APS Showtapes TRANSFER ARTICLE INFO
Animation Programming System showtapes are the raw files used in programming Chuck E. Cheese showtapes. Each file represents a single segment of the tape, or a single live show. Versions of APS are used to this day, though Studio C HD shows have their lights performed in VenueMagic.
Discovery
The current list of APS files is from a pack of 5 floppy cases from CEC Corporate, each containing a selection of APS showtapes. More info on these cases can be found on the 1990-1992 APS Floppy Cases page.APS List
APS files for showtapes exist for all shows starting sometime in 1990, all the way to present day. This list narrows the shows provided to just the ones that have their APS files public.Show Type | APS Show | Showtape / Live Show | Earliest File Date | Latest File Date | Format |
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3-Stage | CEC September '90 3-Stage APS | CEC September 1990 Show | October 10, 1990, 8:43:02 AM | October 10, 1990, 9:33:00 AM | .sho |
Cyberamics | CEC Christmas '90 Road Stage APS | CEC Christmas '90 / Wave Bday | October 26, 1990, 9:57:28 AM | October 27, 1990, 2:09:08 PM | .roa |
Cyberamics | CEC Jan '91 C-Stage APS | CEC Jan '91 | October 26, 1990, 4:23:30 PM | November 14, 1990, 12:35:12 PM | .sho |
Cyberamics | CEC Birthday Wave Road Stage APS | --- | October 28, 1990, 9:35:34 AM | --- | .roa |
Cyberamics | CEC Jan '91 Road Stage APS | CEC Jan '91 | October 31, 1990, 3:08:24 PM | November 4, 1990, 3:23:34 PM | .roa |
3-Stage | CEC Jan '91 3-Stage APS | CEC Jan '91 | December 5, 1990, 3:38:16 PM | December 6, 1990, 9:21:14 AM | .sho |
Cyberamics | Chuck E. Cheese's Live '90 Road Stage APS | Chuck E. Cheese's Live 90 | December 6, 1990, 4:23:34 PM | --- | .roa |
3-Stage | Chuck E. Cheese's Live '90 3-Stage APS | Chuck E. Cheese's Live 90 | December 12, 1990, 4:06:06 PM | March 21, 1991, 11:35:42 AM | .sho, .3st |
Cyberamics | Random Movements APS | --- | December 16, 1990, 10:43:28 AM | December 16, 1990, 11:25:00 AM | .mvt |
Cyberamics | CEC Future C&R APS | CEC Future | January 10, 1991, 9:46:14 AM | January 21, 1991, 9:36:14 AM | .c&r |
Cyberamics | CEC Future Road Stage APS | CEC Future | January 14, 1991, 11:55:36 AM | January 21, 1991, 9:25:46 AM | .roa |
3-Stage | CEC Future 3-Stage APS | CEC Future | February 7, 1991, 9:04:18 AM | February 7, 1991, 9:52:42 AM | .3st |
Cabaret | Beach Bowsers '91 I APS | Beach Bowzers '91 I | March 1, 1991, 6:23:54 PM | March 11, 1991, 9:30:26 AM | .bzr |
Cyberamics | Birthday Star '91 C&R APS | Birthday Star '91 | March 13, 1991, 8:36 AM | March 22, 1991, 5:17:22 PM | .c&r |
Cyberamics | Birthday Star '91 Road Stage APS | Birthday Star '91 | March 13, 1991, 11:07:18 AM | March 20, 1991, 4:39:42 PM | .roa |
Cyberamics | CEC American Pride Road Stage APS | CEC American Pride | April 10, 1991, 1:55:38 PM | April 10, 1991, 2:02:28 PM | .roa |
Cyberamics | CEC American Pride C&R APS | CEC American Pride | April 10, 1991, 4:26:06 PM | April 11, 1991, 3:56:34 PM | .c&r |
3-Stage | CEC American Pride 3-Stage APS | CEC American Pride | April 17, 1991, 6:43:20 PM | April 29, 1991, 11:55:46 AM | .3st |
Cyberamics | CEC TV Classics '91 Road Stage APS | CEC TV Classics '91 | May 21, 1991, 12:57:42 PM | May 22, 1991 11:41:56 AM | .roa |
Cyberamics | CEC Games Road Stage APS | CEC Games | May 30, 1991 2:11:44 PM | June 9, 1991, 11:59:44 AM | .roa |
Cyberamics | CEC Games C&R APS | CEC Games | June 9, 1991, 6:05:36 PM | June 9, 1991, 6:51:28 PM | .c&r |
3-Stage | CEC Games 3-Stage APS | CEC Games | June 17, 1991, 5:04:40 PM | July 3, 1991, 1:50:36PM | .3st |
??? | TV Intro HLF APS | --- | June 23, 1991, 12:03:02 PM | --- | .hlf |
3-Stage | September '91 3-Stage APS | CEC September 1991 Show | June 23, 1991, 5:07:14 PM | September 10, 1991, 2:06:04 PM | .3st |
3-Stage | TV Intro 3-Stage APS | --- | June 24, 1991, 3:34:22 PM | --- | .3st |
Cyberamics | CEC Xmas '91 C&R APS | CEC Xmas 1991 Show | August 10, 1991, 11:26:16 AM | August 14, 1991, 2:26:52 PM | .c&r |
Cyberamics | September '91 C&R APS | CEC September 1991 Show | August 26, 1991, 10:30:42 AM | September 6, 1991, 9:38:02 AM | .c&r |
Cyberamics | September '91 Road Stage APS | CEC September 1991 Show | September 6, 1991, 3:16:36 PM | September 6, 1991, 12:23:12 PM | .roa |
Cyberamics | Land Of 1,000 Dances Road Stage APS | Land Of 1,000 Dances | September 13, 1991, 10:56:48 AM | --- | .roa |
Cyberamics | Land Of 1,000 Dances C&R APS | Land Of 1,000 Dances | September 13, 1991, 2:00:20 PM | --- | .c&r |
3-Stage | Land Of 1,000 Dances 3-Stage APS | Land Of 1,000 Dances | September 17, 1991, 4:09:34 PM | --- | .3st |
Cyberamics | CEC Xmas '91 3-Stage APS | CEC Xmas 1991 Show | November 1, 1991, 1:08:38 PM | November 1, 1991, 1:55:32 PM | .3st |
Cyberamics | CEC Xmas '91 Road Stage APS | CEC Xmas 1991 Show | November 1, 1991, 3:56:44 PM | November 1, 1991, 4:12:08 PM | .roa |
Cyberamics | Taking Care of Business C&R APS | Taking Care of Business, Rhyming Rap | November 5, 1991, 6:49:46 PM | --- | .c&r |
Cyberamics | Taking Care of Business Road Stage APS | Taking Care of Business, Rhyming Rap | November 6, 1991, 1:21:52 PM | --- | .roa |
3-Stage | Taking Care of Business 3-Stage APS | Taking Care of Business, Rhyming Rap | November 12, 1991, 9:48:10 AM | --- | .3st |
3-Stage | CEC Rock It In Space 3-Stage APS | CEC Rock It In Space | November 22, 1991, 6:13:50 PM | December 6, 1991, 11:27:54 AM | .3st |
Cyberamics | CEC Rock It In Space Road Stage APS | CEC Rock It In Space | December 9. 1991. 12:11:32 PM | December 16, 1991, 3:35:28 PM | .roa |
Cyberamics | CEC Rock It In Space C&R APS | CEC Rock It In Space | December 9, 1991, 3:42:06 PM | December 13, 1991, 10:08:08 AM | .c&r |
Cyberamics | Birthday Star '92 C&R APS | Birthday Star '92 | January 10, 1992, 2:07:34 PM | --- | .c&r |
Cyberamics | Birthday Star '92 Road Stage APS | Birthday Star '92 | January 10, 1992, 4:23:02 PM | --- | .roa |
3-Stage | Birthday Star '92 3-Stage APS | Birthday Star '92 | January 20, 1992, 11:03:56 AM | --- | .3st |
3-Stage | Physical Fitness 3-Stage APS | Physical Fitness | January 30, 1992, 11:15:36 AM | February 9, 1992, 9:56:02 AM | .3st |
Cyberamics | Physical Fitness C&R APS | Physical Fitness | February 13, 1992, 10:54:52 AM | February 18, 1992, 11:36:40 AM | .c&r |
Cyberamics | Physical Fitness Road Stage APS | Physical Fitness | February 19, 1992, 11:45:26 AM | February 19, 1992, 6:36:34 PM | .roa |
Cyberamics | Havin' A Party C&R APS | Havin' A Party | March 20, 1992, 10:43:44 AM | --- | .c&r |
3-Stage | Havin' A Party R12 APS | Havin' A Party | March 20, 1992, 3:54:44 PM | --- | .r12 |
Cyberamics | Havin' A Party 3-Stage APS | Havin' A Party | March 23, 1992 12:01:58 PM | --- | .3st |
3-Stage | Dance to the Music 3-Stage APS | Dance To The Music | March 26, 1992, 10:55:08 AM | --- | .3st |
Cyberamics | Dance to the Music C&R APS | Dance To The Music | March 27, 1992, 2:42:44 PM | --- | .c&r |
Cyberamics | Dance to the Music R12 APS | Dance To The Music | March 28, 1992, 11:36:00 AM | --- | .r12 |
Cyberamics | Environment '92 C&R APS | Environment '92 | March 30, 1992, 2:30:40 | April 5, 1992, 4:45:36 PM | .c&r |
Cyberamics | Environment '92 R12 APS | Environment '92 | April 6, 1992, 11:32:50 AM | April 8, 1992, 9:27:20 AM | .r12 |
3-Stage | Environment '92 3-Stage APS | Environment '92 | April 10, 1992, 2:25:02 PM | April 18, 1992, 2:48:26 PM | .3st |
Cyberamics | Children of America '92 C&R APS | Children of America '92 | June 3, 1992, 3:18:08 PM | June 9, 1992, 9:30:36 AM | .c&r |
Cyberamics | Children of America '92 R12 APS | Children of America '92 | June 3, 1992, 8:37:02 PM | June 9, 1992, 3:21:46 PM | .r12 |
3-Stage | Children of America '92 3-Stage APS | Children of America '92 | June 12, 1992, 10:48:18 AM | June 18, 1992, 3:05:12 PM | .3st |
3-Stage | Walking On Sunshine 3-Stage APS | Walking On Sunshine | July 8, 1992, 2:13:32 PM | --- | .3st |
Cyberamics | Walking On Sunshine C&R APS | Walking On Sunshine | July 13, 1992, 8:58:28 AM | --- | .c&r |
Cyberamics | Walking On Sunshine R12 APS | Walking On Sunshine | July 13, 1992, 2:04:54 PM | --- | .r12 |
3-Stage | Working For A Living 3-Stage APS | Working For A Living | July 24, 1992, 3:04:22 PM | August 14, 1992, 12:55:48 PM | .3st |
Cyberamics | Working For A Living C&R APS | Working For A Living | August 17, 1992, 3:57:38 PM | August 23, 1992, 11:05:40 AM | .c&r |
Cyberamics | Working For A Living R12 APS | Working For A Living | August 20, 1992, 4:29:42 PM | August 24, 1992, 11:19:52 AM | .r12 |