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9	->''"[=WayForward=]: NEVER FUCKING FAILING!"''
10	-->-- '''Woolie''', WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay
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12	[=WayForward=] Technologies is an American VideoGame developer and publisher founded in 1990 by actor-turned-programmer Voldi Way, and named for a joke in a [[Literature/DirkGentlysHolisticDetectiveAgency novel]] by Creator/DouglasAdams.
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14	The company established itself as a "developer-for-hire", initially being tasked with adapting franchises such as ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' to handheld consoles. Their work with such licenses quickly garnered them a reputation as a developer that can consistently deliver examples of SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames, which would eventually lead to major game publishers such as Creator/{{Konami}} and even Creator/{{Nintendo}} trusting the studio with [[VideoGameRemake remakes]], [[SpinOff spin-offs]], and even brand-new entries in long-standing franchises like ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'' and ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars''.
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16	However, [=WayForward=]'s true labors of love are its original properties, often headed by creative director Matt Bozon and composed by legendary {{chiptune}} musician and sound designer Creator/JakeKaufman (a.k.a. virt). The first of these projects would be ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'': a 2002 Platform/GameBoyColor title published by Creator/{{Capcom}}. While initially garnering little more than cult status due to releasing late into the system's life, following the release of a second installment almost a decade later, ''Shantae'' would grow to become the company's flagship franchise.
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19	!!Games developed by [=WayForward=] include:
20	[[folder: Original Games]]
21	[[index]]
22	* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' series[[/index]]
23	** ''VideoGame/Shantae2002'' (2002; Platform/GameBoyColor)
24	** ''VideoGame/ShantaeRiskysRevenge'' (2010; Platform/DSiWare)
25	** ''VideoGame/ShantaeAndThePiratesCurse'' (2014; Platform/Nintendo3DS and Platform/WiiU)
26	** ''Watch Quest! Heroes of Time'' (2015; [[MobilePhoneGame Apple Watch]])
27	** ''VideoGame/ShantaeHalfGenieHero'' (2016; Multiplatform)
28	** ''VideoGame/ShantaeAndTheSevenSirens'' (2019; Multiplatform)
29	** ''VideoGame/ShantaeAdvanceRiskyRevolution'' (2024, Platform/GameBoyAdvance)
30	[[index]]
31	* ''VideoGame/SigmaStarSaga'' (2005; GBA)
32	* ''VideoGame/Lit2009'' [[note]]''[[MarketBasedTitle School of Darkness]]'' in Japan[[/note]] (Platform/{{WiiWare}})
33	* ''Mighty'' series
34	** ''VideoGame/MightyFlipChamps'' (2009; [=DSiWare=])[[/index]]
35	*** ''Mighty Flip Champs DX'' (2011; Platform/PlaystationNetwork)[[index]]
36	** ''VideoGame/MightyMilkyWay'' (2011; [=DSiWare=])
37	** ''VideoGame/MightySwitchForce'' (2011; 3DS)[[/index]]
38	** ''Mighty Switch Force 2'' (2013; 3DS)
39	** ''Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!'' (2015; [=iOS=] and Platform/{{Steam}})
40	** ''Mighty Switch Force! Academy'' (2015; Steam)[[index]]
41	* ''VideoGame/TilMorningsLight'' (2015; FireOS, Android, iOS)
42	* ''VideoGame/CatGirlWithoutSalad'' (2016; [[Creator/HumbleBundle PC]])
43	* ''VideoGame/{{Spidersaurs}}'' (2019; Apple Arcade)
44	* ''VideoGame/VitaminConnection'' (2020; Platform/NintendoSwitch)
45	* ''VideoGame/MarbleKnights'' (2020; Apple Arcade)
46	[[/folder]]
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48	[[folder: Other Games]]
49	!!!Other Video Game Franchises
50	* ''VideoGame/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBoldTheVideoGame'' (2010, Platform/NintendoDS and Platform/Wii, published by Creator/WarnerBrosInteractiveEntertainment)
51	* ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Contra 4]]'' (2007; Platform/NintendoDS; published by Creator/{{Konami}})
52	** ''VideoGame/ContraOperationGaluga'' (2024; Multiplatform; published by Creator/{{Konami}})
53	* ''VideoGame/ABoyAndHisBlob'' (2009; Platform/{{Wii}}; published by Majesco)
54	* ''VideoGame/BloodRayneBetrayal'' (2011, PSN and [=XBox=] LIVE Arcade)
55	** ''[=BloodRayne=] Betrayal: Fresh Bites'' (2021; [=PlayStation=] 4, [=PlayStation=] 5, [=XBox=] series X and Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and GOG.com; published by Arc System Works)
56	* ''VideoGame/SilentHillBookOfMemories'' (2012; Platform/PlayStationVita; published by Konami)
57	* ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon'' (2012; PSN and [[Platform/XboxLive Xbox LIVE Arcade]]; published by Majesco and Creator/ArcSystemWorks[[superscript:JP]])
58	* ''VideoGame/WonderMomo: Typhoon Booster'' (2014; Platform/AppleMacintosh and [[Platform/AndroidGames Android]])
59	* ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'' (2019; Multiplatform; published by Arc System Works)
60	** ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirlsZero'' (2021; Multiplatform)[[note]]''Shin Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Kunio-tachi no Banka'' UpdatedRerelease[=/=]RemadeForTheExport[[/note]]
61	** ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2'' (2022)
62	* ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp]]'' (2023; Nintendo Switch; published by Creator/{{Nintendo}})[[/index]]
63	* ''VideoGame/ClockTower1995'' remake (2024; Multiplatform)
64	* ''VideoGame/YarsRising'' (TBA, published by Atari)
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66	!!!Licensed Games[[index]]
67	* ''VideoGame/AdventureTime'':
68	** ''Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?''
69	** ''Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW!''
70	** ''Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom''
71	* ''VideoGame/AliensInfestation'' (co-developed with Creator/GearboxSoftware)[[/index]]
72	* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'':
73	** ''Attack of the Dark Dragon'' (Nintendo DS)
74	** ''Rise of the Huntsclan'' (Game Boy Advance)
75	* ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}: Champions of Vestroia''[[index]]
76	* ''VideoGame/{{Barbie}} as the Princess and the Pauper''[[/index]]
77	** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheThreeMusketeers''
78	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold: The Videogame''
79	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Casper\|TheFriendlyGhost}}: Animated Activity Center''
80	* ''Film/{{Descendants}}''
81	* ''Franchise/DespicableMe: Minion Mayhem''[[note]]Has nothing to do with [[Ride/DespicableMeMinionMayhem the ride]] of the same name[[/note]][[index]]
82	* ''VideoGame/DuckTales: Remastered''
83	* ''VideoGame/GodzillaDomination''
84	* ''VideoGame/GoosebumpsTheGame''[[/index]]
85	* ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeetTwo: The Videogame''[[index]]
86	* [[/index]]''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania''[[index]]
87	* ''VideoGame/JusticeLeagueHeroesTheFlash''
88	* ''VideoGame/LooneyTunesDuckAmuck''
89	* [[/index]]''[[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse Mickey's Ultimate Challenge]]''[[index]]
90	* ''VideoGame/TheMummyDemastered''[[/index]]
91	* ''Film/PearlHarbor: Defend the Fleet''
92	* ''VideoGame/PuzzleQuest''[[index]]
93	** ''VideoGame/MarvelPuzzleQuest''
94	** ''VideoGame/AdventureTime: Puzzle Quest''
95	* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-bit Land''
96	* ''VideoGame/RWBYArrowfell''[[index]]
97	* ''VideoGame/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeriesZapped''
98	** ''VideoGame/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeriesSpooked''
99	* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo & WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes: Cartoon Universe''[[index]]
100	* ''VideoGame/TheScorpionKingSwordOfOsiris''
101	* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}: Ogres & Dronkeys''
102	* ''VideoGame/TheSmurfs2''[[/index]]
103	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'':[[index]]
104	** ''VideoGame/TheSpongebobMovieGame'' for the Game Boy Advance (2004)
105	** ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsLightsCameraPants'' for the Game Boy Advance (2005)
106	** ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsCreatureFromTheKrustyKrab'' for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance (2006)
107	** ''[[VideoGame/SpongeBobSquigglePants [=SpongeBob SquigglePants=]]]'' (2011), a game for the [=UDraw=] [=GameTablet=] for the Wii.[[/index]]
108	* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles: Danger of the Ooze''
109	* ''[[VideoGame/ThorGodOfThunder2011 Thor: God of Thunder]]'' (Platform/NintendoDS version)
110	* ''VideoGame/TransformersRiseOfTheDarkSpark'' (Platform/Nintendo3DS version)
111	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}}: Defenders of Arcadia''[[index]]
112	* ''VideoGame/WendyEveryWitchWay'' (A game starring ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'' character Wendy the Good Little Witch)
113	* ''[[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] Betrayal''
114	* ''Xtreme Sports''
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116	!!! Published Games
117	* ''VideoGame/DawnOfTheMonsters'' (2022; Nintendo Switch, [=PlayStation=] 4, [=PlayStation=] 5, Stadia, and Steam; developed by 13AM Games)
118	* ''VideoGame/MystikBelle'' (2017; Platform/PlayStation4 and Platform/XboxOne; developed by Last Dimension)[[note]]Self-published by Last Dimension on PC in 2015 and Nintendo Switch in 2021.[[/note]]
119	* ''Videogame/RoseAndCamellia Collection'' (2023,; Nintendo Switch; developed by Nigoro)
120	[[/index]]
121	[[/folder]]
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123	!!Tropes associated with [=WayForward=] include:
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125	* ActionGirl: Chances are that whichever game they're working on will usually feature at least one of these. Bonus points if the active girl is the main protagonist.
126	* {{Animesque}}: The vast majority of their original properties have a distinct Japanese-influenced character art direction. Even some of their early licensed games had in-game graphics similar to ''Xtreme Sports'' and ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}''.
127	* BlackComedy: Their original games tend to have a liberal amount of cruel humor (even ''VideoGame/MightySwitchForce'' and ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' aren't exempt, albeit to a lesser degree).
128	* CreatorThumbprint:
129	** Young, fun and excitable female protagonists.
130	** Lots of humor making fun of video game tropes, shout outs to other games, and even some SelfDeprecation.
131	** Well-animated and expressive character sprites, especially true for their older handheld games.
132	** {{Animesque}} art design of their sprites and characters.
133	** Plenty of {{Fanservice}}, but not ''too'' lewd.
134	* {{Fanservice}}: You can expect most of their original major female characters to be generously-endowed, up to and including when they're not scantily-clad.
135	* {{Retraux}}: Their modern licensed and contracted games generally use a pixel graphic style.
136	* SelfDeprecation: The company has a distinct sense of humor about themselves. They'll take a mistake or goof on their part and turn it into a RunningGag.
137	[[/index]]

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