Editing BurgerTime (section)

{{short description|1982 video game}}
{{about|the video game|the restaurant|Burger Time}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = BurgerTime
| image = BurgerTime arcadeflyer.png
| caption = Arcade flyer
| developer = [[Data East]]{{efn|According to a former Data East programmer, the game was designed in-house but development of its arcade version was outsourced to an external software company from [[Akihabara]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=reddrag64988892|number=1637341730352791552|title=アーケード版ハンバーガーは実はデータイースト内製ではなく、外注でした。今でも秋葉原に存在する、とあるソフトハウスによるもので、そのメンバーの一人は私の専門学校時の同級生です。企画はデータイースト社員の権藤裕二さん。権藤さんの代表作は、他にラッパッパやzaviga/b-wings、魔境戦士等。|language=ja|url=https://twitter.com/reddrag64988892/status/1637341730352791552|date=March 19, 2023|accessdate=December 5, 2023}}</ref>}}
| publisher = {{vgrelease|WW|Data East<ref name="cashbox"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Video Game Flyers: BurgerTime, Data East (EU) |url=https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=162 |website=The Arcade Flyer Archive |access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>|NA|[[Bally Midway]]<ref name="cashbox"/>}}
| designer = 
| release = {{vgrelease|JP|August 25, 1982<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005) |date=13 October 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |language=ja |location=Japan |isbn=978-4990251215 |page=47 |url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n48}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BurgerTime (Registration Number PA0000148985) |url=https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ |website=[[United States Copyright Office]] |access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref>|NA|November 1982<ref name="cashbox">{{cite magazine |title=Manufacturers Equipment |magazine=[[Cash Box]] |date=5 February 1983 |page=35 |url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox44unse_33/page/n34 |publisher=Cash Box Pub. Co.}}</ref>|EU|December 1982<ref name="CVG"/>}}
| genre = [[Platform game|Platform]]
| modes = 1-2 players alternating turns
| arcade system = 
| platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[Apple II]], [[Mattel Aquarius|Aquarius]], [[Atari 2600]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Coleco Adam]], [[ColecoVision]], [[IBM PC]], [[Intellivision]], [[MSX]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[TI-99/4A]]
}}

{{nihongo foot|'''''BurgerTime''''',|バーガータイム|Bāgātaimu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} originally released as {{nihongo foot|'''''Hamburger'''''|ハンバーガー|Hanbāgā|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} in [[Japan]], is an [[arcade video game]] from [[Data East]]. It was published in 1982 for the [[DECO Cassette System]].  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. The chef 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.

The game's original title of ''Hamburger'' was changed to ''BurgerTime'' outside of Japan, which was also used for all ports and subsequent games in the series worldwide. In the United States, Data East USA licensed ''BurgerTime'' for distribution by [[Midway Games|Bally Midway]] as a standard dedicated arcade game.<ref name="GM199">{{cite magazine|title=Overseas Readers Column: Deco "Burger Time" License - Midway For Coin-Op, Mattel For Home Video|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=199|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=1 November 1982|page=34|lang=ja}}</ref> Data East also released ''BurgerTime'' in the United States through its DECO Cassette System. The Data East and Midway versions are distinguished by the manufacturer's name on the title screen and by the marquee and cabinet artwork; the game itself is identical. 

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.

When Data East went bankrupt in 2003, [[G-Mode]] bought most of Data East's [[intellectual property|intellectual properties]], including ''BurgerTime'', ''BurgerTime Deluxe'', ''Super BurgerTime'', and ''Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zd1up/is_200402/ai_ziff118189 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501054244/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zd1up/is_200402/ai_ziff118189 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-05-01 |title=G-Mode Buys Up Data East Catalog (Archived) |date=2007-08-28 |access-date=2012-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_bt/|title=VC バーガータイム|website=www.nintendo.co.jp}}</ref>