Tapper 🍺 Versions Comparison 🍺 Arcade, PC, C64, CPC, Spectrum, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, PS and more 

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The Spectrum version's sound design is just 😩👌 It took me five minutes to realise it was meant to be music.

when i was a kid I thought it was Mario

All other versions:**The can can girls** Colecovision:A FREAKING GUY WITH A MONKEY

My favourite version is Arcade Budweiser the original

I can’t believe Steam hasn’t offered the arcade version of this in anything.

2600 version is a hidden gem for the system. Plays well, nice graphics and even has the music. One of the best arcade conversions on the system.

Tapper fits into a special category of Arcade games that make me feel like I'm on the verge of having a heart attack.

I thought the PC Dos was bad, until my old buddy ZX Spectrum appeared, 😄

Wow, my cat gave me an evil glare and left the room when the ZX version came on.

The Atari 2600 port really surprised me, really well made considering the very limited specs. The Atari 8-bit version is ridiculous in comparison, a shame since this machine is definitely capable of much better, graphically and musically speaking. The Commodore 64 port could have been better too, in my opinion.

The Spectrum version was ear torture. I don't have a favorite version but I did play it on the Colecovision and PC CGA.

At least Budweiser, Root Beer, Suntory, Mountain Dew and Pepsi found a way to make it in.

i love the Dos versions lol 4:14, my grandmother had a really old Dos computer when I a kid and I played it a lot

the variations of backgrounds are insane

I rate: Arcade: 10/10; A beer company made their own game? Very cool! It inspired others! IBM PC Booter: 10/10; It's a bit flaky, but pretty sweet for the PC-DOS! IBM PC Booter CGA Composite: 10/10; It's identical to the PC-DOS, but without flaky colors. C64: 10/10; The cups are poorly sized, but they have a very good 3D aspect. I'd say Hamburglar looks a bit funny! Atari 8-bit family: 8/10; The music is on a very short loop, and there's no winning sound effect. Atari 2600: 10/10; As expected! Hamburglar looks pretty nice! Although, it's kind of hard to get the right cup... Apple 2: 9/10: It's kind of slow, and the music needs a bit of work... Well, I gotta give them some credit. It was only the 2nd computer they ever made! ColecoVision: 10/10; The money scene is more age-appropriate, I'd say. Amstrad CPC: 11/10; They introduced an amazing title screen! Otherwise, it's identical to the C64. ZX Spectrum: 4/10; *My ears are bleeding.* BBC Micro: 10/10; It's like the Amstrad, but with sound effects and only saturated primary colors. PlayStation: 10/10: It's exactly like the arcade version!

MS-DOS port: I'm THE ear rape version! Spectrum port: Hold my root beer!

The ZX Spectrum version have the best soundtrack, especially when listening with headphone.

Buenas partidas me echaba en el C64, un clásico muy divertido.

the ZX Spectrum sound shattered my soul The best versions imo that aren't the arcade are Atari 2600, ColecoVision and the PlayStation collection version. I love this game a lot and may just get all three of those versions to have variety :P

You actually forgot that one version where Wreck It Ralph is sleeping at the Tapper's again.

And don't forget the Nintendo 64 - Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits

Interesting: the Apple 2600 version had the can-can girls as a reward show rather than for getting tips, there was a Japanese-audience version with Suntory, the home versions often went with Mountain Dew to replace Budweiser (how much did they put out for product placement in the many ports?) and the Colecovision version had an organ-grinder and monkey in place of can-can girls.

Thank you for showing the CGA composite as it really would have appeared!

Man I would drink my beer with that

I found it interesting how these ports show you how different companies did porting differently - The 64 version seems like it was the primary machine for the port, with the Amstrad and BBC both using the same graphics resources and design approach.

Glad he have a role on wreck it Ralph

ColecoVision isn’t that bad character sprites good music Amazing Graphics Pretty Cool Gameplay God Mode!

Game Name : Tapper Year : 1983 By : Midway

I LIKE -> ALL VERSIONS COMPARISON !

8:42 Is Best makes me wanna get outta my tortoise shell and dance

Lol used to love playing the “Root Beer” version on Midway Arcade Treasures 2, I had ALL the compilations back in the day lol and child me used to think it was so cool to play Tapper and drink a Virgil’s root beer alongside it lmfaooo. Good ole days. Now I’m a grown ass 23 year old man who racks up scores on the game drunk on mame sometimes lol. Guys. I assure you. Slam back a few beers like you’re at Moe’s tavern when you play Tapper lol the booze makes you play better hahaha. Cool to see it had a Suntory Dry release for Japan lol

8:42 for a sec when I looked at the top, I thought the hand was showing it’s middle finger 😂

La de C64 era de lo mejorcito. Poco que envidiar a la propia arcade.

Another Game that Needed to be on the NES!

Tapper has uncensored version (i mean alcoholic beverage) is original (Budweiser) and Suntory (alcoholic drink edition, different from soft drink edition), the rest of version are clean such as Root beer (non-alcoholic beer, but rather to soda), Mtn. Dew and Pepsi (for Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum). The worst version is PC-DOS and ZX Spectrum due to bad sound effect which is earrape and 2D graphics is redundancy.

If it gets released on NES, then beer would have likely be replaced by soda to comply with NoA's guidelines at the time.

Me llama la atención, que aparecen tres versiones diferentes del Arcade. No he visto que sea común en otros vídeos de comparativa de versiones.

Hasta apareció en las dos películas de Ralph el demoledor

Al fin se el nombre de este juego (para colmo era un nombre muy sencillo xd) con la de arcade tengo muy buenos recuerdos

How You did to put your Channel name in the ZX Spectrum version?

the spectrum version completely killed my ears :’)

I Played The Atari 2600s' Version And It Is Not Bad😄

The Suntory One was my favorite

0:38 R.I.P headphone users

Maybe my tapper said "It's me so beers looking"

8:41 LOOK AT THAT FACE

The C64 version looks kinda alright, but I feel that it could have been more. The sprites are a bit chunky, the backgrounds are bland, the music is a bit thin. All a symptom of being made early on in the machine's life, I think. Once the programmers of the C64 scene had learned a few tricks, I reckon they could have pulled out a much better version. The ZX Spectrum one is horrible. The music is appalling. I'm more than prepared to allow for the fact that it's a weak machine, but I cannot believe that this was the best they could have done. The one which most impressed me was the BBC Micro. Very nice, considering the limitations of the system. And the Atari 2600 version is a strong effort, also.

Coleco vision is my fav

Bbc micro the Song its good

Mom can I get tapper? Mom: You already have tapper at home Tapper at home: 15:20

The "music" on the ZX Spectrum is the most horrifying thing I have ever heard.

The original arcade version is my favorite

I remember playing the 2600 when I was a kid (ah, the 80s , lol)

Pc dos is very scary, it seems like everyone is zombies

My fav win music is RootBeer version

Arcade (1983) is the best

The Atari VCS version looks surprisingly good.

Arcade

Go go go!

The Atari version is great

I like the arcade version I never realized that they had official brands in the game then again I haven’t played it in like 5 years the ZX spectrum versions of games are always shitty especially this one beacuse of the ear bleeding music also the apple 2 version started off strong with the cool rendition on the title screen but then nothing also the pc version didn’t sound right to me

For some reason the play character reminds me of Von Kaiser in some version. must have been his job before he started boxing. 😂

Is just me or Tapper looks like Mario?

The MS DOS port’s audio is Speaker only.

I wonder why every version after the original Budweiser arcade version has a different jingle at the end of each level. Maybe the one in the Bud original is an incomplete or off-key version of the one used in the Root Beer and Suntory arcade versions? Anyway, it seems a shame that the arcade versions are the only ones with the extra end-of-level animations where the bartender helps himself to a drink after a job well done, but then again, that could have been one of the measures taken to avoid obvious references to alcohol when porting the game to home systems (hence the Pepsi and Mountain Dew logos in some versions). Part of me finds it somewhat jarring how the C64, Amstrad and BBC Micro versions have more-or-less the same sprites, yet only the Amstrad version corrected the linedancers' eyes (They look like they have exotropia when they lift their legs in the other two versions). I was surprised to see Sega's logo in some versions and wondered what they had to do with Tapper. I looked it up and found out that Sega distributed the game in Japan. Good lord, the sound in the ZX Spectrum version... I can just barely make out Oh! Susanna and the Can-Can under all that noise... Punny fact: Tapper was developed by a company called Marvin *Glass* and Associates. (Also, I've got used to those new sound effects that are used in these videos now. They don't seem so intrusive or distracting anymore)

Anyway, i'll go for a Beer.

The music on the ZX Spectrum version sounds like a fuckin jack hammer xD

Did anybody else try guessing the right one every time?

15:10 ABC If you muted this or survived the loudness

Great Game 😂👍

Can Can is everywhere

You forgot to mention the Tapper: World Tour for your Iphone. The game animated by Don Bluth.

Hey it’s that one game that appears in Wreck It Ralph

There is a Neopets game called Slushie Slinger.

The Atari 8-bit version plays better than it presents, but they obviously could've done much better with the hardware. It's C+ work at best. The 2600 version a masterpiece given the hardware. I have no idea how they got that much game crammed into its 128 bytes of RAM but there it is fully intact!

7:48 the bartender most closely resembles Mr. BAV

7:45 It's definitely like NES version

Amiga version is the best absolutely !

PC (CGA composite): Finally, green beer ColecoVision: Why is a frog dancing in the backround? ZX Spectrum: You are doing the best to win because the music is driving you insane

15:21 Excuse me. My IBS is flaring up again.

I like Tapper

En serio era así la música de la versión de Spectrum???

Mario's kinda just hiding in the coleco version

Tapper he has a face like a pringles on Atari 8-bit

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C64 music is the best!

I’m just here to say the PS1 version is broken, it plays way faster than the arcade version. You can tell by the music , sometimes it sounds like it’s playing ahead of itself , and if you don’t believe me, pay close attention to the can switching mini-game and then compare it to the arcade. It’s almost impossible to keep up with the can switching.

Spectrum sounds like a Mongolian throat singing version of Oh Susannah

The ColecoVision, Amstrad CPC and the Original Arcade version are my favorites, PC DOS has no idea what they did to the music (or should I say instruments?), which is leaving ZX Spectrum as my least favorite 😔 it’s because of the music, graphics, color and sound effects.

Me: Trying to imitate ZX Spectrum BGM.

I kinda wonder if the Suntory release actually made it in Japan

What is that sound on the zx spectrum version ahhhhh

PC dos(cga composite)

Beep music 4:38

6:56 ¿Super Mario Land Sound?

Both the Atari 2600 & BBC Micro versions were superior to the ZX Spectrum one of Tapper.

U, então é ele que aparece no detona half

ZX Spectrum is in violation of the Geneva Convention

Well that was pretty good. I remember one time when I went a farm with my family, and I had a can of root beer, and it kinda tasted like a candy cane ina water glass or something. I notice something... It's not what ports you're missing. (Although the Palm OS version was gonna be in it.) 1. Atari 800, I think the music keeps repeating the beggining of the music which is like F G A C C D C D F G A A G F G and then the cycle repeats, and there's no music on the bonus scene which I've seen before. 2. Commodore 64, I think the music of the tapper game seems a tempo off. I noticed when the customers are drinking, the music speeds up. 3. PS1, I know what sound issues you're talking about... The Music. I think not only has the PS1 version have sound issues but also the atari 800 and the C64 have it too. Not gonna lie. Also how did you even do composite mode by the first place?