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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
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* [[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
* [[Heroic Mime]]: Sir Cucumber.
* [[Kid Sidekick]]: Percy.
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* [[La Résistance]]
* [[Maneki Neko]]: There's one in the antique shop.
* [[Non
* [[Overlord, Jr.]]: Jr. Pumpkin.
* [[Password Save]]
* [[Point and Click Game]]
* [[Punny Name]]: "Bananda
* [[Rock
* [[Rouge Angles of Satin]]: A few instances, such as "you can get passed the gate guard".
* [[Save the Princess]]
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* [[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 the Hell, Player?]]: ''Loves'' this one. You'll be scolded for everything from trying to "take" people to entering Lisa's room without knocking.▼
▲* [[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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