Kiwifruit since around 1966, when the fruit was first exported from New Zealand to the United States. Kiwifruit has since become a common name for all commercially grown green kiwifruit from the genus "Actinidia". In New Zealand, the shortened word "kiwi" is never used to refer to the fruit, as it usually either refers to the kiwi bird or is a nickname for New Zealanders. Early varieties were described in a 1904 nurseryman's catalogue as having "...edible fruits the size of walnuts, and the flavour of ripe gooseberries", leading to the name "Chinese gooseberry". In 1962, New Zealand growers began calling
Felix and the Fruit Monsters Felix and the Fruit Monsters Felix and the Fruit Monsters is a video game released by Micro Power for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron in 1983. It is a sequel to the earlier game "Felix in the Factory". The game is a sort of "Pac-Man" clone, in which the player moves around a maze collecting fruit and avoiding the fruit monsters. It was not as successful as the earlier Felix game. It was followed by another sequel, "Felix Meets the Evil Weevils". While using the same character as "Felix in the Factory", the gameplay bears no relation to that