BurgerTron 2000

BurgerTron 2000 is an artificially intelligent robot cook that appears in Burger Shop and Burger Shop 2.

Overview
The BurgerTron 2000 is a complex device that will produce food and drink items. The items it produces are displayed on a conveyor belt, with new items replacing those taken. In the first game, it is limited to burgers, fries, drinks, and ice cream. However, in the second game it becomes able to produce breakfast and Dinner items as well. It will also produce whatever containers are needed for the food items, such as cups, plates, bowls, or fry containers. Burgertron will always provide enough items to complete every order in a level regardless of what the player makes. Thus if a player creates a food or drink item that will not be used, the player will be given a replacement item.. Burgertron also has a recycling bin, used to discard unwanted food or drink items. Recycling is free and doesn't penalize the player.

In the beginning of the each game, it will only produce a limited assortment of items. Additional food and drinks become available through upgrades. BurgerTron can be upgraded to include drink, fry, condiment and ice cream machines in the first game. In the second game, there are different upgrades for each meal. All meals can have drinks and condiments. Breakfast also can have a toaster and cereal dispensers, as well as a hot fudge dispenser. Lunch is largely identical to the first game. Dinner includes an oven, two pots and soup dispensers.

Other upgrades include Burgerbot, which can make foods automatically after a certain amount of tips and a table that holds cookies or lollipops (depending on the game). In the first game, a worktable is also available as an upgrade; the worktable appears as part of the default setup in the second game. Powerups are also available, and provide benefits to the player, with one, the speed powerup, affecting Burgertron.

Plot
BurgerTron begins as a set of plans sent to various people. Only the player is able to complete the construction, creating the BurgerTron 2000. Inspired, the player begins a restaurant franchise, starting with a diner. BurgerTron eventually clones itself, leading to a Western restaurant. The player is later able to buy a wrongly constructed BurgerTron, and repair it. After an attempt to purchase another malfunctioning Burgertron fails, the player simply constructs new BurgerTrons, eventually leading to seven restaurants.

BurgerTron then provides a map to a desert location, where the player meets a trio of aliens. The player learns that plans for BurgerTron were sent by the aliens in hopes that someone would discover the ultimate burger recipe. With the player having been successful, he is able to start a series of intergalatic restaurants, becoming successful.

However, in a possible future, the player makes BurgerTron become self-aware as part of a plan to reduce oversight. However, BurgerTron goes on a rampage and takes over the world. In response Burgerbot goes back in time to warn the player. When the player doesn't believe Burgerbot, Burgerbot falsifies the player's financial records to make it look like the player was embezzling money. The player discovers this but develops partial amnesia after an argument with Burgerbot. Upon rebuilding his franchise and learning the truth, the player chooses to avoid the bad future by not making BurgerTron self-aware.