Tongue of the Fatman
Tongue of the Fatman — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Tongue of the Fatman on?
- Tongue of the Fatman was released on Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS.
- When did Tongue of the Fatman release?
- Tongue of the Fatman was first released on December 31, 1989.
About Tongue of the Fatman
Tongue of the Fatman is a side-scrolling fighting game released on the PC, Sega Genesis, and Commodore 64 in 1989.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- Brian A. Rice, Inc.
- Publisher
- Activision
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1991 | $15 | $52 | — | 71% | Low |
Also released on: Commodore C64/128/MAX · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · DOS. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese release (Fatman) | $28 | $52 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $2.45 in Oct 2007, $18.07 five years ago, and $15.18 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $1.45 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $1.64 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $1.32 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.89 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $3.38 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $4.66 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $3.75 | $7.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $16.99 | $35 |
| Jan 2016 | $10.00 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $5.95 | $16.97 |
| Jan 2018 | $8.37 | $24 |
| Jan 2019 | $7.96 | $24 |
| Jan 2020 | $12.30 | $23 |
| Jan 2021 | $15.00 | $26 |
| Jan 2022 | $16.09 | $54 |
| Jan 2023 | $13.22 | $61 |
| Jan 2024 | $14.98 | $45 |
| Jan 2025 | $14.93 | $32 |
| Jan 2026 | $15.12 | $39 |
| Oct 2026 | $15.18 | $52 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 20 December 1991 | T-56046 | 720326805379 |
| Japan | 12 October 1990 | T-44013 | — |
- Region
- JP+NA
- Released
- 1991
- Authenticity
- Low
A gory, odd fighter that Genesis owners got as Slaughter Sport, priced a little above the median.
On the Genesis this game is Slaughter Sport, a fighting game in which alien and fantastical fighters battle in an arena. Sanritsu released it in Japan on 12 October 1990 as Fatman, and RazorSoft released it in North America on 20 December 1991. Mediagenic is the developer credited for the Genesis game.
The Genesis game has its own roster of 17 fighters, eight of them palette swaps, and its single-player mode starts you as Rex. Sega Force previewed it with a two-player simultaneous option and 12 magical spells, and later called RazorSoft the controversial masters of gore and sleaze on the Mega Drive.
What the press said at the time
| Mean Machines Sega Issue 3 | December 1992 | 71% |
“The graphics and animation of this one-on-one beat 'em up are utterly superb. However, these are let down by the gameplay, which is far too easy.”
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The Genesis version has a different 17-fighter roster, eight of which are palette swaps. In the single-player game the player starts as Rex and faces each of the eight standard fighters twice.
Raze awarded the Genesis version 89%.
Also on other platforms
Commodore 64 · MS-DOS
| MS-DOS | Brian A. Rice, Inc. |
- Commodore 64. The game is known as Mondu's Fight Palace on the Commodore 64, and as Slaughter Sport on the Genesis.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits a little above the middle. The Japanese cart (Fatman) usually costs noticeably more than the US one when loose and about the same when complete, and it has a different cartridge shape that needs an adapter or two plastic tabs removed from a Western console's slot.
Tongue of the Fatman screenshots
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