Data East's simple sprites and jovial 80s artwork for BurgerTime falsely portrayed the horror of Peter Pepper's work situation, painting a playful scene over his terror in order to placate customers and push more arcade machines/game copies.

This artwork from illustrator Emory Allen, however, lifts that veil to reveal the nefarious twisted faces of Mr. Egg, Mr. Hot Dog, and Mr. Pickle as they terrorize Peter, appearing from the darkness and cackling before they punch him in the gut, stomp on his hat, and jerk his arm to make the chef slap himself across the face. "Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself."

Peter curls into a ball, suffering their kicks and taunts, swearing to himself that he'll quit as soon as the economy picks back up and there's more work out there. Who knows, perhaps he'll find a job that will pay for him to go back to school, so he can learn a trade other than making giant hamburgers. It's never too late to return to college. Maybe he'll go into nursing. He heard there's a big demand for nurses, and he'd love to work with people for a change.