MacSoft continues their steady stream of ports of Hasbro titles, specifically a long list of 3D-enhanced Atari classics reborn. Q*Bert, much like Pong and Asteroids, has undergone a revolution in visuals but has kept much of the classic style of play which made it such a quarter-eating arcade staple.

We've published a preview of the game for your perusal, complete with a gallery of screen shots. Here's a sample:

In recent years Atari has licensed new versions of classic games like Pong, Breakout, Frogger, and Asteroids, and now Q*bert. So what’s new this time around? For starters there’s a story! It’s pretty simple: Q*bert lives with other goofy characters in an odd world of cube-shaped bricks, rather what you’d expect if you built a world out of lego bricks. Suddenly a great vortex appears and sucks up some of Q*bert’s friends, one of whom is an obviously female Q*bert-like creature, named... well actually I don’t know her name (heck, I didn’t even Q*bert was male until she showed up!) Q*bert, being a gentlemanly sort of squish, embarks on a rescue mission.

Okay, so it’s a very simple story, but if it was good enough for Donkey Kong it’s good enough for Q*bert.

Preview: Q*Bert

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