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''Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom'' is an obscure 1984 [[Adventure Game]] by [[Hudson Soft]], originally released for certain Japanese home computers and later ported to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and the Famicom. It stars Sir Cucumber, a knight of King Broccoli, whose kingdom has been usurped by the evil Minister Pumpkin and his cruel farmies. The king charges Sir Cucumber to [[Save the Princess|rescue Princess Tomato]] and regain the turnip emblem, [[Standard Hero Reward|promising her hand as his reward.]]

Gameplay alternated between a puzzle Point-and-Click interface, a few mazes, and "battle" sequences that are actually games of [[Rock Paper Scissors]]. Although a few sequences can leave the player stumped, it's impossible to make the game [[Unwinnable]] and only one round of [[Rock Paper Scissors]] actually has negative consequences for losing. Obscure, quirky, and a bit short, the game's nothing if not unique.

=== This game contains examples of: ===

* [[And Now You Must Marry Me|And Now You Must Marry My Son]]: Minister Pumpkin's plan for Princess Tomato.
* [[Bag of Spilling]]: At the end of every chapter, Percy will accidentally drop, be stripped of, or intentionally throw away some of the items you've gathered. Fortunately, it's never anything you need to keep.
* [[Death Trap]]: At one point you're thrown in a sealed room filling... [[Take Your Time|not actually all that quickly]] [[Drowning Pit|full of water.]]
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: Aspirin is the wonder drug that works wonders!
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: The eponymous Princess Tomato. 
* [[Dressing As the Enemy]]: Through "chameleon grass".
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Radishes apparently get a poor deal.
* [[Frothy Mugs of Water]]: Cigarettes were changed to coffee, and alcohol to juice.
* [[Global Currency Exception]]: It's easy enough to collect "gold," but almost every single shopkeeper in the game only accepts coins.
* [[The Guards Must Be Crazy]]: The city gate guard sees through your borrowed ID, but falls asleep at his post; the prison guards can't tell you're not one of them if you're [[Paper Thin Disguise|carrying a paper lantern]] and their warden mistakes a carved piece of soap for a ''grenade''; the palace guard is [[Throwing the Distraction|easily distracted]]; and the guard to Minister Pumpkin's room makes you fight him but after you win [[Defeat Means Friendship|apparently decides you're pals]].
* [[Heroic Mime]]: Sir Cucumber.
* [[Kid Sidekick]]: Percy.
* [[Kleptomaniac Hero]]: Somewhat unusually for its genre, the game actively ''discouraged'' this type of behavior: [[Inventory Management Puzzle|Your inventory space is very limited]], Percy constantly [[Bag of Spilling|loses things]] in between chapters, and quite a number of items (mostly purchasable from stores) are completely [[Useless Item]].
* [[The Klutz]]: Percy.
* [[La Résistance]]
* [[Maneki Neko]]: There's one in the antique shop.
* [[Non Standard Character Design]]: Lisa, for reasons never mentioned let alone ''explained,'' is human despite being Princess Tomato's sister.
* [[Overlord Jr]]: Jr. Pumpkin.
* [[Password Save]]
* [[Point and Click Game]]
* [[Punny Name]]: "Bananda," the bandit banana.
* [[Rock Paper Scissors]]: Battles are a combination of [[Rock Paper Scissors]] and "Look Away".
* [[Rouge Angles of Satin]]: A few instances, such as "you can get passed the gate guard".
* [[Save the Princess]]
* [[Snot Bubble]]: The sleeping guard.
* [[Standard Hero Reward]]
* [[Throwing the Distraction]]: Part of getting past a [[The Guards Must Be Crazy|guard]].
* [[Turns Red]]: Sgt. Pepper.
* [[Vendor Trash]]: Clover and carrots can be picked and sold, but are otherwise useless.
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: "Hit" is one of your options. The game will often [[What the Hell Player|chide you]] for attempting to use it on helpful people, but it will occasionally allow you to deck someone for no purpose but your own amusement.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs]]: It gets a lot of this.
* [[What the Hell Player]]: ''Loves'' this one. You'll be scolded for everything from trying to "take" people to entering Lisa's room without knocking.

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