Bill's Tomato Game
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Bill's Tomato Game is a puzzle game similar to the ones in the Incredible Machine series. Completely mouse-controlled, the game is divided in a series of non-scrolling screens, each one being a puzzle. The main objective is to move an anthropomorphic tomato from the left side of the screen to a conveyor belt on the right side. Several objects hinder progress by squishing, perforating, exploding and destroying the tomatoes. In order to solve the levels, you pick various gadgets at the bottom of the screen and place them according to your strategy. These gadgets are:
● An electric fan that can boost and alter your tomato's trajectory;
● A trampoline where the tomato can bounce and reach new heights;
● A Jack-In-The-Box to eject the tomato upwards;
● A blocking box to stop the tomato's movement.
The player has an infinite number of gadgets, but a time constraint is in place: a timer runs in the bottom left of the screen. The tomato movement can be started and stopped by clicking a semaphore on the bottom of the screen (the screen objects move independently, with their own timing).
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Cancelled Genesis port
A Genesis port of the game, developed by Tempest Software, was in the works, but got cancelled because of Psygnosis' decision of leaving the 16-bit market. The only known prototype cartridge was sold on eBay in 2009 and again in 2012. In 2014, the owners used the ROM to create 100 custom-made reproduction cartridges for sale. After those sold out, the ROM file was released on the internet for free. The prototype was apparently finished and is completely playable.
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The package for the game came with a Heinz tomato ketchup packet.
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Game added by Macs Black.
Additional contributors: Terok Nor, Patrick Bregger, Intergold.
Game added April 29, 2007. Last modified July 15, 2024.