Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a 2D platform video game developed by Imagineering and released in 1991 for the NES

Nintendo Entertainment System

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. It was later ported to the Game Boy

Game Boy

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 in 1992

1992 in video gaming

-Events:-Notable releases:* Gremlin Graphics releases Zool, Amiga's answer to Mario and Sonic. It goes on to become the best selling Commodore Amiga game, boosting the already popular computer to be the leading gaming machine in Europe....

. The Game Boy version was the only version released in Japan, where it was published by Altron

Altron

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 in 1993, though the name was shortened to "Killer Tomato".

The game is based on the children's cartoon Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is an animated television series based on the movies Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and Return of the Killer Tomatoes. It aired on Fox Kids from September 8, 1990 to November 23, 1991. Repeats continued to air until September 5, 1992. Three years later, repeats were...

, which itself was based on the movie franchise Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a 1978 comedy film directed by John De Bello and starring David Miller. The film is a spoof of B movies. Made on a budget of less than US$100,000, the story involves tomatoes becoming sentient by unknown means and revolting against humanity. Writing credits were...

. A prior 8 bit version was released for the Amstrad CPC

Amstrad CPC

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, MSX

MSX

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, and ZX Spectrum

ZX Spectrum

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by Global Software (1986).

Gameplay

The game's protagonist is Chad Finletter, a young boy is on a quest to stop the evil scientist Dr. Putrid T. Gangreen from unleashing his Doomsday Tomato. During his journey he must fight through legions of mutant tomatoes, although this is a feat he will take on alone as the citizens of San Zucchini are too afraid of the mutant tomatoes to aid him.

Much like other platform games of its time, the main method of killing the enemies is to jump on them, in this case squashing them, or breaking them into smaller tomato enemies. There are several bosses to take on including Zoltan, Beefstake, Mummato, Fang, Ketchuck and Tomacho.