Frisky Tom

Frisky Tom is a 1981 arcade game by Nichibutsu. The object of the game is to provide enough water for a shower by crawling along a network of plumbing pipes and picking up/replacing loose pieces. Various types of mice are the game's antagonists, trying to thwart Tom in different ways: knocking pipes loose to disrupt the water flow, jumping down to fall on him, or setting a bomb to blow up the entire plumbing arrangement. A version for the Atari 5200 was programmed in 1983, but never published.[1] A Bandai Electronics VFD handheld version of Frisky Tom was released in 1982.[2] Much later, ports of Frisky Tom were published for the Nintendo Game Boy (in 1995) then the PlayStation (in 2002).

Reception

On release, Famicom Tsūshin scored the Game Boy version of the game a 19 out of 40.[3]

See also

Mouskattack, another game featuring both mice and a pipe-laying theme, published in 1982 by Sierra On-Line for the Atari 8-bit family and Apple II.

References

  1. ↑ Reichert, Matt. "Frisky Tom". AtariProtos.com. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  2. ↑ "Bandai Frisky Tom". Handheld Museum.
  3. ↑ NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: フリスキー・トム. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.344. Pg.32. 21 July 1995.


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