Tongue of the Fatman (DOS) - The Weirdest Fighting Game Ever Made - Saturday Afternoon Gaming

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I'm Gaming Jay: Youtube gamer, let's player, fan of retro games, and determined optimist... Normally I'm working my way through the book 1001 VIDEO GAMES YOU MUST PLAY BEFORE YOU DIE in my Let's Play 1001 Games series. This is a great book with a ton of classic retro games but it doesn't have everything and it's even missing some of my favorite video games. Hence, in Saturday Afternoon Gaming, screw it, I'm just going to play whatever I want! In this series I will be playing some of the best retro games that don't appear in the 1001 VIDEO GAMES YOU MUST PLAY BEFORE YOU DIE book. So pull up a chair, slap on your headphones, and join me as babble aimlessly through some of my most favourite classic games! And hey, if you have ideas or suggestions feel free to leave them in the comments below. I'm always looking for more games to try! Today we play... Tongue of the Fatman from
Tongue of the Fatman (also known as Mondu's Fight Palace on the Commodore 64, Fatman for its Japanese release, and Slaughter Sport in its Sega Genesis iteration[2]) is a 1989 fighting game developed by Activision and published by Sanritsu. The game gives the player 10 races to choose from, each race has their own special moves. The original version of the game starts with the player having 3 species to choose from,[4] unlocking new characters by defeating them in battle. These races include the Humanoid, CyberDroid, Cryoplasts, Amazoid, Bi-Husker, Rayzor, Mammath, Puftian, Colonoid, and lastly, the Celluloid. The game consists of 10 matches, facing off with each race from left to right of the given list.[5] Mongu The Fat is the champion of the fight palace and the last obstacle of the game.[6] Like the title of the game vaguely hints toward, the Fat Man's special ability is none other than the "Tongue Lash" where his belly opens and sprawls out a tongue which jabs the enemy. Despite being the boss fight of the game, players have defeated Mongu in as little as 5 seconds. In-game currency is earned after the completion of each match, the money earned can be increased through wagering. The player starts off with $1000 to spend on items and wager with. Wagers placed are based on the time it takes to defeat your opponent, exceed the given time restraint you'll lose the bet, but you can still win the initial purse prize money by winning the match.[5] The merchant's shop is set up with six items on the first three pages, with the fourth page holding one of four random items that rotate out every match.[9] The player and combatant are both allowed to carry up to four items in each match.[5] There are a total of 24 different items in the game; all of which are consumed on use. There are three status bars, with the blue bar representing the character's hit points, the green bar stands for the crowds favor, and the red bar displays the effectiveness of techniques. The red bar is, the less damage your opponent takes from attacks, this bar declines after repeating the same offensive maneuver. This status bar is a clever balancing mechanic that makes spamming attacks less reliable and a less effective tactic. As for controls, the dos platform to the PC version has been referred to as "clunky".[4] Each character has 15 basic moves and 1 unique special ability that varies for each race. With each go around, the player has a maximum of 3 losses, every loss puts you back 2 fights in the roster, and each of these defeats cost $100 for the good doctor to revive your mangled corpse. Tongue of the Fatman received negative response from reviewers. Both Game Revolution and CNET ranked it in their list of the worst video game names ever,[10][11] whilst Mondu, the game's antagonist, was ranked among UGO's list of the "Unsexiest Sexy Video Game Characters" coming in at number 3.[12] Tongue of the Fatman received a spot in PC Gamer's list of the "15 Weirdest PC Games Of All Time", stating that "For raw, eye-popping 'What the crap?!'ery though, you can't do much better than this alien blood sport."