That I have not heard. It would be a fan-made one, as the “Thiel got frustrated and plugged in random voice banks” is a well known story and everyone was really happy with how the effect came out, as it sounded like gibberish BUT it had a cadence to it that made it sound like alien language that someone, somewhere would recognize as swearing.

If you like Ghosts ‘n Goblins, I think you’ll like this. Similar jumping feel ONLY you can pull yourself up on ledges.

(Also, the wee dude with the red hair looks very similar to the Elf from Ocean’s not-very-good 1991 Amiga/ST/DOS platformer “Elf”; google it 🙂 )

I’d even say that FHMC Qbert is what the original Qbert should have been. Yes, FHMC is masochistic, but a ton of 80’s arcade machine were. I love that this game is one that you can get the current MAME WR score (on Twin Galaxies, at least) in about an hour rather than the 80+ hours for an OG Qbert WR. The pace of play and overall length of game is imminently perfect.

You should really give it a push to see if you can get to Level 5. The second bonus level immediately before 5 is pure madness but with way more points possible.

The game tops out at difficulty on Level 6, in my opinion. Slick and Sam timing is just ludicrous on that level. But once you get past that, you can pattern 7-9 to the point that it’s a simple marathon to the finish. The hardest part then is that you run out of 1ups after a certain score and it’s just a matter of perfect timing and some luck with Slick/Sam drop timing. I always breathe a deep sigh of relief when passing 6-4 because it’s that damn hard and the game gives you a break for all of Level 7. Even though by that point you likely have one or two lives left.

My tips: learn the timing of both the discs and Slick/Sam. And always use the right edge and top of the pyramid for looping QBertha around to reduce her damage until you get on a disc.

Long story short: FHMC Qbert is the perfect arcade game. I wish everyone could give it a whirl.