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Qb is definitely a quality game for the 2600. Shocking that it's only 4k in size! The sounds aren't that spectacular, but if you like puzzle games, you really should get a copy of this one. Good show Andrew!

The graphics are clunky but smoothly animated. The game is a pleasure to play, thanks to its excellent, responsive controls. Had QB come out in 1982, it may have been a huge hit.

Qb simply tries to be too much. It tries to be a Q*Bert style game, but its strengths lie more in its puzzle-building elements than the monster-fighting. Perhaps Davie could have broken each level down into timed rounds, or maybe there could have been variations with and without monsters. As it is, though, Qb is a decent game that doesn’t quite know its strengths. Incidentally, Qb looks far more playable in its Atari 8-bit incarnation.