Tomba plushies
Since the release of Tomba! in 1997, three distinct sets of officially licensed plushies have been produced, totaling five individual plushes (three of Tomba and two of the Evil Pigs). The first two sets were created as promotional tie-ins and contest prizes, making them rare collectibles. The third set could be freely bought. It was made to promote the Tomba! Special Edition rerelease.
Plush sets
The following sets were created:
- 1997 Whoopee Camp plush set, released in Japan as contest-exclusive prizes for the original game.
- 2015 MonkeyPaw Games plush, a limited North American giveaway tied to the Tomba! 2 PSN re-release.
- 2024 Limited Run Games plush set, freely sold as part of Tomba! Special Edition merchandise.
History
In 1997, a set of two plushes was created and released in Japan to promote the original game's release: one of Tomba, and one of an Evil Pig. These were created strictly as contest prizes and were not for sale, and as such very few were produced.
In 2015, an officially licensed plush was created by MonkeyPaw Games and Gaijinworks to celebrate the second game being released on the PlayStation Network.[1] This too was a very limited release, with only 100 of them given out randomly to people who retweeted the launch announcement between November 3 and December 25, 2015. This promotion was limited to people with a North American mailing address. This plush features Tomba wearing the golden bracelet.
A third set was announced in 2024 by Limited Run Games as promotional items for the Tomba! Special Edition physical release. This marked the first time Tomba plushies were sold commercially, including a redesigned Tomba and a new Koma Pig plush.[2]
Images
1997 plushes
Photos from various sources:
Creator Tokuro Fujiwara posing with the original plushes:
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2015 plush
Photos from various sources:
1997 and 2015 plushes side by side
A close up of the label
The original reveal and unboxing photos:
La creatura
A sampling of photos posted to Instagram by MonkeyPaw Games during the giveaway:
pretty chill not gonna lie
LRG 2024/2025 plushes
Images from the arrival of the LRG plushes.
Image posted on the LRG discord server
Koma Pig and Tomba LRG plushes posed with two copies of Tomba (PAL and NTSC
LRG pig's sewn in tag (Front)
LRG pig's sewn in tag (Back)
LRG Tomba and Koma pig plushes unopened on their way to the glue factory
Tomba and Koma pig LRG plushes in a liminal space, scared for their lives
Information printed on the plastic bag (In B&W for better reading)
Sticker tag with barcode of the pig plush reading PLSH-PIG
Sticker tag with barcode of the Tomba plush reading PLSH-TOMBA
unhand me human
Notes
- ↑ The plush lists a copyright year of 2012, likely because that's when MonkeyPaw Games first obtained the license to bring Tomba to PSN, starting with the first game. The plushes are first unveiled in an Instagram post on February 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Tomba! Special Edition merch announcement post" (archived). Limited Run Games (Instagram), published 2024-07-11. "[...] we're offering a full line of extra merch to celebrate the release of Tomba! Special Edition that includes plush, apparel, keychains and a LIMITED CRKD NEO S controller."
External links
- Auction for the 1997 Tomba plush on Remambo; original on Yahoo! Auctions
- Auction for both 1997 plushes; also archived on the
- Auction for the 2015 Tomba plush on eBay
- Auction for a Tomba collection that includes both the 1997 and 2015 plushes on eBay
- Auction for an incomplete 1997 plush missing its green pants on WorthPoint
- Photos of the 1997 plush by GameFan Magazine on Facebook
- Photos of the 2015 plush by the @VGPlushDaily account on Twitter
- Reveal of the 2015 plush by MonkeyPaw Games on Instagram
- Archive of the MonkeyPaw Games Instagram account on the