Q*Bert! is the fifth level in Retro Gaming, Wonderland-Style. It is based on the 1982 arcade game of the same name.
Origin and Differences
Q*Bert was developed by Gottlieb and originally released on October 18, 1982. It is played from an isometric perspective, and the game's protagonist, Q*Bert, steps on 28 blocks arranged in a pyramid to light them all up. There are several enemies that impede Q*Bert's progress: Coily (a purple snake that bounces around), Ugg and Wrongway (purple creatures that bounce along the sides of the cubes), and Slick and Sam (creatures that can deluminate the cubes). Transporters on either side of the pyramid can be used to reach the top once per round.
In the Return to Wonderland version, the pyramid is now a triangular platform, the transporters are replaced with Teleporters, and Coileys are the only enemies. Stinky "lights up" the platform by collecting the Rainbow Coins. The Coileys and Teleporters are blocked behind Bonus Coins.
Walkthrough
The level is fairly straightforward. While Stinky is collecting the Rainbow Coins, he is protected from the Coileys by the Bonus Coins. It is recommended that the Bonus Coins be collected towards the end. Once the Exit Gate is opened, Stinky must step through the green Teleporter and exit.
Trivia
Q*Bert’s classic pyramid had to be flattened into a triangle, and the transporters were replaced with teleporters. One thing that remained exactly the same: Coily! The purple snake is one of Q*Bert’s main adversaries and might well have been the inspiration for our own bouncing nuisance. Or is the Wonderland Coily a mental offspring of Gremlin Graphic’s “Thing on a Spring”?
| Return to Wonderland Levels and Walkthroughs
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| Tutorial Levels
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Tutorial Set 1
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Basic Moves • Water, Water, Everywhere • Watch your Step! • Slipping and Sliding • Buttons and Barriers • Introducing Loof! • Collaboration • Loof vs The Kaboom!s • More Trouble with Kaboom!s • Combination Puzzle
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| Tutorial Set 2
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Coins For Better and Worse • Coily, Coily, Coily • Teleportation • Zippy Z-Bots • Tough as Steel • Steel and Fire • Mixing It Up • Some Water With Ice, Please • Obstacle Course • A Little Preview
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| Classic Levels
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Back in the Swing of Things
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A Little Refresher • Reflectors! • Upon further Reflection... • Clear the Way! • Rolling Stones • Boulder Blockade • Let's Get Rolling! • Relay Race
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| Temple of Fire
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Walking on Hot Coals • Introducing 'Chomper' • One for Me, One for You • Chompers, Cannons, Kaboom!s, Oh My! • Boulder Panic • The Fire Pit • Remote Control • Chomping at the Bit • Repetition • The Arena
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| The Haunted Castle
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This Doesn't Look Very Inviting • Traps! • Things are starting to get a little Spooky around here • Not So Fast! • The Pendulum • Chasms • Hostile Environment • Roof Top Challenge
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| Robot City
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Starlight Lounge • Close Encounters of the Wonderland Kind • Multi-Function Reflectors • Catch Me If You Can • Switcheroo! • Switch and Bait • Floating Platforms • Sharp Shooter • Loading Dock • Space Station Zeta
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| The Secret Garden
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A Day In The Garden • A Shortcut Through Mushrooms • Hidden Surprises • Can't See The Forest For The Trees • What's Hidden In That Hedge???
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| Atlantis
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That Sinking Feeling! • Pacifist • Bridge over Troubled Water • Binary Thinking • Be My Guide • A Little Detour • The Ice Age
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| Underwonderworld
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Dark Caverns • Firing Squad • No Need to be Greedy • Ring of Fire • Spiral • Don't Make A Move! • Sewer System • Hot Stuff • Tick Tock • Proper Shielding
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| Retro Gaming, Wonderland-Style
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Ms. Pac-Man! • Space Invaders! • Pong! • Dig Dug! • Q*Bert! • Frogger! • Centipede! • Missile Command!
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| At the Edge of Space and Time
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Vortex • Rimrunner • A Thousand Gateways • Serpentine • Out of Time • House of Mirrors • Ghostbustin' • Chain Reaction • Hop, Skip, and Jump
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| Full Circle
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We End at the Beginning • Marble Maze • It's A Long Shot • Knight's Move • There's Got To Be Another Way!!! • They Came From Beyond The River! • Firestorm • Mathematical Wonderland • Five Squared, Squared • One Last Hurrah!
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| Deluxe Levels
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It's A Mystery
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Foreword • First Encounter • The Mystery Deepens • Team Chaos • The Great Wonderland Gateway
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| Under the Foggy Mountains
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Deep Underground • Prism, Prism, On the Floor • Crystal Cave • Choose Wisely • Lost and Found • Handle with Care! • Blasting Range • Ammunition Storage Room • Multiple Targets • Escape From The Foggy Mountains
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| Qookie's Cottage
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Introducing Qookie • Discovery at Mountain Lake • Kaboom!s in my Garden • Friend or Foe? • Mushroom Farm • Home Is Where The Snow Isn't • Nightfall • New Friends
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| Wondertown
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Welcome to Wondertown • The Bridge • The Gates to the Old City • Peegue vs The UFOs • Wonderland Invasion!
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| And Then There Were Three
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Snow Day • On the Road Again • Entry Denied • A Cry For Help • Beam Me Up!
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| Rescue In Space
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Boarding Party • Loof All Alone • Stinky's Solo Adventure • Qookie's Challenge • Guard Corridor • Rescue Mission • Payback Time • To the Escape Hatch • Payback Time, Part II
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| Secret Passages
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The Rainbow Temple • The Library • The Chessboard • Trapped! • The Secret of the Great Pyramid • Footstep of the Inner Sanctum • The Inner Sanctum • Gateway to the Rainbow World
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| The Rainbow World
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The End of the Rainbow
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| Official Custom Level Sets
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The Playground
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Bowling for Coileys • Wonderland Exploration • The Hedge Maze • Hide and Seek • On Your Mark...
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| Wonderland 101
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Boxes and Water • Getting Around • Buttons, Buttons, Buttons • Enter the Bad Guys! • The Trouble with Kaboom! • Steel and Fire • Mixing It Up • Coins For Better and Worse • Some Water With Ice, Please • Working Together
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| Platinum Set
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New Shores • Strange Phenomena • Meanwhile... • The Forest Maze • Return to the Jade Temple • Look Before You Leap • Sticky Cubes • Gridlock • Reunion • The Fire World • This and That • The Goop Machine • Linked • Mirror, Mirror • All Fired Up • You're Not Alone! • Unexpected Visitors • Z-Bot Reinforcements • Escape from Fire World • Twist Ending
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