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Possibly the best Intellivision game of all!

Graphics: 5 Sound: 5 Replay Value: 5 Notes: 1- or 2-player game Screen Shots

BurgerTime was, possibly, the first real smash hit for the Intellivision. It even took over as the pack-in game on the Intellivision II, displacing Lock 'n' Chase and Astrosmash. Sadly, it came at the beginning of the end. You could say that it's not really technically much better than the Lock 'n' Chase or Bump 'n' Jump adaptations. The distinguishing factor, though, is that BurgerTime was also a hit in the arcades, unlike those others, and it had much better, more original game play than those games.

I'm not sure just how many screens the arcade version had, but the Inty version has quite a few - at least five, I believe - perhaps more. The graphics are excellent - Peter Pepper is well rendered, as are the baddies. The sound is absolutely dead-on, with that catchy background loop music and superb sound effects. The animations are smooth and flicker-free. It's just flippin' awesome!

A total of nine BurgerTime box variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	4549-0910	1983	Singapore	Possibly initial version—has gatefold box; plastic tray
	Mattel Electronics	4549-0210-G1	1983		Origin is not printed on box, but generic copyright info printed on bottom flap; opens on bottom flap—not flip-top style box; has barcode on back
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	4549-0210-G1	1983	Singapore	Possibly first revision of flip-top style; reported by BSRSteve
	Mattel Electronics	4549	1983		French-Canadian; trayless socket; no specific part number visible; no info on top or bottom flaps of box - instead, it's inside the box; the socket for the cartridge is offset to the bottom portion of the interior rather than centered, and is different from the 'trayless pocket'
	Mattel Electronics	4549-0318	1983	Hong Kong	International Edition; plastic tray; specific part number is on tabs of top and bottom box flaps; French copyright info on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; English, German, Italian, Spanish and French text on back of box
	Intellivision Inc.	4549-0210	1983	Singapore	Standard Intellivision, Inc. box; bottom flap has full Mattel part number; also has © 1982 Data East USA, Inc. on back
	Digiplay	N/A	1983	Brazil	Digimed version; 'Rua Acará' printed (and sticker) on box; Mattel Eletronics logo on box; no part number or copyright apparent; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots as in an IntelliVoice game box; NOTE: both Digiplay and Digimed versions exist; hat-tip: Steve Jones
Image not available.	Digiplay	N/A	1983	Brazil	Digiplay version; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back; Mattel Eletronics logo on box; no part number or copyright apparent; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots as in an IntelliVoice game box; NOTE: both Digiplay and Digimed versions exist; hat-tip: Steve Jones
Image not available.	Digiplay	N/A	1983	Brazil	Digiplay version; 'Av. Açaí' address printed on back; Mattel Eletronics logo on box; no part number or copyright apparent; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots as in an IntelliVoice game box; NOTE: both Digiplay and Digimed versions exist; hat-tip: Steve Jones

Here's a comparison of the backs of the book-style and bottom-flap style boxes.

A total of ten BurgerTime manual variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	4549-0920	1983	U.S.A.
	Mattel Electronics	4549-0920	1983	Hong Kong
	Mattel Electronics	4540-0920	1983	Canada	French-Canadian; note erroneous part number
	Mattel Electronics	4549-0018	1983	Hong Kong	International Edition; English, German, Italian, Spanish and French
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	4549-0018	1983	Mexico	Spanish (Mexico) version; localized title: HAMBURGUESA; note the same part number as the International release; reported by Rev
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	4549-0151	1983		Swedish version; title is BURGER TIME; NEED DETAILS
	Mattel Electronics	N/A	1983	U.S.A.	NOTE: no part number on front or back; found in box of PlayCable manuals (though many were standard manuals)—so the natural question is: was this a PlayCable manual?
	Intellivision Inc.	4549-0920	1982	U.S.A.	Accordion-style folding; 1982 is from the Data East USA, Inc. copyright info on front cover; seems to use the cover art from the Mattel International Edition, with some of the U.S. release mixed in
	Digiplay	N/A	1979	Brazil	Mattel/Digiplay edition; has © M.I. 1979 on back cover; has 'Rua Acará' address printed on back, with 'Av. Açaí' sticker
Image not available.	Digiplay	N/A	1979	Brazil	Mattel/Digiplay edition; has © M.I. 1979 on back cover; has 'Av. Açaí' address printed on back

A total of four BurgerTime overlay variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	4549-4289-G1	1982	U.S.A.	Most commonly found 'original' version
	Mattel Electronics	4549-4289-G2	1982	U.S.A.	Note the addition of the ENTER button and consequently relocated graphics; have spotted in Mattel international copies and Intellivision, Inc. copies
	Digiplay	N/A	1982		Localized in Brazilian Portuguese; technically, two versions exist—some on standard materials, some on plastic-coated paper
Image not available.	Digiplay	N/A	1982		No copyright; not localized; found in some Digiplay copies

For whatever reason, it was deemed important enough to revise the overlay to show the ENTER button. This resulted in the egg graphic being relocated. Has anyone seen an overlay that is not rev. G1 or G2 (other than the Brazilian release)? The two Digiplay overlays I have are made using different processes. One seems to be the more common method of laminated paper (or I'm just getting knock-offs), while the other is made of traditional materials.

A total of eight BurgerTime label variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Mattel Electronics	N/A	1982	U.S.A.	Origin lower center; © M.I. 1982 lower left; © 1982 Data East U.S.A., Inc. lower right; ™ upper right; smaller label, rounded corners
	Mattel Electronics	N/A	1982	Hong Kong	Origin lower center; © M.I. 1982 lower left; © 1982 Data East U.S.A., Inc. lower right; ™ upper right; has BurgerTime logo rather than plain block letters as most other labels did
	Mattel Electronics	N/A	1982	Singapore	Origin lower center; © M.I. 1982 lower left; © 1982 Data East U.S.A., Inc. lower right; ™ upper right; smaller label, rounded corners
	Mattel Electronics	N/A	1982	Singapore	Origin lower center; © M.I. 1982 lower left; © 1982 Data East U.S.A., Inc. lower right; ™ upper right; larger label, square corners
Image not available.	Mattel Electronics	N/A	1982	Korea	Origin lower center; © M.I. 1982 lower left; © 1982 Data East U.S.A., Inc. lower right; ™ upper right; smaller label, rounded corners
	Mattel Electronics	4549-0341	1982		Odd black & white label with no origin, but with a part number; © M.I. 1982 lower left; © 1982 Data East U.S.A., Inc. lower right; ™ upper right; large label, square corners; has the BurgerTime logo
	Intellivision Inc.	N/A	1983	Singapore	Origin lower right; © I.I. 1983 to left of origin; ™ small, centered vertically on right edge; smaller label, rounded corners; also has © 1982 Data East U.S.A., Inc. upper left
	Digiplay	N/A	1982		No origin; © Mattel Inc. 1982 lower right; © 1982 Data East Inc. lower left; ™ upper right; large yellow label, rounded corners; title in red letters, standard sans-serif font

The odd black & white label with the crisp BurgerTime logo on it is of indeterminate origin. It seems to be the template used for the U.S.A. and Hong Kong labels that I've seen. The print quality is high, and the paper seems to be aged enough to come from 'back in the day'. Is this a homemade sticker? The label isn't the standard size, but it does have a Mattel part number on it. To date, I've only seen this and two other labels like it: Mission X and Buzz Bombers. Was this stock from when Intellivision, Inc. tried to avoid shipping games in boxes? Can anyone out there shed light on this?

	Title screen for BurgerTime.
	Little touches like the transition screens, in which the nasties get closer and closer to Peter Pepper the fewer lives are left, are one of the things that make this game great.
	For all the time I've spent playing this game, I couldn't tell you how many different levels there are. I'd think at least five. Honestly, what's not to like about this game?

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