Q*bert

a.k.a. @!#?@! / Snots & Boogers / QBert

created and published by Gottlieb in 1982, running on Arcade
type: action/reflex
genre: Platformer, Qbert-like
series: Q*bert
perspective: bird's-eye (isometric)fixed camera
player options: single player
languages: eng
4.4/5
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Official description

- Jump on squares to change them to the target color.
- Stay on playfield! Jumping off results in a fatal plumment unless a disk is there.
- Avoid all objects and creatures that are not green.
- Use spinning disks to lure snake to his death.
- Extra life at 8000 and each additional 14000.

# 2012-07-29 06:11:38 - official description - mameinfo.dat

Description

This game was originally called 'Snots & Boogers' but it was agreed at Gottlieb they didn't like it. They came up with @!#?@! for the new name. After a few @!#?@! units were produced (and a few kids ask their moms for quarters to play the @!#?@! game) it was decided to change the name again to Cubert, then again to Q*Bert.

When Q*Bert (or Coily, the main enemy) falls off the cubes a solenoid is activated which hits the side of the Q*Bert cabinet, making a "bonk!" sound. This is supposed to sound like Q*Bert fell off the cube and hit the bottom of the cabinet.
Some extremely rare units internally drop a sand bag instead.

Zerothis - # 2003-10-07 19:27:15

Technical specs

software: Emulated on MAME,
hardware: Gottlieb System,
display: raster

Authors / Staff

author

Jeff Lee (concept)
Warren Davis (concept)

coding

Warren Davis (program)

graphics

Jeff Lee (graphics)

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External review - average: 83%

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Tilt 1-38fr71983-095/683%
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