Bill's Tomato Game

Bill's Tomato Game is a puzzle game for the and Amiga designed by Bill Pullan and published by Psygnosis in 1992. The artwork is by Lee Carus-Westcott and the music by Mike Clarke.

Bill's Tomato Game
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Developer(s)Psygnosis
Publisher(s)Psygnosis
Designer(s)Bill Pullan
Programmer(s)Bill Pullan
Composer(s)Mike Clarke
Platform(s)Amiga
Release1992
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

A planned Sega Mega Drive port was cancelled, but a prototype cart exists and was released online in 2014.[1]

Gameplay

The game requires the player to guide Terry the tomato up the vine of Sammy Squirrel and rescue his girlfriend Tracey from the squirrel's villainous clutches. The vine consists of 10 worlds of 10 levels each. All consist of numerous obstacles he has to overcome using the help of various items (e.g. fans or trampolines).

Development

According to the May 1991 issue of The One, Bill's Tomato Game was originally titled Tomato Game.[2]

Reception

Computer Gaming World liked the game's graphics and puzzles, and called it "one of Psygnosis' best Amiga offerings of late ... the most entertaining and addictive Amiga title I have played in a long time".[3]

References
  1. Buchanan, Adam (October 14, 2014). "Unreleased Sega Mega Drive Port Of 'Bill's Tomato Game' ROM Released". RetroCollect. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  2. "Attack of the Splatter Tomato". The One. No. 42. emap Images. March 1992. p. 18.
  3. Miller, Chuck (May 1993). "Psygnosis Takes Up Gardening with Bill's Tomato Game". Computer Gaming World. p. 30. Retrieved 7 July 2014.


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