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Q*bert is a series of puzzle platformer games staring the titular character. The released games are:

Qbert.

Q*Bert, the titular character of the series.

  • Q*bert (October 18, 1982), Arcade. Later also ported to Intellivision, Intellivision II, ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Commodore VIC-20, Texas Instruments TI-99/4A, Commodore 64, Magnavox Odyssey², SG-1000, NES, IBM PC, Java-based mobile phone, PlayStation Network, and iOS.
  • Q*bert's Qubes (1983), Arcade. Later ported to Colecovision and Atari 2600. Versions for Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64 were produced but never released.
  • Q*bert (1986), MSX. An original game based on Q*bert's Qubes.
  • Q*bert (January 14, 1992), Game Boy. A remake of the original game featuring new levels.
  • Q*bert 3 (October 1992), SNES.
  • Q*bert (November 30, 1999), PlayStation, Dreamcast. A 3D remake of the original game.
  • Q*bert (2000), Game Boy Color. An original remake of the original game, including elements from the 1999 game.
  • Q*bert 2004 (2004), browser game. A remake of the original game. An iOS version was released in 2009 titled Q*bert Deluxe, with its content added gradually with updates.
  • Q*bert 2005 (2005), PC. A new version of Q*bert 2004.
  • Q*bert Rebooted (July 2, 2014), PC, iOS, Android. Later also released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita via PSN.
  • Q*bert (September 26, 2019), iOS, Android.

Also a Q*bert pinball machine was released in March 1983 titled Q*bert's Quest.

A remake of the original game titled Faster Harder More Challenging Q*bert was created in 1983 but never released. It was made available in December 1996 as a ROM image to download for free.

Additionally an animated TV series based on the original game was featured in the Saturday Supercade cartoon lineup. In the first season it rotated with the Pitfall! TV show, and it aired in 6 episodes from October 1, 1983 to December 10, 1983, but it returned in the second season as a weekly cartoon in 13 episodes from September 8, 1984 to December 1, 1984, bringing the total episodes to 19.

Various merchandise based on the original game was also released, including a board game.

Links to other series[]

Commercial link: Q*Bert appeared in the 2014 Superbowl commercial for Radioshack along with many other 80's characters.

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Pitfall 19831001 October 01, 1983 The Pitfall! TV show rotated weekly with the Q*bert TV show in the Saturday Supercade.
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Frogger 19831001 October 01, 1983 The Frogger TV show was aired with the Q*bert TV show in the Saturday Supercade.
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Donkey Kong 19831001 October 01, 1983 Mario meets Q*bert between the episodes of Donkey Kong and Q*bert, in the Saturday Supercade, while Q*bert meets Donkey Kong Jr. between the episodes of their respective shows.
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Kangaroo (Atari) 19840908 September 08, 1984 The Kangaroo TV show was aired with the Q*bert TV show in the Saturday Supercade.
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Space Ace 19840908 September 08, 1984 Q*bert meets Space Ace and Kimberly between the episodes of their shows in the Saturday Supercade.
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5 The Simpsons 19970119 January 19, 1997 The Simpsons episode "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" and "In the Name of the Grandfather" feature references to Q*bert. 3
5 Futurama 20000409 April 09, 2000 The Futurama episodes "A Clone of My Own" and "Anthology of Interest II" feature references to Q*bert. 2
5 Family Guy 20020131 January 31, 2002 The Family Guy episodes "Stuck Together, Torn Apart" and "Chick Cancer" feature references to Q*bert. 2
5 Baten Kaitos 20031205 December 05, 2003 The top-most room in Zosma Tower from Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean is modeled after the Q*bert game. 3
5 Pure Pwnage 2004511 May 11, 2004 Qbert is mentioned in the Pure Pwnage episode "Life Of A Pro Gamer". 2
5 La-Mulana 2006627 June 27, 2006 La-Mulana features a collectible rom for Q-Bert.
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5 The Irate Gamer 20080331 March 31, 2008 The Irate Gamer reviews Q*bert on NES. 2
5 Ready Player One 20110816 August 16, 2011 Q*bert is mentioned in Ready Player One. 2
5 Regular Show 20120514 May 14, 2012 The Regular Show episode "Busted Cart" features a fictional game based on Q*bert.
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Wreck-It Ralph 20121102 November 02, 2012 Wreck-It Ralph features characters from Q*bert, while Ralph appears as a guest in Q*bert for iOS and Android. 1
5 Pixels 20150724 July 24, 2015 Q*bert appears as one of the videogame characters in the movie, Pixels. 1.25a
5 Monica's Gang 20165 May 2016 Q*bert appears in Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica #52. 2
5 Superstore 201831 March 1, 2018 Glenn mentions Q*bert in Season 3, Episode 13 of Superstore, “Video Game Release”.
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5 Five Nights at Freddy's 20191226 December 26, 2019 Q*bert is mentioned in Into the Pit. 2
5 Animator vs. Animation 20211126 November 26, 2021 Q*bert can be seen in Animation vs. Arcade Games. 2