platform attack of the killer tomatoes 
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a 2D platform video game developed by Imagineering and released in 1991 for the NES . It was later ported to the ___MASK7___ in 1992 . The ___MASK7___ version was the only version released in Japan , where it was published by Altron in 1993 , though the name was shortened to `` Killer Tomato '' . The game is based on the children ' s cartoon Attack of the Killer Tomatoes : The Animated Series , which itself was based on the movie franchise Attack of the Killer Tomatoes . A prior 8 - bit version was released for the Amstrad CPC , MSX , and ZX Spectrum by Global Software ( 1986 ) . The ___MASK69___ is a line of handheld game consoles developed , manufactured , and marketed by Nintendo . The product line has sold 200 million units worldwide . The ___MASK95___ ( commonly abbreviated as NES ) is an 8 - bit home video game console that was developed and manufactured by Nintendo . The best - selling gaming console of its time , the NES helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983 . With the NES , Nintendo introduced a now - standard business model of licensing third - party developers , authorizing them to produce and distribute titles for Nintendo ' s platform . , sometimes transliterated Gumpei Yokoi , was a Japanese video game designer . He was a long - time Nintendo employee , best known as creator of the ___MASK79___ ___MASK87___ system , inventor of the Control Pad ( whose plus - shaped design nearly all video game controllers attempt to mimic today ), the original designer of the ___MASK7___ , and producer of a few long - running and critically acclaimed video game franchises , such as " Metroid " and " Kid Icarus ". Satoru Okada (   " Okada Satoru ") was the general manager of Nintendo Research & Engineering , the division designing and developing Nintendo ___MASK87___ game consoles ( such as the ___MASK85___ , ___MASK16___ , ___MASK16___ SP , and Nintendo DS consoles ). He is best known for creating the original Game Boy . He was also assistant producer and director of and contributor to several Nintendo games , notably " Metroid ", released for the ___MASK95___ in 1986 . The is an 8 - bit ___MASK87___ video game device with interchangeable cartridges developed and manufactured by Nintendo , which was first released in Japan on , in North America on and in Europe on . It is the first ___MASK87___ console in the ___MASK69___ and was created by Satoru Okada and Nintendo Research & Development 1 . This same team , led by Gunpei Yokoi at the time , is credited with designing the Game & Watch series as well as several popular games for the ___MASK95___ . Redesigned versions were released in 1996 and 1998 in the form of Game Boy Pocket and Game Boy Light ( Japan only ), respectively .