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If you happen to be in Bristol, you may break down in tears in public for reasons other than having to be in Bristol.


Mr Tomato

FROM HENRY: "There's a shop in Bristol called Mr Tomato. It reminded me of the Tomato Shop in Shenmue, only without the fantastic music and prize draw whenever you buy anything. I wish my life was more interesting than this. I took photos on two separate occasions. Cheers - Henry."


Mr O'

Sadly we have no photos of the interior. Here's what it looked like in Shenmue.


Mr T. Omato

TOMORROW: Someone's local SPAR that is relevant to UKR because they used to sell the Sonic comic.
Blogger AlanJones said...
Sonic The Comic - that brings back some memories.

I've still got issues 1 - 84 in the attic. What's the bidding?
Blogger Madmarkus said...
10 pence and a used tissue!
Blogger Jawatron said...
Is there a hot chick with ginger hair who rides a cherry red motorbike in a bikini in bristol too?
Blogger natxcross said...
Where exactly in Bristol is this shop? It's the closest I'm going to get to another Shenmue game. (There aren't any sailors in Bristol, as far as I know.)
Blogger LastChance said...
The Shenmue screenshot put a smile inside the inside of my heart.

As an aside, the word verification stuff has become clear.

zzpbz: uninteresting private parts (hah! as if)
Blogger Courtster said...
Its on Stokes Croft, right near the centre of town. I've tried taking a birds eye view off of Live maps, but there's a massive tree in the way of the shop...

Here's the google link for people who really need their Shenmue fix:

http://tinyurl.com/ywsdgb
Blogger Andrew said...
I'd say it's at roughly 51°27'44.35"N 2°35'24.20W in Stokes Croft, right around the corner from my old office. A popular place to get shot or sliced up.
Blogger Saphion said...
Winning the Space Harrier game from the Tomato shop in Shenmue was probably my life's greatest achievement.
Blogger bilal said...
could you actually play those games you won?

i won after burner or something like that, but i only found out about the saturn in the living room after i'd finished shenmue.

when i was in japan in the summer the shop had that same raffle thingy. you had to spend 700 yen to be in with a chance, so i'd top up my buys with little sweets and stuff just to have a go.

didn't win jack shit, though, but every time i did it the twinky twonky tomato shop music was in my head.

good times...
Blogger Jayenkai said...
Yeay!

..
That's still my desktop picture! Geeze, I should probably bother changing that sometime!

aophnt : A baby elephant.
Blogger phorenzik said...
I never thought that shit Shenmue pic I did with the sign outside would live on.

That's the only thing that's survived from my blog. The shame of it all.

Still, it's better to be remembered for that rather than that wank Halo 3 video that led to my capture.
Blogger mcsnipe said...
I love that Mr Tomato have used the same photos of fruit and vegetables for their window 'display' that you got if you looked down at the crates in the market stall next to Tomato Convenience in Shenmue.
Blogger fatherkrishna said...
Fucking legendary! I'm just loving the fact that The Tomato Convenience Store is living on in our hearts and minds. Well done!
Blogger sean said...
I went in there two days ago. I bought broccoli.

It's fairly bleak inside.

I wanted some more broccoli today but it was closed even though the cardboard sign said 'Open' and a man was in there looking on a laptop.

I can't be bothered to take a photo.

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