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Root Beer Tapper

Description

You are a soda jerk serving root beer to patrons.

Root Beer Tapper was produced by Bally Midway in 1984.

Bally Midway released 96 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1980. Bally Midway was based in United States.

Other machines made by Bally Midway during the time period Root Beer Tapper was produced include: E2088, Gold Ball, Grand Slam (4 player version), Domino Man, Discs Of Tron, Granny and the Gators, Black Pyramid, Ten Pin Champ, Spy Hunter, and Kings of Steel

Specs

Name	Root Beer Tapper
Developer	Bally Midway (United States)
Year	1984
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	9366
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Platform
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color 19-inch Wells-Gardner
Conversion Class	Midway MCR III
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player Ambidextrous
Controls	Joystick: 4-way (up, down, left, right) Joystick: 2-way (up, down) - Only active downwards
Sound	Unamplified Stereo (requires two-channel amp)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Control Panel	Root Beer Tapper Control Panel Image
Side Art	Root Beer Tapper Side Art Image

Game Introduction

This game is almost exactly like the original Tapper except that the character you control is a soda jerk instead of a bartender, the beverage that is served is root beer instead of Budweiser beer and the background music is different.

Like in the original game, the first level is a western saloon where the customers are cowboys and cowgirls. The second level is a sports bar where the customers are athletes including baseball players, football players, basketball players and tennis players. The third level is a punk bar where the customers are punk rockers and the fourth level is a space bar where the customers are strange alien creatures from other planets all over the universe.

Game Play

You must serve everyone a root beer before they work their way up to the kegs. You must also grab the empty mugs before they slide off the bar. Extra points are awarded for collecting tips. Bonus rounds involve locating and opening the one can that has not been shaken-up, and serving it.

Root Beer Tapper KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.52 (5 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.37

Overall Like	4.00
Fun (Social)	2.75
Fun (Solo)	4.25
Collector Desire	3.40

Technical Rating: 4.31

Gameplay	4.50
Graphics	4.50
Originality	4.25
Sound/Music	4.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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Trivia

This nearly identical game of Tapper was later released because the law told Bally Midway that they were not supposed to advertise alcohol in the arcades to minors.

Miscellaneous

Play the game on-line (requires Shockwave) at http://www.shockwave.com/sw/content/tapper

COPY OF: Tapper

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Root Beer Tapper Census

There are 15,247 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,663 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,913 machines (6,994 unique titles).

Common - There are 43 known instances of this machine owned by Root Beer Tapper collectors who are active members. Of these, 42 of them are original dedicated machines. One is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 5 active VAPS members with a Root Beer Tapper machines for sale.

Wanted - Popular - There are 13 active VAPS members currently looking for Root Beer Tapper.

This game ranks a 9 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 23 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Legacy

Tapper
Root Beer Tapper

Foto-Finder® (Books)

The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 184; Color photo Price guide: No
Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 184; Color photo

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Upright (3e7a02a7a32b2db5cc5743e8d662956)

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