Faster Harder More Challenging Q*bert

Manufacturer: Mylstar
Year: 1983
Class: Prototype
Genre: Platform
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Vertical
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: Gottlieb
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:

Joystick: 4-way (up-left, down-left, up-right, down-right)

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Faster Harder More Challenging Q*bert Description

Hop on all the squares to change them into the correct color. Avoid hitting Coily and Q*Bertha. Jump on the platforms to be carried to the top of the pyramid and maybe make an enemy jump to its doom.

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Game Introduction

This game is just like Q*bert except the platforms shift position and there are bonus rounds after levels two and five. And, as the name implies, it is faster.

Miscellaneous

This game never went into production and no dedicated cabinets are known to exist.

The name is often abbreviated as "FHMC Q*Bert."

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Scarce - There are 3 known instances of Faster Harder More Challenging Q*bert owned by one of our 3,650 members who participate in our machine census project. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine (not another machine converted with a kit)., and 2 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 59,767 machines (3,520 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There is one VAPS member currently looking for Faster Harder More Challenging Q*bert.

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Technical

The main processor is a 8088 CPU. The dedicated sound/speech board uses a 6502 CPU.

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Legacy

Q*bert
Q*bert's Qubes
Faster Harder More Challenging Q*bert

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