# Retro Spotlight: Xevious ![rw-book-cover](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7542e08-95a0-4138-b91b-be12382a2aca_1200x765.jpeg) ## Metadata - Author: [[Marc Normandin]] - Full Title: Retro Spotlight: Xevious - Category: #articles - Summary: insert summary - My notes: - Summary: Xevious was a groundbreaking shooting game that became very popular in Japan, selling over 1.26 million copies on the Famicom. Its innovative design set a new standard for vertical shooters, influencing many games that followed. Even decades later, Xevious is recognized for its impact on game development and storytelling in the gaming industry. - URL: https://retroxp.substack.com/p/retro-spotlight-xevious - Source File: web-only ## LLM Chats ## NotebookLM ## LLM Audio ## Highlights > Xevious was one of the earliest games to include boss fights (nailing down the definite first is somewhat difficult for this sort of thing), which is one of those things that is so ingrained in games, especially shooters and action games of various stripes, that you kind of forget it had to even have an origin point. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ja6bvv6zgaafwe3m8d605fsz))