Difference between revisions of "Tapper"

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Tapper

System(s): Arcade, Apple II, Atari 2600, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum

Publisher:

Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP)

Sega Enterprises, Inc. (US)

U.S. Gold (UK)

Developer:

Beck-Tech

Choice

Micro Power

Licensor: Bally Midway, PepsiCo

Sega Enterprises, Inc.

Genre: Action

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1984-03	¥?	?

US	1984		010-01
UK (Cassette)	1984	£9.959.95^[5]
UK (Disk)	1984	£13.9513.95^[5]
US	1984		010-05
US (Disk)	1984
UK (Cassette)	1985-01-10^[2]	£9.959.95^[3]^[4]
UK (Disk)	1985-01-10^[2]	£12.9512.95^[3]^[4]
UK (Cassette)	1985	£7.957.95^[3]^[4]
US	198x
US	1984		010-08
US	198x
US (Disk)	198x
UK	1985-08^[1]
UK	1985	£9.959.95

Non-Sega versions
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Tapper (タッパー) a 1983 Bally Midway arcade game. It was distributed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. in Japan. Ports were developed by U.S. Gold and published by Sega for the Atari 2600 and various home computers.

Whereas the arcade version was originally sponsored by Budweiser (with an alcohol-free Root Beer Tapper also being made available), the Sega-licensed home versions are all sponsored by PepsiCo. Most versions feature Mountain Dew, though the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum ports specifically written for the UK market use Pepsi branding instead.

Magazine articles

Main article: Tapper/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Tapper/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Apple II version

Apple II, US
Cover
Disk

Atari 2600 version

Atari 2600, US
Cover
Cart Error creating thumbnail: libgomp: Thread creation failed: Resource temporarily unavailable Manual

Atari 8-bit version

Atari 8-bit, US (cartridge)

Manual

Atari 8-bit, US (disk)
Cover
Manual

Atari 8-bit, UK

Amstrad CPC version

Amstrad CPC, UK
Cover

BBC Micro version

BBC Micro, UK
Cover

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(UK)

93

^[4]

	93
Based on 1 review

Tapper

Commodore 64, US (cartridge)
Cover

Commodore 64, US (disk)
Cover

Commodore 64, UK
Cover

IBM PC version

IBM PC, US

ZX Spectrum version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(UK)

60

^[6]

(UK)

83

^[7]

	71
Based on 2 reviews

Tapper

ZX Spectrum, UK
Cover

References

Tapper
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Promotional material No results

[:File:CVG_UK_047.pdf_p38-1] Computer & Video Games, "September 1985" (UK; 1985-08-16), page 38

[:File:CVG_UK_049.pdf_p107-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1985" (UK; 1985-10-16), page 107

[:File:CVG_UK_038.pdf_p123-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Computer & Video Games, "December 1984" (UK; 1984-11-16), page 123

[:File:CVG_UK_038.pdf_p37-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Computer & Video Games, "December 1984" (UK; 1984-11-16), page 37

[:File:CVG_UK_064.pdf_p33-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 1987" (UK; 1987-01-xx), page 33

[:File:ComputerGamer_UK_04.pdf_p59-6] Computer Gamer, "July 1985" (UK; 1985-0x-xx), page 59

[:File:CVG_UK_046.pdf_p27-7] Computer & Video Games, "August 1985" (UK; 1985-07-16), page 27

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+{{company|[[Micro Power]]|system=BBC}}
+| licensor={{company|[[Bally Midway]]}}, {{company|[[PepsiCo]]}}
+{{company|[[Sega Enterprises, Inc.]]|system=CPC,BBC,C64,Spectrum}}
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+{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (タッパー) a 1983 [[Bally Midway]] arcade game. It was distributed by [[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]] in Japan. Ports were developed by [[U.S. Gold]] and published by Sega for the [[Atari 2600]] and various home computers.
-'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (タッパー) a 1983 Bally Midway arcade game. It was distributed by [[Sega]] in Japan.
-Ports developed by [[U.S. Gold]] and published by [[Sega]] for the Atari 2600 and various home computers.
+Whereas the arcade version was originally sponsored by [[wikipedia:Budweiser|Budweiser]] (with an alcohol-free ''Root Beer Tapper'' also being made available), the Sega-licensed home versions are all sponsored by [[PepsiCo]]. Most versions feature [[wikipedia:Mountain Dew|Mountain Dew]], though the [[Amstrad CPC]] and [[ZX Spectrum]] ports specifically written for the UK market use [[wikipedia:Pepsi|Pepsi]] branding instead.
 ==Magazine articles==
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 ==Physical scans==
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 | back=Tapper AppleII US Box Back.jpg
 | spinemissing=yes
+| disk=Tapper AppleII US Disk.jpg
 }}
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 | spinemissing=yes
 | cart=Tapper Atari2600 US Cart.jpg
+| manual=Tapper Atari 2600 US Manual.pdf
 }}
 ===Atari 8-bit version===
-{{scanbox
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+| console=Atari 8-bit
+| region=US (cartridge)
+| front=
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| manual=Tapper A8B US Manual.pdf
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Atari 8-bit
+| region=US (disk)
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+| back=Tapper A8B US Box Back.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| manual=Tapper A8B US Manual.pdf
+}}
+{{Scanbox
 | console=Atari 8-bit
 | region=UK
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 ===Commodore 64 version===
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-}}
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 | console=Commodore 64
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 | region=UK
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+| cart=
+}}
+===IBM PC version===
+{{Scanbox
+| console=IBM PC
+| region=US
+| cover=
 | cart=
 }}
 ===ZX Spectrum version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|Spectrum}}
-| icon=Spectrum
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-| cvg=82
-| cvg_source={{num|46|page=27|pdf=CVG UK 046.pdf}}
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 | console=ZX Spectrum
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 ==References==
-{{multicol|
 <references/>
-}}
-[[Category:Arcade games]]
+{{TapperOmni}}
+[[Category:Third party arcade games distributed by Sega]]

Difference between revisions of "Tapper"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 01:14, 5 November 2024

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Apple II version

Atari 2600 version

Atari 8-bit version

Amstrad CPC version

BBC Micro version

Commodore 64 version

IBM PC version

ZX Spectrum version

References