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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video game publishing |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Products | Double-Ender |
| Parent | K-tel Software Inc. |
Xonox, a division ofK-tel Software, was an American third-party manufacturer of cartridges for theAtari 2600,ColecoVision,Commodore 64, andVIC-20 in the early 1980s. Xonox was one of many small video game companies to fold during theVideo Game Crash of 1983.
Xonox, based inMinnesota, started developing Ataricartridges during the height of the 2600's popularity.[1] 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.[2] 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.
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