - Atari Times