<s>
Q*bert	O
(	O
;	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Qbert	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
by	O
Gottlieb	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
that	O
uses	O
isometric	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
to	O
create	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
to	O
control	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
Gottlieb	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
recognized	O
brands	O
from	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
resulted	O
in	O
sequels	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
likeness	O
in	O
merchandising	B-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
appearances	O
on	O
lunch	O
boxes	O
,	O
toys	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
animated	O
television	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Q*bert	O
character	O
became	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
"	O
swearing	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Q*bertese	O
sound	O
"	O
–	O
an	O
incoherent	O
phrase	O
made	O
of	O
synthesized	B-Application
speech	I-Application
generated	O
by	O
the	O
sound	O
chip	O
and	O
a	O
speech	O
balloon	O
of	O
nonsensical	O
characters	O
that	O
appear	O
when	O
he	O
collides	O
with	O
an	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Q*bert	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
axonometric	B-Application
third-person	O
perspective	O
to	O
convey	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
using	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
diagonally	O
mounted	O
four-way	O
joystick	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Warren	O
Davis	O
wrote	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
pattern	O
of	O
hexagons	O
implemented	O
by	O
fellow	O
Gottlieb	O
developer	O
and	O
Mad	B-Application
Planets	I-Application
designer	O
Kan	O
Yabumoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davis	O
implemented	O
a	O
unique	O
control	O
scheme	O
;	O
a	O
four-way	O
joystick	B-Device
was	O
rotated	O
45°	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
directions	O
of	O
bert	O
's	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
MOS	B-General_Concept
Technology	I-General_Concept
6502	I-General_Concept
chip	O
that	O
operates	O
at	O
894kHz	O
generates	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
speech	B-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
by	O
Votrax	B-Application
generates	O
bert	O
's	O
incoherent	O
expressions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
system	O
uses	O
128B	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
4KB	O
of	O
EPROM	B-General_Concept
to	O
store	O
the	O
sound	O
data	O
and	O
code	O
to	O
implement	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
create	O
coherent	O
phrases	O
and	O
eventually	O
chose	O
to	O
string	O
together	O
random	O
phonemes	B-Language
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
suggestion	O
from	O
technician	O
Rick	O
Tighe	O
,	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
machine	O
component	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
‘	O
knocker’	O
was	O
included	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
loud	O
sound	O
when	O
a	O
character	O
falls	O
off	O
the	O
pyramid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	O
director	O
Richard	O
Tracy	O
changed	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
"	O
Q-bert	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hyphen	O
was	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
an	O
asterisk	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
Davis	O
expressed	O
regret	O
for	O
the	O
asterisk	B-Language
,	O
because	O
it	O
prevented	O
the	O
name	O
from	O
becoming	O
a	O
common	O
crossword	O
term	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
wildcard	B-Algorithm
character	I-Algorithm
for	O
search	O
engines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Davis	O
was	O
worried	O
players	O
would	O
not	O
adjust	O
to	O
the	O
different	O
controls	O
;	O
some	O
players	O
would	O
unintentionally	O
jump	O
off	O
the	O
pyramid	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
reaching	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
in	O
about	O
tenseconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
sold	O
directly	O
to	O
arcade	B-Application
operators	O
at	O
its	O
public	O
showing	O
at	O
the	O
AMOA	O
show	O
held	O
November	O
18	O
–	O
20	O
,	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
thirteen	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1983	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
C	O
.	O
Sharpe	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
considered	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
potential	O
Arcade	B-Application
Award	O
winner	O
for	O
coin-op	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
and	O
outstanding	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
Brohaugh	O
of	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
Video	O
&	O
Arcade	B-Application
Games	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
all-round	O
winner	O
"	O
that	O
had	O
many	O
strong	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Blanchet	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Fun	O
suggested	O
the	O
game	O
might	O
push	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
out	O
of	O
the	O
spotlight	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neil	O
Tesser	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
also	O
likened	O
Q*bert	O
to	O
Japanese	O
games	O
like	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
characters	O
,	O
animation	O
and	O
story	O
lines	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
absence	O
of	O
violence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Player	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
Funniest	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
among	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1982	O
AMOA	O
Show	O
,	O
Parker	O
Brothers	O
secured	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
publish	O
home	O
conversions	O
of	O
the	O
Q*bert	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parker	O
Brothers	O
first	O
published	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
also	O
advertised	O
versions	O
for	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computer	I-Device
family	O
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
VFD	B-General_Concept
screen	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
a	O
rare	O
collector	O
's	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Q*bert	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Parker	O
Brothers	O
for	O
the	O
Philips	B-Application
Videopac	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
by	O
Tsukuda	O
Original	O
for	O
the	O
Othello	B-Operating_System
Multivision	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Ultra	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
home	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
most	O
widespread	O
system	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
warned	O
that	O
buyers	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
"	O
may	O
find	O
themselves	O
just	O
a	O
little	O
disappointed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Randi	O
Hacker	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Fun	O
with	O
Computers	O
&	O
Games	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
sterling	O
adaption	O
"	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
scored	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
version	O
70%	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
rated	O
it	O
the	O
fourth-worst	O
arcade	B-Application
port	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
mostly	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
jumping	O
animations	O
for	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
instead	O
appear	O
instantly	O
on	O
the	O
adjacent	O
cube	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
know	O
in	O
which	O
direction	O
they	O
are	O
traveling	O
before	O
they	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
called	O
Q*Bert	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
in	O
2013	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
port	O
"	O
lost	O
the	O
cool	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
but	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
addictive	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Fun	O
with	O
Computers	O
&	O
Games	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Q*bert	O
aficionados	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
disappointed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Warren	O
Davis	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
the	O
most	O
accurate	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
gave	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
a	O
72%	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brownstein	O
judged	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
version	O
inferior	O
to	O
that	O
for	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
because	O
of	O
the	O
imprecision	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
controller	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
does	O
tend	O
to	O
grow	O
on	O
you.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
identified	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
the	O
worst	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
ports	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
controller	O
as	O
inadequate	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antic	O
magazine	O
's	O
David	O
Duberman	O
called	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
translations	O
of	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
format	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Arthur	O
Leyenberger	O
of	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
listed	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Best	O
Arcade	B-Application
Adaptation	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
faithful	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
movement	O
and	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
called	O
the	O
C64	O
version	O
an	O
"	O
absolutely	O
terrific	O
translation	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
almost	O
totally	O
duplicates	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
"	O
aside	O
from	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
synthesized	B-Application
speech	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Java-based	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Sony	O
Pictures	O
Mobile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
generally	O
acknowledged	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
faithful	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
French	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
You	O
ca	O
n't	O
escape	O
the	O
fact	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
exactly	O
fit	O
on	O
mobile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
Wireless	O
Gaming	O
Review	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
's	O
retro	O
roundup.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Q*bert	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
upscaled	O
and	O
filtered	O
graphics	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
leaderboard	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
post	O
high	O
scores	O
,	O
and	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
describing	O
Q*berts	O
legacy	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
rare	O
arcade	B-Application
success	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
ranked	O
it	O
behind	O
16	O
other	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
their	O
technical	O
,	O
creative	O
and	O
cultural	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Q*bert	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
merchandised	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
behind	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
although	O
according	O
to	O
John	O
Sellers	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
nearly	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
that	O
franchise	O
or	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cool	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
,	O
Frostbite	B-Application
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
Q-Bopper	O
by	O
Accelerated	O
Software	O
,	O
Juice	O
by	O
Tronix	O
,	O
Quick	O
Step	O
by	O
Imagic	O
,	O
Flip	O
&	O
Flop	O
and	O
Boing	O
by	O
First	O
Star	O
Software	O
,	O
Pharaoh	O
's	O
Pyramid	O
by	O
Master	O
Control	O
Software	O
,	O
Pogo	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
by	O
Screenplay	O
,	O
Rabbit	O
Transit	O
by	O
Starpath	O
,	O
as	O
games	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
inspired	O
by	O
Q*bert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
Q*bert	O
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
an	O
animated	O
cartoon	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Saturday	O
Supercade	O
on	O
CBS	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
segments	O
based	O
on	O
video	O
game	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
video	B-Application
arcade	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1993	O
IBM	O
PC	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
of	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
has	O
a	O
segment	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
solve	O
a	O
pyramid	O
puzzle	O
as	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
Q*bert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2009	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Q*bert	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
referenced	O
in	O
several	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
:	O
Family	B-Application
Guy	I-Application
,	O
Futurama	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
,	O
Robot	O
Chicken	O
,	O
Mad	O
,	O
and	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
held	O
it	O
for	O
almost	O
30	O
years	O
,	O
until	O
George	O
Leutz	O
from	O
Brooklyn	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
played	O
one	O
game	O
of	O
Q*bert	O
for	O
eighty-four	O
hours	O
and	O
forty-eight	O
minutes	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
–	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
at	O
Richie	O
Knucklez	O
 '	O
Arcade	B-Application
in	O
Flemington	O
,	O
New	O
Jersey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
George	O
Leutz	O
broke	O
the	O
Q*Bert	O
tournament	O
world	O
record	O
live	O
at	O
the	O
Kong	O
Off	O
2	O
event	O
at	O
The	O
1up	O
Arcade	B-Application
and	O
Bar	O
in	O
Denver	O
,	O
Colorado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davis	O
released	O
the	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
onto	O
the	O
web	O
in	O
December	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gottlieb	O
released	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
Q*berts	O
Quest	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
two	O
pairs	O
of	O
flippers	O
in	O
an	O
"	O
X	O
"	O
formation	O
and	O
uses	O
audio	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
titled	O
bert	B-Application
's	I-Application
Qubes	I-Application
,	O
shows	O
a	O
copyright	O
for	O
1983	O
on	O
its	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
instruction	O
manual	O
cites	O
a	O
1984	O
copyright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parker	O
Brothers	O
showcased	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
bert	B-Application
's	I-Application
Qubes	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
January	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
bert	B-Application
's	I-Application
Qubes	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
for	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
were	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
instructions	O
of	O
the	O
released	O
conversions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
has	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
found	O
,	O
but	O
Games	O
That	O
Were	O
n't	O
tracked	O
down	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
C64	O
version	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
distributed	O
the	O
original	O
Q*bert	O
to	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
produced	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
,	O
that	O
kept	O
the	O
title	O
Q*bert	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
computers	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
a	O
little	O
dragon	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mechanics	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
bert	B-Application
's	I-Application
Qubes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Q*bert	O
3	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Realtime	O
Associates	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
NTVIC	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
like	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
,	O
has	O
larger	O
levels	O
of	O
varying	O
shapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Q*bert	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1982	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Artech	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Sony	O
Pictures	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
titled	O
Q*bert	O
2004	O
,	O
containing	O
a	O
faithful	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
50	O
levels	O
that	O
use	O
new	O
board	O
layouts	O
and	O
six	O
new	O
visual	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Q*Bert	O
Deluxe	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
received	O
updates	O
with	O
the	O
themes	O
and	O
stages	O
from	O
Q*Bert	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Gonzo	O
Games	O
and	O
Sideline	O
amusement	O
announced	O
Q*bert	O
Rebooted	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Q*bert	O
Rebooted	O
contains	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
alongside	O
a	O
new	O
playing	O
mode	O
that	O
uses	O
hexagonal	O
shapes	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
possible	O
movement	O
directions	O
to	O
six	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Q*bert	O
developed	O
by	O
Lucky-Kat	O
games	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Sony	O
Pictures	O
was	O
published	O
via	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
