Author: metatron

We have moved!

Post author By metatron
Post date November 30, 2024

On November 29th 2024 we opened in our new location at 67 Watts Ave in Charlottetown. The new place is only 3 minutes down the road from our original location.

In The Arcade

Taito Qix (1981)

Post author By metatron
Post date June 27, 2024

Controls consist of a four-direction joystick and two buttons: “Slow Draw” and “Fast Draw”.

The player controls a diamond-shaped marker that initially moves along the edges of the playfield. Holding down one of the draw buttons allows the marker to draw a line (Stix) in unclaimed territory in an attempt to create a closed shape. Once an area is captured, it is filled with color and points are awarded based on the area claimed and drawing speed. Areas captured entirely with Slow Draw (orange-red in the screenshot) are worth double. The titular Qix is a colorful geometric figure in constant and random motion. The Qix will not actively seek out the marker, and it will not harm the marker if it collides with it while the marker is traversing the edge of the playfield or of any captured area. However, if the Qix collides with the marker as it is drawing a Stix before a new area is captured (or it touches the exposed Stix), one life is lost.

In The Arcade