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Title: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: gex on January 13, 2017, 06:01:18 AM
Recently found this game, thought it looked ABSURD so I had to pop it into my nes. After 15 minutes of playing I was pleasantly surprised  O:)

I'm not sure what type of game you would call this, but it's kind of like a point-and-click adventure. A game type I have never given a chance to (still haven't played beyond shadow Gate :( ).

To say the least, the dialogue is hilarious. I've been very busy with work lately so I haven't had time to play it more, but I was curious if anybody else has. I haven't really read anything about its gameplay before, so its price tag probably reflects its rarity rather then it's playability. As I believe it's closer to $100  :shock:

And i mean.. any game with that f*cking bee i have to try haha

Has anyone else had experiences with this title?? Here's some eye candy aka vegetarian porn


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Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: DragonmasterDan on January 13, 2017, 06:06:37 AM
Yes, it has 3D Dungeons and a lot of charm. I like it, it's one of Hudson's more unknown games.
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: gex on January 13, 2017, 06:11:24 AM
Yes, it has 3D Dungeons and a lot of charm. I like it, it's one of Hudson's more unknown games.

Thats what it is! Yeah, It has charm and personality to it. Bright vibrant colours, i guess you could say it's even warming.

Have you played through it before? Any overly cryptic sections or general complaints?
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: DragonmasterDan on January 13, 2017, 06:12:50 AM

Thats what it is! Yeah, It has charm and personality to it. Bright vibrant colours, i guess you could say it's even warming.

Have you played through it before? Any overly cryptic sections or general complaints?

I played through it ... at least 20 years ago. So my memory is more than a little vague.
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: SignOfZeta on January 13, 2017, 07:18:35 AM
Yeah, I don't remember anything other than seeing that box and letting my friend buy it (this was mid 90s).
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: Zero_Gamer on January 13, 2017, 07:26:06 AM
Yes! My friend rented this in middle school. He thought it sucked, but I loved it. Played through the entire game in one sitting.

Its one that I would like to have again, but as you mentioned its a Bit pricey. For some reason I don't mind spending that kind of money on tg16/pce games, but I can't do it for other consoles.
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: esteban on January 13, 2017, 08:26:04 AM
This is one of those games I checked out when I got back into video games in the late 90's. A lot of early websites/forums mentioned that this was an under appreciated Hudson game. :)
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: gex on January 13, 2017, 08:57:33 AM
Yes! My friend rented this in middle school. He thought it sucked, but I loved it. Played through the entire game in one sitting.

Its one that I would like to have again, but as you mentioned its a Bit pricey. For some reason I don't mind spending that kind of money on tg16/pce games, but I can't do it for other consoles.

I might be getting one CIB from a friend here within the month, so i might have an extra. Message me if you're interested :)

It must not be a too terribly long game, unless you're one of those people that can sit for 12 hours straight haha. Any complaints/gripes with how it plays? I'm up for a challenge if there's any parts that are overly cryptic !
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: Zero_Gamer on January 13, 2017, 09:07:56 AM
Yes! My friend rented this in middle school. He thought it sucked, but I loved it. Played through the entire game in one sitting.

Its one that I would like to have again, but as you mentioned its a Bit pricey. For some reason I don't mind spending that kind of money on tg16/pce games, but I can't do it for other consoles.

I might be getting one CIB from a friend here within the month, so i might have an extra. Message me if you're interested :)

It must not be a too terribly long game, unless you're one of those people that can sit for 12 hours straight haha. Any complaints/gripes with how it plays? I'm up for a challenge if there's any parts that are overly cryptic !
I think it was about a 15 hr marathon. I pulled an all nighter lol It sucked me in though.

Its been so long since I played it, but I don't believe there are any places too cryptic. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to finish it so quickly. Because I do recall being pretty much delirious from lack of sleep when I finished it. Lol
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: Dicer on January 13, 2017, 01:33:30 PM
My Ex's favorite NES game, it's enjoyable.

Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: BigusSchmuck on January 14, 2017, 02:02:43 AM
Can't say I have ever played it. I remember seeing a Nintendo Power review of this back in the day, but then again I was more into Dragon Warrior/Bards Tale/Wizardry/Ultima to care. :P
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: gex on January 14, 2017, 07:09:53 AM
I think it was about a 15 hr marathon. I pulled an all nighter lol It sucked me in though.

Its been so long since I played it, but I don't believe there are any places too cryptic. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to finish it so quickly. Because I do recall being pretty much delirious from lack of sleep when I finished it. Lol

Oh wow 15 hours, considering that it is a RPG on the NES that sounds pretty long. You must be a fan of veggie tales as well then to have pushed yourself so far to beat the game in one sitting  :D
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: Zero_Gamer on January 14, 2017, 07:24:47 AM
I think it was about a 15 hr marathon. I pulled an all nighter lol It sucked me in though.

Its been so long since I played it, but I don't believe there are any places too cryptic. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to finish it so quickly. Because I do recall being pretty much delirious from lack of sleep when I finished it. Lol

Oh wow 15 hours, considering that it is a RPG on the NES that sounds pretty long. You must be a fan of veggie tales as well then to have pushed yourself so far to beat the game in one sitting  :D
Ha! Like I said it was a rental, so I wanted to finish it before we had to take it back the next day lol
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: gex on January 16, 2017, 06:23:05 AM
It's so much fun!!! I'm playing through it now, i'm glad other people have had good experiences with this game too. I'm not crazy haha
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: Medic_wheat on January 16, 2017, 03:17:46 PM
I have played it and bought a loose copy myself maybe two years ago?  It's fun and this thread reminds me I have yet to pick up uninvited.

I have also yet to finish the PT game. I don't even remember where I left off. Might want to start it up again.
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: gex on January 17, 2017, 08:39:21 AM
I have played it and bought a loose copy myself maybe two years ago?  It's fun and this thread reminds me I have yet to pick up uninvited.

I have also yet to finish the PT game. I don't even remember where I left off. Might want to start it up again.

Is there a save feature on Princess tomato? I don't remember seeing a battery on the PCB, just remember having to open it up 1 million times because my original board didn't work. And seller I purchased the game from was being an asshat about refunding me.

Uninvited is a great game too, i played it a couple years ago when i had friends over for a halloween party.
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: incrediblehark on June 03, 2017, 09:00:05 AM
I thought it had a password feature? Haven't played the game in almost 20 years but one of my favorite Hudson NES games! Kind of same deal I loved the game, all of my friends didn't. But they also made fun of me for liking the Turbo Duo... The Nintendo/Sega alliances were pretty strong back when I was a kid.

I read the HG101 article about the original PC version but never tried it. Would have loved to see a PCE port of this game.
Title: Re: Princess tomato on the NES?
Post by: gex on June 11, 2017, 08:47:14 PM
I thought it had a password feature? Haven't played the game in almost 20 years but one of my favorite Hudson NES games! Kind of same deal I loved the game, all of my friends didn't. But they also made fun of me for liking the Turbo Duo... The Nintendo/Sega alliances were pretty strong back when I was a kid.

I read the HG101 article about the original PC version but never tried it. Would have loved to see a PCE port of this game.
I can see how this game being ported to the PC, and yes it does have a save feature ! Really weird passwords though