<s>
originally	O
released	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1982	O
arcade	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
initially	O
for	O
its	O
DECO	B-Application
Cassette	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
chef	O
Peter	O
Pepper	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
walk	O
over	O
hamburger	O
ingredients	O
in	O
a	O
maze	O
of	O
platforms	O
and	O
ladders	O
while	O
avoiding	O
anthromorphic	O
hot	B-Application
dogs	I-Application
,	O
fried	O
eggs	O
,	O
and	O
pickles	O
which	O
are	O
in	O
pursuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
USA	O
licensed	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
for	O
distribution	O
by	O
Bally	O
Midway	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
East	O
also	O
released	O
its	O
own	O
version	O
of	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
through	O
its	O
DECO	B-Application
Cassette	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
Japanese	O
title	O
Hamburger	O
changed	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
to	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
,	O
reportedly	O
to	O
avoid	O
potential	O
trademark	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
all	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
world	O
,	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
also	O
became	O
the	O
title	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
ports	O
and	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
home	O
port	O
of	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
console	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
versions	O
for	O
other	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
multiple	O
sequels	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
and	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Data	O
East	O
went	O
bankrupt	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
G-Mode	O
bought	O
most	O
of	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
,	O
including	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
,	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
Super	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Peter	O
Pepper	O
's	O
Ice	O
Cream	O
Factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
,	O
Mr.	O
Pickle	O
,	O
and	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
was	O
led	O
by	O
Akio	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
other	O
Data	O
East	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Lock	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
Chase	O
and	O
Super	O
Cobra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nakamura	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
while	O
eating	O
a	O
hamburger	O
and	O
thinking	O
about	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
making	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
using	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
own	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
DECO	B-Application
Cassette	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
multiple	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
stored	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
cassette	O
and	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BurgerTime	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
this	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
in	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
chef	O
Peter	O
Pepper	O
and	O
the	O
food	O
items	O
he	O
must	O
assemble	O
,	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
cute	O
and	O
appealing	O
to	O
both	O
children	O
and	O
adults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BurgerTime	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
many	O
home	O
gaming	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
NES	O
,	O
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
spawned	O
several	O
sequels	O
and	O
spinoffs	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattel	B-Operating_System
Electronics	I-Operating_System
obtained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
from	O
Data	O
East	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
released	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Aquarius	B-Device
,	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
self-booting	O
disk	O
,	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
from	O
Data	O
East	O
for	O
the	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
was	O
published	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
port	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Coleco	O
in	O
May	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
in	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
February	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Hamburger	O
as	O
the	O
11th	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1982	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
later	O
listed	O
Hamburger	O
on	O
their	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
1983	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
twenty-third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
debut	O
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
show	O
in	O
November	O
1982	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
,	O
which	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
fourth	O
best	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
stupidest	O
,	O
silliest	O
game	O
ever	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
why	O
you	O
could	O
n't	O
get	O
people	O
off	O
the	O
Burger	B-Application
Time	I-Application
games	O
with	O
a	O
crowbar	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
level	O
structure	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
has	O
"	O
a	O
charm	O
all	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
and	O
praising	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deseret	O
News	O
called	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
real	O
surprises	O
of	O
1983	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
"	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
and	O
Coleco	B-Device
Adam	I-Device
versions	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
terrific	O
flavor	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
remains	O
but	O
"	O
the	O
playfield	O
has	O
been	O
greatly	O
reduced	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BurgerTime	B-Application
received	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
1984	O
Videogame	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
Less	O
than	O
16K	O
ROM	O
)	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
5th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	B-Application
spin-off	O
,	O
Peter	O
Pepper	O
's	O
Ice	O
Cream	O
Factory	O
(	O
1984	O
)	O
and	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
sequel	O
,	O
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
not	O
widely	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
stars	O
Peter	O
Pepper	O
Jr.	O
and	O
allows	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
console-only	O
sequel	O
,	O
Diner	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
after	O
the	O
1984	O
purchase	O
of	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
from	O
Mattel	O
by	O
INTV	B-Operating_System
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Ray	O
Kaestner	O
,	O
the	O
programmer	O
of	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BurgerTime	B-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
featuring	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BurgerTime	B-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crossover	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Flintstones	I-Application
titled	O
The	B-Application
Flintstones	I-Application
:	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
in	O
Bedrock	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
released	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
Delight	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
"	O
arcade	B-Application
levels	O
"	O
and	O
eight	O
enhanced	O
mode	O
levels	O
with	O
perils	O
of	O
falling	O
ice	O
and	O
rising	O
fire	O
from	O
the	O
grill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	O
update	O
,	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
2012	O
for	O
WiiWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
delisted	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G-Mode	O
and	O
XSEED	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
titled	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
Party	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
with	O
new	O
modes	O
and	O
redesigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
has	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
various	O
collections	O
,	O
including	O
Arcade	B-Application
's	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
:	O
Midway	O
Collection	O
2	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Data	B-Application
East	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2019/early	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
fellow	O
Data	O
East	O
titles	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
,	O
Caveman	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
and	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
in	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
for	O
home	O
use	O
by	O
manufacturer	O
Arcade1Up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
cabinet	O
comes	O
with	O
four	O
games	O
in	O
one	O
,	O
its	O
artwork	O
features	O
only	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
Burgertime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
and	O
FDS	O
versions	O
were	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	O
Console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
counterpart	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1982	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clones	O
for	O
home	O
systems	O
include	O
:	O
Mr.	B-Application
Wimpy	I-Application
,	O
Burger	O
Chase	O
,	O
Burger	B-Application
Time	I-Application
(	O
Interceptor	O
Micros	O
)	O
,	O
BurgerSpace	O
,	O
Chip	O
Factory	O
,	O
Burger	O
Boy	O
!,	O
Basic	O
Burger	O
,	O
Barmy	O
Burgers	O
,	O
Burger	O
Builder	O
,	O
and	O
Lunchtime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modern	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
variant	O
exists	O
called	O
BurgerSpace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
parody	O
called	O
"	O
Burgerboss	O
"	O
appears	O
in	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
Bob	O
's	O
Burgers	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Twin	O
Galaxies	O
,	O
he	O
improved	O
it	O
further	O
to	O
11,512,500	O
points	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Challenge	O
Arcade	B-Application
in	O
Wyomissing	O
,	O
Pennsylvania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MAME	B-Device
world	O
record	O
was	O
verified	O
by	O
Twin	O
Galaxies	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
as	O
7,837,750	O
by	O
Roger	O
Edwin	O
Blair	O
III	O
of	O
Mountain	O
City	O
,	O
Tennessee	O
.	O
</s>
