Xonox was an American third-party manufacturer of cartridges for the Atari 2600

Atari 2600

The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in...

, ColecoVision

ColecoVision

The ColecoVision is Coleco Industries' second generation home video game console which was released in August 1982. The ColecoVision offered arcade-quality graphics and gaming style, and the means to expand the system's basic hardware...

, Commodore 64

Commodore 64

The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...

 and Commodore VIC-20

Commodore VIC-20

The VIC-20 is an 8-bit home computer which was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer, the PET...

 in the early 1980s.

History

Xonox started developing Atari cartridges during the height of the 2600's popularity. They contributed many high quality games available for the early platforms. 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

Playaround

Playaround was formed from the ashes of Mystique, the first Atari 2600 adult videogame company. Playaround purchased the rights to Mystique's titles and released them as "double-enders" - extra-long cartridges that had a different game on each end...

 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.

Xonox was one of many small video game companies to fold during the Video Game Crash of 1983

Video game crash of 1983

The North American video game crash was a serious event that brought an abrupt end to what is considered the second generation of console video gaming in North America. Beginning in 1983, the crash almost destroyed the then-fledgling industry and led to the bankruptcy of several companies producing...

.

Standard cartridges

• Artillery Duel
  Artillery Duel
  Artillery Duel is a strategy game and artillery clone for home console and computer systems developed by Xonox. Artillery Duel was featured in a few double-ender configurations as well as in a single cartridge.-Gameplay:...
  
  
• Chuck Norris Superkicks
  Chuck Norris Superkicks
  Chuck Norris Superkicks, is a 1983 video game produced by Xonox where the player takes control of Chuck Norris himself. It was also sold as "Kung Fu Superkicks" when the license for the use of the name 'Chuck Norris' expired.- Gameplay:...
  
  
• Ghost Manor
  Ghost Manor
  -Overview:Ghost Manor is a horror video game that was released by Xonox in 1983 for the Atari 2600 and the Vic-20. It was generally packaged in a double ended cartridge along with one of three other games in an effort to appeal to budget conscious buyers who would purchase two games for the price...
  
  
• Motocross Racer
• 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 - The Joust

For the ColecoVision

ColecoVision

The ColecoVision is Coleco Industries' second generation home video game console which was released in August 1982. The ColecoVision offered arcade-quality graphics and gaming style, and the means to expand the system's basic hardware...

 

• Artillery Duel
  Artillery Duel
  Artillery Duel is a strategy game and artillery clone for home console and computer systems developed by Xonox. Artillery Duel was featured in a few double-ender configurations as well as in a single cartridge.-Gameplay:...
  
  
• Artillery Duel/Chuck Norris Superkicks
• Chuck Norris Superkicks
  Chuck Norris Superkicks
  Chuck Norris Superkicks, is a 1983 video game produced by Xonox where the player takes control of Chuck Norris himself. It was also sold as "Kung Fu Superkicks" when the license for the use of the name 'Chuck Norris' expired.- Gameplay:...
  
  
• It's Only Rock n' Roll
• Motocross Racer
• Motocross Racer/Tomarc the Barbarian
• Robin Hood
• Robin Hood/Sir Lancelot
• Sir Lancelot