Burger Time

Arcade cabinet

Since yesterday was my birthday, I figured it would be appropriate to cover a game from 1982.
Burgertime was developed by Data East as an arcade game in 1982.
It's original title ハンバーガー (Hamburger) was changed to Burgertime for it's U.S. release

Arcade screenshot

The player controls chef Peter Pepper in his mission to assemble giant hamburgers, by walking over the ingredients; bun, meat, tomato, salad, to make the pieces drop down below the platform.
This must be done while avoiding the enemies: Mr. Hot Dog, Mr. Pickle and Mr. Egg.
Peter can crush the enemies by dropping the ingredients on them from the platforms above, or stun them by throwing pepper from a pepper shaker (limited amunition).

This was clearly a popular game, since it has been ported to 16 consoles and 6 sequels/spin-offs, which where not as popular as the original game.

Intellivision screenshot

I remember playing this on my brother Intellivision as a kid. The Intellivision version was released in 1983 and a used copy costs somewhere between €30-70, depending on where you get it and it's condition.
The nes version can be found for about €10-20.
However, if you want a genuine arcade cabinet expect to pay closer to €3000.

Nintendo screenshot