Talk:Q*bert
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[edit] Release of Q*Bert
With a lot of recent releases of classic games such as the "Atari Flashback" I've wondered why Q*bert hasn't been re-released like this. Anyone know?
There could be licensing issues. Last I checked, Q*Bert was owned by either Columbia Pictures or Sony Computer Entertainment... ironically, they acquired the character before the ink was dry on the Playstation blueprint. Sony doesn't seem to know what to do with the character... the last game starring Q*Bert was released by Hasbro's Atari back in 1999/2000, for both the Playstation and Dreamcast. It wasn't very good, and there hasn't been a Q*Bert sequel or spinoff since. M.Neko
[edit] Faster Harder More Challenging Q*bert
The only game that was missing from the article, has been added.
P.S. It was released for MAME by the man who made it so that fans could have a chance to play it finally after all these years.
[edit] Pronunciation?
Any thoughts on how to pronounce "Q*Bert"? I have always pronounced it "Cue-Bert", but I have heard it pronounced "Kwe-Bert". I expect there is no "correct" version, but to me, "Cue-Bert" seems to fit with the "cube" theme of the game.Preacherdoc 06:00, 18 May 2006 (UTC)Preacherdoc
It's "cue-bert"Cfive 23:58, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] More Q*bert clones
Besides the official Parker Bros. release, the Atari 8-bit computers had Mr. Cool by Peter Oliphant and Pharoah's Pyramid by Randy Platt.
Both programmers worked at Cinemaware but didn't know of each other's Q*bert clone history until I brought it to their attention. This is described in more detail on the Cinemaware discussion page.
As for pronunication, anyone who says kwe-bert probably needs to be monitored and not allowed any sharp objects.
[edit] Edit wars, protection, discussion
Folks, looks like we've got a real edit war on our hands. On the one side is a very persistent anonymous user who wants to include a homebrew version in the article, on the other hand several editors that see what appears to be inclusion of possible non-notable subject matter and disregard for WP policy. So, it's time that this discussion moves to the talk page. (See Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discuss_cycle) Mr. Homebrew: If you have an edit that you would like to propose for the page, we're listening. Oskay (talk) 23:40, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
- For the anonymous IP (Mr. Homebrew), its pretty simple: The guidelines are at WP:VG/GL. They clearly state this type of material as not acceptable. They're not official ports (i.e. that's why they're homebrew), and they violate IP and trademark. The one exception here traditionally has been historical clones (i.e. clones of notability that were released at the time of the original game and add to a historical context). Modern ports do not fall under this. --Marty Goldberg (talk) 23:25, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
