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Game entry

Q*bert

1982 · Platformer, Puzzle, Arcade · PlayStation 3, Arcade · Gottlieb

Q*bert is ranked no. 3,243 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,446 and 37% of duels won. Of the 3 duels that pitted it against Portal, it has won 0 and lost 3. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 85 out of 154 (1980s).

World rank

no. 3,243

ELO score

1,446

Wins

37%

Duels played

101

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About Q*bert

Q*bert was a popular arcade game that was released on a large number of consoles in the early 1980s. It was developed and published by Gottlieb, and became their most successful game. The concept serves as a precursor to the isometric platformer genre, where the title character must work to turn all cubes to a certain colour in a psuedo-3D world, made 3D through isometric graphics in the same way that the Penrose Stairs was made. The game was widely successful and has become a highly recognizable brand of the 1980s gaming era.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,446 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Q*bert sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,240 Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 1,446
  2. 3,241 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 1,446
  3. 3,242 Tropico 3 1,446
  4. 3,243 Q*bert 1,446
  5. 3,244 EA Sports UFC 3 1,446
  6. 3,245 Yomawari: Night Alone 1,446
  7. 3,246 Sonic 3D Blast 1,446

Released in 1982

The standing

Where Q*bert ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Q*bert stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 85 out of 154 (1980s).

Where Q*bert ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,243 5,110
Platformer 401 621
1980s 85 154

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