070: Xevious

CANON FIRE is made possible by the generous contributions of readers like you. Support more writing like this on Patreon. Thank you! Buried as a footnote in English speaking games history, Xevious’ influence nonetheless reverberates across history. In Japan, Xevious was a cultural milestone the size of Space Invaders, establishing the format for arcade shoot-em-ups. Cooked up as a response to the…