Line #34 VideoGame/DreamMixTVWorldFighters


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2	[[caption-width-right:279:Most likely, the only {{crossover}} where EVERY character is a UnexpectedCharacter.]]
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4	''[=DreamMix TV World Fighters=]'' is, in very few words, what happened when Creator/{{Konami}}, [[Creator/TakaraTomy Takara]][[note]]best known as Creator/{{Hasbro}}'s Japanese partner, now [=TakaraTomy=][[/note]] and Creator/HudsonSoft decided to make a MascotFighter game together. Featuring a very particular roster of characters that range from [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]] to VideoGame/{{Bomberman}} to [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]].
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6	[[ExcusePlot The story is simple yet convincing]]: There is a [=TV channel=] (called [=DreamMix=] TV) that wants to [[MoneyDearBoy get bigger ratings]] for their show (called ''World Fighters''), so they invite different [[CelebrityParadox "celebrities"]] to [[InevitableTournament participate and compete with each other]]. Enter the different characters from different companies.
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8	[[folder:Konami]]
9	* [[VideoGame/LivePowerfulProBaseball Power Pro-kun]]
10	* [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]]
11	* VideoGame/TwinBee
12	* [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]] ([[SecretCharacter Hidden]])
13	* [[VideoGame/{{Gradius}} Moai]] ([[SecretCharacter Hidden]])
14	[[/folder]]
15	[[folder:Takara]]
16	* Toys/LiccaChan
17	* [[Anime/BakutenShootBeyblade Tyson Granger]]
18	* [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 G1]] [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]]
19	* M121 Mason and Robotman (from ''Microman'', Japanese counterpart to the ''Toys/{{Micronauts}}'' toys and comic book)
20	* Aska (from ''COOL GIRL / Cy Girls'') ([[SecretCharacter Hidden]])
21	* [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 G1]] [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Megatron]] ([[SecretCharacter Hidden]])
22	[[/folder]]
23	[[folder:Hudson Soft]]
24	* [[VideoGame/{{Bomberman}} White Bomberman]]
25	* [[Literature/{{Momotaro}} Momotarō]] (from ''Momotarō Densetsu'')
26	* [[VideoGame/AdventureIsland Master Higgins]]
27	* [[VideoGame/BloodyRoar Yūgo Ōgami]]
28	* [[VideoGame/TengaiMakyou Sengoku Manjimaru]] ([[SecretCharacter Hidden]])
29	* Binbōgami (from ''Momotarō Dentetsu'') ([[SecretCharacter Hidden]])
30	[[/folder]]
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32	Released in 2003 for the [[Platform/NintendoGameCube GameCube]] and Platform/PlayStation2, this game [[NoExportForYou never left Japan]], so there is little chance for non-Japanese gamers to play it. In case you are want to see a little demo of the game, go [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__ZSkXf33i4 here]].
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34	Compare with ''VideoGame/KonamiKrazyRacers'', a Racing {{Crossover}} of Creator/{{Konami}} characters. Also contrast with ''VideoGame/FightersMegamix'', a Sega crossover fighting game that also has ridiculous characters.
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36	!!This game features the following tropes:
37	* AncestralWeapon: Simon wields the Vampire Killer whip, the ancestral weapon of the Belmont family.
38	* AnnouncerChatter: There's one remarking on Power Pro-kun's actions, as ''Live Powerful Pro Baseball '94'' was one of several sports games by Konami whose main selling point was having voiced commentary. The announcer for Power Pro-kun in ''[=DreamMix=]'', Naoki Kawaji, would do commentary for the ''Power Pro'' series from 2003 to 2010.
39	* BadassAdorable:
40	** Licca-Chan is pretty much a younger, Japanese-y version of Franchise/{{Barbie}}, and yet she can kick the ass of [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime,]] [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]], VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}, and [[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake]] just by [[SpectacularSpinning spinning around]] or by emitting an burst of energy that produces [[PetalPower flowers.]] Not bad for a super girly 11-year-old in a pink dress.
41	** Most [[IdenticalStranger incarnations]] of Power Pro are just skilled but mundane baseball players. In this game he can still kick his share of super-powered ass.
42	* BattleBoomerang: Simon can throw cross boomerangs as you'd expect, but oddly enough, they're Christian crosses instead of Greek ones usually seen in ''Castlevania'' games, and they don't just move back and forth in a straight line either.
43	* BlockingStopsAllDamage: The bubble shields straight out of ''Smash'' can block anything except throws and are unbreakable. With precise timing, they can also parry and stun enemies.
44	* ButtMonkey: Mujoe spends the cutscenes in Story mode being comically abused by Haruna and [[spoiler:is forced to become the final boss of the game. The final shot is of his ship blowing up in the distance.]]
45	* TheCameo: Devastator (in his G2 look) appears as a stage.
46	* ClothFu: For whacking enemies away, Power Pro wields a pitching drill towel instead of a bat.
47	* {{Combos}}: All characters can perform a short combo by repeatedly pressing the attack button and the number of hits inflicted will appear on downed opponents. Some characters have interesting options like Snake being able to set mines, knock enemies near them, and then detonate them for an extra hit.
48	* FightingClown: Power Pro has a strange portrayal in this game for some reason. He wields what seems like a [[PaperFanOfDoom large paper fan]] or towel instead of a baseball bat, pitches his ''head'' instead of a baseball and if knocked down he pushes his body upwards by stretching his arms onto the ground in a robotic way.
49	* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Mujoe, the BigBad of VideoGame/{{Bomberman}} and [[ButtMonkey the male announcer alongside Haruna]].]]
50	* GenkiGirl: Haruna, the female announcer, who quickly gets on male announcer Mujoe's nerves due to being subject to her clumsiness.
51	* LosingYourHead: Power Pro's head can be thrown as a projectile and also briefly flies off his torso when he gets up on his legless feet after a knock down.
52	* MascotFighter: The more prominent characters in the game are well known mascots for each company. Just look at Power Pro and Bomberman front and center on the cover... not that many westerners have any idea who ol' Pawapuro-kun is.
53	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Between characters from various games, cartoons and even toys.
54	* OriginalGeneration: Haruna was not in any game of either the ''Bomberman'' series or the others, and was invented for this game in particular.
55	* PlatformFighter: A little-known attempt at rivaling ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.
56	* TheRival: As seen in the cover above, the game pits characters [[CounterpartCombatCoordination who have a common theme]] against each other.
57	* RocketPunch: One of Twinbee's strongest attacks.
58	* SecretCharacter: There's two per company, adding up a total of six.
59	* SpinAttack: Power Pro can perform a spinning paper fan attack. This can be [[ChargedAttack charged]] on the ground and is quite powerful, but if he charges for too long he'll get dizzy after the prolonged spin and trip down. This drawback can be avoided by spinning down a ledge.
60	* UseYourHead: The Moai is, well, largely just a head, so two of his attacks involve plain headbutts.
61	* TheVoiceless: Power Pro does not speak due to Konami's artistic vision for his series at the time determining he had to be portrayed as a representation of ''any'' person. Instead, there's a sportscaster who provides both comments for his actions and a victory quote on Versus mode.
62	* AWinnerIsYou: Story mode ends with a short scene of [[spoiler:Mujoe]] despairing as his ship explodes in the horizon. None of the playable characters have unique endings.

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