Q*Bert Arcade vs. Ports

[classicgamer74]

 

In this episode I compare the classic arcade game Q*Bert with its ports like Atari 2600, Colecovision, Intellivsion, Atari 5200, NES, and a special 7800 Homebrew. This will be the first in a series that I call AVP (no, not Alien vs. Predator...Arcade vs. Port.)

 

I have to say that Q*Bert is one of my all-time favorite arcade games. I loved the characters and the seemingly simplistic game play. As I got better at the game, I realized that it is challenging but yet fun. Do you guys agree?

 

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[thetick1]

Yep it's one of my favorite games of all time. I play the arcade version using MAME quite often. As a kid I played many Q*Bert hours on my C64. The C64 port was a really good computer port:

 

 

I also had the VIC-20 port and it was just awful:

 

Edited December 30, 2018 by thetick1

[classicgamer74]

Yep it's one of my favorite games of all time. I play the arcade version using MAME quite often. As a kid I played many Q*Bert hours on my C64. The C64 port was a really good computer port:

 

 

I also had the VIC-20 port and it was just awful:

 

 

Oh Lord. You aren't kidding! That is the worst port I've seen! Now I can't unsee it!!!

[Cynicaster]

Atari 2600 Q*Bert is one of my all-time favorite home ports of an arcade game. There is definitely a strong nostalgia component to that assessment, and I realize that, objectively, it isn't even all that great of a version. But since I can play the arcade version on my MAME cabinet at any time, I don't really have any use for any version of the game that is not either a) the real thing; b) essentially the real thing (i.e. emulation of the real thing); or c) a nostalgic experience. Since the 2600 version is the only one that can meet criterion 'c,' that leaves only 2 versions that I ever play.

 

I had a VIC in the early 80s, but I never had Q*Bert for it. A few years ago I heard somebody describing how awful that version is so I downloaded it out of curiosity. WOW man... just... damn.