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Atari A to Z (Pete Davison) - 03/07/2022
Today I take on a classic Bitmap Brothers shoot 'em up... or the first level of it, anyway, because it's a lot harder than I remember! Let's Play! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeeqaIxe_oA
IntoTheVerticalBlank - 01/07/2022
The first and best of the Xenon series. Quite possibly the best Atari ST game of this type.
Simon Sunnyboy / Paradize - 01/11/2009
One of my alltime favourite shooters!
It's smooth, playable, has a superb soundtrack and the certain something!

A classic on ST!

Screenshots - Xenon

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Information - Xenon

GenreShoot'em Up! - Vertical ScrollingYear1991
LanguageMachine LanguagePublisher16 Blitz Tronix
ControlsJoystickDistributorVirgin Mastertronic
Players1, Demo, 2 (alt.)DeveloperBitmap Brothers
ResolutionLowLicensed from-
Programmer(s)

Kelly, Steve

CountryFrance Germany Italy United Kingdom
Graphic Artist(s)

Montgomery, Mike / Coleman, Mark

SoftwareEnglish
Game design

Kelly, Steve

Box / InstructionsEnglish, French, German, Italian
Musician(s)

Whittaker, David

LicenseCommercial
Sound FX

Whittaker, David

Serial
Cover Artist(s)ST TypeST, STe, TT / 0.5MB
MIDIVersion[Budget]
DumpMISSINGNumber of Disks? / ?
Protection

Additional Comments - Xenon

Other versions with the same title:


Melbourne House (United Kingdom)
Arcadia Software (USA)
Virgin Games (United Kingdom)
16 Blitz Plus (version [Budget]) ()

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Trivia - Xenon

Origins
Working title for the game was Kelly X


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Sound
If you locate the file SPEECH.DAT from the game disk, copy it to another disk, and change the suffix to PRG or TOS, you can launch the program and press keys from Q - T to play different speech samples from the game.


Xenon Trivia

Awards
Microcomputer Industry Awards: Best Sound 1988


Charts
Top UK ST charts position: 2 (5/1988)
Months on charts: 4 between 5/1988 - 8/1988


Book / Magazine Reviews - Xenon

 ST Action · May, 1988Rating: 85 % 

Xenon Atari review 

 ST Format · April, 1991Rating: 70% 

Xenon Atari review 

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