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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (タッパー) a 1983 [[Bally Midway]] arcade game. It was distributed by [[Sega]] in Japan. Ports were developed by [[U.S. Gold]] and published by Sega for the [[Atari 2600]] and various home computers.
 
{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (タッパー) a 1983 [[Bally Midway]] arcade game. It was distributed by [[Sega]] in Japan. Ports were developed by [[U.S. Gold]] and published by Sega for the [[Atari 2600]] and various home computers.
  
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Whereas the arcade verison 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.
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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==
 
==Magazine articles==

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Tapper
System(s): Arcade, Apple II, Atari 2600, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Publisher:
Arcade
Sega (JP)
Apple II
Atari 2600
Atari 8-bit Family
Commodore 64
IBM PC compatibles
Sega (US)
Amstrad CPC
BBC Micro
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
U.S. Gold (UK)
Developer:
Licensor: Bally Midway, PepsiCo
Amstrad CPC
BBC Micro
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
Sega
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Arcade
JP		 ¥? ?





































Atari 2600
US 		010-01
Amstrad CPC
UK
(Cassette) 		£9.959.95[5]
Amstrad CPC
UK
(Disk) 		£13.9513.95[5]
Commodore 64
US 		010-05
Commodore 64
US
(Disk)
Commodore 64
UK
(Cassette) 		£9.959.95[3][4]
Commodore 64
UK
(Disk) 		£12.9512.95[3][4]
ZX Spectrum
UK
(Cassette) 		£7.957.95[3][4]
IBM PC compatibles
US
Apple II
US 		010-08
Atari 8-bit Family
US
Atari 8-bit Family
US
(Disk)
Atari 8-bit Family
UK
BBC Micro
UK 		£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 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
Tapper AppleII US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngTapper AppleII US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Tapper AppleII US Disk.jpg
Disk

Atari 2600 version

Atari 2600, US
Tapper Atari2600 US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngTapper Atari2600 US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Tapper Atari2600 US Cart.jpg
Cart
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Manual

Atari 8-bit version

Atari 8-bit, US (cartridge)

Tapper A8B US Manual.pdf
Manual
Atari 8-bit, US (disk)
Tapper A8B US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngTapper A8B US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Tapper A8B US Manual.pdf
Manual
Atari 8-bit, UK

Amstrad CPC version

Amstrad CPC, UK
Tapper CPC EU Box.jpg
Cover

BBC Micro version

BBC Micro, UK
Tapper BBCMicro EU Box Front.jpg
Cover

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
93
[4]
Commodore 64
 93
Based on
1 review

Tapper

Commodore 64, US (cartridge)
Tapper C64 US Box Back Cartridge.jpgNospine.pngTapper C64 US Box Front Cartridge.jpg
Cover
Commodore 64, US (disk)
Tapper C64 US Box Back Disk.jpgNospine.pngTapper C64 US Box Front Disk.jpg
Cover
Commodore 64, UK
Tapper C64 EU Box.jpg
Cover

IBM PC version

IBM PC, US

ZX Spectrum version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer Gamer (UK)
60
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
83
[7]
ZX Spectrum
 71
Based on
2 reviews

Tapper

ZX Spectrum, UK
Tapper Spectrum EU Box.jpg
Cover

References

  1. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1985" (UK; 1985-08-16), page 38
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1985" (UK; 1985-10-16), page 107
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Computer & Video Games, "December 1984" (UK; 1984-11-16), page 123
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Computer & Video Games, "December 1984" (UK; 1984-11-16), page 37
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 1987" (UK; 1987-01-xx), page 33
  6. ↑ Computer Gamer, "July 1985" (UK; 1985-0x-xx), page 59
  7. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1985" (UK; 1985-07-16), page 27


Tapper

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