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, 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.

History

Xonox, based in Minnesota, started developing Atari cartridges during the height of the 2600's popularity. 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. 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

Standard cartridges

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Chuck Norris Superkicks ''Chuck Norris Superkicks'' is a video game produced by Xonox in 1984. It was later sold as ''Kung Fu Superkicks'' when the license for the use of the name Chuck Norris expired. The game was produced for the Commodore 64, VIC-20, Atari 2600, and ...

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'' *'' Robin Hood'' *'' Sir Lancelot'' *'' Spike's Peak'' *'' Tomarc The Barbarian''

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'' *''Motocross Racer/Tomarc the Barbarian''

ColecoVision

Standard cartridges

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'' *'' It's Only Rock n' Roll'' *''

'' *'' Robin Hood'' *'' Sir Lancelot'' * '' Slurpy'' * '' Tomarc the Barbarian'' * ''

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Double-enders

*''Artillery Duel/Chuck Norris Superkicks'' *''Motocross Racer/Tomarc the Barbarian'' *''Robin Hood/Sir Lancelot''

Commodore 64

*''Artillery Duel'' *''Chuck Norris Superkicks'' *''Ghost Manor'' *''Motocross Racer'' *''Robin Hood'' *''Sir Lancelot'' *''Spike's Peak'' *''Tomarc the Barbarian''

References

Companies based in Minnesota Defunct video game companies of the United States Atari 2600 {{US-videogame-company-stub