Q*bert , released for the Vic-20 in 1982, is an action-adventure game that takes place on a pyramid. The player controls Q*bert, a small orange creature with a big personality, as he navigates through increasingly treacherous terrain to change the color of all the cubes on the pyramid from yellow to other colors.
The gameplay involves jumping and dodging enemies while avoiding falling cubes. Q*bert can also slide down certain areas of the pyramid to reach hard-to-access areas. The goal is to change the color of all the cubes before time runs out, as the pyramid begins to collapse at the end of each level.