1981 · Bandai · Action · Arcade
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.
- Released
- 1981
- Platforms
- ArcadeGame BoyNintendo SwitchPlayStationPlayStation 3PlayStation PortableHandheld Electronic LCD
- Genres
- ActionArcadePuzzle
- Developers
- Bandai
- Publishers
- Bandai
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- Japan
- Age ratings
- CERO A
- Languages
- English, Japanese
About
Frisky Tom is a 1981 action video game developed by Jorudan and published by Nichibutsu for arcades. It was released in Japan in September 1981 and North America in November 1981. In this game, the player assumes the role of a plumber, named Tom, who is tasked with protecting and maintaining a network of plumbing pipes that route water from a storage tank to a shower.
A Bandai Electronics VFD handheld version of Frisky Tom was released in 1982. A version for the Atari 5200 was programmed in 1983, but never published. A port was published for the Game Boy in 1995. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Hits series for the PlayStation in 2002 and the Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in April 2021.
Keywords
- playstation network
- digital distribution
- mouse
- animal antagonist
- psone classics
- plumber
- playstation tv support
- backwards compatibility
- male protagonist
- japan only
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Controls consist of a single four-direction joystick. The player assumes the role of a plumber, named Tom, who is tasked with protecting and maintaining a network of plumbing pipes that route water from a storage tank to a shower. Three different types of mice attempt to disrupt the water flow by knocking joints loose to cause leaks and by setting/igniting a bomb to blow up the tank. Tom must pick up the dropped joints, climb the pipes to fit them back in place, and extinguish the bomb before its fuse burns all the way down.
Yellow mice can be safely knocked off the pipes, but they turn purple and become dangerous after dislodging a joint, occasionally jumping off the pipes in an attempt to hit Tom. White mice attempt to light the fuse on the bomb.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Nichibutsu Arcade Classics
- Ported as
- FL Frisky TomFrisky TomArcade Archives: Frisky Tom
- Built on it
- FL Frisky TomFrisky Tom
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