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'''''Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion''''' ('''''Q.U.B.E.''''') is an independent first-person puzzle game released for the PC on December 17th, 2011, a director's cut for the game released on PC and other platforms in 2015, and a sequel, Q.U.B.E. 2, was released on March 13th, 2018. | '''''Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion''''' ('''''Q.U.B.E.''''') is an independent first-person puzzle game released for the PC on December 17th, 2011, a director's cut for the game released on PC and other platforms in 2015, and a sequel, ''Q.U.B.E. 2'', was released on March 13th, 2018.<ref>http://store.steampowered.com/app/359100/QUBE_2/</ref> | ||
The game takes place in a sterile environment similar to that of Portal, with the player's character waking up equipped with high-tech gloves which are able to manipulate and extrude color-coded cubes in the environment. | The game takes place in a sterile environment similar to that of Portal, with the player's character waking up equipped with high-tech gloves which are able to manipulate and extrude color-coded cubes in the environment.<ref>http://metro.co.uk/tech/games/886779-q-u-b-e-review-companionless-cube</ref> | ||
''Q.U.B.E.'' was developed by Toxic Games and originated as a student project. The developers had an IndieDB page to post news and beta versions of the game when they became available. Some footage of these betas have been released on YouTube at the time that they were available, but at some point after the game's official release, the developers removed the beta versions | ==History== | ||
''Q.U.B.E.'' was developed by Toxic Games and originated as a student project. The developers had an IndieDB page to post news and beta versions of the game when they became available. Some footage of these betas have been released on YouTube at the time that they were available, but at some point, after the game's official release, the developers removed the beta versions from their IndieDB page. | |||
For some unknown reason, the files are not able to be downloaded via the Internet Archive | ==Availability== | ||
For some unknown reason, the files are not able to be downloaded via the Internet Archive but reuploads have been found. '''There could be more beta versions of the game that aren't preserved''', as they were not released publicly. [Somewhat playable versions of some Pre-July Beta builds can be found in the files of the July Beta and Beta 1.2] | |||
==Beta Versions== | ==Beta Versions== | ||
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|''Q.U.B.E. July Beta''|| | |''Q.U.B.E. July Beta''||Jul 6th, 2010||[https://mega.nz/file/lAtXEZSA#_G2H_YtN94w8x2K4y5mA2Sy9m0XgR9uHs0nxeRjgq_Q/file<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Archived IndieDB listing, found through archived link from a now deleted Q.U.B.E. 2 Steam thread. ||This was the first release from the developers. | ||
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|''Q.U.B.E. Beta 1.2''|| | |''Q.U.B.E. Beta 1.2''||Jul 24th, 2010||[https://mega.nz/file/wE8SBC7Z#hNWQLGoKVqQmX7X4uEp6oOa5ZbplwiqID8xwtz00i7Y/file<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Archived IndieDB listing, found through archived link from a now deleted Q.U.B.E. 2 Steam thread.|| | ||
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|''Q.U.B.E. Beta 1.3''|| | |''Q.U.B.E. Beta 1.3''||Oct 23rd, 2010||[http://mediafire.com/file/fp776znk9a4k61u/Q.U.B.E._18.10.2010.exe/file<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']||Found through archived link in an article linked from a YouTube video showing gameplay.|| | ||
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==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
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|description4 =Trailer for the final game. | |description4 =Trailer for the final game. | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Video|perrow =4 | |||
|service1 =youtube | |||
|id1 =2tm-LhzkDy4 | |||
|description1 =Gameplay of a late-in-development version of ''Q.U.B.E.'' that is even more akin to the final game. | |||
|service2 =youtube | |||
|id2 =GK8SQepHKSo | |||
|description2 =Gameplay of a near-final version of ''Q.U.B.E.''. It shows a rougher version of the final game. | |||
}} | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
==External Links== | |||
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q.U.B.E. | |||
*http://qube-game.com/ | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Found video games]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:35, 8 April 2023
The logo for Q.U.B.E..
Status: Found
Date found: Unknown
Found by: Unknown
Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion (Q.U.B.E.) is an independent first-person puzzle game released for the PC on December 17th, 2011, a director's cut for the game released on PC and other platforms in 2015, and a sequel, Q.U.B.E. 2, was released on March 13th, 2018.[1]
The game takes place in a sterile environment similar to that of Portal, with the player's character waking up equipped with high-tech gloves which are able to manipulate and extrude color-coded cubes in the environment.[2]
History
Q.U.B.E. was developed by Toxic Games and originated as a student project. The developers had an IndieDB page to post news and beta versions of the game when they became available. Some footage of these betas have been released on YouTube at the time that they were available, but at some point, after the game's official release, the developers removed the beta versions from their IndieDB page.
Availability
For some unknown reason, the files are not able to be downloaded via the Internet Archive but reuploads have been found. There could be more beta versions of the game that aren't preserved, as they were not released publicly. [Somewhat playable versions of some Pre-July Beta builds can be found in the files of the July Beta and Beta 1.2]
Beta Versions
| Version Name | Release Date | Status | Proof of Existence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q.U.B.E. July Beta | Jul 6th, 2010 | Found | Archived IndieDB listing, found through archived link from a now deleted Q.U.B.E. 2 Steam thread. | This was the first release from the developers. |
| Q.U.B.E. Beta 1.2 | Jul 24th, 2010 | Found | Archived IndieDB listing, found through archived link from a now deleted Q.U.B.E. 2 Steam thread. | |
| Q.U.B.E. Beta 1.3 | Oct 23rd, 2010 | Found | Found through archived link in an article linked from a YouTube video showing gameplay. |