Namco Networks gives BurgerTime the update it didn't need
by JC Fletcher 
on Jun 25th 2009 12:30PM
27 years after the release of Data East's original, Namco Networks has declared
BurgerTime once again.
BurgerTime Deluxe (not to be confused with the
Game Boy game) recasts the arcade classic as a casual PC game, which primarily means replacing the arcade game's pixels with awful 3D models.
Deluxe adds enemies like lemons and zucchini for some reason, includes minigames, and replaces the repetitive
BurgerTime music with equally repetitive, but less catchy, music. Oh, and Peter Pepper talks to you all the time.
It still mostly plays like
Burgertime, which is the only reason Data East hasn't risen from its grave in the form of a zombie Karnov and destroyed the world with fireballs. You can
try it yourself for free for one hour (
Burgertime Deluxe, that is, not destroying the world as a zombie Karnov).
And now for a bit of
BurgerTime trivia: Data East released two arcade sequels to
BurgerTime, called
Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory and
Super BurgerTime.
