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Cover art of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Platform
Game Boy
Genres
Action
Developers
Equilibrium
Publishers
THQ · Altron
Release date
January 1, 1992

Summary

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes for Game Boy feels like a quirky side‑step from its NES sibling – it wears the same box art but the code is entirely its own, crafted by the little‑known studio Equilibrium. THQ handled the launch in Europe and the United States in 1992, while Altron gave Japanese players a version a year later.

The handheld platformer leans on the classic jump‑and‑stomp formula, letting you flatten oversized tomatoes or shatter them into swarms of smaller foes. Along the way you’ll run into a parade of oddly named bosses – Zoltan, Beefstake, Mummato, Fang, Ketchuck and the final showdown with Tomacho – each demanding a different rhythm of jumps and timing.

Storyline

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes on the Game Boy follows Chad Finletter, a young boy determined to stop the mad scientist Dr. Putrid T. Gangreen. Gangreen plans to unleash his Doomsday Tomato on the town of San Zucchini, and Chad must battle endless waves of mutant tomatoes on his own. The citizens are too terrified to help, leaving Chad to face the crimson menace solo. Throughout the side‑scrolling adventure, he navigates hazardous streets and hidden passages, confronting the grotesque fruit until he can finally put an end to the scientist’s plan.

Edited by Maya Carter

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  • Screenshot 1 of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

Alternative Titles

  • Killer Tomato Short