Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Q*bert

Title	Q*bert
First release	1982
Developer	Atari
Publisher	Gottlieb
Platforms	Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, Dreamcast, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Intellivision, MSX, NES / Famicom, PlayStation, ZX Spectrum
Genres	action puzzle video game, platformer, puzzle video game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1982-10-18 (NTSC-U) Commodore 64: 1983-04-01 Atari 8-bit: 1983-06-15 ColecoVision: 1983-08-01 (NTSC-U) Commodore VIC-20: 1983-08-01 Atari 5200: 1983-10-01 Intellivision: 1983-12-31 Atari 2600: 1984-01-01, 1988-01-01 (NTSC)
Wikidata ID	Q1565343

Hop Q*bert across a three-dimensional pyramid to change the color of every tile on the structure. While shifting colors to match the target, dodge Coily the snake and other creatures wandering the board. Use a flying disc to soar to safety, but avoid falling off the pyramid edges into space.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1565343) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (atari2600/q-bert) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (15080) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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TheGamesDB (5318,104987) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (33846,36204) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (qbert) · last updated 2026-10-05 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`qbert`
Title at ADB	Q*bert (US set 1)
Manufacturer	Gottlieb
Year	1982
Genre	Platform / Run Jump
Players	2
MAME driver status	IMPERFECT

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Gottlieb); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-05 05:00 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Gottlieb · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Gottlieb · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Gottlieb · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Gottlieb · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Gottlieb · internal use only.

Image: Marcin Wichary from San Francisco, Calif., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Commodore 64 at Video Game Museum in Berlin (45946155851).jpg”)

Sprites

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Videos

Q*BERT (ARCADE - FULL GAME)

Zeusdaz - The Unemulated Retro Game Channel · Arcade version · longplay · 49:50auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

ColecoVision Longplay [024] Q*Bert

World-of-Longplays · ColecoVision version · longplay · 14:06auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:43 UTC

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