Tapper Longplay by Former World Record Holder!

In this episode of Longplays by Free Play, former Tapper world record holder, Lauren Featherstone, walks us through tons of gameplay. Hear her tips and watch her work - she's among the very best in the world at this incredible classic!
Be sure to subscribe to stay up to date on all things Free Play.
To learn more about Free Play Richardson, check out:
freeplayrichard...
To learn more about Free Play Arlington, check out:
freeplayarlingt...
To learn more about Free Play Denton, check out:
freeplaydenton....
To learn more about Free Play Fort Worth, check out:
freeplayftworth...

[@robertgodlewski8553]

I have no idea how she can play while someone is in back of her holding a conversation! She has amazing concentration!!!😀

[@Drawkcabi]

I was the best at the Tapper arcade game in my local area. It was at Lucky Luciano's Pizzeria in Crofton, Md. Once I got the high score, 800,000 something, it was never beaten. I think that game lasted between 1 and 2 hours and I cycled through the levels 4 or 5 times. I couldn't imagine playing this game for over 24 hours!!! I bow to the master!!!

[@jellycoding]

Back in the 80's I played this game for 11 hours. I had so many extra lives that they went around the screen. But the place who had the game closed (I was allowed to stay for an hour when they cleaned). But they wanted to go home so I had to let the game go. I think I could have continued forever. But after that time I never played it again.

[@chrisnizer1885]

I think that one scene with the broken windows is supposed to be a punk rock bar. This game came out in the early 80's when punk was really popular so I think they were paying homage to the scene plus it just looks really cool too.

[@Drawkcabi]

Yeah, it was called a "punk parlor".

[@cky395618]

It’s a tough game but always good to see a fellow world champion putting in the work

[@Wan1993]

How sensational! Lauren congratulations on the incredible record! This game requires a lot of concentration and skill. I was amazed to see how she played and talked at the same time. Thanks for posting the video!

[@chrisnizer1885]

Absolutely EPIC classic arcade game and absolutely WICKED hard too. Thanks for the video and the gameplay, good stuff indeed!

[@peterp2153]

I love Tapper. I’m sure I encountered it at least once as a kid hitting the arcade circa 1983-85. But I played it more when I encountered it one one of those “Arcade Classics” compilations for the PlayStation. I’m loving the classics that I grew up on more and more. I see the games of today and they just seem to be about wandering around and downloading skins and what not. I’m starting to realize the old games, which were about points and reaching a higher level than you have before, and just the heart and the humor and the simplicity of the classic games, that’s the best IMO.

[@Dumballa]

She's awesome! 😀

[@sillymonkey725]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="820">13:40</a> Who drinks water playing Tapper? ah yes, WR holder ;)

[@agentskazzers3482]

I love this game!! I got up to the punk bar. I haven't quite made it to the aliens myself yet.

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

Wow! She is amazing! ❤️❤️❤️

[@mjphoto45]

One of my fav games. Great job

[@ThunderFist1978]

I have a cocktail cabinet in my basement and love it! My highest score was a little over 1.4 million and the game took around 2 and a half hours.

[@StreetComp]

Amazing! She makes it look easy and it definitely is not as I’ve got an arcade emulator and have been playing a lot lately. I use peripheral vision to count amount of beers thrown down each table so can keep eye on where to go next but somehow Lauren generally stays on the offensive and by 5th level I end up overwhelmed and can never catch up no matter how fast I move! Lol, maybe the difficulty is set higher on mine…

[@JetScreamer_YT]

I love her, so chill.

[@ReezyResells]

Is there variable speed settings w dip switches? I swear the version I have the guys go faster

[@pierreclinton]

I played Root Beer tapper days ago and I’m skilled at this and it’s like serving soda 🥤 and root beer to customers at a bar and that’s good times I have and I wish my grandmother 👵 was here too see this, she would’ve loved 🥰 this but she passed away years ago. 👍

[@pierreclinton]

I loved 🥰 the way she played her game and I still skilled at this ma’am and it’s the good times I have and please keep 🆙 the good work.👍

[@pierreclinton]

Lauren Featherstone, I still play root beer tapper nights ago and I’m skilled at it and it’s like serving root beer to customers and amazing 🤩 times I have with my life.👍

[@ehvway]

Impressive! A real pro! She makes it look easy. But I played it on the Coleco vision, but get stressed fast!

[@ellispoo44]

awesome playing that game is super tough and fun

[@youtubbeisshit]

For a 1983 game it has such a good graphics

[@peterp2153]

You’d be surprised how decent graphics could be then. It helped that the arcade machines were essentially dedicated computers, running a single program. Growing upon the Atari 5200 myself, I always assumed that was the peak of graphics. And while the 5200 was very good at emulating the arcade experience, it’s 8-bit cartridges couldn’t hold a candle to a dedicated arcade Machine.

[@youtubbeisshit]

Wow. So some games used to look like super nes and Sega Genesis?

[@FinalFaintasy]

I want to play this again so bad.

[@1984Brandon]

Rootbeer Tapper on IBM is what I remember growing up with. Not just because I enjoy Mug Rootbeer, but Binghamton \ Vestal New York is where IBM was based. I remember in High School later playing it on the school computer(s) along with Number Munchers or Oregon Trail.

[@georgeshelton6281]

Oh, I agree with you on that one. You have to play this game with concentration. Knowing that it gets faster and harder in the later levels. Sometimes there was some crazy funny stuff going on. It's about when one of the bar patrons throws the bartender out.

[@megadan2988]

lauren is awesome man, i love tapper trying to get good at it, i just got to the alien level and got so excited i lost 😂😂

[@fredgasburger5969]

The local arcade near me has a tapper arcade but the joystick and tap handles aren’t very good. But it’s all I got so I have to figure out how to properly use it.

[@shannonjenkins3610]

Hi! Y'know, the handles can be adjusted mechanically. There are also sensitivity tests & controls in the software (on ctrl pnl screen) that can be adjusted. (I also love playing & have a Tapper arcade @home) 🕹❤️ Die electric grease also goes a LONG way in helping out your joystick & tap pullers... and quiets it down (the noise in this video makes me 😢 for the poor Tapper controls in this video, lol). Hope this info helps you... or someone, lol! I LOVE seeing/reading/hearing about fellow Tapper players & fans & helping out if/when I can. 😊

[@brianbirkinbine2054]

Fun game, played this as a kid in the arcade, never knew it had an aliens level until this video!

[@Siberianhusky89]

She's really good. God, this game's hard as hell.

[@theodorehsu5023]

Now comes the million dollar question: will she try to make a run to get back the world record? William Rosa now has the Tapper World Record with a score of 14,826,200 per Twin Galaxies. She might have to be up longer than one day now.

[@gcastro723]

Did not know you guys were DFW based. Might need to stop by next time I go up to see Astros-Rangers

[@ryanstone5078]

I love Tapper and also teach yoga. I didn't know that venn diagram existed. Never got to the aliens, tho. Let's colab on a game where you whip sage at yogis and blast them out of the studio.

[@sfoellmi]

How long was the guy played it in Madison Wisconsin hold that record then? Sometime in the 1980s the local arcade stayed open for 48 hours just for him to play!!! All I know I got to play games at 4am after my morning paper route!!!

[@thps1]

Do you have any more information about this? I never heard about this before

[@Jarod_Schultz]

I've recently been playing the Atari 2600 version of Tapper. The graphics are not as good as the arcade version, but it's still a fun game. I want to get the Arcade cabinet in the future. This can be a fun game if you're drinking with friends.

[@walterlibrale9249]

Wow !I love this game !girls real pro!💪🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@matthewdixon481]

That was impressive .. Lauren what home console did you have growing up ?? Did you play other games before your days as a Tapper legend ??

[@mikecarter8880]

Nice, the old Budweiser version.

[@micke7]

I would like a joystick like that to my computer. Suggestions? I played Tapper on IBM PC, 1984 1985 something. I like arcade graphics better. I don't know if I have seen the small aliens before, maybe once. This game will live forever. "obscure videogame" the nerve of some beings... There were not a billion games to choose from in the 1980:s. I don't know if I ever saw the original arcade Tapper. Thanks for the good video with controls and all!

[@micke7]

When the speed goes up, is it proportional to the number of beers served? Because if it goes up after a certain time, you could get more points by keeping more customers in the bar.

[@butterbagboy]

I Remember the fervor over this game when it hit the arcade, some parents claimed this game made their kids want to drink alcohol!!!!

[@endoflevelboss]

Can you post a version of this video with the nerd guy muted?

[@SelectaBwoy]

My god, she is a beast, She's the Marshawn Lynch of Tapper.

[@ATthemusician]

Good to know i have decent techniques at this game

[@orangehat9057]

This game is so hard, how did anyone get this good?

[@ianbailon4777]

Whoa whoa whoa, former?

[@michaellozito9980]

Is there a certain strategy you use

[@Aurora_Ultima]

She's so good and the dude is so there. It's so funny how different people treat a world record holder when they're a girl.

[@patrickroberts8728]

This game gets crazy hard.

[@leebrandon3842]

incredible. im so bad at this game. it's so fun though.

[@garyrendano4717]

i never saw those levels with the aliens.

[@galogarzonbenavides1021]

Who's this legend?.

[@Emanresuadeen]

How does someone's life path possibly lead them to become an world record holding expert in an obscure video game from 1983?

[@685eric685]

The small aliens on the extraterrestrial bars look cute.

[@Drawkcabi]

Cute but they can piss you off. Every level has their slow drinkers to mess up your rhythm and the baby aliens were the worst! Too many times I sent beers down the bar because the baby was almost finished but it still took too long and the new beer passed on by and I lost a life. 😡

[@larrymarfasios7316]

This would be much cooler without her dad behind her talking the whole time

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

Same here

[@Ardamax_]

>tfw no tapper gf

[@micke7]

I don't hear all of the music.

[@p6mkq]

Your skills are worthy of praise, but with practice you can go far.

[@nicksimon7364]

WTF - How? You are a f’ing concentration genius Lauren. Next up : controlling satellites with your mind!!

[@maynardcease6160]

Snowths? You mean the skit known as MAHNA MAHNA.

[@Charmander009]

That’s awesome a female is record holder in video game . She’s a hottie too

[@patrickmcpartlin3499]

The guy is creepy how do you feel about tapper???

[@kchannel3433]

I thought my 49,000 was a lot

[@joelwillis2043]

proof that women are a better at multitasking

[@ImPuLsEPaRaDoX1]

So unfortunately that guy is talking so much, just here to learn the game and watch her 😢

[@thrjfi5360]

Hand job specialists

[@georgeshelton6281]

Did you notice that it's very typical for an agnostic to believe in the existence of UFOs and extraterrestrials? Tony Lightner thinks I believed in the existence of UFOs and extraterrestrials back in March 1983. He also thought I'm someone who was extraterrestrial. It's hard to believe that E.T. was the number one movie in America back in mid-1982. The Time magazine newsreporters said this movie was Hollywood's hottest summer.

[@mymemoryarchive]

damn why not stop talking geez

[@AliAbdullah-oi3wc]

Lol

[@koltonabbott376]

Must be so annoying trying to concentrate on the game with this dude talking in your ear the whole damn time. Sheesh

[@romangargiulo8350]

This game is sooo stressing to play. I hate it

[@sagesgamer1638]

Boooo alchehol boooo

[@georgeshelton6281]

One thing I learned is that experience is everything deep secret.

[@jaybrooks1098]

Women are wired for multitasking.

[@nikolas_schreck]

Men can multitask its no problem for some.

[@PsychoJosh]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1464">24:24</a> Regarding the question of what this stage is supposed to be. I'm pretty sure it's simply supposed to be a college frat house, doors and windows smashed from all the partying they've been doing. You'll notice in place of cork barrels they have kegs.