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STYX, Game
STYX, Game

STYX, Game

physical object
Identifier
2017.7.14.2
Description
Game (Color Graphics) STYX. Styx was released in 1983 by Windmill Software. Styx is a clone of the arcade game Qix which came out in 1981. The player attempts to fill in the blank rectangular playing field while trying to avoid the Styx (Qix).
Related Term
Gaming Software (describes)
Emulation
Styx by Windmill Software (Internet Archive)

MS-DOS version of STYX running in-browser. Presumably similar to the Apple IIe version catalogued.

Controls
  • ARROW KEYS to move
  • SPACE to pause
  • F1 (hold) + ARROW KEYS to draw new line to create a new rectangle.
  • Don't go backwards and don't let the Styx hit an unfinished line.
Related people
Nicholas Kouwen (was donor of)
Tyler Savard (is documentarian of)