Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom

Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
NES North American boxart
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	Hudson Soft
Platform(s)	NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001, FM-7, MSX, NES/Famicom, Virtual Console
Release	Home computers NES/Famicom Virtual Console
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.

It was ported on May 27, 1988, to the Famicom, and February 8, 1991 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.

The characters are primarily cartoon-like anthropomorphic fruit & vegetables. In recent years the game has developed a small cult following through the use of NES emulators. The game cartridge is increasingly difficult to find.

Plot

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 calls Sir Cucumber "Boss").

Gameplay

The Garlic Wanderer in Orange Park

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" (rock, paper, scissors), mazes and occasional animated character, such as the octoberry and fern birds. Players can issue commands to the game's protagonist. The only way to "lose" is by not being able to determine which action is required to advance or by failing to defeat end-game boss, Minister Pumpkin, in a game of "finger wars".

See also

• List of Nintendo Entertainment System games
• List of Hudson Soft games