Frisky Tom

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

Frisky Tom is a 1981 arcade video game developed by Jorudan and published by Nichibutsu.[1] 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.[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), and as part of the Arcade Archives series on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, courtesy of Hamster Corporation (in 2021).

  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.