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Tapper
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4,675 Videogames: 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Manufacturers | Top 100 Videogames | See All 18,125 International Arcade Museum coin-operated listings
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Bally Midway Year: 1983 Class: Wide Release Genre: Platform Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Alternating Control Panel Layout: Single Player Ambidextrous Sound: Unamplified Stereo (requires two-channel amp) |
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Tapper DescriptionYou are a bartender serving Budweiser beer to patrons. You must serve everyone a beer before they work their way up to the kegs. You must also grab empty mugs before they slide off the end of the bar. Extra points for collecting tips. Bonus rounds involve locating the one beer that has not been shaken, and serving it.Cabinet InformationThe cabinet is set up to resemble a bar. There is a brass rail that runs along the bottom and two brass drink or ashtray holders (one on each side of the control panel). The cabinet and game play on the beer version features the Budweiser logo. The pour spouts have Budweiser handles to resemble the actual pour spouts in real bars.Game PlayThere are four different levels:
VAPS Arcade CensusThere are 6,975 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,013 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,105 machines (3,796 unique titles).Very Common - There are 94 known instances of this machine owned by Tapper collectors who are members. Of these, 88 of them are original dedicated machines, 1 is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 5 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There are 14 VAPS members with Tapper machines for sale. There is one VAPS member with an extra Tapper circuit board for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts. Wanted - Very Popular - There are 25 VAPS members currently looking for Tapper. There is one VAPS member looking for a Tapper circuit board set. This game ranks a 51 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. This game ranks a 61 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
TriviaThere are two common versions of this game -- one with Budweiser beer and another with root beer. In the late 1990s, a couple of boards made by SEGA featuring the Suntory logo were discovered. Sega denies they ever produced the board and it is not listed in any of their databases. The Suntory Tapper board is a complete re-engineering of the MCR/III hardware. Suntory is a defunct brand of Japanese beer.Around 3300 Tapper uprights were made and maybe the first 100 or so were released with color side art. About 300 cocktail machines were also made. Legacy
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