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NES gamepad:

Gamepad control:
	Player 1:	Player 2:
↑	↑	-
↓	↓	-
←	←	-
→	→	-
A	X	-
B	Z	-
SELECT	Shift	-
START	Enter	-

Emulation speed:

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Other platforms:

This game can be played also in a versions for Atari 2600, SG-1000, Game Boy and DOS.

Game info:

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box cover

Game title:

Q*bert

Console:

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Author (released):

Gottlieb (1982)

Genre:

Action, Puzzle

Mode:

Multiplayer

Design:

Warren Davis

Music:

Game manual:

manual.pdf

File size:

466 kB

Download:

Q-bert.nes

Game size:

64 kB

Recommended emulator:

FCEUX

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Q*bert is an arcade video game developed and published by Gottlieb in 1982. It is an Isometric platform game that features two-dimensional (2D) graphics. The object is to change the color of every cube in a pyramid by making the on-screen character jump on top of the cube while avoiding obstacles and enemies. Players use a joystick to control the character.
The game was conceived by Warren Davis and Jeff Lee. Lee designed the title character based on childhood influences and gave Q*bert a large nose that shoots projectiles. His original idea involved traversing a pyramid to shoot enemies, but Davis removed the shooting game mechanic to simplify gameplay.

Q*bert (NES)

Q*bert was developed under the project name Cubes, but was briefly named Snots And Boogers and @!#?@! during development.
Q*bert was well received in arcades and by critics, who praised the graphics, gameplay and main character. The success resulted in sequels and use of the character's likeness in merchandising, such as appearances on lunch boxes, toys, and an animated television show. The game has since been ported to numerous platforms.
Q*bert is an isometric platform game with puzzle elements where the player controls the title character from a third-person perspective. Q*bert starts each game at the top of an isometric pyramid of cubes, and moves by jumping diagonally from cube to cube. Landing on a cube causes it to change color, and changing every cube to the target color allows the player to progress to the next stage. In later stages, each cube must be hit multiple times to reach the target color. In addition, cubes will change color every time Q*bert lands on them, instead of remaining on the target color once they reach it. Jumping off the pyramid results in the character's death.
The player is impeded by several enemies:

Coily - A purple snake that chases after Q*bert.
Ugg and Wrongway - Two purple creatures that run along the sides of the cubes
Slick and Sam - Two green gremlins that revert the color changes that have occurred.

A collision with purple enemies is fatal to the character. Colored balls occasionally appear at the top of the pyramid and bounce downward; contact with a red ball is lethal to Q*bert, while contact with a green one will immobilize the on-screen enemies. Upon dying, Q*bert emits a sound likened to swearing. A multi-colored disc on either side of the pyramid serves as an escape device from danger, particularly Coily. The disc returns Q*bert to the top of the pyramid, tricking Coily to jump off the pyramid if the snake was in close pursuit. This would cause all enemies and balls on the screen to disappear when Coily died.

More details about this game can be found on Wikipedia.org.

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Videogame Console:

This version of Q*bert was designed for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), which was an eight-bit video game console manufactured by Nintendo in the years 1983 - 2003. In that time, it was the best-selling video game console for which more than 700 licensed games and a number of non-licensed games were created. Worldwide, approximately 62 million units of this console were sold at approximately price $ 100 per unit. More information about the NES console can be found here.

Recommended Game Controllers:

You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB gamepad that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a gamepad, buy a suitable USB controller on Amazon or AliExpress or in some of your favorite online stores.

Available online emulators:

6 different online emulators are available for Q*bert. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic features of each emulator available for this game Q*bert are summarized in the following table:

Emulator	Technology	Multiplayer	USB gamepad	Touchscreen	Without ads
EmulatorJS	JavaScript	YES	YES	YES	YES
NeptunJS	JavaScript	YES	YES	NO	NO
NesBox	Flash	NO	YES	NO	YES
RetroGames.cc	JavaScript	YES	YES	YES	NO
vNES	Java applet	YES	NO	NO	YES
Emulatrix	JavaScript	NO	NO	NO	YES

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