Talk:Xevious

Release Date
Is there a source for the release date being 1983? Schmid (talk) 06:20, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
 * arcade-history.com lists the game as released in dec. 1982 in Japan.
 * arcade-museum.com also says 1982.
 * The japanese flyer and in-game copyright says 1982.

Xevious Scramble Mission
Someone please add information about Xevious Scramble Mission and the Let's! TV play classic series.

Similar game?
I haven't played this game, but it appears to be almost exactly like Ambrosia Software's Mars Rising and Deimos Rising. puddingsucks 06:02, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks like Ambrosia have 'lovingly recreated' the basic premise, yep. --Air 18:06, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

How to pronounce the title?
Is it pronounced "ecks-eh-vus", or "zee-vee-us"? Either way I think it could be argued that the pronunciation should appear in the article. ekedolphin 08:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)


 * It would be worth describing if only there were something to base it on. I call it "zee-vee-us", but who's to say what's correct? It's a made-up name, so presumably whoever made up the name gets to decide. In Japanese it's clearly ゼビウス　("zebiusu"), but if "devious" is pronounced "dee-vee-us" in English then "zee-vee-us" seems reasonable. The description of the TV commercial strongly implies that indeed that was how it was pronounced. -- Paul Richter 08:15, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

It is pronounced zee-vee-iss.66.72.201.167 (talk) 21:40, 17 November 2008 (UTC)


 * So is it a made-up name? Does it not mean anything e.g. in Japanese? What does the word "xevious" mean? If the title has no meaning then that should be written into the article, I suggest.--Szipucsu (talk) 19:18, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

As the katakana indicate, it is pronounced "zeh-vee-us". Everything points to the title being a made-up word. Despatche (talk) 02:19, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

I often pronounce it Zi-viy-you, but I think zee-vee-us is correct — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:304:B162:81C9:E812:15DB:1571:158F (talk) 00:33, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Well, considering that the name "Xavier" is pronounced with the a, then wouldn't Xevious be pronounced "ecks-ee-vee-us"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.182.66.252 (talk) 23:04, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

when in the future is this? and whats the name of the aliens?
id like to know when in the future this is. my guese is this takes place in the 22nd century or later. what is the name of the guys you fight? i think there aliens but they may just be people on earth that are being terroists or rebling or something. id like to learn more of the plot. i have this game for Atari 7800 but i threw the box away and that may have said the plot details. necropolis 99.51.212.6 (talk) 12:50, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

The hidden side of Xevious
Many players of Xevious have never suspected there are invisible underground targets, several on many levels, that can only be found by direct hits with the blaster. These greatly improve the score. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Freesumpin (talk • contribs) 12:19, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

Music Credits
There are credits in the game's ROM file of the NES version. How are credits from the game not considered a reliable source?

Additionally, there are soundtracks of the arcade version officially released by Namco that credit the composer for the arcade version. Doommaster1994 (talk) 01:24, 19 September 2019 (UTC)


 * I personally don't know if its even relevant to give composer credits of a port unless there's external coverage citing why the sound of the original and the port are different. I made the same mistake when i was working on Edge (video game). Why is listing this specific composer for the NES version relevant?Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 20:09, 19 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Exactly. Not to mention that the composer isn't even mentioned in the game through a credit screen or anything, she's credited in the ROM file as a hidden easter egg. Unless there's a good reason to have her listed and a reliable source can be found, there's no reason to have it there. Namcokid47 (talk) 20:32, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

AtariProto
its better to discuss it rather than having an edit war. this is a recently promoted GA article, after all.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 15:49, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I fail to see how AtariProtos is reliable. From a cursory glance it just appears to be a fan site dedicated to prototype games, which is already a red flag. Plus the Kotaku article that talks about the cancelled 2600 version also mentions the 5200 version, so the AtariProtos source is even more pointless in that regard. Namcokid  47  (Contribs) 16:24, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Agreed, if the editors really want to use this, they should discuss it in WT:VG/RS on whether it's reliable or not.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 15:15, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Guidebook source
What is the guidebook that is cited multiple times throughout the article? Where is it from? Is it available for viewing somewhere? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1003:B12E:B84E:ECAC:91C3:AEEB:7A06 (talk) 04:01, 17 July 2020 (UTC)