Burger Time
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| Developer | Data East |
| Publisher | Bally Midway |
| Designer | Data East |
| Release date | 1982 |
| Genre | Retro/Puzzle |
| Modes | Up to 2 players, alternating turns |
| Cabinet | Standard upright, cocktail |
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| CPU(s) | {{{cpu}}} |
| Sound chip(s) | {{{sound}}} |
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| Monitor | Raster, 19" monitor |
| Input | 4-way Joystick, 1 button |
| Ports | Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, NES, Intellivision, TI99/4A, Apple II, DOS |
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Burgertime ( バーガータイム) is a 1982 arcade game created by Data East Corporation for its DECO Cassette System. The game was originally titled Hamburger in Japan, but was renamed Burgertime when it was introduced to the United States. A maze game, Burgertime puts the player in the role of a chef ("Peter Pepper") who must drop layers of a hamburger into bins by walking over them while avoiding other food characters who chase him around the maze.
The game was quite popular in arcades. In the United States, Data East USA licensed Burgertime for distribution by Bally Midway. The Data East and Midway versions can be distinguished by the manufacturer name on the title screen and by the marquee artwork.
Gameplay
The playfield consists of ladders and catwalks on which rest oversized hamburger layers (the bun, the meat patties, tomatoes, lettuce, and cheese). The layers are arranged vertically so that they can be dropped directly onto each other.
The player's objective is to control his chef to make hamburgers by walking over the layers. When the player has walked along the entire width of a layer, the layer falls down one level. If a layer falls atop another, the lower layer will also fall down by a level. The fastest way to assemble a burger, then, is to repeatedly traverse the top-most layer; by falling, it will push everything else down.
While assembling the burgers, the player must dodge animated "enemy" foods: Mr Hot Dog, Mr Pickle and Mr Egg. Enemies may be temporarily killed by crushing them under falling layers; they will respawn at the edge of the playfield within a few seconds. The player can also lure the enemies onto a partially-traversed layer and then causing the layer to fall; the added weight of the enemy makes the layer drop by more than one level, and the dropped enemies are stunned for a few seconds.
The player has a limited supply of pepper which he can shake on nearby enemies to stun them and render them harmless for a few seconds. Extra shots of pepper can be obtained by collecting bonus foods, such as coffee, an ice cream cone or french fries, which sometimes appear in the center of the maze after an enemy has been dropped.
Legacy
Burgertime spawned two sequels: Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory and Super BurgerTime. Neither was widely released or very popular.
Due to this game's success, it was ported to several home computers and consoles: DOS, Apple II, NES, Atari 2600, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, TI99/4A and Intellivision. More recently, it can be found on mobile phones.
Mr. Egg makes an appearance in an episode of Matt Groening's animated series Futurama.