00:23In 1983, Bally Midway
00:27released Tapper in not so much arcades but more like bars. It was a video game that
00:33was mostly seen in bars but it did make its way into the arcades. And this is an
00:38odd port for a video game console because they were marketed towards kids.
00:43Let's pop it in the 2600. Actually, let's pop it in the right side up in the 2600 and give
00:49it a try. Now even though Tapper, which was actually branded with
00:56advertising from Budweiser Beers in the original arcade, was mainly built for bar entertainment.
01:04These things were seen in a few bars throughout the country. It did make its way into arcades
01:10which prompted Bally Midway to change it to Root Beer Tapper. And that was an attempt to
01:15make it family friendly because it was actually illegal in the United States to market alcoholic
01:21beverages to children, and rightly so. But anyhow, the concept doesn't really hold true
01:26with Root Beer Tapper. I mean there's these angry patrons that can't get their Root Beer
01:31or Mountain Dew or whatever it is. This game was actually, for the Atari, was rebranded with,
01:36instead of Budweiser, Mountain Dew. So it's a very early, in fact it might be one of the earliest
01:43examples of in-game advertising. Anyhow, you control the bartender and you hold the Atari
01:49button on the joystick down to fill up your glass and when you release the button it sends
01:54it down the bar. If your glass isn't filled all the way, the patron will send it back to
01:58you. If the glass that's sent back to you hits the edge of the bar and crashes, you lose a
02:04life.
02:05Also, if one of the patrons reaches the end of the bar before you can send them a drink, you
02:11also lose.
02:13The game is quite simple and kind of fun, but it's pretty repetitive. The game is pretty rare,
02:19so if you want to pick it up, expect to pay a lot of money for it. I'm Dami from
02:24Classic Games
02:24Revisited. Until next time.
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