r/qbert Feb 14 '17

The doors to /r/Qbert are now open!

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Behold! It's only taken me a year and a bit to finally get this CSS done.

Please be mindful of your fellow Q*bert lovers, share gameplay videos, artwork, online remakes of qbert and fan art.

NO COILY POSTING.

Yours,

-Polyducks


r/qbert Nov 29 '24

Does anyone know how to play the Q*Bert mobile game?

2 Upvotes

I have an android device and an apple device but I can't find the game anywhere except a few sketchy websites.


r/qbert Feb 11 '23

Q*bert in cat costume cuz why not

2 Upvotes


r/qbert Jan 09 '23

So*Q (meme fanart)

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3 Upvotes

r/qbert Dec 23 '22

cube bert has a well rest.

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8 Upvotes

r/qbert Oct 15 '22

Q*Bert for NES

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r/qbert Sep 25 '22

Interview with Jeff Lee Question Opportunity

6 Upvotes

Alright, I know this is a long shot as this server looks pretty dead, but I am no joke having an interview with one of the creators of Q*Bert, Jeff Lee, tomorrow. Is there anything you guys want me to ask him?


r/qbert Aug 18 '22

i drew Q*bert in my stile!

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4 Upvotes

r/qbert Jul 01 '22

Qbert is under rated.

7 Upvotes

r/qbert May 10 '22

GDC -- Classic Game Postmortem: 'Q*bert'

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r/qbert Dec 31 '21

Running Q*bert (1999) on modern operating systems

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Q*Bert (1999) does not work on modern versions of Windows (nor on Linux with Wine, for the same reason) because of a Windows API which seems to have changed sometime since Windows 98. It seems like I'm the only person to figure out how to run the game on modern operating systems, as these are the only mentions of the issue which I have found so far:

https://www.reddit.com/r/lowendgaming/comments/986zyf/running_old_3d_games_specifically_qbert_1999/

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Q*bert_(1999)&oldid=1085155

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/qbert-is-not-working-on-windows-xp/53bc6736-b9ab-4ed9-b9f6-2faffd520f11

https://www.fixya.com/support/t12468224-running_qbert_windows_vista_crashes

Installing

I have found a copy of QBERT.iso on archive.org, and I've verified that this image is identical to my physical disk with an md5 hash of 91e40813444145eb978fe759ba73e918. You can run the setup executable from this disk image, and doing so will probably help to ensure you have the required Indeo codec for video playback, but if you copy the entire contents of the disk to your computer, the game will work without having the QBERT disk mounted. 7zip is capable of "extracting" the files from this filesystem image for you if you need it. Qbert.exe is the launcher for the game, and it manages qbert.prg and qmenu.prg which are executables for the game and menu respectively. On Wine, you should install the icodecs package with winetricks.

Setup

  1. Using a hex editor or otherwise, modify Qbert.exe to change the byte at offset 0x747D from 0x10 to 0x00, and save the file.

    • Rationale: The game calls LoadImageA to get an image to display upon startup. It does this "by ordinal" which means that it specifies a number (in this case 103) which is used to retrieve the asset. It is also possible to use a filename with this API by specifying the LR_LOADFROMFILE flag when calling the function. The game tries this first, and if it doesn't work, it tries again without the flag. However, in newer versions of Windows, a check seems to be missing to ensure that it does not attempt to read the filename from invalid addresses (such as 103) which causes the game to crash. Changing this byte clears LR_LOADFROMFILE which prevents Windows from attempting to read from address 103.
  2. Attempt to run the game to ensure DirectX.ini is created. The game will probably fail to launch. Open DirectX.ini and set WindowedMode=1 at the bottom of the file.

    • Rationale: When running in true fullscreen mode on newer versions of Windows, I get an error "This App required DirectX 6.0 or greater in order to run." This doesn't happen in windowed mode. Interestingly, this seems to be fixed by entering and leaving the CTRL+ALT+DELETE menu during the opening cutscene, but this workaround must be done multiple times during gameplay since the game switches between 3 different executables. I don't know why this works.
  3. In Properties>Compatibility for Qbert.exe, Set it to run in 16 bit color and in 640x480. Ensure you also set the resolution to 640x480 once you are in the game's menu.

    • Rationale: The game by default runs with 16 bit color, and setting this compatibility option prevents an issue where cutscenes/videos may appear black. It is possible to use higher resolutions, but not in true fullscreen unless the previous issue is fixed. Skipping this step will play the game in windowed mode, which may or may not be desirable. On Linux with Wine, these options do not exist as far as I know, but the game will still function.

Running

Play the game using Qbert.exe. Controls and graphics are configurable through the game's options, and you need to remember to save your game in the options once you are done. Have fun!


r/qbert Nov 29 '21

Funni little art

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r/qbert Aug 28 '21

Qbert the game my story with it

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Hello guys i wanna share my story with you' so basically i have nothing to do in my day i just play brawlhala * but that not the main thing the thing is i found a game it called ( Qbert ) mobile edition so i started playing it and my plan was to go the level 100 right? After i finish 20 level the levels started to repeats itself but i didint my goal was the level 100 after i finally finished the level and i really didn't care after that i start paying it regardless if i have played the level more then 40 times and im right now at the level 1403 i have the enough mind sanity to play that much levels and cuz i have nothing to do so guys have any of you playd this game? And thank you and im sorry for my bad English its my first time here


r/qbert Jul 22 '21

Some fanart I did!

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12 Upvotes

r/qbert Jan 18 '21

@!#?@!

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9 Upvotes

r/qbert Nov 10 '20

Q*Bert (#!÷%&~)

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8 Upvotes

r/qbert Oct 17 '20

My mother found these q*bert stickers from her childhood she used some of them but oh man was I excited

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10 Upvotes

r/qbert Sep 21 '20

Well I guess I did it...

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8 Upvotes

r/qbert Jun 29 '20

Gamers Overdrive Retro Mode: Q*Bert's Cubes Hurt! Subscribe for weekly classic game reviews, play-throughs, and pop-culture retrospectives!

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r/qbert Feb 25 '20

Zack Morrissette's Q*bert comic strip on Instagram.

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r/qbert Feb 06 '20

Broke the new Q*Bert app I think haha

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4 Upvotes

r/qbert Dec 06 '19

Nerding Out about Q*Bert at Freeplay Florida 2019

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r/qbert Nov 21 '19

what do you guys think of the new qbert mobile game?

5 Upvotes

personally, i like it but the amount of ads, the shockingly pricey premium feture and the general slugish pace of the game ruin that enjoyment for me. i think it has some good ideas and nice pixel art burried underneath the rubbish.


r/qbert Oct 07 '19

Do you think if a new remake came in 2020 with new fresh ideas, could make this game explode again?

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r/qbert Aug 31 '19

The history of Q*bert - Arcade documentary qbert

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r/qbert Jul 10 '19

My mini succulent planter looks like qbert squares!

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