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Frisky Tom

🏢 Nichibutsu, Jorudan 📅 01 Jan 1981
Introducing the original concept of climbing plumbing action and pipe network repair to coin-op arcades well before Super Mario Bros., Nichibutsu and developer Jorudan released Frisky Tom in 1981, putting players in control of Tom the plumber scrambling across a multi-tiered grid of water pipes, reattaching disjointed pipe segments, knocking off mischievous mice trying to unscrew the plumbing, and restoring water flow to fill the rooftop shower tank for a bathing maiden.

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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.

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.

The water level in the tank steadily decreases over time, and each level ends once it is empty. A bonus counter decreases whenever water is leaking out of the pipes instead of flowing to the shower; at the end of the level, any remaining bonus is added to the player’s score.

One life is lost whenever Tom touches a purple mouse or the bomb explodes. The game ends after all lives are lost.

Reception

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

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References

External links

  • Frisky Tom at the Killer List of Videogames
  • Frisky Tom at MobyGames