Waku Waku 7
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System(s): Sega Saturn | |||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sunsoft, Wooyoung System (KR) | |||||||||||||||
Developer: Sunsoft | |||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Neo Geo MVS | |||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (44 tracks) | |||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Extended RAM Cartridge (1MB/4MB) | |||||||||||||||
Genre: Fighting Action/Kakutou Action (格闘アクション)[1], Action[2] | |||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||
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Waku Waku 7 (わくわく7) is a fighting game by Sunsoft. Originally for Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware, it was ported to the Sega Saturn in 1997. It was only released in Japan.
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Gameplay
Waku Waku 7 is a one-on-one fighting game and spiritual sequel to Galaxy Fight.
Characters
Rai | |
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Slash | |
Tesse | |
Politank Z | |
Marurun | |
Dandy J | |
Arina | |
Versions
The Saturn port is often looked on as being a weaker version, as despite requiring an extra 1MB RAM cartridge, it offers more pixellated backgrounds and longer loading times than the Neo Geo version.
Production credits
- Wakuwaku Programmer: Yuichi Ueda, Shige.Ytm.Inaba
- Wakuwaku Graphic Designer: Murakichi, Chupon, Kouki Kita, Toshihiko Narita, Yasuhide Maeda, Atsuki Matsui, Masashi Kajikawa, Takuro Nagai, Kazuhito Terada, Naoto Kunimori, Tatsuya Doe
- Wakuwaku Sound Designer: Kazuo Nii, Noriaki Urata
- Wakuwaku Music Composer: Masato Araikawa
- Wakuwaku Musician: Masayoshi Kondo, Hiroshi Koizumi, Andre Black, Yayoi Sakiyama, Eri Kusaka
- Wakuwaku Voice Actor & Actress: Yoko Okochi, Yoshinori Kudo, Mariko Masuda, Osamu Nakamoto, Tokishige Tsujimura, Ben Izawa, Toshiyuki Fujita, Kazunori Hotta, Chitose Omi, Naho Hattori, Yukitoshi Hirano
- Wakuwaku Music Coordinator: Atsushi Mihiro, Hideo Zaitsu
- Wakuwaku Director: Yuichi Ueda
- Special Thanks: Kazuyuki Watanabe, Naoki Kodaka, Kazuyo Umemura, Tatsuo Mori, Kazuko Harman, Naomi Sakaguchi, Megumi Masuko, Noriaki Kitamura, Sunsoft All Staff, And You!
Magazine articles
- Main article: Waku Waku 7/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-11: "1997-11 (1997-04-11)" (1997-03-28)
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-13: "1997-13 (1997-04-25)" (1997-04-11)
Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1997-08: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- Game Champ (KR) #1997-09: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)[5]
- Game Champ (KR) #1997-10: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)[6]
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-22: "1997-22 (1997-07-04)" (1997-06-20)
Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1997-11: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- Game Champ (KR) #1997-12: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)[7]
Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1998-01: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- Game Champ (KR) #1998-02: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)[8]
Physical scans
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Based on 4 reviews |
Saturn, KR |
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Technical information
- Main article: Waku Waku 7/Technical information.
References
- ↑ File:WakuWaku7 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-13 (1997-04-25)" (JP; 1997-04-11), page 7
- ↑ File:WakuWaku7_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 15
- ↑ Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 5
- ↑ Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 16
- ↑ Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 4
- ↑ Famitsu, "1997-06-27" (JP; 1997-06-13), page 1
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 12" (JP; 1997-06-xx), page 179
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-21 (1997-06-27)" (JP; 1997-06-13), page 156
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14
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Demos: Waku Waku 7 Taikenban (1997) |