VectorGamer Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) Q*bert A two-legged, big-nosed, orange creature jumps diagonally around on a pyramid, changing the color of the blocks he lands on. Avoid most moving objects and characters while luring Coily, the snake, to his demise by jumping off the edge of the pyramid onto one of the flying disks. The game has nine levels of four rounds each. Game Information Game Name: Q*Bert [uS set 1] Released By: Gottlieb, 1982 MAME ROMset: qbert Dip Switches: Internal Defaults Chosen By: patbb ROM Location: http://romhustler.net/download/mame/3686 Twin Galaxies MAME World Record: 11,058,270 Note: The use of the trick to cause all enemies to disappear is BANNED. Competition ends Sunday, February 6 @ 12PM EST Leaderboard 1. 343,380 patbb 2. 99,010 riffraff 3. 65,765 jasonbar 4. 19,915 chuckwalla 5. 19,400 wizmo 6. 17,235 rmaerz 7. 9,000 roadrunner 8. 5,775 LarcenTyler Season Standings Calculations through week 25 1. patbb 1179 2. rmaerz 1089 3. roadrunner 859 4. FlyingTurtle 346 5. LarcenTyler 294 6. Zoyx 189 7. Dr Galaga 147 8. ClassicGMR 128 9. jasonbar 50 10. HatefulGravey 38 11. LaserHawk 30 12. homerwannabee 20 13. 4Ks 18 14. Mister VCS 16 15. chuckwalla 6 Edited February 5, 2011 by rmaerz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 Pat: I know you requested tournament settings but that just wouldn't be possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) The late Doris Self's Q*bert score (tournament settings): 1,112,300 My score to kick things off: 6,800 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSn4CRMDHWg CBS News - great story! http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=757374n Wasn't she a great lady? Too bad I never met her - she look's like one of the nicest people you could ever meet. Edited January 30, 2011 by rmaerz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 17,235 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Pat: I know you requested tournament settings but that just wouldn't be possible. It's alright. It just that some people are so good they can play for days ... It not my case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 The late Doris Self's Q*bert score (tournament settings): 1,112,300 Wasn't she a great lady? Too bad I never met her - she look's like one of the nicest people you could ever meet. I was thinking the same thing ... She went to the FunSpot tournament a few time I think? Her high score with marathon setting is over 24 millions!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 The late Doris Self's Q*bert score (tournament settings): 1,112,300 Wasn't she a great lady? Too bad I never met her - she look's like one of the nicest people you could ever meet. I was thinking the same thing ... She went to the FunSpot tournament a few time I think? Her high score with marathon setting is over 24 millions!!! She talks about Funspot in the CBS News story and how they gave her a cocktail cab which she wasn't used to playing. And of course, she was in King of Kong which they dedicated in memory of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 The late Doris Self's Q*bert score (tournament settings): 1,112,300 Wasn't she a great lady? Too bad I never met her - she look's like one of the nicest people you could ever meet. I was thinking the same thing ... She went to the FunSpot tournament a few time I think? Her high score with marathon setting is over 24 millions!!! She talks about Funspot in the CBS News story and how they gave her a cocktail cab which she wasn't used to playing. And of course, she was in King of Kong which they dedicated in memory of her. I did not see that cocktail Q*Bert at Funspot, did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyx Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Very inspirational. She proves that you can train your brain to do new things even at an advanced age. Challenging your mind like that keeps you young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 I did not see that cocktail Q*Bert at Funspot, did you? I wasn't looking for it and did not see one. But... Do you recall that in the room where they had the Aurcade scoreboard there was a door in the left corner? Gary Vincent took me back there and showed me the area behind the wall that had the scoreboard projected. It's actually the ceiling for the bowling alley and they are going to expand the ACAM in that area. It may be under construction during Funspot this year if they haven't completed it last summer (it wasn't going to be done at this time of year because of bowling leagues). Anyways, he said that they have (at least) another 150 cabinets sitting in storage. So, maybe that's where the Q*bert cocktail is now. But, I did get to play the Stratovox cocktail which was really cool! I can't remember what the other cocktails were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) I just read this post from Gary Vincent: The American Classic Arcade Museum (ACAM) in Weirs Beach, NH has many projects in progress and we need your support to see them through to completion. While the museum has approximately 280 games currently available for display, we have almost as many games in storage that are in need of restoration. This includes early black & white discrete logic games from Atari, multiple conversion games for Pac-Man cabinets, and rarely seen laserdisc games such as Interstellar by Funai. ACAM would like to get these games restored so they can be enjoyed by the public. We also have several ongoing maintenance projects that need financial support. To help meet the funding needs of these projects, ACAM is kicking off 2011 with a fundraiser. Our goal is to raise $25,000. All donations to ACAM are tax-deductible. Please make a tax-deductible contribution today and help us reach our goal so these games can be preserved for all to enjoy. The American Classic Arcade Museum is host to the annual International Classic Video Game Tournament. The tournament will be held June 2-5, 2011. This year marks the 13th year for the event that features the best classic arcade gamers from around the globe. The museum occasionally takes some of its collection “on the road” for display at major gaming events & conventions such as the annual PAX-East convention in Boston, MA. The American Classic Arcade Museum is the first 501c3 organization dedicated to the preservation and play of vintage arcade games. The museum contains a combination of popular and obscure games from the classic days of video arcades. ACAM is located on the third floor of the immense Funspot Family Entertainment Center, which has been certified by Guinness World Records as the largest arcade in the world. ACAM has been featured in such popular films as “The King of Kong” & “Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade.” ACAM’s next appearance on film will be the upcoming “Doctor Kong.” This new documentary movie features New York plastic surgeon Hank Chien & his quest for the world record on Donkey Kong. ACAM was recently named as one of the 33 shrines every sports fan should visit by ESPN: The Magazine. Repeatedly hailed as the "Mecca" of classic gaming by such organizations as MSNBC, Geek Out New York, The Thrillist, Joystiq, Yahoo!, and Edge Magazine. ACAM is located in Weirs Beach, NH and is open year round. Go to www.classicarcademuseum.org to donate today. Edited January 31, 2011 by rmaerz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I just read this post from Gary Vincent: The American Classic Arcade Museum (ACAM) in Weirs Beach, NH has many projects in progress and we need your support to see them through to completion. While the museum has approximately 280 games currently available for display, we have almost as many games in storage that are in need of restoration. This includes early black & white discrete logic games from Atari, multiple conversion games for Pac-Man cabinets, and rarely seen laserdisc games such as Interstellar by Funai. ACAM would like to get these games restored so they can be enjoyed by the public. We also have several ongoing maintenance projects that need financial support. To help meet the funding needs of these projects, ACAM is kicking off 2011 with a fundraiser. Our goal is to raise $25,000. All donations to ACAM are tax-deductible. Please make a tax-deductible contribution today and help us reach our goal so these games can be preserved for all to enjoy. The American Classic Arcade Museum is host to the annual International Classic Video Game Tournament. The tournament will be held June 2-5, 2011. This year marks the 13th year for the event that features the best classic arcade gamers from around the globe. The museum occasionally takes some of its collection “on the road” for display at major gaming events & conventions such as the annual PAX-East convention in Boston, MA. The American Classic Arcade Museum is the first 501c3 organization dedicated to the preservation and play of vintage arcade games. The museum contains a combination of popular and obscure games from the classic days of video arcades. ACAM is located on the third floor of the immense Funspot Family Entertainment Center, which has been certified by Guinness World Records as the largest arcade in the world. ACAM has been featured in such popular films as “The King of Kong” & “Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade.” ACAM’s next appearance on film will be the upcoming “Doctor Kong.” This new documentary movie features New York plastic surgeon Hank Chien & his quest for the world record on Donkey Kong. ACAM was recently named as one of the 33 shrines every sports fan should visit by ESPN: The Magazine. Repeatedly hailed as the "Mecca" of classic gaming by such organizations as MSNBC, Geek Out New York, The Thrillist, Joystiq, Yahoo!, and Edge Magazine. ACAM is located in Weirs Beach, NH and is open year round. Go to www.classicarcademuseum.org to donate today. I also saw that. I will make a donation during the tourney next June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 343,380 Everything was going so great and I lost 7 Q-bert in the same level I completed the level 9 3 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 9,000 even Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonbar Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 First quickie game: 27,085. I'll play some more & can top that score, but 343k!!!! =O -Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) 19,915 MAMEQbert19915.bmp Edited February 2, 2011 by chuckwalla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonbar Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 OK, this was a good game, as far as my skills go, & I'll be pretty busy until this competition ends, so I think this will probalby be my final score submission. Too bad, I'm getting into Q*Bert & would like to get to know him better. 65,765. Thanks, -Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 99,010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 5,775 Just warming up, so expect more than this @!#?@! low score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) Hey folks: If you haven't posted your nominations for the upcoming President's Day tournament you have until this Sunday, Feb 6th at noon EST. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/175542-hsc-season-3-presidents-day-tournament/page__view__findpost__p__2184533 Any games you nominate that are not played in the tournament will be added to your game request queue. Edited February 4, 2011 by rmaerz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizmo Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 19400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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