If you're looking at the news of a "BurgerTime" HD remake and are thinking "it's about freaking time!" then you're in the right frame of mind. If there's any classic game that's screaming for a 21st century makeover, it's the one featuring a marauding army of eggs, pickles and hot dogs. Seriously. Well the remake is happening, and it is clutched in the capable paws of MonkeyPaw Games.
The news comes from an ESRB listing, the industry's old faithful of inadvertent game reveals. There's little to go on beyond a platform breakdown -- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows PC -- and a description, which you can read below.
This is an action-platformer in which players assume the role of a small chef who must assemble giant hamburgers. Players must avoid 'cartoony' hazards (e.g., grill flames, spikes traps) and oversized enemies (e.g., carrots, apple cores, hot peppers) in each level. The chef blinks and falls off-screen when hit; enemies react to damage with a 'dizzying' effect.
Carrots, hot peppers and apple cores are all new to the game, so that's cool. As far as the platform listing goes, I'd imagine the console releases will come to each one's associated digital delivery store.
If you've never played the original, the ESRB description pretty much captures it. Each single-screen level is similar in appearance to what you see in "Donkey Kong." You play Chef Peter Pepper. The idea is to run across hamburger fixings laid out on each platform. Every time you run completely over one, it drops down one level as does each piece below it. The idea is to keep going until you have all of the burgers assembled.
Like I said, if there's any classic game that's screaming for an HD remake...