Tapper 1983

Is it still worth playing?

A bartender serves thirsty patrons before their patience runs out, collecting empty mugs and tips, in this 1984 arcade action game, also known as Root Beer Tapper. The controls are a four-position joystick and a tap handle. There are four bars, each with a keg at one end and a door at the other, and customers enter through the doors and slowly advance toward the kegs. Pushing the joystick up or down moves the bartender instantly to the keg at the next bar, with the top and bottom of the screen wrapping around. Left or right makes him run along his bar. Pulling the tap handle down fills a mug, and releasing it slides the mug along the bar. A bartender sliding drinks across four bars is a quick idea that is still easy to follow.