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Speed Weed

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So I've been mulling over something recently.

See, a couple days ago, I was watching an episode of Game Center CX, and the game being played was Konami Wai Wai World. It was then that I thought to myself:

What if there was a brand new, third Wai Wai World game?

I just feel like the idea of a Konami crossover platformer is pretty fun, and considering that the original two games set themselves firmly in the Famicom era of Konami, there's a lot more you could do now.

So I had an idea for something you could do that would be a cool way of bringing all these IP together while also doing something new: make it a Metroidvania. I feel like that'd jive extremely well with the original game's concept of "gain characters with specific abilities that help you clear other parts of the game". So the game's map would include 13 different Konami worlds, connected by way of teleporters, plus the starting and final areas. Each of these worlds would have a boss - mostly for their respective IP, but in the case of the less combatant IP I'm down for either pulling from another property, using it to fill gaps in the story or just make a more comedic boss - and a playable character you can unlock. Which speaking of, yes, this game will more or less be retaining the lighthearted tone of the previous games. Picture something like the pop 'n music artstyle. Anyway let's get this breadddd

Here are the characters: the first two are who you have from the start, and the rest are all unlocked in their respective worlds

1. Konami Man
2. Konami Lady
3. Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
4. Alucard (Castlevania)
5. Bomberman
6. Moai (Gradius)
7. Robbie the Rabbit (Silent Hill)
8. Nyami (pop 'n music)
9. Goemon (Ganbare Goemon)
10. Power Pro-kun (Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu)
11. Shiori Fujisaki (Tokimeki Memorial)
12. Twinbee
13. Bill Rizer (Contra)
14. Riou (Suikoden II)
15. Hikaru (Parodius)

There's actually one additional character: after you've beat the game, you unlock one final character - I wanted a super retro pick to round things out, and I decided to go for:

16. Lee (Yie Ar Kung Fu)

It came down to this guy or Frogger. Frogger is definitely more iconic, but YAKF somehow just feels to me like something they'd do. He'd be rendered in the classic 8-bit style.

Shoutouts to the other series' that came closest to making it, being Zone of the Enders and Getsu Fuma Den. I also considered Quiz Magic Academy but it didn't feel quite right. I'd definitely want a lot of these more retro Konami-crossover-fixture characters that wound up not making it to the roster, like Penta, Upa, etc, to at least show up somewhere. In general I think there's a ****ton you can do here, lots of cool reference potential. This may lead to either a post going more into detail on some potential appearances or just a Konami fighter roster. We'll see
 

Master Hero Sock-on-Rye

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So I've been mulling over something recently.

See, a couple days ago, I was watching an episode of Game Center CX, and the game being played was Konami Wai Wai World. It was then that I thought to myself:

What if there was a brand new, third Wai Wai World game?

I just feel like the idea of a Konami crossover platformer is pretty fun, and considering that the original two games set themselves firmly in the Famicom era of Konami, there's a lot more you could do now.

So I had an idea for something you could do that would be a cool way of bringing all these IP together while also doing something new: make it a Metroidvania. I feel like that'd jive extremely well with the original game's concept of "gain characters with specific abilities that help you clear other parts of the game". So the game's map would include 13 different Konami worlds, connected by way of teleporters, plus the starting and final areas. Each of these worlds would have a boss - mostly for their respective IP, but in the case of the less combatant IP I'm down for either pulling from another property, using it to fill gaps in the story or just make a more comedic boss - and a playable character you can unlock. Which speaking of, yes, this game will more or less be retaining the lighthearted tone of the previous games. Picture something like the pop 'n music artstyle. Anyway let's get this breadddd

Here are the characters: the first two are who you have from the start, and the rest are all unlocked in their respective worlds

1. Konami Man
2. Konami Lady
3. Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
4. Alucard (Castlevania)
5. Bomberman
6. Moai (Gradius)
7. Robbie the Rabbit (Silent Hill)
8. Nyami (pop 'n music)
9. Goemon (Ganbare Goemon)
10. Power Pro-kun (Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu)
11. Shiori Fujisaki (Tokimeki Memorial)
12. Twinbee
13. Bill Rizer (Contra)
14. Riou (Suikoden II)
15. Hikaru (Parodius)

There's actually one additional character: after you've beat the game, you unlock one final character - I wanted a super retro pick to round things out, and I decided to go for:

16. Lee (Yie Ar Kung Fu)

It came down to this guy or Frogger. Frogger is definitely more iconic, but YAKF somehow just feels to me like something they'd do. He'd be rendered in the classic 8-bit style.

Shoutouts to the other series' that came closest to making it, being Zone of the Enders and Getsu Fuma Den. I also considered Quiz Magic Academy but it didn't feel quite right. I'd definitely want a lot of these more retro Konami-crossover-fixture characters that wound up not making it to the roster, like Penta, Upa, etc, to at least show up somewhere. In general I think there's a ****ton you can do here, lots of cool reference potential. This may lead to either a post going more into detail on some potential appearances or just a Konami fighter roster. We'll see
The only choice I don't like is picking Alucard over one of the Belmonts.

Everyone else at least has some reason. The protagonists and mascots from every other franchise are picked for their main character and/or gravitational statuses, the Konami People being the only starters does fit the overall tone of Wai Wai World, and I can even see why Robbie the Rabbit would be our Silent Hill rep in this case, because putting Pyramid Head in a game like this would be tonal whiplash. But why pick Alucard as our Castlevania character?

Heck, I'd argue that if we ever got an expansion in the vein of what Pokemon is doing in recent years (despite the can of worms that comes with this comparison), I would want Simon Belmont, Frogger, and Bonk as the new characters. Simon out of the missed opportunity, Frogger because you mentioned him as the backup final player, and Bonk to represent Hudson Soft more.
 

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The only choice I don't like is picking Alucard over one of the Belmonts.

Everyone else at least has some reason. The protagonists and mascots from every other franchise are picked for their main character and/or gravitational statuses, the Konami People being the only starters does fit the overall tone of Wai Wai World, and I can even see why Robbie the Rabbit would be our Silent Hill rep in this case, because putting Pyramid Head in a game like this would be tonal whiplash. But why pick Alucard as our Castlevania character?

Heck, I'd argue that if we ever got an expansion in the vein of what Pokemon is doing in recent years (despite the can of worms that comes with this comparison), I would want Simon Belmont, Frogger, and Bonk as the new characters. Simon out of the missed opportunity, Frogger because you mentioned him as the backup final player, and Bonk to represent Hudson Soft more.
Simon's honestly just as valid a choice, I felt like picking Alucard in the moment thanks to his massive popularity and coming from the most acclaimed game in the series but if I were in a different mood I could very well have gone for Simon
 

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8-Bit Brawlers (a smash bros. But in alternate timeline and with 1980s video game characters)

  1. Mario (Super Mario Bros.)
  2. Link (The Legend of Zelda)
  3. Samus (Metroid)
  4. Mega Man (...)
  5. Simon Belmont (castlevania)
  6. Bill Rizer (Contra)
  7. Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
  8. Pac-Man (...)
  9. Billy Lee (Double Dragon)
  10. Bub (Bubble Bobble)
  11. Bomberman (...)
  12. Sophia 3rd (Blaster Master)
 

Champion of Hyrule

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QUOTE="Speed Weed, post: 24822997, member: 466198"]
So I've been mulling over something recently.

See, a couple days ago, I was watching an episode of Game Center CX, and the game being played was Konami Wai Wai World. It was then that I thought to myself:

What if there was a brand new, third Wai Wai World game?

I just feel like the idea of a Konami crossover platformer is pretty fun, and considering that the original two games set themselves firmly in the Famicom era of Konami, there's a lot more you could do now.

So I had an idea for something you could do that would be a cool way of bringing all these IP together while also doing something new: make it a Metroidvania. I feel like that'd jive extremely well with the original game's concept of "gain characters with specific abilities that help you clear other parts of the game". So the game's map would include 13 different Konami worlds, connected by way of teleporters, plus the starting and final areas. Each of these worlds would have a boss - mostly for their respective IP, but in the case of the less combatant IP I'm down for either pulling from another property, using it to fill gaps in the story or just make a more comedic boss - and a playable character you can unlock. Which speaking of, yes, this game will more or less be retaining the lighthearted tone of the previous games. Picture something like the pop 'n music artstyle. Anyway let's get this breadddd

Here are the characters: the first two are who you have from the start, and the rest are all unlocked in their respective worlds

1. Konami Man
2. Konami Lady
3. Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
4. Alucard (Castlevania)
5. Bomberman
6. Moai (Gradius)
7. Robbie the Rabbit (Silent Hill)
8. Nyami (pop 'n music)
9. Goemon (Ganbare Goemon)
10. Power Pro-kun (Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu)
11. Shiori Fujisaki (Tokimeki Memorial)
12. Twinbee
13. Bill Rizer (Contra)
14. Riou (Suikoden II)
15. Hikaru (Parodius)

There's actually one additional character: after you've beat the game, you unlock one final character - I wanted a super retro pick to round things out, and I decided to go for:

16. Lee (Yie Ar Kung Fu)

It came down to this guy or Frogger. Frogger is definitely more iconic, but YAKF somehow just feels to me like something they'd do. He'd be rendered in the classic 8-bit style.

Shoutouts to the other series' that came closest to making it, being Zone of the Enders and Getsu Fuma Den. I also considered Quiz Magic Academy but it didn't feel quite right. I'd definitely want a lot of these more retro Konami-crossover-fixture characters that wound up not making it to the roster, like Penta, Upa, etc, to at least show up somewhere. In general I think there's a ****ton you can do here, lots of cool reference potential. This may lead to either a post going more into detail on some potential appearances or just a Konami fighter roster. We'll see
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I would definitely have frogger in there given you know, it’s frogger, but I can see why he’s not in given from what I know he’s not that used in konami crossover material
 
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Master Hero Sock-on-Rye

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Simon's honestly just as valid a choice, I felt like picking Alucard in the moment thanks to his massive popularity and coming from the most acclaimed game in the series but if I were in a different mood I could very well have gone for Simon
Thank you. I understand why Alucard was chosen, but I wouldn't put him down as the only character in that game. Just personal tastes and protagonist biases.
 

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I would definitely have frogger in there given you know, it’s frogger, but I can see why he’s not in given from what I know he’s not that used in konami crossover material
Yeah Frogger is weird cause despite how iconic he is, he doesn't really....show up in Konami stuff all that much? At the very least he was in the recent 50th anniversary banner, which is something and did make me more seriously consider him, but Lee still felt more "right" as an inclusion to me, idk
 

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Made a big roster for an Universal Studio Platform crossover game. I understand if some of the character choices are odd but they can work if creative enough. Universal studio as a whole has a huge variety of IPs compared to most other studios imo.
  1. Woody Woodpecker (Woody Woodpecker)
  2. Dracula (Universal Classic Monsters)
  3. Frankenstein's Monster (Universal Classic Monsters)
  4. Wolfman (Universal Classic Monsters)
  5. The Mummy (Universal Classic Monsters)
  6. Marty McFly (Back to the Future)
  7. Shrek (Shrek franchise)
  8. Fiona (Shrek franchise)
  9. **** in Boots (Shrek franchise)
  10. Death (Shrek franchise)
  11. Littlefoot (The Land Before Time)
  12. Casper (Casper The Friendly)
  13. ET (ET: The Extraterrestrial)
  14. Lieutenant Columbo (Columbo)
  15. Rexy (Jurassic Park)
  16. Ash Williams (Evil Dead)
  17. Felix the Cat (Felix the Cat)
  18. Shrieker (Tremors)
  19. Bruce (Jaws)
  20. Stuart, Kevin, and Bob (Despicable Me/Minions)
  21. Vector (Despicable Me)
  22. Gru (Despicable Me)
  23. Po (Kung Fu Panda)
  24. Shen (Kung Fu Panda)
  25. Tai Lung (Kung Fu Panda)
  26. Dominic Toretto (Fast and the Furious)
  27. Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim)
  28. Good Janet (The Good Place)
  29. Jason Bourne (Bourne)
  30. Onceler (The Lorax)
  31. Larry the Cucumber/Larryboy (VeggieTales)
  32. Norman Bates (Psycho)
  33. Michael Knight (Knight Rider)
  34. Wolf (The Bad Guy)
  35. The Thing (1982 film)
  36. The Polite Leader (The Purge)
  37. Skipper (The Penguins of Madagascar)
  38. Voltron (Voltron)
  39. The Grinch (Dr Seuss)
  40. Shaun Riley (Shaun of the Dead)
  41. Chucky (Child's Play)
  42. Kipo (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)
  43. Megamind (Megamind)
  44. Boss Baby (Boss Baby)
  45. Hiccup and Toothless (How to Train Your Dragon)
  46. Jack Frost (Rise of the Guardians)
  47. Captain Underpants (The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants)
  48. Max and Duke (The Secret Life of Pets)
  49. Big Daddy (Sing)
  50. Moses (Prince of Egypt)
  51. Miguel and Tulio (The Road to El Dorado)
  52. Underdog (Underdog)
  53. Mario (The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Special Guest Star as only an Nintendo exclusive. Kinda like how Link was in GameCube version of Soulcalibur II only)
  54. William Afton (Blumhouse’s Five Nights At Freddy's film. Special Guest. A meme pick if a game like this is announced.)
 
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Made a big roster for an Universal Studio Platform crossover game. I understand if some of the character choices are odd but they can work if creative enough. Universal studio as a whole Definity has a huge variety compared to most other studios imo.
  1. Woody Woodpecker (Woody Woodpecker)
  2. Dracula (Universal Classic Monsters)
  3. Frankenstein's Monster (Universal Classic Monsters)
  4. Wolfman (Universal Classic Monsters)
  5. The Mummy (Universal Classic Monsters)
  6. Marty McFly (Back to the Future)
  7. Shrek (Shrek)
  8. **** in Boots (Shrek)
  9. Death (Shrek)
  10. Littlefoot (The Land Before Time)
  11. Casper (Casper The Friendly)
  12. ET (ET: The Extraterrestrial)
  13. Lieutenant Columbo (Columbo)
  14. Rexy (Jurassic Park)
  15. Ash Williams (Evil Dead)
  16. Felix the Cat (Felix the Cat)
  17. Shrieker (Tremors)
  18. Bruce (Jaws)
  19. Stuart, Kevin, and Bob (Despicable Me/Minions)
  20. Vector (Despicable Me)
  21. Gru (Despicable Me)
  22. Po (Kung Fu Panda)
  23. Dominic Toretto (Fast and the Furious)
  24. Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim)
  25. Good Janet (The Good Place)
  26. Jason Bourne (Bourne)
  27. Onceler (The Lorax)
  28. Larry the Cucumber (VeggieTales)
  29. Larry the Cucumber (VeggieTales)
  30. Norman Bates (Psycho)
  31. Michael Knight (Knight Rider)
  32. Wolf (The Bad Guy)
  33. The Thing (1982 film)
  34. The Polite Leader (The Purge)
  35. Skipper (The Penguins of Madagascar)
  36. Voltron (Voltron)
  37. The Grinch (Dr Seuss)
  38. Shaun Riley (Shaun of the Dead)
  39. Chucky (Child's Play)
  40. Kipo (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts)
  41. Megamind (Megamind)
  42. Boss Baby (Boss Baby)
  43. Hiccup and Toothless (How to Train Your Dragon)
  44. Jack Frost (Rise of the Guardians)
  45. Captain Underpants (The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants)
  46. Max and Duke (The Secret Life of Pets)
  47. Big Daddy (Sing)
  48. Moses (Prince of Egypt)
  49. Miguel and Tulio (The Road to El Dorado)
  50. Underdog (Underdog)
  51. Mario (The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Special Guest Star as only an Nintendo exclusive. Kinda like how Link was in GameCube version of Soulcalibur II only)
  52. Freddy Fazbear (Blumhouse’s Five Nights At Freddy's film. Special Guest. A meme pick if a game like this is announced.)
  • No Riddick
  • No Cocaine Bear
-2/100
 

Wario Wario Wario

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Funny Page Fury
  1. Garfield (Garfield)
  2. Odie
  3. Snoopy and Woodstock (Peanuts)
  4. Charlie Brown
  5. Lucy van Pelt
  6. The Great Pumpkin
  7. Popeye (Thimble Theatre)
  8. Bluto
  9. Dilbert and Dogbert (Dilbert)
  10. Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes)
  11. Hobbes
  12. Thagomiser Stegosaurus (The Far Side)
  13. Cow Tools
  14. Beetle Bailey (Beetle Bailey)
  15. Marmaduke (Marmaduke)
  16. Grimm (Mother Goose and Grimm)
  17. Nancy (Nancy)
  18. Hagar the Horrible (Hagar the Horrible)
  19. Daddy Warbucks (Little Orphan Annie)
  20. Richard Tracy (Richard Tracy)
  21. Dennis the Menace (Dennis the Menace (US))
  22. Heathcliff (Heathcliff)
  23. Garbage Ape
  24. Huey (The Boondocks)
  25. Hammy (Over the Hedge)
 
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Master Hero Sock-on-Rye

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Funny Page Fury
  1. Garfield (Garfield)
  2. Odie
  3. Snoopy and Woodstock (Peanuts)
  4. Charlie Brown
  5. Lucy van Pelt
  6. The Great Pumpkin
  7. Popeye (Thimble Theatre)
  8. Bluto
  9. Dilbert and Dogbert (Dilbert)
  10. Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes)
  11. Hobbes
  12. Thagomiser Stegosaurus (The Far Side)
  13. Cow Tools
  14. Beetle Bailey (Beetle Bailey)
  15. Marmaduke (Marmaduke)
  16. Grimm (Mother Goose and Grimm)
  17. Nancy (Nancy)
  18. Hagar the Horrible (Hagar the Horrible)
  19. Daddy Warbucks (Little Orphan Annie)
  20. Richard Tracy (Richard Tracy)
  21. Dennis the Menace (Dennis the Menace (US))
  22. Heathcliff (Heathcliff)
  23. Garbage Ape
  24. Huey (The Boondocks)
  25. Hammy (Over the Hedge)
May I request Orson, or a US Acres fighter in general, for the second game?

Outright giving The Great Pumpkin a body. Gutsy choice for a fighter.

I didn't think you could make a Far Side playable character in this.

Would Annie herself be too young, or too similar to Nancy and the Peanuts gang, to make it in this game?

If we're going to be having Popeye and Garfield in this roster, maybe changing his name to Richard is for the best. Still rolls off the tongue for him, though.

Is choosing Hammy over RJ because of the DreamWorks movie? If not, why did you choose him?

Overall, the amount of strips is commendable, but I think we should get Snoopy, Jason Fox, and a Pearls Before Swine character for the next outing. Especially Snoopy, who I am surprised missed out on this game.
 

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May I request Orson, or a US Acres fighter in general, for the second game?

Outright giving The Great Pumpkin a body. Gutsy choice for a fighter.

I didn't think you could make a Far Side playable character in this.

Would Annie herself be too young, or too similar to Nancy and the Peanuts gang, to make it in this game?

If we're going to be having Popeye and Garfield in this roster, maybe changing his name to Richard is for the best. Still rolls off the tongue for him, though.

Is choosing Hammy over RJ because of the DreamWorks movie? If not, why did you choose him?

Overall, the amount of strips is commendable, but I think we should get Snoopy, Jason Fox, and a Pearls Before Swine character for the next outing. Especially Snoopy, who I am surprised missed out on this game.
Snoopy's the third character in the list.
 

Janx_uwu

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Funny Page Fury
  1. Garfield (Garfield)
  2. Odie
  3. Snoopy and Woodstock (Peanuts)
  4. Charlie Brown
  5. Lucy van Pelt
  6. The Great Pumpkin
  7. Popeye (Thimble Theatre)
  8. Bluto
  9. Dilbert and Dogbert (Dilbert)
  10. Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes)
  11. Hobbes
  12. Thagomiser Stegosaurus (The Far Side)
  13. Cow Tools
  14. Beetle Bailey (Beetle Bailey)
  15. Marmaduke (Marmaduke)
  16. Grimm (Mother Goose and Grimm)
  17. Nancy (Nancy)
  18. Hagar the Horrible (Hagar the Horrible)
  19. Daddy Warbucks (Little Orphan Annie)
  20. Richard Tracy (Richard Tracy)
  21. Dennis the Menace (Dennis the Menace (US))
  22. Heathcliff (Heathcliff)
  23. Garbage Ape
  24. Huey (The Boondocks)
  25. Hammy (Over the Hedge)
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