# Vixen V1 - An early version dug up

**URL:** <https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/vixen-v1-an-early-version-dug-up/412>\
**Category:** Games!\
**Created:** [September 14, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/vixen-v1-an-early-version-dug-up/412 "2026-09-14T08:36:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jean-Marie](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/jean-marie/32/424_2.png) [@Jean-Marie](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/Jean-Marie)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/vixen-v1-an-early-version-dug-up/412/1 "2026-09-14T08:36:54Z")

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Thanks to Games that weren’t & Dean HickingBottom.  
“Lost for 38 years, until today! A set of completely different Amstrad CPC builds of Vixen have been preserved. Following our earlier ZX Spectrum discovery, we take a look at once lost builds of Martech’s 1988 game, thanks again to Dean Hickingbottom.”  
Full article [here](https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/vixen-v1-2/).

[![](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/uploads/default/original/1X/4ebcbd824edf9e4fb5987dba534abb0b3172ad62.jpeg "Vixen V1 - Lost for 38 years, rare Amstrad CPC early builds now preserved and playable!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oCQWFwaYWw)

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**Author:** ![Gryzor](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/user_avatar/forum.cpcwiki.eu/gryzor/32/7_2.png) [@Gryzor](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/u/Gryzor)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.cpcwiki.eu/t/vixen-v1-an-early-version-dug-up/412/2 "2026-09-14T10:13:55Z")

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Very interesting, the fact that they used two set of gfx (probably with the same engine?)…