BurgerTime

This article is about the video game. For the restaurant, see Burger Time.
BurgerTime
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Data East[a]
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Arcade, Apple II, Aquarius, Atari 2600, BBC Micro, Coleco Adam, ColecoVision, IBM PC, Intellivision, MSX, NES, TI-99/4A
Release
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)1-2 players alternating turns

BurgerTime,[b] originally released as Hamburger[c] in Japan, is a 1982 arcade video game from Data East released initially for its DECO Cassette System. The player is chef Peter Pepper, who must walk over hamburger ingredients in a maze of platforms and ladders while avoiding anthropomorphic hot dogs, fried eggs, and pickles which are in pursuit.

In the United States, Data East USA licensed BurgerTime for distribution by Bally Midway as a standard dedicated arcade game.[7] Data East also released its own version of BurgerTime in the United States through its DECO Cassette System. The Data East and Midway versions are distinguished by the manufacturer's name on the title screen and by the marquee and cabinet artworks, as the game itself is identical. The game's original Japanese title Hamburger changed outside of Japan to BurgerTime, reportedly to avoid potential trademark issues. In addition to all releases in the Western world, BurgerTime also became the title used for the Japanese ports and sequels.

The first home port of BurgerTime was released for the Intellivision console in 1983, followed by versions for other systems. There have been multiple sequels for both the arcade and home.

When Data East went bankrupt in 2003, G-Mode bought most of Data East's intellectual properties, including BurgerTime, BurgerTime Deluxe, Super BurgerTime, and Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b c "Manufacturers Equipment". Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. 5 February 1983. p. 35.
  2. ^ Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 47. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  3. ^ "BurgerTime (Registration Number PA0000148985)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CVG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ @reddrag64988892 (March 19, 2023). "アーケード版ハンバーガーは実はデータイースト内製ではなく、外注でした。今でも秋葉原に存在する、とあるソフトハウスによるもので、そのメンバーの一人は私の専門学校時の同級生です。企画はデータイースト社員の権藤裕二さん。権藤さんの代表作は、他にラッパッパやzaviga/b-wings、魔境戦士等。" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved December 5, 2023 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Video Game Flyers: BurgerTime, Data East (EU)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Overseas Readers Column: Deco "Burger Time" License - Midway For Coin-Op, Mattel For Home Video". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 199. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 November 1982. p. 34.
  8. ^ "G-Mode Buys Up Data East Catalog (Archived)". 2007-08-28. Archived from the original on 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  9. ^ "VC バーガータイム". www.nintendo.co.jp.


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