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Q*bert

Q*bert is a MSX game developed by Konami in 1986. Despite sharing the same name as the original, it has gameplay styled after Q*bert's Qubes. the title character being replaced by Wrappy (konami MSX research…

31 December 1986

Q*bert is an arcade developed by Gottlieb, released 31 December 1986 on MSX.

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What Q*bert is

Q*bert is an arcade game developed by Gottlieb and released in 1986. It was published by Konami. It is available on MSX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Q*bert is a MSX game developed by Konami in 1986. Despite sharing the same name as the original, it has gameplay styled after Q*bert's Qubes. the title character being replaced by Wrappy (konami MSX research team mascot) that has draconic appearance with small eyes, a visible, expressive mouth, arms, purple skin, yellow spines, and a somewhat long tail.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Q*bert launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Leaderboard.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Leaderboard.

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When did Q*bert come out?
Q*bert was released on 31 December 1986 for MSX.

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