Zolyx (1988)

Zolyx is an arcade game released in 1988 for the ZX Spectrum by Firebird Software. It was created by Pete Cooke and is based on the original arcade coin-op title from Taito Corporation.

Designed for a single player, the game challenges you to claim areas of the screen while avoiding enemies. The cassette version cost £1.99.

The game received mixed critical reception, with Crash magazine awarding it 14%, Sinclair User giving it 8/10, and Your Sinclair rating it 5/10.

Zolyx enjoyed significant popularity in Russia and the former USSR. Various POKE codes were published in magazines such as Micro and Faultless. The game saw numerous TR-DOS disk adaptations by groups like Jupiter 77, Softstar, and Kingdom Dreams. Cracked cassette versions released by teams such as Phonex and Blood were also widely circulated.