Tapper 🍺 Versions Comparison 🍺 Arcade, PC, C64, CPC, Spectrum, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, PS and more

[@retrosutra]

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[@MarianaluisaOrendain]

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[@dragonick2947]

The Spectrum version's sound design is just 😩👌 It took me five minutes to realise it was meant to be music.

[@BrBill]

It's like bagpipes as viewed through an LSD episode

[@sling-b]

it sounds like a cricket with a sore throat

[@yeseniacastro4439]

help me pc dos

[@RoshwyinsTaicoon]

It's 48k model, so it's using it's cpu to produce sound from the piezo beeper speaker

[@郭健華-u3l]

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[@Escanimations]

All other versions:**The can can girls** Colecovision:A FREAKING GUY WITH A MONKEY

[@cesarcedillo710]

when i was a kid I thought it was Mario

[@Epicsilverdude134]

I also thought that bartender was mario

[@mjoldagg]

Lol

[@DaniLandStudioOFFICIAL]

Yo también

[@casperthecatoficial]

Don't worry guys, the coleco version includes Luigi playing with a monkey 😂

[@DaniLandStudioOFFICIAL]

@@casperthecatoficial WTF

[@darkerfalcon3747]

My favourite version is Arcade Budweiser the original

[@knightdriver3592]

2600 version is a hidden gem for the system. Plays well, nice graphics and even has the music. One of the best arcade conversions on the system.

[@solarflare9078]

It's also the best port of Tapper, since it's the only one to play like the arcade game. Atari 5200 and Apple ][ was slow (though the latter is more forgivable), Coleco is choppy, C64 controls sluggish (likely due to the slowdown. Notice the music speeding up and slowing down at parts), and the Amstrad port made the STUPID decision to make you hit the button three times to throw a glass at a customer. MS-DOS and ZX Spectrum ports do play closer, but they have serious issues of their own.

[@patsfan4life]

@@solarflare9078 c64 controls sluggish? In what way? It was a great port….

[@jasonlee7816]

@@patsfan4lifemy guess is Solar Flare hasn’t played the C64 port or has forgotten his experience if it has sluggish controls

[@markstrickland438]

The programmer of the 2600 version knocked it out of the park. Relative to its capabilities, it is the best port, IMO.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised at how well that came out.

[@PartyDude_19]

Tapper fits into a special category of Arcade games that make me feel like I'm on the verge of having a heart attack.

[@xpoop1570]

when I am in doubt, I always remember I'm never as terrible as the ZX Spectrum Tapper music.

[@VinsCool]

The Atari 2600 port really surprised me, really well made considering the very limited specs. The Atari 8-bit version is ridiculous in comparison, a shame since this machine is definitely capable of much better, graphically and musically speaking. The Commodore 64 port could have been better too, in my opinion.

[@RTMonitor]

owo

[@LoveatFirstHike]

Wow, my cat gave me an evil glare and left the room when the ZX version came on.

[@TheSuperiorLite]

Well your cat hates ear torture

[@ThunderFist1978]

I completely understand. Why even try with the music if that’s all they could manage?

[@nicO98123]

At least Budweiser, Root Beer, Suntory, Mountain Dew and Pepsi found a way to make it in.

[@ChaseMC215]

The strangest version of this iconic game would be, well, those versions. Seriousoy, Mountan Dew?

[@luisreyes1963]

There was a Pepsi version?

[@nicO98123]

@@luisreyes1963 on the amstrad cpc version at 14:44 and the zx spectrum version at 17:16

[@SomeOrangeCat]

MS-DOS port: I'm THE ear rape version! Spectrum port: Hold my root beer!

[@theodorehsu5023]

Andrew, the ZX Spectrum also violated the “unwritten occupancy rule”: first set (Western Saloon with can-can girls) was to have at most TWO customers, but I think I saw 3-4 deep on each bar there.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

@@theodorehsu5023 Well to be fair, they have Pubs in the UK instead of Saloons.

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@SomeOrangeCat I just wondered if four at a bar was more than would be right for the Wild West level. Also, the Spectrum “music” reminds me of the ”Siren Song” from “Archon 2: Adept,” which had a similar “gurgling” to it.

[@theodorehsu5023]

Gimme a root beer and a cheeseburger from paradise.

[@om6899]

I rate: Arcade: 10/10; A beer company made their own game? Very cool! It inspired others! IBM PC Booter: 10/10; It's a bit flaky, but pretty sweet for the PC-DOS! IBM PC Booter CGA Composite: 10/10; It's identical to the PC-DOS, but without flaky colors. C64: 10/10; The cups are poorly sized, but they have a very good 3D aspect. I'd say Hamburglar looks a bit funny! Atari 8-bit family: 8/10; The music is on a very short loop, and there's no winning sound effect. Atari 2600: 10/10; As expected! Hamburglar looks pretty nice! Although, it's kind of hard to get the right cup... Apple 2: 9/10: It's kind of slow, and the music needs a bit of work... Well, I gotta give them some credit. It was only the 2nd computer they ever made! ColecoVision: 10/10; The money scene is more age-appropriate, I'd say. Amstrad CPC: 11/10; They introduced an amazing title screen! Otherwise, it's identical to the C64. ZX Spectrum: 4/10; *My ears are bleeding.* BBC Micro: 10/10; It's like the Amstrad, but with sound effects and only saturated primary colors. PlayStation: 10/10: It's exactly like the arcade version!

[@FhargaZ]

I thought the PC Dos was bad, until my old buddy ZX Spectrum appeared, 😄

[@Mitzi-chan224]

Lol

[@Cleffary2354]

It Is MS DOS or PC DOS or IBM PC.

[@yeseniacastro4439]

PC Dos was not bad at all

[@BigSleepyOx]

The PC version was one of my two favorites (besides the Arcade version), the other being the Atari 2600. But I agree the Spectrum version, wow. I still don't understand how that system was so beloved in UK for games.

[@hpt08]

I bought the zx spectrum version and even at the ripe old age of 13 realised I'd been scammed out of a significant amount of money - £15 in 1984??

[@baroncalamityplus]

The Spectrum version was ear torture. I don't have a favorite version but I did play it on the Colecovision and PC CGA.

[@juangsantos]

the variations of backgrounds are insane

[@tonyzhang6744]

The ZX Spectrum version have the best soundtrack, especially when listening with headphone.

[@mareeyomario123]

I agree, it's the best... way to bleed your ears out! (I didn't fall for that trick, and even if I did, I'm used to such loud noises, anyways. lol.)

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@mareeyomario123 It reminded me of “Archon II: Adept” for the Apple II, where the Siren’s song was the same kind of gurgling. You lost life by her singing if you were playing Order (the Siren was a Chaos minion).

[@SuperAlex11]

Es orrible

[@AdamJ617]

I can’t believe Steam hasn’t offered the arcade version of this in anything.

[@ThunderFist1978]

It was part of Antstream at one time.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

You actually forgot that one version where Wreck It Ralph is sleeping at the Tapper's again.

[@RustyLeguito]

XD

[@Rambeard]

the ZX Spectrum sound shattered my soul The best versions imo that aren't the arcade are Atari 2600, ColecoVision and the PlayStation collection version. I love this game a lot and may just get all three of those versions to have variety :P

[@BorisFavorov]

Our beloved Speccy is the worst, no doubt. And Atari 8 bit and Apple ][ is very close to the bottom. Atari 2600 is the true gem! Thanks a lot for the comparison.

[@leonardpayne8795]

And don't forget the Nintendo 64 - Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits

[@youvegotmailed]

i love the Dos versions lol 4:14, my grandmother had a really old Dos computer when I a kid and I played it a lot

[@retrosutra]

That was my first version too, hahaha.

[@kirstenkees755]

@@retrosutra I gotta admit it was meh 🫤 but I was interested in them except for the ZX Spectrum

[@retrosutra]

@@kirstenkees755 the ZX Spectrum one was possibly the worst of all if I remember correctly.

[@Shin4Dead]

Buenas partidas me echaba en el C64, un clásico muy divertido.

[@williamsanborn9195]

No joke, I didn’t know Tapper was a game until I saw Wreck-It Ralph.

[@BrBill]

Thank you for showing the CGA composite as it really would have appeared!

[@theodorehsu5023]

Interesting: the Apple 2600 version had the can-can girls as a reward show rather than for getting tips, there was a Japanese-audience version with Suntory, the home versions often went with Mountain Dew to replace Budweiser (how much did they put out for product placement in the many ports?) and the Colecovision version had an organ-grinder and monkey in place of can-can girls.

[@patsfan4life]

Apple 2600?

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@patsfan4life Whoops, meant to say Atari 2600. (slaps forehead)

[@JSRphones]

The ZX Spectrum version doesn't exactly have the most pleasant sounding music, but it was necessary. The Spectrum can't execute code while playing sound out of its speaker, for some reason. So what it's doing here is rapidly alternating between producing a sound and running code, trying to produce as smooth of a gameplay experience as possible. Games like Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner used a similar technique, albeit at a slower rate.

[@Cartooworquare7351]

My Ratings: Arcade 10/10 An Old Level Completed Theme. Arcade (Root Beer Tapper) 10/10 It's Same & Has New Level Completed Theme Of Original One. Arcade (Suntory) 10/10 THE SAME!!! PC DOS/MS DOS 8/10 Mountain Dew On Tapper...... PC DOS/MS DOS (CGA Composite) 8/10 The Same. Commodore 64 10/10 I LIKE THIS REMIX!!! & Mountain Dew Again??? Atari 8-Bit 7/10 Tapper But Bad. Atari 2600 0/10 I Don't Like It, Because It's Unreleased. Apple II 6/10 Mountain Dew Returns & Tapper But Bad V2 Colecovision 4/10 WHAT IS THIS??? Amstrad CPC 7/10 Absolutely Same Of Commodore 64 One. ZX Spectrum 0/10 MY EARS!!!!!! BBC Micro 10/10 Tapper But Bad V3 PlayStation 1/ PSOne/PS1 (Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Midway Collection 2) 10/10 Root Beer Tapper Returns.

[@nik3776]

How You did to put your Channel name in the ZX Spectrum version?

[@retrosutra]

You can choose a name before the game starts, haha

[@jmpro1234]

Pc dos is very scary, it seems like everyone is zombies

[@m.firzafadmaputra9569]

Tapper has uncensored version (i mean alcoholic beverage) is original (Budweiser) and Suntory (alcoholic drink edition, different from soft drink edition), the rest of version are clean such as Root beer (non-alcoholic beer, but rather to soda), Mtn. Dew and Pepsi (for Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum). The worst version is PC-DOS and ZX Spectrum due to bad sound effect which is earrape and 2D graphics is redundancy.

[@m.firzafadmaputra9569]

Additional : Tapper was not available for SEGA Mark III/Master System, SG-1000 and Nintendo FAMICOM/Nintendo Entertainment System.

[@dethscorpion16]

Man I would drink my beer with that

[@essaail8808]

Game Name : Tapper Year : 1983 By : Midway

[@thefamouseccles1827]

I found it interesting how these ports show you how different companies did porting differently - The 64 version seems like it was the primary machine for the port, with the Amstrad and BBC both using the same graphics resources and design approach.

[@ThunderFist1978]

I have a cocktail Tapper cabinet in my basement. Definitely one of my favorite arcade games I have ever owned.

[@SERGEY_LIGHTNING-2]

I LIKE -> ALL VERSIONS COMPARISON !

[@rottenapple_]

I literally had zero idea this game existed until now. Looks interesting.

[@ConManOh7]

ColecoVision isn’t that bad character sprites good music Amazing Graphics Pretty Cool Gameplay God Mode!

[@RobertLogic]

15:20 Like a Tiger Electronics Game

[@om6899]

The ZX Spectrum is always just pure *AWFUL.*

[@MediaRavenEditor2024]

The MS DOS port’s audio is Speaker only.

[@MediaRavenEditor2024]

@Diskun sorry.

[@MediaRavenEditor2024]

@Diskun ok.

[@retrosutra]

Oh, it sounds amazing

[@Winkandmrunknown]

6:33 it sounds like nes i like it

[@Ansiedade1185]

What She Amstrad CPC Have C64 Sprites? 13:35

[@MintyTheRobloxVideoMaker]

8:42 Is Best makes me wanna get outta my tortoise shell and dance

[@davisbowe8668]

Honestly I'm impressed the Atari 2600 version actually has music. That's pretty rare for a 2600 game.

[@joandarc441]

Glad he have a role on wreck it Ralph

[@celinesenden4142]

Thats true

[@97channel]

The C64 version looks kinda alright, but I feel that it could have been more. The sprites are a bit chunky, the backgrounds are bland, the music is a bit thin. All a symptom of being made early on in the machine's life, I think. Once the programmers of the C64 scene had learned a few tricks, I reckon they could have pulled out a much better version. The ZX Spectrum one is horrible. The music is appalling. I'm more than prepared to allow for the fact that it's a weak machine, but I cannot believe that this was the best they could have done. The one which most impressed me was the BBC Micro. Very nice, considering the limitations of the system. And the Atari 2600 version is a strong effort, also.

[@kiwirocket64]

I like the arcade version I never realized that they had official brands in the game then again I haven’t played it in like 5 years the ZX spectrum versions of games are always shitty especially this one beacuse of the ear bleeding music also the apple 2 version started off strong with the cool rendition on the title screen but then nothing also the pc version didn’t sound right to me

[@mickeymousehotdog]

8:41 LOOK AT THAT FACE

[@TraleeandChristywifi]

9:45 What….

[@al-5001]

PC (CGA composite): Finally, green beer ColecoVision: Why is a frog dancing in the backround? ZX Spectrum: You are doing the best to win because the music is driving you insane

[@EmeraldoTheDragon]

I wonder why every version after the original Budweiser arcade version has a different jingle at the end of each level. Maybe the one in the Bud original is an incomplete or off-key version of the one used in the Root Beer and Suntory arcade versions? Anyway, it seems a shame that the arcade versions are the only ones with the extra end-of-level animations where the bartender helps himself to a drink after a job well done, but then again, that could have been one of the measures taken to avoid obvious references to alcohol when porting the game to home systems (hence the Pepsi and Mountain Dew logos in some versions). Part of me finds it somewhat jarring how the C64, Amstrad and BBC Micro versions have more-or-less the same sprites, yet only the Amstrad version corrected the linedancers' eyes (They look like they have exotropia when they lift their legs in the other two versions). I was surprised to see Sega's logo in some versions and wondered what they had to do with Tapper. I looked it up and found out that Sega distributed the game in Japan. Good lord, the sound in the ZX Spectrum version... I can just barely make out Oh! Susanna and the Can-Can under all that noise... Punny fact: Tapper was developed by a company called Marvin *Glass* and Associates. (Also, I've got used to those new sound effects that are used in these videos now. They don't seem so intrusive or distracting anymore)

[@poble]

the spectrum version completely killed my ears :’)

[@celinesenden4142]

The music horrible

[@ntfanimador2913]

R.I.P eyes

[@cesarcedillo710]

and it looks like a game & watch

[@ntfanimador2913]

@@celinesenden4142 the title and level complet its good

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

Another Game that Needed to be on the NES!

[@RavingShapes]

how do you edit your vids

[@retrosutra]

With After Effects and Premiere Pro.

[@MintyTheRobloxVideoMaker]

15:10 ABC If you muted this or survived the loudness

[@aldo7255]

today in 2022 the music of Tapper in mame is still bad and choppy yet today we can''t play tapper with correct sound and music because the midway ssio sound board is not correctly emulated, the music in the original cabinet arcade sounds like the BBC micro port which is the one who have the best music in the video

[@Cleffary2354]

I Played The Atari 2600s' Version And It Is Not Bad😄

[@TheBboyraiken]

C64 and bbc micro and amstrad pc wich one is the copy

[@jaimetempel4313]

Me llama la atención, que aparecen tres versiones diferentes del Arcade. No he visto que sea común en otros vídeos de comparativa de versiones.

[@dionisus25]

La de C64 era de lo mejorcito. Poco que envidiar a la propia arcade.

[@artificialunderground]

I’m just here to say the PS1 version is broken, it plays way faster than the arcade version. You can tell by the music , sometimes it sounds like it’s playing ahead of itself , and if you don’t believe me, pay close attention to the can switching mini-game and then compare it to the arcade. It’s almost impossible to keep up with the can switching.

[@jwgodard]

Arcade: Budweiser/Root Beer(Also Colecovision)/Suntory Amstard CPC/ZX Spectrum: Pepsi All other versions: Mtn Dew

[@kefrensmegademo]

Amiga version is the best absolutely !

[@anotherplaceholder]

Arcade (1983) is the best

[@celinesenden4142]

The original

[@anotherplaceholder]

@@celinesenden4142 да.

[@celinesenden4142]

@@anotherplaceholder 👍🏻

[@roadkill_52]

The Atari version is great

[@chuckthequail137]

Anyway, i'll go for a Beer.

[@albasilva9168]

What is that sound on the zx spectrum version ahhhhh

[@celinesenden4142]

Its horrible

[@MintyTheRobloxVideoMaker]

@@celinesenden4142 not really

[@MintyTheRobloxVideoMaker]

@@celinesenden4142 i could make a "better graphics + Sound Hack" I just need to find out how

[@poble]

that’s not sound, that’s pure ear rape

[@michaelbullen3104]

Lol used to love playing the “Root Beer” version on Midway Arcade Treasures 2, I had ALL the compilations back in the day lol and child me used to think it was so cool to play Tapper and drink a Virgil’s root beer alongside it lmfaooo. Good ole days. Now I’m a grown ass 23 year old man who racks up scores on the game drunk on mame sometimes lol. Guys. I assure you. Slam back a few beers like you’re at Moe’s tavern when you play Tapper lol the booze makes you play better hahaha. Cool to see it had a Suntory Dry release for Japan lol

[@ntfanimador2913]

Bbc micro the Song its good

[@gryzord9231]

Hasta apareció en las dos películas de Ralph el demoledor

[@kdcatmusicgamesbrunogamery4204]

6:56 ¿Super Mario Land Sound?

[@celinesenden4142]

The original arcade version is my favorite

[@BokBarber]

The Atari 8-bit version plays better than it presents, but they obviously could've done much better with the hardware. It's C+ work at best. The 2600 version a masterpiece given the hardware. I have no idea how they got that much game crammed into its 128 bytes of RAM but there it is fully intact!

[@cdrugly]

15:21 Excuse me. My IBS is flaring up again.

[@swichyredanblue]

Coleco vision is my fav

[@paulmeyer4376]

Spectrum sounds like a Mongolian throat singing version of Oh Susannah

[@brazilmugenteam]

I remember playing the 2600 when I was a kid (ah, the 80s , lol)

[@lucianothewindowsfan]

If it gets released on NES, then beer would have likely be replaced by soda to comply with NoA's guidelines at the time.

[@angelriverasantana7755]

There was the Root Beer version, plus the PC versions had Pepsi licensing. Oh, and Mtn Dew

[@sr505]

En serio era así la música de la versión de Spectrum???

[@AkiVideos]

Asi parece...y pensar que a mi me daban ganas de patear el PC Speaker cuando jugaba. Es una orquesta sinfonica el altavoz al lado de ese sonido de "interferencia" 😅

[@angelriverasantana7755]

I kinda wonder if the Suntory release actually made it in Japan

[@angelriverasantana7755]

Like, the beer's had a bit of a presence in some games, like the Yakuza series, which feature their products as consumables

[@angelriverasantana7755]

@Diskun yeah, I did ask about it actually being released cuz definitive info is truly scarce, but Sega IS involved as one of the parties behind the tap

[@angelriverasantana7755]

Kinda makes my Yakuza remark all the more funnier

[@angelriverasantana7755]

@Diskun there we go! That's the soma we needed

[@carloconstantino5252]

Maybe my tapper said "It's me so beers looking"

[@kirstenkees755]

The ColecoVision, Amstrad CPC and the Original Arcade version are my favorites, PC DOS has no idea what they did to the music (or should I say instruments?), which is leaving ZX Spectrum as my least favorite 😔 it’s because of the music, graphics, color and sound effects.

[@retrosutra]

I have read the comment, Kirsten and this is my reply. Thank you very much for your review. I would love to read many more on the channel 😉.

[@kirstenkees755]

Thanks 😊

[@YellowBlue3x3]

Did anybody else try guessing the right one every time?

[@JustMe99999]

The Atari VCS version looks surprisingly good.

[@PurpldudeEditz]

The Suntory One was my favorite

[@HellTantrumbull]

For some reason the play character reminds me of Von Kaiser in some version. must have been his job before he started boxing. 😂

[@dreamguardian8320]

You forgot to mention the Tapper: World Tour for your Iphone. The game animated by Don Bluth.

[@AnimationMaster167]

Well that was pretty good. I remember one time when I went a farm with my family, and I had a can of root beer, and it kinda tasted like a candy cane ina water glass or something. I notice something... It's not what ports you're missing. (Although the Palm OS version was gonna be in it.) 1. Atari 800, I think the music keeps repeating the beggining of the music which is like F G A C C D C D F G A A G F G and then the cycle repeats, and there's no music on the bonus scene which I've seen before. 2. Commodore 64, I think the music of the tapper game seems a tempo off. I noticed when the customers are drinking, the music speeds up. 3. PS1, I know what sound issues you're talking about... The Music. I think not only has the PS1 version have sound issues but also the atari 800 and the C64 have it too. Not gonna lie. Also how did you even do composite mode by the first place?

[@retrosutra]

1. Apparently in the European version of the game, which is the one I played, there is no music in the bonus level. It also has a different main screen. I've seen many other videos and the beginning part of the music is repeating, so it must be a game feature, I believe. 2. I have seen several other videos of the Commodore 64 version and the same music acceleration issue happens in all of them. PD. I'm going to contact you regarding the CGA composite configuration.

[@fco64]

Is just me or Tapper looks like Mario?

[@dmcmusiclover2995]

Yes! Totally!

[@thCrnX.official]

7:48 the bartender most closely resembles Mr. BAV

[@dmcmusiclover2995]

In other versions, he looks like Mario.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

The "music" on the ZX Spectrum is the most horrifying thing I have ever heard.

[@swordblaster2596]

They actually charged money for that spectrum version????

[@koshak50]

Arcade

[@valterandrade5168]

And versions PS1 the Atari 2600 Were Nice system Atari 8-Bit Tapper for decent Rather both what BBC Micro background Commodore 64 Graphics Like best under one did impressive ZX Spectrum Attention Bar Laugh Has Amstrad CPC, ColecoVision Original.

[@jwilder2251]

ZX Spectrum is in violation of the Geneva Convention

[@luisreyes1963]

Both the Atari 2600 & BBC Micro versions were superior to the ZX Spectrum one of Tapper.

[@basicallysnake]

Mario's kinda just hiding in the coleco version

[@ranlowretrogaming8236]

Al fin se el nombre de este juego (para colmo era un nombre muy sencillo xd) con la de arcade tengo muy buenos recuerdos