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{{short description|1984 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
|title=Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
|title = Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
|image=princesstomato.jpg
|image = princesstomato.jpg
|caption=NES North American boxart
|caption = North American NES box art
|developer=[[Hudson Soft]]
|developer = [[Hudson Soft]]
|publisher=Hudson Soft
|publisher = Hudson Soft
|engine=
|engine =
|platforms=[[NEC PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-6001]], [[FM-7]], [[MSX]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES/Famicom]], [[Virtual Console]]
|platforms = [[NEC PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-6001|NEC PC-6001mkII]], [[PC-8001|PC-8001mkII]], [[PC-98]], [[FM-7]], [[MSX]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES/Famicom]], [[Hitachi S1]], [[Sharp MZ|Sharp MZ-1500]], [[Sony SMC-777]], [[Virtual Console]]
|released='''Home computers'''<br>{{video game release|Japan|1984}}'''NES/Famicom'''<br>{{video game release|Japan|May 27, 1988}}{{video game release|NA|February 8, 1991}}'''Virtual Console'''<br>{{video game release|Japan|January 19, 2010 (Wii)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hudson.jp:80/searches/result.php?pf=vc|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528204450/http://www.hudson.jp/searches/result.php?pf=vc|archivedate=May 28, 2011|title=バーチャルコンソール &#124; ダウンロードゲーム &#124; 株式会社ハドソン|date=May 28, 2011|website=web.archive.org|access-date=May 11, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> |NA|February 8, 2010 (Wii)}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/7SGYqcEdEzfXoTvxT0hViwLB5OzTaJ3u |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011053635/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/7SGYqcEdEzfXoTvxT0hViwLB5OzTaJ3u |archive-date=2018-10-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{video game release|Japan|September 9, 2012 (3DS)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000011634|title=サラダの国のトマト姫 &#124; ニンテンドー3DS &#124; 任天堂|website=任天堂ホームページ}}</ref>{{video game release|Japan|May 14, 2014 (Wii U)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000005785|title=サラダの国のトマト姫 &#124; Wii U &#124; 任天堂|website=任天堂ホームページ}}</ref>
|released = '''Home computers'''<br>{{video game release|Japan|1984}}'''NES/Famicom'''<br>{{video game release|Japan|May 27, 1988}}{{video game release|NA|February 1991}}'''Virtual Console'''<br>{{video game release|Japan|January 19, 2010 (Wii)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hudson.jp:80/searches/result.php?pf=vc|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528204450/http://www.hudson.jp/searches/result.php?pf=vc|archivedate=May 28, 2011|title=バーチャルコンソール &#124; ダウンロードゲーム &#124; 株式会社ハドソン|date=May 28, 2011|access-date=May 11, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> |NA|February 8, 2010 (Wii)}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/7SGYqcEdEzfXoTvxT0hViwLB5OzTaJ3u |title=Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom for Wii - Nintendo Game Details |access-date=2018-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011053635/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/7SGYqcEdEzfXoTvxT0hViwLB5OzTaJ3u |archive-date=2018-10-11 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{video game release|Japan|September 9, 2012 (3DS)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000011634|title=サラダの国のトマト姫 &#124; ニンテンドー3DS &#124; 任天堂|website=任天堂ホームページ}}</ref>{{video game release|Japan|May 14, 2014 (Wii U)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000005785|title=サラダの国のトマト姫 &#124; Wii U &#124; 任天堂|website=任天堂ホームページ}}</ref>
|genre=[[Adventure Game|Adventure]]
|genre = [[Adventure Game|Adventure]]
|modes=[[Single player]]
|modes = [[Single-player]]
|designer=
|designer =
| composer = Tomotsune Maeno
|composer = Tomotsune Maeno
}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom'''''|サラダの国のトマト姫|''Sarada no Kuni no Tomato Hime''}} is a [[video game]] by [[Hudson Soft]] originally released in 1984 for the [[NEC PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-6001]], [[FM-7]] and [[MSX]] Japanese [[home computer]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamepres.org/pc88/library/frame1.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129172526/http://www.gamepres.org/pc88/library/frame1.htm |archive-date=2016-11-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://p6-kei.hp.infoseek.co.jp:80/Hudson2.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628130935/http://p6-kei.hp.infoseek.co.jp/Hudson2.html|archivedate=June 28, 2007|title=PC-6001「ハドソン１」|date=June 28, 2007|website=web.archive.org|access-date=May 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fm-7.com/museum/softhouse/hudsonsoft/500707600.html|title=Oh!FM-7：サラダの国のトマト姫（ハドソンソフト）|website=fm-7.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://msx.jpn.org/tagoo/s_check.cgi?LINE=491|title=Tagoo : MSXソフトウエア検索 : サラダの国のトマト姫|website=msx.jpn.org}}</ref>
{{nihongo|'''''Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom'''''|サラダの国のトマト姫|''Sarada no Kuni no Tomato Hime''}} is a [[video game]] by [[Hudson Soft]] originally released in 1984 for the [[NEC PC-8801]], [[NEC PC-6001]], [[FM-7]] and [[MSX]] Japanese [[home computer]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamepres.org/pc88/library/frame1.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129172526/http://www.gamepres.org/pc88/library/frame1.htm |archive-date=2016-11-29 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://p6-kei.hp.infoseek.co.jp:80/Hudson2.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628130935/http://p6-kei.hp.infoseek.co.jp/Hudson2.html|archivedate=June 28, 2007|title=PC-6001「ハドソン１」|date=June 28, 2007|access-date=May 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fm-7.com/museum/softhouse/hudsonsoft/500707600.html|title=Oh!FM-7：サラダの国のトマト姫（ハドソンソフト）|website=fm-7.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://msx.jpn.org/tagoo/s_check.cgi?LINE=491|title=Tagoo: MSXソフトウエア検索: サラダの国のトマト姫|website=msx.jpn.org}}</ref>


It was ported on May 27, 1988, to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], and February 8, 1991<ref>[http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Products/NES/princess_tomato_in_the_salad_kingdom/ Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom Review & Resources] - neoseeker.com, accessed August 20, 2007</ref> for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in North America. It was also released on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] in Japan on January 19, 2010, and in North America on February 8, 2010.
It was ported on May 27, 1988, to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], and February 8, 1991<ref>[http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Products/NES/princess_tomato_in_the_salad_kingdom/ Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom Review & Resources] - neoseeker.com, accessed August 20, 2007</ref> for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in North America. It was also released on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] in Japan on January 19, 2010, and in North America on February 8.


The characters are primarily cartoon-like [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] fruits and vegetables, though the game does contain some human characters, including Princess Tomato's sister, Lisa, and the villainous Farmies.
The characters are primarily cartoon-like [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] fruits and vegetables, though the game does contain some human characters, including Princess Tomato's sister, Lisa, and the villainous Farmies.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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[[Image:Orange park.jpg|thumb|left|The Garlic Wanderer in Orange Park.]]
Taking the role of Sir Cucumber, a knight, the player is assigned by King Broccoli (now deceased) to defeat the evil Minister Pumpkin, who has kidnapped Princess Tomato. Early on, Sir Cucumber gains a sidekick, Percy the baby [[persimmon]], who offers advice and helps throughout the quest (and always refers to Sir Cucumber as "Boss").
Taking the role of Sir Cucumber, a knight, the player is assigned by King Broccoli (now deceased) to defeat the evil Minister Pumpkin, who has kidnapped Princess Tomato. Early on, Sir Cucumber gains a sidekick, Percy the baby [[persimmon]], who offers advice and helps throughout the quest (and always refers to Sir Cucumber as "Boss").


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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''Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom'' plays similarly to a [[text adventure]], though due to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]'s lack of a keyboard accessory, the possible commands are represented by buttons which line both sides of the screen. The commands are fixed and do not change during gameplay. Primarily, the game consists of still screens, with the exception of the [[Rock paper scissors|"finger wars"]], mazes and occasional animated character, such as the octoberry and fernbirds. Players can issue commands to the game's protagonist. While the player may run into difficulty determining which actions will advance the game, the only way to "lose" is by failing to defeat the second-to-last boss, Minister Pumpkin, in a penultimate game of "finger wars".
⚫
[[Image:Orange park.jpg|thumb|right|The Garlic Wanderer in Orange Park]]

⚫
''Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom'' plays similarly to a [[text adventure]], though due to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]'s lack of a keyboard accessory, the possible commands are represented by buttons which line both sides of the screen. The commands are fixed and do not change during gameplay. Primarily, the game consists of still screens, with the exception of the [[Rock paper scissors|"finger wars"]], mazes and occasional animated character, such as the octoberry and fernbirds. Players can issue commands to the game's protagonist. While the player may run into difficulty determining which actions will advance the game, the only way to "lose" is by failing to defeat the end-game boss, Minister Pumpkin, in a game of "finger wars".
== Legacy ==
Princess Tomato makes an appearance in ''[[Super Bomberman R]]'' as a playable [[Downloadable content|DLC]] character named "Princess Tomato Bomber". She was added in the 2.0 update released in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Super Bomberman R Official Website|url=https://www.konami.com/games/bomberman/r/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Super Bomberman R Official Website|language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Nintendo Entertainment System games]]
* [[List of Nintendo Entertainment System games]]
*[[List of Hudson Soft games]]
* [[List of Hudson Soft games]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{MobyGames|id=/princess-tomato-in-the-salad-kingdom}}
* {{MobyGames|id=/princess-tomato-in-the-salad-kingdom}}


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Latest revision as of 22:25, 11 November 2024

Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
North American NES box art
Developer(s)Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)Hudson Soft
Composer(s)Tomotsune Maeno
Platform(s)NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001mkII, PC-8001mkII, PC-98, FM-7, MSX, NES/Famicom, Hitachi S1, Sharp MZ-1500, Sony SMC-777, Virtual Console
ReleaseHome computers
NES/Famicom
  • NA: February 1991
Virtual Console
  • Japan: January 19, 2010 (Wii)[1]
  • NA: February 8, 2010 (Wii)
[2]
  • Japan: September 9, 2012 (3DS)
[3]
  • Japan: May 14, 2014 (Wii U)
[4]
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (サラダの国のトマト姫, Sarada no Kuni no Tomato Hime) is a video game by Hudson Soft originally released in 1984 for the NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001, FM-7 and MSX Japanese home computers.[5][6][7][8]

It was ported on May 27, 1988, to the Famicom, and February 8, 1991[9] for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America. It was also released on the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan on January 19, 2010, and in North America on February 8.

The characters are primarily cartoon-like anthropomorphic fruits and vegetables, though the game does contain some human characters, including Princess Tomato's sister, Lisa, and the villainous Farmies.

Plot

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The Garlic Wanderer in Orange Park.

Taking the role of Sir Cucumber, a knight, the player is assigned by King Broccoli (now deceased) to defeat the evil Minister Pumpkin, who has kidnapped Princess Tomato. Early on, Sir Cucumber gains a sidekick, Percy the baby persimmon, who offers advice and helps throughout the quest (and always refers to Sir Cucumber as "Boss").

Gameplay

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Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom plays similarly to a text adventure, though due to the NES's lack of a keyboard accessory, the possible commands are represented by buttons which line both sides of the screen. The commands are fixed and do not change during gameplay. Primarily, the game consists of still screens, with the exception of the "finger wars", mazes and occasional animated character, such as the octoberry and fernbirds. Players can issue commands to the game's protagonist. While the player may run into difficulty determining which actions will advance the game, the only way to "lose" is by failing to defeat the second-to-last boss, Minister Pumpkin, in a penultimate game of "finger wars".

Legacy

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Princess Tomato makes an appearance in Super Bomberman R as a playable DLC character named "Princess Tomato Bomber". She was added in the 2.0 update released in November 2017.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "バーチャルコンソール | ダウンロードゲーム | 株式会社ハドソン". May 28, 2011. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom for Wii - Nintendo Game Details". Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  3. ^ "サラダの国のトマト姫 | ニンテンドー3DS | 任天堂". 任天堂ホームページ.
  4. ^ "サラダの国のトマト姫 | Wii U | 任天堂". 任天堂ホームページ.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2018-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "PC-6001「ハドソン１」". June 28, 2007. Archived from the original on June 28, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "Oh!FM-7：サラダの国のトマト姫（ハドソンソフト）". fm-7.com.
  8. ^ "Tagoo: MSXソフトウエア検索: サラダの国のトマト姫". msx.jpn.org.
  9. ^ Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom Review & Resources - neoseeker.com, accessed August 20, 2007
  10. ^ "Super Bomberman R Official Website". Super Bomberman R Official Website. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
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