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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]] |
47 | |
48 | [[folder: Other Games]] |
49 | !!!Other Video Game Franchises |
50 | * ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Contra 4]]'' (2007; Platform/NintendoDS; published by Creator/{{Konami}}) |
51 | ** ''VideoGame/ContraOperationGaluga'' (2024; Multiplatform; published by Creator/{{Konami}}) |
52 | * ''VideoGame/ABoyAndHisBlob'' (2009; Platform/{{Wii}}; published by Majesco) |
53 | * ''VideoGame/BloodRayneBetrayal'' (2011, PSN and [=XBox=] LIVE Arcade) |
54 | ** ''[=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) |
55 | * ''VideoGame/SilentHillBookOfMemories'' (2012; Platform/PlayStationVita; published by Konami) |
56 | * ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon'' (2012; PSN and [[Platform/XboxLive Xbox LIVE Arcade]]; published by Majesco and Creator/ArcSystemWorks[[superscript:JP]]) |
57 | * ''VideoGame/WonderMomo: Typhoon Booster'' (2014; Platform/AppleMacintosh and [[Platform/AndroidGames Android]]) |
58 | * ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'' (2019; Multiplatform; published by Arc System Works) |
59 | ** ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirlsZero'' (2021; Multiplatform)[[note]]''Shin Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Kunio-tachi no Banka'' UpdatedRerelease[=/=]RemadeForTheExport[[/note]] |
60 | ** ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2'' (2022) |
61 | * ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp]]'' (2023; Nintendo Switch; published by Creator/{{Nintendo}})[[/index]] |
62 | * ''VideoGame/ClockTower1995'' remake (2024; Multiplatform) |
63 | |
64 | !!!Licensed Games[[index]] |
65 | * ''VideoGame/AdventureTime'': |
66 | ** ''Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?'' |
67 | ** ''Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW!'' |
68 | ** ''Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom'' |
69 | * ''VideoGame/AliensInfestation'' (co-developed with Creator/GearboxSoftware)[[/index]] |
70 | * ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'': |
71 | ** ''Attack of the Dark Dragon'' (Nintendo DS) |
72 | ** ''Rise of the Huntsclan'' (Game Boy Advance) |
73 | * ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}: Champions of Vestroia''[[index]] |
74 | * ''VideoGame/{{Barbie}} as the Princess and the Pauper''[[/index]] |
75 | ** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheThreeMusketeers'' |
76 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold: The Videogame'' |
77 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Casper|TheFriendlyGhost}}: Animated Activity Center'' |
78 | * ''Film/{{Descendants}}'' |
79 | * ''Franchise/DespicableMe: Minion Mayhem''[[note]]Has nothing to do with [[Ride/DespicableMeMinionMayhem the ride]] of the same name[[/note]][[index]] |
80 | * ''VideoGame/DuckTales: Remastered'' |
81 | * ''VideoGame/GodzillaDomination'' |
82 | * ''VideoGame/GoosebumpsTheGame''[[/index]] |
83 | * ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeetTwo: The Videogame''[[index]] |
84 | * [[/index]]''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania''[[index]] |
85 | * ''VideoGame/JusticeLeagueHeroesTheFlash'' |
86 | * ''VideoGame/LooneyTunesDuckAmuck'' |
87 | * [[/index]]''[[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse Mickey's Ultimate Challenge]]''[[index]] |
88 | * ''VideoGame/TheMummyDemastered''[[/index]] |
89 | * ''Film/PearlHarbor: Defend the Fleet'' |
90 | * ''VideoGame/PuzzleQuest''[[index]] |
91 | ** ''VideoGame/MarvelPuzzleQuest'' |
92 | ** ''VideoGame/AdventureTime: Puzzle Quest'' |
93 | * ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-bit Land'' |
94 | * ''VideoGame/RWBYArrowfell''[[index]] |
95 | * ''VideoGame/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeriesZapped'' |
96 | ** ''VideoGame/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeriesSpooked'' |
97 | * ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo & WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes: Cartoon Universe''[[index]] |
98 | * ''VideoGame/TheScorpionKingSwordOfOsiris'' |
99 | * ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}: Ogres & Dronkeys'' |
100 | * ''VideoGame/TheSmurfs2''[[/index]] |
101 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'':[[index]] |
102 | ** ''VideoGame/TheSpongebobMovieGame'' for the Game Boy Advance (2004) |
103 | ** ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsLightsCameraPants'' for the Game Boy Advance (2005) |
104 | ** ''VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsCreatureFromTheKrustyKrab'' for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance (2006) |
105 | ** ''[[VideoGame/SpongeBobSquigglePants [=SpongeBob SquigglePants=]]]'' (2011), a game for the [=UDraw=] [=GameTablet=] for the Wii.[[/index]] |
106 | * ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles: Danger of the Ooze'' |
107 | * ''[[VideoGame/ThorGodOfThunder2011 Thor: God of Thunder]]'' (Platform/NintendoDS version) |
108 | * ''VideoGame/TransformersRiseOfTheDarkSpark'' (Platform/Nintendo3DS version) |
109 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}}: Defenders of Arcadia''[[index]] |
110 | * ''VideoGame/WendyEveryWitchWay'' (A game starring ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost'' character Wendy the Good Little Witch) |
111 | * ''[[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] Betrayal'' |
112 | * ''Xtreme Sports'' |
113 | |
114 | !!! Published Games |
115 | * ''VideoGame/DawnOfTheMonsters'' (2022; Nintendo Switch, [=PlayStation=] 4, [=PlayStation=] 5, Stadia, and Steam; developed by 13AM Games) |
116 | * ''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]] |
117 | * ''Videogame/RoseAndCamellia Collection'' (2023,; Nintendo Switch; developed by Nigoro) |
118 | [[/index]] |
119 | [[/folder]] |
120 | |
121 | !!Tropes associated with [=WayForward=] include: |
122 | |
123 | * 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. |
124 | * {{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}}''. |
125 | * 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). |
126 | * CreatorThumbprint: |
127 | ** Young, fun and excitable female protagonists. |
128 | ** Lots of humor making fun of video game tropes, shout outs to other games, and even some SelfDeprecation. |
129 | ** Well-animated and expressive character sprites, especially true for their older handheld games. |
130 | ** {{Animesque}} art design of their sprites and characters. |
131 | ** Plenty of {{Fanservice}}, but not ''too'' lewd. |
132 | * {{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. |
133 | * {{Retraux}}: Their modern licensed and contracted games generally use a pixel graphic style. |
134 | * 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. |
135 | [[/index]] |
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