Q*bert is an arcade developed by Gottlieb, released 31 December 1983 on Commodore VIC-20.
What Q*bert is
Q*bert is an arcade game developed by Gottlieb and released in 1983. It was published by Parker Brothers. It is available on Commodore VIC-20 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Q*bert is a popular arcade game. The goal is to change all of the tiles on a pyramid to the target color. To do this you guide Q*bert around the pyramid, and every tile he hops on will change color. On early levels, a single hop will change the tile to the desired color, but on later levels, you may need to hop on a tile multiple times or even avoid hopping on a tile multiple times! Trying to stop Q*bert are many different creatures wandering around the board, including Coily the snake, Slick and Sam, and falling balls. On the edge of the board are floating discs; if Q*bert jumps on one of these discs when the snake is in pursuit, the snake will fall off the board while Q*bert is safely…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Q*bert launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
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When did Q*bert come out?
Q*bert was released on 31 December 1983 for Commodore VIC-20.
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