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[ColecoFan1981]

I'm sure some of you may have heard of this. But this version is the more kid-friendly version of the 1983 original, titled simply Tapper.

The original version (gameplay video below), intended for sale to taverns and dive bars, was sponsored by Anheuser-Busch's Budweiser, and even featured the then jingle of Bud, heard in the game's bonus round (who doesn't remember the slogan "This Bud's for You"?). In fact, some of the very first arcade cabinets of this game, were designed to look like real bars, with real brass footrests and drink holders, and the game controls taking the form of Budweiser beer tap handles.




Although well-received by adults in '83, the game's early marketing didn't sit with the children and young teens (the actual demographic which arcade games are often geared towards), who were the sons and daughters of the target demographic, which prompted Midway the next year to release Root Beer Tapper, which IMHO could've benefited from an A&W endorsement, being that A&W is one of the most popular brands of root beer. Besides Root Beer Tapper, another version of Tapper was released, with an endorsement by Mountain Dew.

Now, the ColecoVision version of RBT omits the Punk Rockers stage as well as moments where a bunch of girls dance after you collect tips from the people you serve the root beer to, and, on the stadium stage, Sam throwing a mug into the air and it hits a flying duck, and the duck falls on him. This is what I am hoping the super-deluxe Opcode version of the CV RBT will have.

During the time the girls are dancing, sometimes a person may turn his back on the beer glass.

~Ben

Edited by ColecoFan1981, Mon May 9, 2011 2:19 AM.

[Pixelboy]

First of all, I think Root Beer Tapper is fine as it is on the ColecoVision.

Secondly, I don't understand why you're posting this kind of request under the Opcode Games sub-forum.

[Jess Ragan]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Ed quit the game design game a long time ago.

[jblenkle]

Ummmm....unless I'm on drugs, the Coleco version of Tapper does have the dancing girls when you pick up the tips.

ColecoFan1981, on Mon May 9, 2011 2:18 AM, said:

I'm sure some of you may have heard of this. But this version is the more kid-friendly version of the 1983 original, titled simply Tapper.

The original version (gameplay video below), intended for sale to taverns and dive bars, was sponsored by Anheuser-Busch's Budweiser, and even featured the then jingle of Bud, heard in the game's bonus round (who doesn't remember the slogan "This Bud's for You"?). In fact, some of the very first arcade cabinets of this game, were designed to look like real bars, with real brass footrests and drink holders, and the game controls taking the form of Budweiser beer tap handles.




Although well-received by adults in '83, the game's early marketing didn't sit with the children and young teens (the actual demographic which arcade games are often geared towards), who were the sons and daughters of the target demographic, which prompted Midway the next year to release Root Beer Tapper, which IMHO could've benefited from an A&W endorsement, being that A&W is one of the most popular brands of root beer. Besides Root Beer Tapper, another version of Tapper was released, with an endorsement by Mountain Dew.

Now, the ColecoVision version of RBT omits the Punk Rockers stage as well as moments where a bunch of girls dance after you collect tips from the people you serve the root beer to, and, on the stadium stage, Sam throwing a mug into the air and it hits a flying duck, and the duck falls on him. This is what I am hoping the super-deluxe Opcode version of the CV RBT will have.

During the time the girls are dancing, sometimes a person may turn his back on the beer glass.

~Ben

[raskar42]

jblenkle, on Mon May 9, 2011 12:48 PM, said:

Ummmm....unless I'm on drugs, the Coleco version of Tapper does have the dancing girls when you pick up the tips.

i'd hope so - it's a pretty important strategic element.

Edited by raskar42, Mon May 9, 2011 1:20 PM.