Burgerboss is a video game that Bob becomes addicted to in the episode Burgerboss, which it debut in.
Summary[]
The video game Burgerboss is a action, adventure, side-scrolling platformer which involves a stout, stocky chef character named 'Burgerboss', where he goes through 4 known level on a quest to save Princess Mayonaise. The enemies are all foods and condiments and the 4 known levels are a city, a factory, an icey area and a firey cave.
Involvement[]
In Burgerboss, Bob buys an arcade cabinent of the video game Burgerboss and states he was the best player in his school. Once Bob begins playing, Jimmy Pesto notices and begins playing as well, but after a long game session, Bob notices Jimmy Pesto got the new high score on the cabinet. Jimmy Pesto then puts an embarrasing high-score that reads "BOBSUX". Bob than spends the rest of the episode trying to top the high-score.
Trivia[]
- The game is a parody of Burger Time, mostly the protagonist being a chef, the enemies being food and the word burger being in the title.
- It is also reminiscent of Super Mario Bros. as it involves a mustached character platforming many levels to save a princess.
- The fact that the cabinet features different styles of art depicting the character Burgerboss is a reference to the 1981 video game, Donkey Kong.
- The game can be considered from the mid-1980s by the quality of it's graphics, chiptune music and gameplay.
- It is implied that Burgerboss is a still-thriving franchise or at least a very popular game in a manner as in the episode Bad Tina, a student is seen holding a Burgerboss lunchbox.