Data East's classic ported to NES with care. Crush ingredients on enemies, build giant burgers. Simple, hilarious and terribly addictive. A timeless video game gem.
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Arcade1 player3+
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Action game in which chef Peter Pepper drops ingredients onto enemies to complete hamburgers. Published by Data East, released in Japan in 1985. Chef in top-down view dropping ingredients onto enemies that stack to form a complete burger. Famicom port of Data East's BurgerTime arcade.
Famicom port of the Data East arcade game, self-published in Japan in 1985. This Japanese release differs from the Western NES edition through its own cartridge shell and packaging, sought by Famicom hardware collectors as much as by players. BurgerTime retains undimmed standing as a maze-genre classic, and the Japanese home version sits closest to the arcade original in look and feel, giving it a distinct place in the lineage.
Is BurgerTime still worth playing in 2026?
An adaptation of the Data East arcade classic, BurgerTime has you direct chef Peter Pepper, who roams a maze of ladders and platforms to assemble giant burgers by walking on their ingredients, while fleeing hostile foods. The clever concept, the strategic positioning and the pepper to repel enemies give a puzzle action of timeless effectiveness. The readability and the challenge stay intact. For a retro arcade fan, someone curious about a genre classic or a collector, the title keeps a definite charm and addiction.
