Tapper (80's Arcade Challenge)

by BARomero

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one…

A linebacker, a pitcher, and a tennis player walk into a bar.

“Gimme a beer!” the linebacker yells.

“Coming up,” I say.

“A pitcher for the pitcher!” calls the pitcher.

“You got it!”

“How about some love?” the tennis player asks.

I pull the lever to pour my first pint and slide it down the bar to the linebacker. He downs it and goes, leaving a tip at the end of the bar.

The other two inch closer, shouting their drink orders. Maybe they think I didn’t hear them the first time?

I pour the pitcher’s beer. He takes it to a corner of the bar and drinks. I start to pour Miss Evert’s beer, but before I can finish, Doc Gooden slides his empty back up and is already yelling for another. I rush to catch it before it can hit the floor, and pour his second just to get him out of here.

But now Evert thinks I’ve been ignoring her. She’s pissed. And she’s strong. She throws me onto the bar and slides me headfirst into the wall.

Man, do I hate Happy Hour…

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Tapper (80's Arcade Challenge)

    Melia's Buddy Icon Melia

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I don’t get it. Not that the ficlet isn’t good, because it’s great. But I have a feeling this refers to a game I never played… OHHH . I just Googled it. Now I get it! Very clever!!

  2. Tapper (80's Arcade Challenge)

    Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)'s Buddy Icon Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Oh, gods, I’d forgotten about Tapper! What a terrific choice for a game. Great job!

  3. Tapper (80's Arcade Challenge)

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love tapper – great idea & great work. I haven’t played that game in ages.

  4. Tapper (80's Arcade Challenge)

    OrangeOreos' Buddy Icon OrangeOreos

    Posted 4 months ago

    Tapper!

    I haven’t played that in a while!

    Great game, great ficlet!

    LoA

  5. Tapper (80's Arcade Challenge)

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 4 months ago

    So, there was a game for kids about being a bartender? And nobody saw anything wrong with that? Funny depiction of it all though.
    LoA

  6. Tapper (80's Arcade Challenge)

    BARomero's Buddy Icon BARomero

    Posted 4 months ago

    Actually, there were two versions of the game. Tapper had Budweiser branding on the game (including on the tap lever), and was only available in bars. Root Beer Tapper, on the other hand, had a generic root beer logo in place of Budweiser. This version was identical to the Bud version in all other respects, but was available in arcades, and was the version that eventually got ported to home systems.

  7. Tapper (80's Arcade Challenge)

    .:band baby:.'s Buddy Icon .:band baby:.

    Posted 4 months ago

    haha. never played, or even heard of this game, but it was a very nice ficlet. =)
    LoA

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