Gamer's Closet #7 : Princess Tomato In the Salad Kingdom
Back in the days of 8-bit and 16-bit gaming, I played a ridiculous amount of games. On weekends, my mom would take me down to the local rental store, and I would get to pick out one game to devour until Sunday evening. I remember looking at the wall of games with wide-eyed wonder. Which title should I pick? It better be a good one, ‘cause it would suck having to play a crappy game all weekend. That’s how I came across Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom. The title instantly grabbed my attention, and when I flipped the box over, I noticed that the game looked like it would play like Shadowgate and Deja Vu. I really loved those games, so I took it home one weekend, and was never the same.
Princess Tomato is a point and click adventure game similar in style to the NES adventure games of it’s time, Shadowgate and Deja Vu. You played the role of Sir Cucumber, a knight of the realm of the Salad Kingdom. The evil Minister Pumpkin betrayed King Broccoli, kidnapped Princess Tomato, stole the royal Turnip Emblem, and retreated to the castle in the Zucchini Mountains. Sir Cucumber, ousted from his castle, must make his way back to the castle with his trusty persimmon sidekick Percy, and rescue his fair Princess Tomato. The journey is long and treacherous, Sir Cucumber must dodge the terrible Farmies and Dice-O-Matics, join the resistance, and squash the terrible Minister Pumpkin.
When vegans dream, do they dream of crying persimmons, persecuting pumpkins and electric sheep? It’s a quandry that keeps me up at night, every night.
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Toots
Posted to Gamers Closet, Video Games on 11 November 2006
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What a shining slice of nostalgia. Thanks.
Ahhhhhh!!! I loved this game!! lol My friends and I rented it when we were little and working really hard together to solve the puzzles. I remember it being so difficult, but maybe that was just because I was like 7 or 8 at the time…. lol
That Sir Cucumber sure was great at tossing salads. I mean, it’s the national pastime of the Salad Kingdom… of course… that’s all… I know why this game caught your eye, Toots!
You said Shadowgate. Swoon.
He was so good, they used to call him “The Salad Shooter”
http://www.vnes.thatsanderskid.com/ has this one playable on-line through a java based emulator that works surprisingly well.
This one was totally a closet game for me when I was a kid. Still looking for a copy to call my own.
Where is Britney’s Dance Beat? That a gay game. And I know this is weird, but I kinda think Oneechanbara 2 is a gay game. The main character is just someone who gay guys would be attracted too.
i loved this game but i cant remember were i went to on one of these web sights and played would you be able to tell me were i came play it on my computure i know i cant buy it any more ive been looking for years when is some one going to make one for psp- playstation or something newer ?
well hope to heae fromsome one soon. sign
realt big fan