Q*bert is an iconic arcade game developed by Gottlieb, originally launched in the early 1980s. It features a unique isometric perspective in which players control the titular character to change the colors of cubes on a pyramid-like structure. The game is considered a precursor to the isometric platformer genre and remains a notable example of 1980s gaming culture.
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.