Frisky Tom

Frisky Tom is a 1981 arcade game by Nichibutsu.[1] 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 Bandai Electronics VFD handheld version of Frisky Tom was released in 1982.[2] A version for the Atari 5200 was programmed in 1983, but never published.[3] Much later, ports of Frisky Tom were published for the Nintendo Game Boy (in 1995) then the PlayStation (in 2002).

Frisky Tom
Developer(s)Jorudan Co., Ltd.
Publisher(s)Nichibutsu
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
  • JP: October 1981

Reception

Famicom Tsūshin scored the Game Boy version of the game a 19 out of 40.[4]

References
  1. "Overseas Readers Column - Nihon Busan Releases New Video Game "Frisky Tom" featuring the Trade's First Custom C.P.U.". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 174. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 October 1981. p. 24.
  2. "Bandai Frisky Tom". Handheld Museum.
  3. Reichert, Matt. "Frisky Tom". AtariProtos.com. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  4. 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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