Ixion (Atari 8-bit family)

Ixion
Developers: Sega Electronics, U.S. Gold Platform: Atari 8-bit family This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden developer credits. This game has debugging material.

This game was never completed and/or given a public release. As a result of this, keep in mind that the developers might have used or deleted some of the content featured here, had the game actually been released.

An Atari 8-bit port of the unreleased arcade game Ixion was in development, but got scrapped around the same time as its basis. At some point in 1985, U.S. Gold acquired the port and tried to finish and release it, but this also got canned.

Two prototypes (one each from the Sega and U.S. Gold eras) have been found and released. This page covers the latter build.

Hidden Messages

Three hidden messages can be seen by typing specific sentences on the title screen, all of which replace the copyright text.

Typing who programmed this game? will show the message "PROGRAMMED BY FRED MACK".

Typing who does fred mack love? will display the message "♥♥ FRED MACK LOVES COLLEEN LORENZ ♥♥".

Typing please make me indestructible. will show the message "YOU ARE NOW INDESTRUCTIBLE" and make the player's turret invincible.

(Source: Digital Press (Fred Mack, John E., Frantisek Houra)