Classic Game Room HD - Q*BERT for ColecoVision review
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- čas přidán 14. 10. 2024
- Classic Game Room HD reviews Q*BERT for the ColecoVision video game system from 1982! QBert is the MAN (or alien or whatever)! He hops from block to block and makes them change colors, he has an awesome nose and this game is funky fresh on the Coleco Vision. Solid graphics, excellent gameplay and an affordable price make QBert on the Colecovision an arcade retro gamer's dream. This Qbert review has gameplay footage from Q*Bert showing the excellent arcade conversion that trumps the Atari 2600 cartridge. Classic Game Room HD is the only retro and modern game reviewer reviewing Colecovision games in High Definition. If you like old school games, you need to jump on the Classic Game Room awesome-wagon. Qbert is a coin-op classic from the 80's that remains fun and addictive to play today.
Colecovision was a beast back then. This was the 1st game I ever bought with my own money. Still have my colecovision, still awesome.
I remember loving this game as a kid in the arcades in the early 80's...and being able to progress thru the levels with ease. When I try to play it now, I can't survive long enough to enjoy it. Great game, though.
I loved playing Q-bert on my Colecovision back in the 90's. I wished I could get a chance to play its sequel Q-bert's Qubes though. Thank you for bringing this memory back. :)
I still hope Mark reviews Q*Bert for the NES someday, as I personally think that's the best home console port of the game. I think he'd like it a lot :)
first game system i ever played in my life, i swear those were the days
In Quebec Canada,we had exactly the same game(Named Q*bert as well) a long time ago(In the 90's I guess) on a cable terminal named Vidéoway made by the north american cable distributor Vidéotron.We also had a game named Razzia,A game like Lode runner.
How come some old arcade games are so highly revered throughout the years like this and defender.
But titles like Munch Mobile are virtually forgotten?
i swear to god i love you reviews thx
I LOVED the ColecoVision. when I got it for my birthday many years ago, I was so excited. It was such much better than atari 2600 graphically. Q-bert was one of my favorite games.
Nice review. You should do one for the NES version of Q*Bert. That one is really good. I played it a lot as a kid, back in the day.
That's right, you just beat me to saying exactly the same thing! I had this on cart for the C64 and it was the best home version out of all of them.
The graphics are even better and the programmers made excellent use of the SID sound chip. You even hear a motif of the Tubular Bells song during bonuses. :)
"...swears like a sailor" lol
This game rocked!!!! It was mesmerizing
This is gonna be sort of off topic. But Pac Man, and Q*Bert (along with all other games back then) had a Saturday Morning Cartoon. The Pac Man cartoons are now available for download on Xbox Live. I know, it's got nothing to do with Q*Bert . . but fans of this game still might be interested in the Pac Man cartoon. This review made me think of that just because it was all back around the same time / decade.
Plus they freeze the baddies for a few seconds, allowing Q*Bert to change more tiles without anyone chasing him. :)
Catching the green ball also freezes the enemies for a few seconds so they can't hurt you while you can keep hopping around.
I love the Bert!
The green guys' names were Slick and Sam, BTW. ;)
You can also use the SEGA Genesis controller on your Colecovision, but of course, you'll also run into the same keypad problem when starting the game.
I use to love this game
Love your videos.
Did you have the Atari expansion module thing?
Just so you know Mark, anything that is green in Q*Bert is vulnerable...so the next time you play you CAN go ahead and rip Sam's legs off and stop him before he makes it to the bottom of the pyramid (and ruining more of your tiles). For that matter, I noticed you dodging the green orbs too. Grab those as well; they're good for points.
Awesome video man.
The Colecovision port of Q*Bert is awesome but I enjoy the 2600 version better. I don't know why but I just find it to be more fun. Burgertime and Defender are my two favorite games for the Colecovision.
Tje green guy's name is Slick. In the arcade version, there were two of them, Sam and Slick. Slick wore sunglasses while Sam didn't. But in this version, its only Slick.
The green guy's names are Sam&Slick acording to a book i used to have when i was a kid.
Type In Q*Bert Saturday Supercade to see the cartoon. Somebody used to have an episode online, but I think CBS had it taken down.
Q*Bert 3 for SNES was fucking awesome!!
The TI-99/4A version was even better, with multicolor sprites, and Q*Bert himself is substantially larger, with a very large nose, and has 3 colors. They clearly must have used sprite multiplexing code. The funny thing is, the CV used the *exact* same graphics chip (and sound chip) as the TI-99/4A, and came out one month after the TI version. And both were published by Parker Brothers.
I had a different controller. It wrapped around your hand..had buttons for each finger and had a joystick on top.
Q*bert was a must have for the colecovision I enjoyed the game a lot way better on Colecovision than Atari!
0:30 LOL!!! It's true! Q*Bert does course!
More Colecovision reviews please
unfortunately slick isn't in the home games, only sam. this was due to memory limits. but the game still plays good. You are correct that Q*Bert can stop them and can touch anything green.
i played the hell out of this when it came out ColecoVision was groundbreaking at the time
@bland9876 I think I used to turn my controller upside down...although could be wrong but you could give it a try. Just been so many years since I've played.
I think the reviewer forgot that Q-Bert could touch anything that was green on the board. So the green guy is stopped by touching him. The green ball freezes all bad guys for a short period of time.
I loved this game on my TI99. No match for Hunt the Wumpus though :)
haha I had soo much Q*Bert stuff besides just the game for Atari. Sadly that stuff is nowhere to be found. But I had a card game, joke books, coloring books etc. I might, might have the card game still.
Q*Bert rules!!! $^$@&*% You are right Colecovision is really impressive. Especially Frogger!!!!!
*lmfao* The dreaded Green Guy Gawh!
I just picked up this game for the NES this morning and I can’t put the controller down.
Parker Brothers did an excellent job with Qbert for the CV. The best control of any home port of Qbert (use an Atari 2600 joystick in port 1 with the CV controller in port 2 for best results). For those of us who grew up in the 80's this was awesome, and still is!
The TI-99/4A version was even better, with multicolor sprites, and Q*Bert himself is substantially larger, with a very large nose, and has 3 colors. They clearly must have used sprite multiplexing code. The funny thing is, the CV used the exact same graphics chip (and sound chip) as the TI-99/4A, and came out one month after the TI version. And both were published by Parker Brothers.
The green guys are Slick, with the shades, and Sam, without. Q*bert can kill both by touching them.
Wow ! looks like "Zoom" for the Genesis/Megadrive.
GET THE GREEN BALL!!!
3:11
Q*BERT: FUCK!
I actually think ColecoVision shouldn't have gotten the short end of the stick like it did. I think it could have competed with Nintendo's NES and Sega's Master System, if Atari 7800 wasn't already trying.
Intellivision version was better because Q*Bert actually made sounds when he died that sounded totally different then the other game sounds so they sort of made it sound like he was actually saying something.
Colecovision was just a tweaked Atari 2600 it still had flicker problems and the control was slugish.
Hmm, what movie was it? He doesn't play a big role in Wreck-It Ralph...
I was never a huge fan of Q*bert I played some computer arcade port and he actually said some crazy mumbo jumbo when he dies. This game is fun but I can't play it for too long.
John C. Reilly Voice For Wreck-It Ralph ?
My TI-99/4a version was great; Q-bert had eyes, too, and the graphics and sounds were better.
Don't avoid that lil' green ball...that will freeze the action.
The TI-99/4A version was so much better, with multicolor sprites, and Q*Bert himself is substantially larger, with a very large nose, and has 3 colors. They clearly must have used sprite multiplexing code. The funny thing is, the CV used the exact same graphics chip (and sound chip) as the TI-99/4A, and came out one month after the TI version. And both were published by Parker Brothers.
I haven't noticed the sound or music to be better, though. Are you sure?
Looks a lot like the arcade.
It must be really hard without a proper joystick
they need to go old school and remake the OLD games dammit!
this is a fun little game. Too bad Sony owns the rights to Q-Bert now, b/c I would love to get this on XBOX Live.
I have both the ColecoVision version and the Atari 5200 version. The Coleco version is a bit better. Parker Brothers released some unique games, and did a great job.
Atari 2600 got Sam, and Coily. I don't think Ug and Wrongway were in it.
My sister and I always just called him eraseaface.
WRECK IT RAPLPH!!!
There was another green one named Sam.
The Colecovision port buries the Atari 2600 version. At least it includes "Wrong-Way" hopping on the cube-sides after Qbert (incorrectly named as his pig-halfbreed counterpart "Ugg" in the Colecovision game manual). With only "Coily" after you, the 2600 couldn't compare to this one IMO.
the Atari 400/800 was as good as the Colecovision...the only items different are the 'opening demo' and slight graphic differences but the play is the same as the arcade
I agree
I think he was in the NES version.
One Small Shortcoming, The Balls Don't Squish When They Bounce. The Sound Effects Are Substandard. The NES Version Was Much Better Even Though Its Sound Effects Were Also Substandard.
My God, I used to play hours on this...Must be then that I ruined my eyes.
whats with the jazzy beginning nowadays
i have colecovision
meaning everything i see looks like an old videogame
Atari should have bought COLECO and released the colecovision as the Atari VCS II, while they had Warner Bros bucks to burn
Quality-bert... lmao. :O
i can get this on my next gen console ie ps3 but the 360 is good too i'm not a fanboy
What KPP said!
lulz, i have the ps one version x3
an 80 year old woman is champion in Qbert ^^
Where's Q-Bert's eyes?
do a review on need fore speed or resident evil
if i had to listen to the noises in that game id kill myself
I had that system and it kept me away from the Atari system.
coolio
you can eat the green guy.
genesis will work just fine
Duh, take ur Atari joystick and make a quarter turn , then Qbert jumps in the direction ur pushing.
I don't remember but I don't think so.
The Intellivision version is Better, better graphics and sound and when Q*Bert gets hit he makes a sound as the cartoon swearing shows on the screen and the Pigs make a similar sound that is very clever for the inability to produce digital sound effects without the Intellivoice.
Yes the c64 version is even better just because Qbert is not white and has eyes
GO GALAXIAN BIOTCH
I like your reviews, but why do you CONSTANTLY keep comparing the NES and the Genesis? They're from different generations. By no means could this pass for a Genesis title, unless it was on some kind of "classics" compilation cart.
I got first comment, by the way. ;D Yeeeeeeeeeaaahhhhh!
the commodore 64 version was even better than this version. :)
Considering you can play Atari 2600 games on this, it has to be superior to it!
Only a dumb person would be convinced this is a Genesis or even version.
Q*Bert does not even make a sound when he is shown cursing like on Intellivision.
The Colecovision Q*Bert is just a Tweaked Atari 2600 quality game. The Pigs don't make noise either like they do on Intellivision.
what does @^$&#* even mean? ah @^$&#* it!
First, onh!! ;-)
#*^%$ snakes !!!!
uummmm.......maybe some different wording on that first sentence
i have Q*Bert for game boy, it looks better
lol 'e!?!'
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This version is better than the NES version. Seriously, the NES version is just too overdone, too "Nintendo," so you lose some of the nostalgia. I would rather play this one over any other home console version,
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