Willy Wombat

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Willy Wombat
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Hudson Soft, Wooyoung System (KR)
Developer:
Licensor: Susumu Matsushita Company[2]
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (11 tracks)
Peripherals supported: SBom Joycard[3]
Genre: Action[4][5]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[6] T-14306G
Sega Rating: All Ages

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Willy Wombat (ウィリーウォンバット) is a Sega Saturn action adventure game developed by Westone[1] and published by Hudson Soft exclusively in Japan in June 1997.[5] Featuring artwork and character designs by famed manga artist Susumu Matsushita, a pair of opening/ending songs performed by singer Dawn Marie Moore, and even full English-language voice acting, the game strongly embraces a theme of dark, Western comic books (particularly Batman) and was a relatively large undertaking for Hudson Soft. Despite the investment, Willy Wombat does not appear to have been as successful as its developers had forecast, with it being released to only above-average reviews from the Japanese gaming press. Curiously, its English voice acting would never be heard outside of Japan, as besides Hudson Soft's aversion to publishing American Saturn games, the title lackluster market reception likely shut down any plans of an international release.

Story

"Prison".

It is a beautiful, ideally managed society with a highly advanced civilization and rich nature. The people who live there are free from the curse of disease and death, and live safe and comfortable lives that continue forever.

"Regeneration".
One body cannot last forever. To live forever, it is necessary to "live" solid bodies. It is no exaggeration to say that all the people living in the prison are working to "regenerate". In particular, the super elite group of "administrators" who manage the prison are given preferential rights to regeneration.

However, one of the administrators, Willy, breaks the rules and escapes from the prison. Even giving up his position as an administrator and eternal life.

Why did he escape from the prison? And what is he seeking?

The story begins here.

JP manual[7]


Gameplay

Abilities

Items

Levels

History

Legacy

Willy Wombat's existence forced American developer Naughty Dog to change the name of their title character to "Crash Bandicoot", but whereas Crash Bandicoot and its sequels were a massive success for the PlayStation during the mid-to-late 90s, Willy Wombat saw a much more muted response, remaining exclusive to Japanese Saturns.

Production credits

  • WILLY Charactor Design & Illustration: (C)Susumu Matsushita Company
  • Game Design & Map Design: Ryuichi Nishizawa
  • AQVsystem Development &Program: Michishito Ishizuka
  • Map Design: Head Office, Michitaka Tsuruta, Jin W., Shunichi Takase, Koichi Yotsui, Yumitaka Saito
  • Scenario Direction: Hiromi Nagata
  • Scenario: Seiji Sugou
  • Scenario Script Design: Masao Asakawa
  • Sound Direction & Compose: Takeshi Sato
  • Music: Chamy
  • Sound Effect: Yoshiyuki Kadooka
  • Sound Management: Taiji Ito
  • Graphic Direction: Mina Morioka
  • 3DCG & Enemy Charactor Design: D.D.N.The 2Nd. N. Isobe
  • Texture & Main Charactor Design: Kuro
  • CG Design: Satoshi Arai
  • Record Direction: Michael T. Barlow
  • Voice cast
  • WILLYWOMBAT Opening Theme: "Here To Stay"
    • Words: Dawn Marie Moore
    • Music: Chamy
    • Song: Dawn Marie Moore
  • WILLYWOMBAT Ending Theme: "Fearless Heart"
    • Words: Dawn Marie Moore
    • Music: Chamy
    • Song: Dawn Marie Moore
  • Mastering team: Shota Takahashi, Choshi Nakagawa, Tetsuya Komatsu
  • Mastering Adviser: Hiroyuki Ohta, Jun Kanda, Riko Asuwa
  • Special Thanks: 松岡 超 (大沢事務所), Rieko Sumi, Katsuo Saito, Tsuyoshi Murakami
  • W.W.W.team & AQV SYSTEM
  • Produce: Norihito Miyamoto
  • Direction: Tomohisa Goi
  • Presented by: Hudson Soft
Source:
In-game credits
Willy Wombat Saturn credits.pdf
[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Willy Wombat/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

WillyWombat Saturn JP Flyer.pdf

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Flyer
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-23: "1997-23 (1997-07-11)" (1997-06-27)
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Physical scans

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Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[11]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-J
85
[12]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
62
[13]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[14]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[15]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
81
[16]
Sega Saturn
69
Based on
6 reviews

Willy Wombat

Saturn, JP
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Spinecard
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Disc
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Manual
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Inlay
Saturn, KR

Technical information

Main article: Willy Wombat/Technical information.

External links

References


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