Xonox

Xonox, a division of K-tel Software, was an American third-party manufacturer of cartridges for the Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, and VIC-20 in the early 1980s. Xonox was one of many small video game companies to fold during the Video Game Crash of 1983.

Xonox
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo game publishing
Founded1983
FateDissolved
ProductsDouble-Ender
ParentK-tel Software Inc.

History

Xonox, based in Minnesota, started developing Atari cartridges during the height of the 2600's popularity.[1] Xonox capitalized on the novelty and perceived value of "double-ender" cartridges. These could be inserted into the console on one of the two ends, each end offering a different game. Different double-ender configurations could package the same game with different counterparts. Xonox was not the first company to try this; Playaround did it earlier with their adult-themed titles.[2] Xonox eventually abandoned this idea and began releasing single versions of some of the titles previously offered as double-enders as well as a few new titles.

Games released

Atari 2600
Xonox double-ender cartridge
Xonox "double-ender" cartridge (top row, middle) compared to single title cartridges
Inside view of a Xonox "double-ender" cartridge

Standard cartridges

Double-enders
  • Artillery Duel/Chuck Norris Superkicks
  • Artillery Duel/Ghost Manor
  • Artillery Duel/Spike's Peak
  • Chuck Norris Superkicks/Ghost Manor
  • Chuck Norris Superkicks/Spike's Peak
  • Ghost Manor/Spike's Peak
  • Robin Hood/Sir Lancelot[3]
  • Motocross Racer/Tomarc the Barbarian

Standard cartridges

Double-enders
  • Artillery Duel/Chuck Norris Superkicks
  • Motocross Racer/Tomarc the Barbarian
  • Robin Hood/Sir Lancelot

Commodore Vic-20
  • Artillery Duel
  • Chuck Norris Superkicks
  • Ghost Manor
  • Motocross Racer
  • Robin Hood
  • Sir Lancelot
  • Spike's Peak
  • Tomarc the Barbarian

References
  1. Buchanan, Levi (August 27, 2008). "Xonox and the Double-Enders". IGN. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  2. Yarusso, Albert. "Companies - Xonox". AtariAge. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  3. "Atari 2600 - Xonox - Double Ender Label Variation". AtariAge. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
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