A tomato shooter may be pretty wacky, but it's nothing compared to Parodius. Parodius has penguins with machineguns, I don't see any of those in Captain Tomaday! Parodius also has giant showgirls and cat submarines, which Captain Tomaday seems to be sorely lacking in.

From M. Balmer, killer tomato

Umm... Is this supposed to be a congratulation?