History VideoGame / BurgerTime

Creator/{{Mattel}} produced most of the early home ports; their UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}} port did so well, it became a pack-in for the Intellivision II. An Intellivision-exclusive sequel, ''Diner'', was developed at Creator/RealtimeAssociates (using levels from the unfinished game ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse II''), and released in 1987. In this game, Peter Pepper has to kick balls of food so that they roll off platforms and down ramps to land on a plate, while avoiding or crushing the enemies.

A version for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy, titled ''[=BurgerTime=] Deluxe'', was released on 1991. This version is also available on that system's catalogue for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Online since 2023.

In 2019, ''[=BurgerTime=] Party!'' was developed by Creator/XSEEDGames for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

** ''Ice Cream Factory'' adds Mr. Milk, Mr. Donut (who returns in the UsefulNotes/GameBoy ''[=BurgerTime=]'' as a giant), and Mr. Strawberry.

* DolledUpInstallment: In TheEighties, Realtime Associates developed a fully-working prototype of a ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'' game for the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}. Gameplay involved avoiding enemies while moving around a single screen in isometric view and kicking items to the bottom of the playarea. When the ''Masters of the Universe'' license didn't work out, the game was instead retooled as a ''[=BurgerTime=]'' sequel under official license from Data East: He-Man was replaced with Peter Pepper, the enemies were replaced with the series' signature sentient food, and the game was described as taking place in the titular diner rather than Eternia (though the latter change required surprisingly few alterations to the graphics). Despite the changes being mostly sprite swaps, ''Diner'' actually worked well as a ''[=BurgerTime=]'' sequel, keeping with the original's theme of forcing food items to the bottom of the screen and avoiding food enemies.

** The ending for ''[=BurgerTime=] Deluxe'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy has Peter able to crush a competing donut shop wanting to do Peter's burger place in.

* NintendoHard: The original duo of arcade games accelerated in difficulty pretty quickly, with ''Ice Cream Factory'' requiring immense skill, mastery of its confusing control scheme, and reflexes just to pass the first level.

** ''Ice Cream Factory'' ads Mr. Milk, Mr. Donut (who returns in the UsefulNotes/GameBoy ''[=BurgerTime=]'' as a giant), and Mr. Strawberry.
** The sequel retained Mr. Hot Dog and added Cheap Cherry, Bad Banana, and Mugsy the Mug o' Root Beer.
** ''[=Burgertime=] Party!'' brought back Mr. Hot Dog, Mr. Pickle, Mr. Egg and Mr. Donut.

** YoungerandHipper: In ''[=BurgerTime=] Party!'' Peter seems to be much younger and slimmer than his original version, though the art style borrowed from ''Cuphead'' might have contributed to it. Given about thirty years passed, this new Peter could be the original Peter Pepper's son/nephew, a "Peter Pepper Jr."
* EdibleAmmunition: Pepper.
** FireBreathingDiner: Red-Hot Peppers in ''[=BurgerTime=] Party!'' turn Pete into a fire-breathing character, unable to go up or down ladders but able to run back and forth to scorch foes if they're in front of him (scoring the same as if he dropped food onto them from above, but be careful: Peter's still vulnerable from enemies coming from behind/above/below).
* EndlessGame: As with most Golden Age arcade games, ''[=BurgerTime=]'' just keeps looping through the same stages, and the enemies eventually get ''ridiculously'' fast. Also played straight with ''Ice Cream Factory'', but averted with certain sequels/remakes.
** The ending for ''[=BurgerTime=] Deluxe'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy had Peter able to crush a competing donut shop wanting to do Peter's burger place in.
** ''[=BurgerTime=] Party!'' for the Switch had the four food items wanting to do in Peter due to them being parts of rejected hamburgers. They knock Peter into a shelf that causes various food items to spill onto THEM, and in the commotion, a new burger is made. Peter realizes this is the burger he's been looking for to put on his menu. [[spoiler: They're later behind the counter with Peter as hungry customers want that new burger, having implied they're now working with Peter.]]

* PowerUpFood: Grabbing collectable food that appears (mysteriously) replenishes Peter's Pepper count by 1 or stuns enemies in the original game and ''Ice Cream Factory'' respectively.

** The ending for ''[=BurgerTime=] Deluxe'' for the GameBoy had Peter able to crush a competing donut shop wanting to do Peter's burger place in.

** FireBreathingDiner: Red-Hot Peppers in ''[=BurgerTime=] Party!'' turn Pete into a fire-breathing character, unable to go up or down ladders but able to run back and forth to scorch foes if they're in front of him (but be careful: he's still vulnerable from behind/above/below).

** Averted (again) by some sequels which give the chef an ultimate goal, such as stomping a competing store that are sending its minis to sabotage Peter Pepper.

** ''[=BurgerTime=] Party!'' takes it to new levels: pepper shakers add pepper (though if you have less than three, you have to wait for a timer to go red across the pepper box to gain another pepper too) and can be single or in a three-pack. Red-hot peppers let Peter burn enemies in front of him, chicken nuggets trap the enemies in nugget-like breading, tea in a cup slows down enemies, and cups of soda speed Peter up.

* RespawningEnemies: Enemies respawn around the edges of the screen a few seconds after getting squashed, or from their final landing point after being dropped.

Creator/{{Mattel}} produced most of the early home ports; their UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}} port did so well it became a pack-in for the Intellivision II. An Intellivision-exclusive sequel, ''Diner'', was developed at Creator/RealtimeAssociates (using levels from the unfinished game ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse II''), and released in 1987. In this game, Peter Pepper has to kick balls of food so that they roll off platforms and down ramps to land on a plate, while avoiding or crushing the enemies.

''Burger Time'' is a platform maze game by Creator/DataEast, originally released for arcades in 1982.

Data East released two obscure follow-ups for arcades. ''Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory'', released in 1984, took away Peter's pepper shaker but let him crush enemies with scoops of ice cream before throwing them onto cones; it was rarely seen until it appeared with the original game on the CompilationRerelease ''Data East Arcade Classics''. ''Super Burger Time'', released in 1990, remixed the formula by introducing a much younger protagonist, even bigger levels, burgers of different sizes, new enemies that could now be combined with the burgers, and {{Boss Battle}}s.

!!''Burger Time'' contans examples of:

** ''Ice Cream Factory'' ads Mr. Milk, Mr. Donut (who returns in the UsefulNotes/GameBoy ''Burger Time'' as a giant), and Mr. Strawberry.

* EndlessGame: As with most Golden Age arcade games, ''Burger Time'' just keeps looping through the same stages, and the enemies eventually get ''ridiculously'' fast. Also played straight with ''Ice Cream Factory'', but averted with certain sequels/remakes.

* LevelAte: You're walking over giant hamburger parts.

In 2008, Namco released ''[=BurgerTime=] Delight'' for mobile phones. Monkey Paw Games remade the game in 2011 as ''[=BurgerTime=] World Tour''.