Q*bert
Cube-hopping arcade character
Q*bert is a 1982 arcade video game featuring an orange, trunk-nosed creature who hops across a pyramid of cubes, changing their colors while avoiding enemies.
The character became a pop culture icon of early gaming.
The asterisk in the name represents the character's signature speech—unintelligible symbols appearing in a speech bubble when he falls off the pyramid or gets caught.
Arched passageway or gaming hall
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- joystickTilting lever for control
- quarterOne of four parts
- 1982A calendar year
isometric · pyramid · cubes · hopping · color-changing · snake · Slick · Sam
Continuation of prior work
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- remakeNew version created
- NES1980s home gaming system
- AtariSeventies gaming pioneer
PlayStation · mobile · cameo · spinoff · ports · console · compilation · anniversary
Citrus with segments
- noseOlfactory facial organ
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- roundCurved like circle
mascot · cartoon · cute · creature · protagonist · icon · furry · eyeballs
Of lasting excellence
- vintageQuality from past eras
- 1980sFourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- coin-opRequires inserted currency
pixel · old-school · collectible · emulation · throwback · barcade · revival · memorabilia
arcade
Arched passageway or gaming hall
1982 · isometric · pyramid · cubes · hopping · color-changing · snake · Slick · Sam · discs
sequel
Continuation of prior work
Atari · PlayStation · mobile · cameo · spinoff · ports · console · compilation · anniversary · revival
orange
Citrus with segments
round · mascot · cartoon · cute · creature · protagonist · icon · furry · eyeballs · tubular
classic
Of lasting excellence
- vintageQuality from past eras
- 1980sFourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
coin-op · pixel · old-school · collectible · emulation · throwback · barcade · revival · memorabilia · generation
- arcadesarcade, arcade games, video games, joystick, joysticks
- Retro ArcadePac-Man, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Galaga
- retro gamingretro gaming, 8-bit, NES, SNES, 16-bit
- Puzzle Game CharactersDr. Mario, Bub, Bob
- ColecoVisionDonkey Kong, Frogger, Mouse Trap, Turbo
- NintendoNES, Mario, SNES, Donkey Kong, Metroid
Q*bertPac-Man
Dot-consuming arcade icon
Ms. Pac-Man · Dig Dug · Mouse Trap · Frogger · Donkey Kong
Q*bertMario
Italian masculine name
Pac-Man · Donkey Kong · Space Invaders · Galaga · Defender