BurgerTime

BurgerTime (or Hamburger in Japan) is an arcade video game by Data East released in 1982. According to a former Data East programmer, the game was designed in-house but the development itself was outsourced to another company.

The player controls chef Peter Pepper, who walks across oversized ingredients in a maze of platforms and ladders, causing them to fall and stack on buns below, eventually creating complete burgers. Peter is pursued by anthropomorphic hot dogs, fried eggs, and pickles. A limited supply of pepper can be thrown at aggressors immediately in front of Peter, briefly stunning them.

Originally released domestically for the DECO Cassette System as Hamburger, the title was changed to BurgerTime outside of Japan. In the United States, Data East USA licensed BurgerTime for distribution by Bally Midway in North America. Data East also released the game in the United States through the DECO Cassette System. In addition to all western releases, BurgerTime is the name 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. After Data East went bankrupt in 2003, G-Mode bought much of the company's intellectual properties, including BurgerTime, BurgerTime Deluxe, Super BurgerTime, and Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory.