Tapper, also known as Root Beer Tapper, is a 1983 arcade game released by Bally Midway. The goal of the game is to serve beer and collect empty mugs and tips. Upon failing, the bartender skids along the table out of frame, while upon victory he drinks a beer of his own.


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I think its clear I enjoy these old arcade games that are simple and don't require much thought. So I did have fun with this one for the 20 minutes I played it for before it got too hard. Made me want to have a beer

Definitely a personal favorite of mine out of Midways 80s arcade lineup. The game is just so goddamn hectic with having to juggle counting shots to send the right number of beers and catching empty glasses while scanning the screen to course out the next plan of attack, it hits that ADHD multitasking brain real good. It definitely seems like there's an amount of luck to the game, as it seems like its entirely RNG how far a customer slides back and how quickly they finish their drinks, and that can just sometimes put you in a bad state where there's just too much going on to feasibly handle. But hey! It certainly gets me wanting to keep trying again and again to see what happens every run. If this is what actual bartending is like though imma start praying for every barkeep on earth out there. And also the ones in space too, apparently, as this game proves that even aliens need their fill of Bud.

If I ever see this at an arcade you know that's an on-sight play. I think there used to be an arcade around me that had this game, but they died a few years back...

Speeds up development of arthritis.

Before there was Sneak King, there was Tapper, brought to you by your friends at Budweiser™. One of the first time management games, you serve beer to four lanes of patrons while collecting empty glasses. Nice graphics with cheerful music, but the gameplay loop didn't hold my interest for that long.

This shit is so fucking addictive
this must be what my fiance was goin through at starbucks on the regular, bless her soul im glad she quit

they should have Tapponte Tapperelli Tapper crossover with VA-11 HALL-A for a quick funny mobile game thtd be pretty gnarly

Mario serves beers. Later, Waluigi would sell tacos