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Wai Wai World

Konami's ultimate crossover platformer featuring characters from Gradius, Contra, Castlevania and more. Players switch between 6 different heroes, each with unique abilities, to battle through themed worlds.

Release Date
January 1, 1988
Developer
Konami
Publisher
Konami
Players
1
Region
US

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Gameplay Systems

The player starts the game as Konami Man and can switch between Konami Man and Konami Lady. If two players are gaming, then one will play as Konami Man and the other as Konami Lady. Both players are not able to switch characters until they rescue at least one character from one of the six levels. The player must play through six different selectable levels that take place in different Konami games.

Subsequently, the player uses a key to save that game's star character, who then becomes playable. Each character has different abilities to begin with as well as ones they can eventually gain. The player ventures through these first six levels in a sort of nonlinear fashion with gameplay very similar to the original Castlevania games. After these stages are completed, the player plays through a scrolling space shooter stage and then a linear final stage.

The player can regularly visit the lab of Dr. Cinnamon (from the TwinBee series), who gives the player the game's character profiles and refills energy when needed. Through his lab, the player can talk to Saimon, Dr. Cinnamon's brother, who can resurrect any defeated characters at the cost of 100 bullets per character during the game.

Playable characters The following are playable characters: Konami Man : The game's main protagonist who only made cameos in Konami games before this game. Konami Lady: A female android created by Dr. Cinnamon to fight with Konami Man. Goemon : A ninja from the Ganbare Goemon series is found in the Medieval Japan level.

Simon Belmont III : The descendant of the Vampire Killer from the Castlevania series is found in the Castle level. Getsu Fūma: He is from the Famicom game released only in Japan, Getsu Fūma Den . He is found in the Underworld (or Hell) level. Michael "Mikey" Walsh: The lead character in The Goonies film and the Famicom games, The Goonies (sold in retail only in Japan) and The Goonies II ; he is found in the Cave level.

Moai Alexandria: Numerous Moai are usually enemies in the Gradius series and a playable character in Moai-kun ; he is found in the Easter Island Temple. King Kong : From the Japan-only Famicom game King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch which is based on the film King Kong Lives ( King Kong 2 in Japan). He is found in the City level. Upa: The baby protagonist from Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa who only appears in the mobile phone version as a replacement for Mikey due to lost licensing rights in the 2000s.

He is found in the Candy level. Penta: The main protagonist from Antarctic Adventure and a father of Pentarou who only appears in the mobile phone version as a replacement for King Kong due to lost licensing rights in the 2000s. He is found in the Antarctic level. Vic Viper: The spaceship from the Gradius series.

The player can only play this ship in the shooter stage. TwinBee : From the TwinBee series. Like the Vic Viper, the player can only play this ship in the shooter stage.

About Wai Wai World

Wai Wai World is a classic video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System on January 1, 1988. Developed by Konami and published by Konami, this title has become a beloved entry in the retro gaming library.

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