#xonox

flag id: six flags with 5 stripes. the top left flag's stripes are dark red-brown, copper brown, dull light pink, dark yellow-green, and very dark teal. the top middle flag's stripes are dark red-brown, copper brown, dull light blue, dark yellow-green, and very dark teal. the top right flag's stripes are dark red-brown, copper brown, dull light purple, dark yellow-green, and very dark teal.

the bottom left flag's stripes are dark red-brown, copper brown, dull light green, dark yellow-green, and very dark teal. the bottom middle flag's stripes are dark red-brown, copper brown, light grey, dark yellow-green, and very dark teal. the bottom right flag's stripes are dark red-brown, copper brown, dull light red-orange, dark yellow-green, and very dark teal. end id.

banner id: a 1500x150 teal banner with the words ‘please read my dni before interacting’ in large white text in the center. end id.

xeamel | xaimel | xaemel neumel | xomel | xeuxel

anon asked for xeamel and xaimel flags and i figured i'd do flags for a few more of the terms in this post! all flags are based on the xeumel flag.

Xonox released a number of double-ender 2600 cartridges around the video game crash. Many of them (Artillery Duel among them) were duds, but I really really like Ghost Manor, released in 1983. It’s also one of the rare early console horror games, alongside notables like Haunted House, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, and iMagic’s Dracula.

The premise is simple: you must rescue your pal (selectable via the colour/b&w switch), imprisoned in Castle Dracula. The first level requires you to gain points from interacting with a friendly ghost, whereas in level two, you use a spear to kill off ghost, goblins, and an axe-wielding mummy in order to get into the castle. You have a limited number of spears — precision is required. There are five levels overall.

And yes, this game has an ending — a rarity for the 2600. It’s an overall short game, with an hourglass setting a time limit. I found the second level tough, and it’s as far as I got for now. It’s also pretty easy to die, leading to a rather sombre reunion on the final screen:

You’re in for some Double Trouble from Xonox. What a bizarre name for a company.