Burgertime FAQ(version 0.2.0)
An old Apple game(originally on the arcade but this FAQ is for the Apple 
version.)

By Andrew Schultz(schultza@earthlink.net)

This is part of my contribution to the efforts to preserve the memory of 
great old apple games.  Note that this is NOT a FAQ for the ARCADE 
version of Burgertime but a FAQ for the Apple version distributed as a 
*.dsk file on Asimov.net.


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Brief outline:

GENERAL STUFF

  DRAMATIS PERSONAE

  GAME CONTROLS

  OBJECT

HOW POINTS ARE SCORED

LEVEL ATTRIBUTES

MAPS

STRATEGIES

STRATEGIES BY LEVEL

MISCELLANEOUS

VERSIONS/CREDITS
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GENERAL STUFF

  DRAMATIS PERSONAE

  Peter Pepper-the protagonist of this game.

  Hot dogs-monsters.
  Fried eggs-more monsters.
  Pickles-yet more monsters.  They begin to appear on level 3.
  French fries/coffee/popcorn:  allow Peter Pepper to shake pepper at 
the baddies(no, I'm not sure how, either!)

  GAME CONTROLS

  I=up, J=left, L=right, K=down.
  S=shake pepper(in the direction Peter Pepper is headed)
  [space] = stay still
  ctrl-R = reset game
  ctrl-C(before the game) is a cheat on the cracked Burgertime at 
asimov.net
  Q toggles sound
  Esc pauses the game
  H pulls up a help menu.

  OBJECT

  The object is pretty simple.  You as Peter Pepper must make sandwiches 
fall to receptacles on the bottom.  This is done by running over the 
length of them--it needn't be done all at once.  Fast foods like hot 
dogs, eggs, and pickles will try to hinder Peter(he will die if they 
touch him) but he has a weapon in his ability to throw pepper.  He can 
also make the bun fall on them(they disappear and reappear on the 
bottom) or get them to fall with the bun(they are stunned for a bit but 
then climb back up.)  A level is complete when there are no more 
sandwich parts for Peter Pepper to run over.

HOW POINTS ARE SCORED

You get 50 points each time a bun falls from one platform down to the 
next.  There is no bonus for chain reactions.
The pepper is worth 500(ice cream/popcorn?), 1000(coffee), or 
1500(french fries) points depending on if the current level mod 3 is 1, 
2, or 0.
You get 500 points for each monster you get to fall down on the bun with 
you.
You get 100 points for squashing a monster as a bun falls down.  The 
monsters appear below.

LEVEL ATTRIBUTES

"Drops" refers to the total number of platforms the top buns need to 
drop to get to the next level.

1:18 drops to level 2.  You're as fast as the monsters.  Popcorn(worth 
500)
2:20 drops to level 3.  You're again as fast as the monsters.
3:Pickles are introduced along with two more sandwich components.
4:The monsters are a little faster than you.

MAPS

Each map is drawn as near to the game as text will allow.  When you hit 
level 13 the maps recycle to level 1, but the monsters don't slow down.

Key to maps:
1 = top of bun
2 = lettuce
3 = meat
4 = bottom of bun
5 = spam(?)  Might really be tomato.
6 = frozen meat(?)  Might have freezer-burn.  Is this a Social Statement 
on the Fast Food industry?
_ = free space
H = ladder
P = where pepper is found(as a general rule, three platforms below the 
top middle.)
^ = where the burgers wind up

NOTE:  Sometimes a ladder will bisect a part of a hamburger.  In that 
case, I put the ladder in there and it is assumed that the bun and 
ladder coincide.


Level 1                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
_______________111111111___111111111___111111111___
HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH         HHH
HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH         HHH
HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH         HHH
HHH111111111HHH   HHH   HHH222222222HHH222222222HHH
      HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH
      HHH   HHH___HHH___PPP   HHH   HHH         HHH
      HHH   HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH
___222222222HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH333333333HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH222222222HHH333333333HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH         HHH444444444HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH333333333HHH333333333HHH_________HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH444444444HHH444444444HHH444444444HHH___HHH___HHH
                                                   
                                                   
   \       /   \       /   \       /   \       /   
    -------     -------     -------     -------    

Level 2                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
___111111111___111111111___111111111___111111111___
HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH222222222HHH222222222HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH333333333HHH   HHH   HHH___HHH___HHH222222222HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH333333333PPP   HHH   HHH333333333HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH444444444HHH___HHH___HHH___HHH___HHH444444444HHH
                  HHH   HHH   HHH                  
                  HHH   HHH222222222___            
                  HHH   HHH   HHH                  
            ______HHH___HHH   HHH                  
                  HHH   HHH   HHH                  
                  HHH   HHH333333333___            
                  HHH   HHH   HHH                  
            ___444444444HHH444444444___            
   \       /            HHH            \       /   
    -------             HHH             -------    
                        HHH                        
                        HHH                        
               \       /   \       /               
                -------     -------                

Level 3                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
___111111111___111111111___111111111___111111111___
HHH         HHH   HHH         HHH                  
HHH_________HHH555555555___555555555_______________
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH
HHH666666666HHH_________HHH         HHH666666666HHH
HHH                     HHH         HHH         HHH
HHH444444444___444444444PPP444444444HHH444444444HHH
            HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH                  
            HHH   HHH   HHH___HHH______            
            HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH            
            HHH___HHH___HHH_________HHH            
   \       /HHH                     HHH\       /   
    ------- HHH                     HHH -------    
            HHH                     HHH            
___111111111HHH                     HHH111111111___
HHH   HHH   HHH                     HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH222222222HHH                     HHH222222222HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH\       /   \       /HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH444444444HHH -------     ------- HHH444444444HHH
            HHH                     HHH            
            HHH_____________________HHH            
   \       /HHH   HHH         HHH   HHH\       /   
    ------- HHH___HHH_________HHH___HHH -------    

Level 4                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
___111111111___111111111___111111111___111111111___
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH
HHH555555555HHH222222222HHH222222222HHH555555555HHH
      HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH      
___222222222___555555555HHH555555555___222222222___
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH
HHH666666666HHH666666666PPP666666666HHH666666666HHH
      HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH      
___333333333___333333333___333333333___333333333___
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH
HHH666666666HHH666666666HHH666666666HHH666666666HHH
HHH   HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH   HHH
HHH333333333___333333333___333333333___333333333HHH
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH
HHH444444444HHH444444444HHH444444444HHH444444444HHH
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
   \       /   \       /   \       /   \       /   
    -------     -------     -------     -------    

Level 5                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
_______________111111111___111111111_______________
HHH                                       HHH   HHH
HHH____________555555555___555555555______HHH___HHH
                        HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH
_______________222222222HHH222222222HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH                                       HHH   HHH
HHH____________666666666PPP666666666___   HHH   HHH
HHH                                 HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH____________333333333___333333333HHH___HHH___HHH
HHH         HHH                           HHH   HHH
HHH_________HHH666666666___666666666___   HHH   HHH
HHH                                 HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH____________333333333___333333333HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH                                 HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH____________444444444___444444444HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH                                       HHH   HHH
HHH                                 ______HHH___HHH
HHH                                 HHH         HHH
HHH                                 HHH         HHH
HHH                                 HHH         HHH
HHH                                 HHH         HHH
HHH            \       /   \       /HHH         HHH
HHH             -------     ------- HHH_________HHH

Level 6                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
            ___111111111___         ___111111111___
            HHH   HHH               HHH            
___111111111HHH   HHH   ___111111111HHH            
            HHH   HHH         HHH                  
            HHH555555555___   HHH   ___222222222___
            HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH            
___222222222HHH   HHH   PPP555555555HHH            
                  HHH   HHH         HHH            
            ___222222222HHH         HHH333333333___
            HHH         HHH         HHH            
___333333333HHH         HHH222222222HHH            
            HHH               HHH                  
            HHH333333333___   HHH   ___444444444___
            HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH   HHH            
___444444444HHH   HHH   HHH333333333HHH            
                  HHH         HHH   HHH            
            ___444444444___   HHH   HHH____________
            HHH         HHH   hhh   HHH            
____________HHH         HHH444hhh444HHH            
                                                   
                                                   
   \       /   \       /   \       /   \       /   
    -------     -------     -------     -------    

Level 7                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
___111111111___         ___111111111___111111111___
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH            
HHH222222222HHH111111111HHH222222222HHH222222222___
HHH                     HHH   HHH               HHH
HHH         ___222222222HHH___HHH______444444444HHH
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH            
HHH         HHH333333333PPP444444444HHH            
HHH                     HHH                        
HHH555555555___         HHH                        
HHH         HHH         HHH            \       /   
HHH333333333HHH         HHH             -------    
HHH                     HHH                        
HHH         ___444444444HHH         ___111111111___
HHH         HHH         HHH\       /HHH         HHH
HHH666666666HHH         HHH ------- HHH555555555HHH
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH
HHH444444444HHH         HHH_________HHH333333333HHH
                                    HHH         HHH
                                    HHH444444444HHH
               \       /                           
                -------                            
   \       /                           \       /   
    -------                             -------    

Level 8                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
            ___111111111___111111111___            
                  HHH         HHH                  
            ______HHH______555555555___            
                        HHH         HHH            
___111111111___333333333HHH_________HHH111111111___
                                                   
___222222222___444444444PPP444444444___222222222___
HHH         HHH                     HHH         HHH
HHH333333333HHH                     HHH333333333HHH
HHH         HHH                     HHH         HHH
HHH666666666HHH                     HHH_________HHH
HHH         HHH\       /   \       /HHH         HHH
HHH_________HHH -------     ------- HHH666666666HHH
HHH         HHH                     HHH         HHH
HHH333333333HHH111111111___111111111HHH333333333HHH
                                                   
___444444444___555555555___666666666___444444444___
            HHH         HHH         HHH            
            HHH444444444HHH444444444HHH            
                                                   
                                                   
   \       /   \       /   \       /   \       /   
    -------     -------     -------     -------    

Level 9                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
___111111111___                     ___111111111___
HHH         HHH                     HHH         HHH
HHH_________HHH111111111___         HHH_________HHH
                                                   
___555555555___222222222___111111111___555555555___
            HHH         HHH         HHH            
            HHH333333333PPP_________HHH            
                  HHH                              
            ______HHH______222222222___            
            HHH         HHH         HHH            
____________HHH444444444HHH333333333HHH____________
      HHH                                 HHH      
___333333333___         ___444444444___333333333___
HHH         HHH                     HHH         HHH
HHH444444444HHH                     HHH444444444HHH
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
   \       /   \       /   \       /   \       /   
    -------     -------     -------     -------    

Level 10                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
___111111111___         ___111111111___111111111___
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH   HHH      
HHH222222222HHH         HHH_________HHH222222222___
            HHH                     HHH            
___333333333HHH111111111PPP         HHH333333333___
      HHH   HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH
___555555555HHH666666666HHH         HHH555555555HHH
            HHH                     HHH            
___333333333HHH         ___666666666HHH333333333___
HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH   HHH      
HHH666666666HHH         HHH444444444HHH666666666___
            HHH                     HHH            
___222222222HHH444444444___         HHH222222222___
      HHH   HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH
___444444444HHH_________HHH         HHH444444444HHH
            HHH                     HHH            
            HHH                     HHH            
            HHH                     HHH            
            HHH                     HHH            
            HHH\       /   \       /HHH            
            HHH -------     ------- HHH            
   \       /HHH                     HHH\       /   
    ------- HHH_____________________HHH -------    

Level 11                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
___111111111___________________________111111111___
      HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH   HHH
______HHH______   HHH   ___111111111___   HHH   HHH
HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH222222222HHH   HHH   HHH222222222HHH   HHH   HHH
      HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH   HHH
      HHH   ___111111111PPP   HHH   ______HHH___HHH
      HHH   HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH
      HHH   HHH222222222HHH   HHH   HHH222222222HHH
      HHH         HHH                     HHH      
______HHH______   HHH   ___333333333___   HHH      
HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH   HHH      
HHH333333333HHH   HHH   HHH444444444HHH   HHH      
HHH   HHH         HHH         HHH         HHH      
HHH   HHH   ___333333333___   HHH   ______HHH______
HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH   HHH   HHH         HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH_________HHH   HHH   HHH333333333HHH
HHH   HHH         HHH         HHH                  
HHH444444444___444444444______HHH______444444444___
                                                   
                                                   
   \       /   \       /   \       /   \       /   
    -------     -------     -------     -------    

Level 12                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
_______________111111111___111111111_______________
HHH   HHH                                       HHH
HHH   HHH   ___222222222___222222222____________HHH
HHH   HHH                                 HHH   HHH
HHH___HHH______555555555___555555555___   HHH   HHH
HHH                                       HHH   HHH
HHH         ___666666666PPP666666666______HHH___HHH
HHH                                       HHH   HHH
HHH____________333333333___333333333___   HHH   HHH
HHH   HHH                                 HHH   HHH
HHH   HHH   ___222222222___222222222______HHH___HHH
HHH   HHH                                       HHH
HHH___HHH______555555555___555555555___         HHH
HHH   HHH                                       HHH
HHH   HHH   ___444444444___444444444____________HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH                     HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH___HHH___HHH                     HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH                     HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH                     HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH                     HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH                     HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH   HHH   HHH\       /   \       /HHH   HHH   HHH
HHH___HHH___HHH -------     ------- HHH___HHH___HHH



STRATEGIES

Time is never on your side.  The monsters can turn and run faster than 
you on the later levels.  It's best to get them out of the way by 
running over a bun with them close by.

You also want to knock off the top buns as quickly as possible.  
Remember that, no matter what you do with the lower buns, the sandwich 
is not complete until the top bun has fallen all the way.  And the top 
buns can cause chain reactions that squash monsters.

If a bun falls while a monster is on it(pepper or no) it will fall 
further as a result.  In some cases you can knock monsters and levels 
out pretty quickly.

Don't use pepper unless you would lose a life otherwise, and stock up on 
pepper in the early levels while you can.

Wait up for a monster and drop him down with a  bun if you can.  Every 
time a bun drops off with a monster on it, it drops three levels instead 
of the usual one.

Monsters seem to turn off some times when they are on a ladder.  Use 
this fact to your advantage.  And more importantly, say you are above 
and to the left of a monster.  If it is going left and has a choice 
between going up or left, it will go up.  Another fact to use to your 
advantage--you can force monsters to commit and then deke them out, as 
they cannot backtrack.

To go as quickly as you can, you can often anticipate your next move.  
For instance, if you are going left and want to climb up the stairs, hit 
I and you will go up at the stairs with no time lost.  The downside of 
this is that if you are going up/down and hit a horizontal direction, 
you will go left/right if you have just passed a stair.

STRATEGIES BY LEVEL

1.  Go straight to the top and knock off the three buns.  Catch an 
egg/hot dog if you can.
2.  Again, get to the top as quickly as possible.
3.  Although the sandwiches in the lower left/right are only three high, 
they may be the toughest to complete.  Go directly for one, then switch 
sides and try for the other.
4.  Not too bad if you go immediately to the top.  May be a good place 
to pick up pepper and points--you can squash a lot of monsters with all 
those buns.  Note this is the first level where the monsters are 
actually faster than you are.
5.  Go straight up.  The pickle will turn away from you.Use the pepper 
early to avoid losing chefs.  If you lose just before the end it will be 
hard to finish the task unless you use a lot more pepper than you really 
want to.
6.  Go immediately right, all the way up the ladder, left and up and 
left.  Catch a monster on the way down and you'll be off to a good 
start.  Note that if you stay on the top center monsters will not be 
able to find you.  They will circle around below.  Use this to your 
advantage.
7.
8.
9.
10.  You may need to sacrifice a life here;  either side can be cleared 
individually with relative ease, but clearing both sides at once is a 
much tougher trick.
11.  You might be able to get infinite peppers here.  Go to the second-
left series of platforms and no monsters will be able to attack you.
12.  Pray, or cheat, or have lots of peppers stored.  But seriously, 
this level seems close to impossible.  The problem is that every time a 
bun drops, it will drop one or three levels.  That means you'll have to 
move to the other side(and you're probably best off bringing a monster 
down with the bun, or you'll be switching sides a lot!)

MISCELLANEOUS

Extra men are awarded after 10000 and 20000 and every 20000 points 
thereafter.

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VERSIONS/CREDITS

0.1.0 created 9/14/2000--contains maps of levels 1-10 and a general 
outline.
0.2.0 Made bigger maps and included levels 11 and 12.  Included some 
strategies.

In future versions I plan to flesh out strategies.

Credits:  asimov.net for the disk image of Burgertime.  Didn't even know 
this was an apple game until I saw it there!
My contact info:  schultza@earthlink.net

