BurgerTime arcade high score - Original Cabinet - Strategy & Review - 1982 Bally Midway Data East

[@1gpasko]

Getting cornered by a pickle has gotta be one of the funniest statements made on your channel! Caught me totally off guard. Love the game play vid!

[@Johnsarcade]

LOL! THANKS! :)

[@illxtra]

On level 3 there is a "pattern" you can do then you use 2-3 peppers to immobilize them all and they'll stay grouped together. Its basically like having just 1 enemy chase after you but you'll have to position yourself so they don't split up. You then make each layer of burger fall with them on it and you'll rack up points, and extra lives.

[@erickstanford519]

Sounds like you know a little somthing. Lol I just made it to level 42, and my best score is 7,600,000 it was thought as hell.

[@SlickEnz]

BurgerTime, one of the best arcade games ever released. Endless fun and frustration!

[@scott4981]

sound track is to die for/from

[@isaiahharvin1368]

damn watching this makes me miss the old arcades of the 80s

[@patsfan4life]

Isaiah Harvin ditto

[@nikolas_schreck]

Arcade 1up dude

[@moviemania1137]

@@nikolas_schreck 😂😌

[@NeoVenom]

One of my favorite games since I was a little kid. I've played the Intellivision, Colecovision, and NES version but never actually played the arcade version. Great video!

[@SpeedStar76]

Actually learned a lot from this, thanks man. Nice arcade, I wish we appreciated what we had back in the 80s...

[@Link457]

had this for the NES, but never got to play it in the arcade. has always been a favorite of mine.

[@mherring27]

I like near the end "damn..I was cornered by a pickle".

[@Johnsarcade]

LOL! Damn pickles!

[@CallousCoder]

Can you believe that the arcade high score is almost 8 million?! Incredible!!!

[@broken1394]

cRaZY sCoRe!

[@maxkazlo3559]

My local Chuck-E-Cheese has Burger Time inside Enchanted Forest Water Safari

[@RodBeFilms]

I used to play burgertime on nes with my brother all the time. I never knew the guys name was peter pepper though. I recently bought the my arcade mini cabinet and also have the game on a hand held

[@nikolas_schreck]

The arcade 1up burgertime is cool to add to that collection you got going on, if you can get one they only did 3,076 or something like that.

[@senzomcmanus]

Picking up my Burgertime today! We always watch John's Arcade in the van on the way to pick up a new game. It's not a game pick up unless John is on :)

[@vnfs8304]

I like how you brag up the game ALL ORIGINAL from top to bottom, then you get into about 5 different consecutive reproduction add on's you added to the game! Comical! Good stuff though - thx 4 sharing!

[@Johnsarcade]

VN FS BRAGGING? About a Burgertime? :)

[@ZangooseFanatic]

+John's Arcade Game Reviews & Tech My high score on BurgerTime is around 270,000 points.

[@eliasmartinez6406]

@@Johnsarcade I Watch Bob's Burgers

[@Packman1325]

John, please do an update video. We all miss your videos. Please let us know if you’re coming back

[@albertoalbertoni9529]

I was eight years old when I played this wonderful game, thanks to MAME we can play these wonderful games that are over forty years old!!! It's a shame that in Italy we don't have arcade games fever like in the USA.

[@dassedare]

I just love your place! So many games that bring back so many memories :) Cheers from Sweden! Dan

[@NoEgg4u]

The last time I played, via MAME, I was very good at this game. I was able to flip the score. I reached level 22 or 23 (somewhere in that area). I played with the maximum enemies, because when you dropped them all together, you would maximize your score (something like 16,000 for each drop, and there are ways to repeat that for each item on the board). During the last 10,000 points (if I am remembering correctly), leading to flipping the score, you would get a free life for each item that scored. Although that might seem great, it was of little use, because the enemies got so fast that the only way to reach beyond the first few inches of your starting position was to pepper your enemies (they were on top of you in 2 or 3 seconds). So you could have 20 lives. But without peppers, eventually you would just die before you could do anything. So the goal of scoring high in this game is in two parts: 1) Run in a pattern that will get all of the enemies together, and have them chase you to the bottom row of burger parts, and drop them (and get your 16,000 points). Then repeat for every other burger part, working your way up (because if you start from the top, then you get only one 16,000 drop for the column). 2) Never miss a pepper (not easy). When you get to the high levels, that one or two extra peppers will allow you to eek out a few extra points, and if you have a really good game, then your last dozen peppers might allow you to reach the next level (and die on that higher level -- you'll die either way, but at least you have the satisfaction of reaching an even higher level). There comes a point, no matter how perfect your game play is, you will simply not be able to even get started. The enemies just start running faster than Usain Bolt.

[@ParzivalPlaysAtari]

Cool tips thanks!

[@robertplautz9722]

beautiful cabinet! and the look inside! first time i ever saw inside one of those. that is truly amazing! great game. thanks so much for the great vid!

[@pabslondon]

I had this game on Intellivision! - fun times!

[@tbone8876]

owned it for 15 years and just put up a 126k tonight and I am super excited about it. until tonight my highest was 68k that I put up 6 or 7 years ago. love BT!!!!

[@bach730]

This is the best KZbin channel ever!

[@Johnsarcade]

Wow! Thanks! :)

[@patsfan4life]

It’s right up there

[@willierants5880]

BurgerTime is a tough game. Utterly ruthless. Thank you for the tips!

[@Jerome-C]

I use to play BurgerTime on my Intelivision "Cause i love the arcade game sooo much :) I bored my parents to buy this game so long time they finaly do ... haha

[@Jasons_Arcade_PLUS]

Huge fan of this game. First played it on Intellivision game system in the 80s

[@savican1]

Always loved the uniqueness of this cabinet and one of my favorite all time games. I've recently posted a video of my game-play on this game. Wasn't on factory settings but a great game nonetheless. Good job on that second game and a great video. Take it easy John. Thanks for posting ;)

[@dannysilveira6181]

One of my old time favorites and your arcade game is beautiful

[@JesseH76]

Cool! I was just playing this last night on Mame and just randomly saw this on the right side of your videos. I was wondering why I couldn't get them to fall when I was doing what you were, IT WAS THE BUN that makes them fall down! I was thinking you could do it with any part of the hamburger. I had no idea the ice cream cones and coffee gave you more peppers. I really know a lot about this game! lol One thing about these old games, they are tough as nails! So there is a lot of respect for those who own high scores, and because of the high scores and no continues that adds to the replay value. As Billy Mitchell once said, "When someone tells me about their new high score today, I usually ask them, how much did it cost you?" The Golden Age of arcades was a little before I started going to arcades, which was around 1986 to the early 90s so many of the classics were on the back wall of the arcade and not played. I love them, but I'm horrible at them!

[@720kdotnet]

Very nice video, John. Subbed to your channel a month or so back due to your awesome video on recapping a WG4700, and have been addicted to this channel since. My wife gets annoyed that I hog the Chromecast/TV in the living room to watch arcade vids, haha. Also great to see some good gameplay on Burger Time. Played it several times as a kid and always loved it. Still haven't run across an original cab in the Youngstown, OH area yet, but really hoping to find one someday as it's one of my all-time favorites. Until then, my MAME cocktail and 60-in-1 JAMMA cab will have to suffice. Great tips on gameplay as well! Will keep watching.

[@Johnsarcade]

Thanks, glad you are enjoying the vids! Yeah, I don't see many Burgertime cabs come up for sale that often. But, the game does play well in MAME and on the 60 in 1 if I remember correctly. FUN GAME!

[@michaeljenkins3277]

I have been looking at videos like this so hopefully I can have some of my own Arcade machines to repair and have fun! I just crave Donkey Kong, Packman, Mario Brothers and more. The biggest part is making that money!

[@WilliamPorygon]

I like the gameplay and review videos, definitely do more of them. BurgerTime isn't a game I've played much, but I'm familiar with it because of one of my favorite classic game show hosts, Geoff Edwards. He got into video games in the 80s when he hosted the arcade game-based game show Starcade, and he often cited BurgerTime as one of his favorite games. I'm sure the timing of this video is coincidental, but unfortunately he passed away a couple weeks ago, so I'm thinking of this video also as a sort of unofficial dedication to him.

[@Johnsarcade]

Oh, wow. That's sad! I have seen that show a couple of times. It's pretty awesome!

[@ThunderFist1978]

Midway cabinets are some of the best, no doubt. They were really creative back the. With the designs.

[@michelevitarelli]

Great tutorial. one thing I notice is the enemies never change direction once they are on a ladder. They commit to the direction.

[@missinggamefiles]

Im still around watching your videos. I always wondered about burger time but never really saw gameplay of it before. so this was interesting.

[@Johnsarcade]

Yeah, it's a SWEET game. I love it.

[@Retrocidal]

God if I ever get my own home I want to have a few machines I worked at arcades as a kid was fun so ya I drawn to this people.be surprised just how much of a gamer I am I worked at arcades fixed a few machine basic stuff computers 25 years of gaming and almost ever console ever made so I fell the geek rush when I see Burger time my only wish was to have gf that like the same stuff any ways great machine

[@1985SwimmingChamp]

love this John! just picked myself up a burgertime in a cocktail and hoping to get it cleaned up and working straight.

[@FoxBox72]

Thanks john. Burger time is one of the few games on our mame cabinet that my wife likes. We both just watched your vid and got a few pointers for playing better !

[@Johnsarcade]

Sweet! Yeah, my wife likes the game too. Chicks dig pickles!

[@susanfit47]

Data East produced the original version of the cabinet in the same year. The artwork differs substantially the marquee is a smaller size with completely different depictions of Peter and his foes. The instructions on both the cabinet and the screens of this game do not say that the restaurant in the game has a name. Some references say that the name of the restaurant is BurgerTime, just like the game itself, but other references say that the restaurant can be McDonald's, Burger King, Jack-In-The-Box, Wendy's, Whataburger, Sonic, Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Cook Out or any other famous fast-food franchise that serves burgers. The game itself never mentions that the restuarant where the game takes place even has a name.

[@TNT_Mancave]

Eggs are really good on burgers - thanks for the tips I usually just randomly knock down toppings.

[@NathanHassall]

Awesome video man! I have this game on my arcadesd but I have never been able to get into it because I suck at it...it was helpful to watch some gameplay and learn a few things too! Cheers!

[@SSJIndy]

I used to hit well over 2 million points and so many bonus chefs the game could run for an hour after I walked away. There was a quirk that collecting too many would cause the game to reset so I HAD to stop. Of course, level 22 was so insanely fast I never made it through anyway.

[@scottakanumba1heathen379]

"Cantina Band" playing in the background!

[@chrisnizer1885]

"Cornered by a pickle." Imagine...if it wasn't for Burger Time, we'd never have reason to ever say that. And that's just wrong. Thanks buddy and good luck wirh the high score!

[@beatsbyandrew]

Dude I was psyched to make 19850 the other day. Nice techniques!

[@Riz2336]

Nice cab, that game is pretty tough. I never can get very far on it when I play it on the NES.

[@MrXinsizionx]

i play this on the 2600 lol. i wish i had this arcade.

[@MrXinsizionx]

I want this to be my second arcade lol.

[@afattori316]

Unrestored minus the cpo, bezel, pepper buttons, and Marquee lol.

[@yourmkarcadesource8790]

Awesome. Great video. BT is a great game but because the music never changes, I get tired of it really quickly.

[@jamierose9095]

That music gets stuck in your head.

[@nzoomed]

its not an easy game, but you make it look much easier lol

[@Johnsarcade]

I got lucky. :)

[@thewizard112]

nice play john, i like these revisit, more in depth vids, look forward to more

[@Johnsarcade]

Yeah, I want to do more of these for sure. Maybe I'll do Tron next. Or, Donkey Kong Junior.

[@StarlancerAstro]

I swear I saw a puff of smoke come out of that switching supply at 8:17

[@senzomcmanus]

Starfire Technology Just light. Reflection off John's watch most likely.

[@no3864]

yep i see it

[@GadgetUK164]

Great stuff, well played!

[@marksplender2000]

Great idea John.

[@drizzt186]

Awesome video John. I really the gameplay videos

[@MichelCastonguay]

I'm in for funspot! I've played BurgerTime back in the dayz but never got addicted, Eyes was a better game for me

[@jasoncentore1830]

Bought a Super Pac-Man game from TNT almost 10 years ago. The game still is like new. Looking for 20th Anniversary Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga next

[@UnwoundS3GA]

Awesome video, John! I'm going to throw up a "EYES" score here soon for the contest. You should do one of these videos on the Star Wars vector game. Or maybe show us the JROK more in depth. :)

[@Jamie.Laszlo]

I never knew you could kinda control when the bonuses pop up

[@Johnsarcade]

Yeah, they always seem to pop up after a big burger drop.

[@michelevitarelli]

Have you played Foodfight? It's one of my favorite classics.

[@patsfan4life]

michele vitarelli a forgotten classic, best game on the Atari 7800

[@JohnnyHartJumpman81]

Great video! U done very well at a challenging game, whilst almost continously talking.

[@w0mblemania]

In Australia an egg can be a hamburger topping, too. :) Excellent review/game John.

[@Johnsarcade]

Thanks! Yeah, an egg on a burger seems odd!

[@googleboughtmee]

What about Aigs?

[@TheManofDew]

Come on John, haven't you ever eaten at Red Robin? Their Royal Red Robin burger has an egg on it and it is fantastic. Definitely a must try, you'll love it egg boy. Lol

[@MagikGimp]

Tough & challenging game, mostly due to that not-annoying-whatsoever 10-second looping music and alarm sound!

[@mariak8450]

I just got a Burgertime cabinet today! 🍔🍟☕️🍦

[@Johnsarcade]

+Maria K congrats!!!

[@eliasmartinez6406]

Bob Belcher: ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THAT PICKLE

[@678BUMPERLOVER]

yeah, data east should have made chef pepper their company mascot. I could see it now, chef pepper holding a tray with words data east on the tray, with each letter looking like a burger.

[@414MrMilwaukee]

22:55 nice move man!!

[@Damon0306]

I have two favorite PINS of all time, Circus Voltaire and Funhouse

[@Johnsarcade]

Those are great games!

[@MrZ281980]

I have not played this game since I had it on the atari!! After watching this video tried it on mame and got my ass handed to me lol harder than it looks for sure. Matt

[@Johnsarcade]

Yeah, it's a TOUGH game!

[@tomokokuroki3085]

Nya, "Burger time" it's a great game :3 I found interesting what you say about hamburgers and fried eggs as topping. In Spain there are hamburgers with egg, as well as sandwiches, which have a hole in the center through which you see the yolk. We call them American sandwiches! It's very funny to know that in the USA you don't eat that XD (I suppose those sandwiches and hamburgers will be of English origin)

[@colins5129]

I love burger time

[@dodoubledragon]

Looks like a fun game, I really should have played this sooner, where have i been? Great score on which looks to be a tricky little game.

[@Johnsarcade]

Oh, yeah! If you've never played you need to! It's one everybody needs to know about it. It's classic! :) And, Peter Pepper was in Wreck-It Ralph. :)

[@dodoubledragon]

Cool, I'll keep an eye out next time my boy wants to watch it & I'll try to enter a score on this & send it in... If you don't see it? - it's coz I suck at it! lol Great vid by the way.

[@dodoubledragon]

John's Arcade Game Reviews & Tech Hey john, been playing Burgertime this weekend & I've uploaded my entry on my youtube, I'll sign up to scoreground some time tomorrow? anyway please check out my vid - I'm pretty impressed with my score so far, thanks.

[@bencheshire]

god your mario bros is so beautiful. burger time is so good. ive just figured out how to not suck at the colecovision version, keen to try it on arcade.

[@townrumor]

That was dope!!!💊

[@hidereplies1425]

@Luke Perez lol yeah

[@Poco48]

Sooo jealous. I am looking EVERYWHERE for a Burgertime cab(for good reason...). Not happening.

[@nonewsisgoodnews9124]

Arcade1up selling a limited edition 3/4 size Burgertime cab right now.

[@BrewersArcade]

do they still make a free play chip for this game? I need to install it on mine

[@richardbain8746]

Very nice video!

[@matthewlane518]

Burgertime. Great choice!

[@Retrocidal]

This was one of my first videos games I owned and console it was the celeco and I loved Burger time never tried the arcade probably better but the celeco version was good I can't wait to get enough cash so I can start putting up Retro game videos me not having a elgato and no money stops me cold :(

[@mikec6455]

I like this game!!

[@urtson3385]

You have a LOT arcade games here!

[@guyincogneto8979]

Is it me? Seems as though every platform I have played BT on, Ol Petey will just STOP. I see dudes 9 trillion video and am more staggered that his guy never stops. Bugaboos.

[@hotdoggington6962]

This game gives me so much anxiety! It's friggin HARD.

[@Jamie.Laszlo]

Mapquest says I'm 13 hours 44 mins from Fun Spot. But, oh, how I'd love to go.

[@paulnguyen8910]

Maybe we wanna see you get to Level 27 and outsmart that. You get just one life, and that's it. No more lives hereafter. Just running into a foe and your game's through.

[@gridironhelmets2267]

Nice !!!!

[@pinballdan]

Burger time is so HARD..Yikes! John PM ME! please....Good score on a HARD game!

[@Johnsarcade]

you can e-mail me at blkdog7 at gmail dot com

[@pinballdan]

John's Arcade Game Reviews & Tech Ok..Just sent you a e-mail!

[@sonicase]

i like the gameplay vids, but i like these style arcade gameplay vids rather than the beat-em-ups mainly because you can die in this and there's a high score... in the beat-em-ups it's mainly just how many coins you have with these, you show us the technique to get a good highscore,.. i've played burgertime a little bit before and knew you could crush the food and throw the pepper, but i didn't really know you want to get the guys to follow you on top of the bun then drop it... knowing and seeing that kind of thing makes the objective more clear and makes me want to play it

[@Lady_Sicely]

Il gouge your eye out with a spoon

[@EpicConspiracy]

What is your favorite pinball game of alltime

[@Johnsarcade]

Hmmm.... that's a tough question. I am not sure! Maybe Attack From Mars.

[@EpicConspiracy]

John's Arcade Game Reviews & Tech There are absolutely no good pinball places in Cincinnati where im from so ive had to buy all 3 seasons of pinball arcade to get my fix, Attack from mars and Bride of Pinbot are my two favs by far.

[@marksplender2000]

John's Arcade Game Reviews & Tech Mars is a good game but We should look beyond the monitor and all that. Elvira and the Monster Bash has got to be the best collectors. Another just would love to have is Evil Kevil. Theme says it all with pinball. Even Twilight Zone. I mean come on...Next to Mars? John buddy..

[@nathanmtz9202]

How did you bought all these classics arcade games?

[@tjclews]

Peter peppers name is actually Silvio

[@rickybeann]

hi dear i´m from brazil, i´m learning how to make replicas arcade machines, more near as possible of the original, in this case, i don´t now whatt hardware i can use, cause i want a "turn on machine" without operation system like windows, i don´t now if it´s possible using mame, i´m thinking somethink like C program leanguage, in ARDUINO with sound and video board, or a raspberry Pi, but i don´t no exactly what will work well, could you give me a idea? so thanks dear, sorry for the english errors.

[@robertwilson3866]

I never knew Ameicans said "aig" for "egg". I like it also when you guys say erb for herb. Do you say hotel there? or otel?

[@SuperNathan90]

here in Australia egg is a hamburger topping too

[@nickgreenen9060]

Gross

[@SuperNathan90]

cooked egg duh

[@earlosandwich7433]

Nah, still no good.

[@Madmax23419]

In India they have hamburger with egg without the hamburger, Mc Egg. :D

[@DJSikosis]

You've never had a Bacon and Egg Burger?

[@erickstanford519]

Made it to level 46 and counting. Tell bryan waggoner im looking for him.

[@RobertRings]

Gotta ask, whats up with the pie server on your desk?

[@Johnsarcade]

LOL! That's a MUSICAL pie server. I use it for sound effects on my podcast. LOL.

[@EvanTomiko]

I find this game soo difficult 😫 can't pass the second stage.

[@vidform]

Thanks for your game tour. Great video. BurgerTime was my favorite game in the '80s too. I love how you curse during your gameplay - just like old times. These classic games were so simple, yet sooooo challenging. I could never get past level 3, but I was only 9 or 10yo. Also, if you like this food-inspired game, you should try "Food Fight." Burgertime is better though. There was a Burgertime for Atari and the Intellivision home consoles. The intellivision version had a live-action commercial. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qputYYeiaLx4hLM

[@katilynnschwab2485]

Let me turn off the lights guys. John said to Paul

[@commandtheline]

Black Knight.... Dat Laugh! HAHAHAHA.

[@Ramozzzz]

I like NES version more. This game is madness, I can't even beat the second lvl