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Q * bert has inspired other games and been remade on different platforms.

Several video games like J-Bird, Boingo, Mr. Cool, and Pogo Joe copied Q * berts gameplay, while others like Flip Flop built upon it.

Following its 1982 release, the game was ported to several platforms including the Magnavox Odyssey², Texas Instruments TI-99 / 4A, Commodore VIC-20, and several Atari consoles.

The different ports received mixed receptions.

Many home versions poorly replicated the controls on game controllers.

Davis considered the ColecoVision home version the most accurate port of the arcade.

Upon its release, the Atari 2600 port of Q * bert was well received.

Antic magazine's Brian Fung complimented the adaptation from the arcade to home format.

Arthur Leyenberger of Creative Computing praised the gameplay and audio-visuals, and listed it as the second best arcade adaptation for the console.

In 2008, however, IGN's Levi Buchanan rated it the fourth worst Atari 2600 arcade port, citing poor visuals and a technical problem that makes the game excessively difficult ; a lack of animations for enemies while jumping between cubes made it impossible to know which direction they travel until they land.