Q-Bert Creators Get Interviewed

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to an Arcadeperfect.com interview with the three original creators of Gottlieb's classic arcade game Q*Bert. As the interview says, "Developed at Gottlieb's Northlake plant and released in 1982, Q*Bert is a lesson unto both the players and creators of video games. Designed and programmed by Warren Davis with sound by David Thiel and art by Jeff Lee, the antics of the game's title character and his nemesis, Coily, are a unique and vital touchstone in the history of gaming." And yes, there really was an unreleased sequel called Faster Harder More Challenging Q*Bert, quite apart from the rare Q*Bert's Qubes.

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[Andy_R]

The article assumes you have read Jeff Lee's history of Q*Bert but doesn't include a link.

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[Mensa Babe]

That looks essentially like the QBert I had for my old Atari... Was it released for the console but not for the arcade?

Well, it's actually quite complicated. Take a look at The History of Q*Bert according to Jeff Lee. It's a very intresting read and provides full and informative background. Also, I'm sure everyone would love refreshing mamories reading The Adventures of Q*bert by John Robinson on-line, together with original pictures drawn by the famous Al Moraski! Of course everyone remembers that the original version was indeed "a breakthrough in 2600 graphics" but did you know that there is a freeware Gameboy Color ROM available? Really, you can download it from here. In my opinion Paul Chinn's idea to port Q*bert to Gameboy was unquestionably insightful.