Talking Tom Cat

### Release date

Original:26 June 2010 (iOS)16 July 2010 (iPad)31 July 2010 (Amazon)6 August 2010 (Android)Relaunch:6 April 2016

## System requirements

59 MB (Android)163 MB (iOS)151.3 MB (iPad)

**Talking Tom Cat** is an interaction-based video game released on 26 June 2010 by Outfit7. It was the first app in the Talking Tom & Friends franchise and the first in the Talking Friends series, and it introduced the series flagship character, Tom.

## Gameplay

### Original

* Talk to Tom and he will repeat everything you say with a funny voice.
* Pet him to make him purr.
* Poke his head, belly or feet.
* Grab his tail.
* Click the  button to pour a glass of milk for Tom.
* Click the button to make Tom scratch the screen.'
* Make Tom play the Cymbals, fart, throw a pie at the screen or try to eat Larry.
* Tap the button to Record and share Videos on YouTube, Facebook or send them by email or MMS.

### Relaunch

* Talk to Tom and he will repeat everything you say with a funny voice.
* Pet him to make him purr.
* Poke his head, belly or feet.
* Grab his tail.
* Click the food button to feed Tom all kinds of food
* Make Tom fart, scratch the screen.
* Tap the record button to record and share videos on YouTube, Facebook, or send them by email or MMS.

## Characters

* Tom (debut)
* Larry (original version only)
* Ben (hand only)
* Angela (on removed bubble bottle)
* Ginger (on removed bubble bottle)

## Trivia

* In 6 April 2016, Talking Tom Cat was relaunched, and most features were removed.
* This was not the first game in the App Store to feature a character you can talk to and repeats them back to you. 7 months prior to this game, there was an app called Talking Carl which is about a red monster and he talks in a high pitched voice. It is unknown if this was a coincidence.
* Before the relaunch, if the user installs the recent version of the paid version, the game will warn that it will no longer update and will forced to install the free version.
* Originally, this app costed $0.99 on Google Play Store.
* Talking Tom Cat appeared in Talking Tom Cat 2 as a phone but was later replaced with My Talking Tom in 2013. Despite this, the button icon still has the original Talking Tom and The Pillow. This has yet to be updated.
* It is unknown why this game got an overhaul in 2016, although fans usually agree it was because the old model looked uncanny and outdated.
	+ Though some believe it could have also been to remove references to apps prior to 2014.
* Tom's original model in the app was originally bought from TurboSquid for $90.
	+ The model for the alleyway also appears to have been purchased from TurboSquid, as the original model can be located on the website here.
* You can still see the original Talking Tom on the pillow in Talking Tom Cat 2.
* The original version of Talking Tom Cat was supposed to feature a smooth transition between standing and listening, although Outfit7 presumably decided not to add it as it would get tiring having to watch the small animation. A similar transition was used in Talking Pierre the Parrot later on.
* The original version needed four head pokes to make Tom fall, but the remake only needs three.
* In the original version, Tom would scratch the screen with one hand, but in the relaunch, he scratches with both hands.
* There is unused audio of an angry cat meowing. This might have been intended for when you press Tom's tail in the original version.
* In the relaunch, Ben has a slight cameo as his hand when Tom gets hungry.
* This was the first Outfit7 game to have anti-piracy.
* The app saw an online presence in mid 2021 on YouTube and TikTok, with the original version of Tom saying “Boy what the hell boy” which had become a meme.
* On the older versions for the Android version such as the 1.0 version, unlike the iOS version, the app's folders of pre-rendered frames for animations and sounds can be found in the game's files.
* There is an unused sound on the original app called "angry.wav", which sounded like the typical cat sound that someone can hear in movies, animations and apps.
* Talking Tom Cat Free is a separate app, but it has the same features to the original app, the only thing changed is the icon, and it has micro transactions.
	+ However, formerly this version was for those who could not afford to buy the full version for $0.99.
* Before the relaunch of the game arrived, the game had pirated versions that contained some effects like Tom with a bizarre, distorted voice. The bizarre voice made it useless to talk to him. This also happened with Talking Baby Hippo, Talking Rex the Dinosaur and Talking Roby the Robot due to these apps originally not being free.