<s>
is	O
a	O
1979	O
block	O
breaker/video	O
pinball	B-Application
hybrid	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Gee	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutie	B-Application
Q	I-Application
is	O
described	O
as	O
Namco	O
's	O
first	O
"	O
character	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
colorful	O
and	O
cute	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
a	O
choice	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
Iwatani	O
's	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
lower	O
manufacturing	O
costs	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
for	O
older	O
Gee	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
and	O
Bomb	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
arcade	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
with	O
Bomb	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
included	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
extra	O
—	O
international	O
versions	O
would	O
instead	O
replace	O
them	O
both	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
2007	O
's	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
its	O
2010	O
update	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Megamix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutie	B-Application
Q	I-Application
is	O
a	O
block	B-Application
breaker	I-Application
video	O
game	O
intermixed	O
with	O
elements	O
found	O
in	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutie	B-Application
Q	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
November	O
1979	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Galaxian	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Yokoyama	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Galaga	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Toru	O
Iwatani	O
would	O
design	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Gee	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
compromise	O
with	O
Namco	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
disinterested	O
in	O
creating	O
pinball	B-Application
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
Namco	O
's	O
first	O
"	O
character	O
game	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
cute	O
,	O
colorful	O
characters	O
,	O
a	O
design	O
choice	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
Iwatani	O
's	O
next	O
work	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
save	O
manufacturing	O
costs	O
,	O
Cutie	B-Application
Q	I-Application
was	O
only	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
for	O
older	O
Gee	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
and	O
Bomb	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
arcade	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutie	B-Application
Q	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Bomb	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
extra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
titles	O
would	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
in	O
international	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutie	B-Application
Q	I-Application
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2007	O
compilation	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
nine	O
included	O
arcade	O
titles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
2010	O
update	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Megamix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Cutie	B-Application
Q	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Bomb	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	O
X1	O
by	O
Dempa	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
that	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Namco	O
to	O
bring	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
arcade	O
titles	O
to	O
home	O
computers	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
port	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Ishikawa	O
for	O
the	O
PC-9801	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
;	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Namco	O
was	O
nearly	O
finished	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
again	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
instead	O
porting	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
for	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
coverage	O
of	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
Computer	O
&	O
Video	O
Games	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
brilliantly	O
addictive	O
"	O
for	O
combining	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Breakout	B-Application
and	O
pinball	B-Application
tables	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
an	O
"	O
authentic	O
"	O
paddle	O
controller	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
,	O
Earl	O
Green	O
of	O
Allgame	O
noted	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
importance	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
with	O
its	O
colorful	O
character	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kristan	O
Reed	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
was	O
more	O
negative	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
rubbish	O
"	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
interesting	O
for	O
its	O
historical	O
value	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
only	O
play	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
minutes	O
before	O
becoming	O
bored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Cutie	B-Application
Q	I-Application
,	O
Namco	O
would	O
release	O
a	O
similar	O
block	B-Application
breaker	I-Application
game	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
Quester	B-Application
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
Taito	O
's	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
—	O
Iwatani	O
was	O
assigned	O
as	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
directly	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Gee	B-Application
Bee	I-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
26th	O
stage	O
is	O
designed	O
after	O
a	O
Rainbow	O
Block	O
Cutie	B-Application
Q	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
renamed	O
to	O
Namco	O
Quester	B-Application
.	O
</s>
