Q*bert Game System: MAME Cheat Category: Hint Game Company: Unknown Game Category: Unknown Hint, Cheat, Walkthrough:   Q*BERT ====== (ROGER:) Good results can be obtained by working your way down one end of the level at the start, moving across the bottom to the other side, catching a disk to the top, and then filling in the middle squares. A big part of the game is waiting to see where creatures are going to jump. You need to make sure you always time a jump at the same time the creatures jump to you can always have a clear path to a new square. After level 9, the levels repeat themselves. (KAPTAIN:) Reaching the destination color: The following describes Q*bert's coloring pattern in the nine game levels. S = Starting color, I = Intermediate color, D = Destination color. Level 1: when Q*bert jumps on S, it changes to D. When he jumps on D, it stays at D. Level 2: when Q*bert jumps on S, it changes to I . When he jumps on I, it changes to D. When he jumps on D, it stays at D. Level 3: when Q*bert jumps on S, it changes to D. When he jumps on D, it changes back to S. Q*bert's got to start again. Level 4: when Q*bert jumps on S, it changes to I. When he jumps on I, it changes to D. When he jumps on D, it changes back to 1. Q*bert's got to start again. Level 5: when Q*bert jumps on S, it changes to I. When he jumps on I, it changes to D. When he jumps on D, it changes back to S. Q*bert's got to start again. Levels 6-9: the destination color is reached in the same manner as in Level 5. Play becomes more and more difficult as characters and objects appear with increasing speed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: MAME v0.33 Strategy Guide - Compiled by Phanatik URL: http://members.tripod.com/~phanatik/index.html