Tongue of the Fatman

Tongue of the Fatman (or simply Fatman for the Japan release) is a 1989 fighting game developed by Brian A. Rice, Inc. and published by Activision, originally released for MS-DOS and later ported to the Commodore 64 and Sega Genesis.

The game is also known as Mondu's Fight Palace on the Commodore 64, and Slaughter Sport in its Sega Genesis iteration. The working title for the game was 'Red Belt'. In single-player mode, the player selects from a roster of alien and fantastical races and progresses through a series of matches, ultimately facing the game's antagonist, Mondu the Fat. Matches incorporate an in-game economy allowing players to wager currency and purchase items between fights. A crowd-favor mechanic penalizes repeated use of the same attack, discouraging exploitative tactics.

Tongue of the Fatman received positive reviews upon its original release, with Raze awarding the Genesis version 89% and the editors of Game Player's PC Strategy Guide naming it their 1989 "Best PC Arcade/Action Game". In retrospect, the game became noted largely for its unusual title and visual style, with both Game Revolution and CNET ranking it among the worst video game names ever, and PC Gamer listing it among the fifteen weirdest PC games of all time.