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Dude111 02-19-2013 05:58 PM

I wasnt ever any good at this.....

http://web.archive.org/web/201305102...lash/qbert.swf

I just got 2975,i guess that isnt bad!

ChrisW6ATV 02-23-2013 02:13 AM

Thank you for the link! I have loved that game since I first saw it in Minneapolis airport in 1982. I forgot how many home versions I have here.

ChrisW6ATV 02-23-2013 02:31 AM

23,395 in my first try, in "easy" mode because I have not played it in 15+ years. A "correct" controller would make all the difference, but the on-screen arrows in this version do help.

Dude111 02-26-2013 08:25 PM

Yes i agree its quite hard using the keys!!! (I keep jumping off by mistake :D)

kramden66 03-20-2013 12:45 AM

that is the only coin op game i mastered , could stand for hours with it , only went as high as level 9 and all you were doing was raking up points and lives.

i doubt i could play any other version and stay alive , that joystick was just right.

mike

AiboPet 03-20-2013 10:11 AM

That coinop was unusual. The joystick is one of the only ones I have seen mounted diagonally.

Even more unusual, the cabinet had a solenoid placed inside so when Q*Bert fell...the solenoid would smack the cabinet inside making a little >bang!< after disappearing offscreen. Very creative idea, and an unusual task to ask of the PC board.

Dude111 03-22-2013 06:13 PM

Its incredibly hard to play w/o the joystick on the arcade game!

ChrisW6ATV 03-24-2013 03:12 AM

The Nintendo version of Q-bert had you hold the controller diagonally so its joystick moved in four "correct" directions.

I think the Colecovision version was the one I had the best performance with, getting to level 9. At that level, the whole game just about doubled in speed, seriously fast.

josephdaniel 03-30-2013 12:04 AM

There was a radio show to day hare in Austin talking about q bert.

Dude111 04-01-2013 12:25 AM

Excellent :)

Dude111 01-21-2014 11:38 AM

I just got 5100!! (Level 3)

Dude111 07-08-2019 05:33 PM

Just got 5200 (Level 3)

I find its easier using the mouse to guide him!!!!!!

Titan1a 07-09-2019 05:19 PM

I gave up. No damn good.

Dude111 07-09-2019 05:25 PM

Yes its quite aggravating!!!!!! (Hard to steer him round the board)


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