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Waku Waku 7

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

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-06-20^[2]	¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e^[3]	T-1516G
JP (1MB RAM Pack)	1997-06-20^[3]	¥7,800 (8,190)7,800e^[3]	T-1515G

Non-Sega versions

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.

Story

According to legend, collecting all seven of the Waku Waku Balls grants any wish. Seven fighters have obtained one Waku Waku Ball each and now battle for the others.

Gameplay

Character select

Waku Waku 7 is a one-on-one fighting game and spiritual sequel to Galaxy Fight.

Modes

Characters

Note: Move lists assume that the character is facing right. When facing left, and should be reversed.

P	Any punch button
LP	Light punch
HP	Hard punch

K	Any kick button
LK	Light kick
HK	Hard kick

Playable

	Rai (ライ)

	Slash (スラッシュ)

	Tesse (ティセ)

	Politank Z (ポリタンク Z)

	Marurun (まるるん)

	Dandy J (ダンディーJ)

	Arina (アリーナ)

Bosses

The boss characters are playable in the two-player mode.

	Bonus-kun (ボーナスくん)

	Fernandez (フェルナンデス)

Stages

File not defined.

Versions

The Saturn port is often looked on as being a weaker version, as despite requiring an extra 1MB RAM cartridge, it offers more pixelated 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!

Sunsoft

Source:

In-game credits^[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: Waku Waku 7/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in (JP) #1997-11: "1997-11 (1997-04-11)" (1997-03-28)

Print advert in (JP) #1997-13: "1997-13 (1997-04-25)" (1997-04-11)

Print advert in (KR) #1997-08: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

(KR) #1997-09: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)^[5]
(KR) #1997-10: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)^[6]

Print advert in (JP) #1997-22: "1997-22 (1997-07-04)" (1997-06-20)

Print advert in (KR) #1997-11: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

(KR) #1997-12: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)^[7]

Print advert in (KR) #1998-01: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

(KR) #1998-02: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)^[8]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[9]

(JP)

NTSC-J

64

^[10]

(JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[11]

(JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[12]

	65
Based on 4 reviews

Waku Waku 7

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Saturn, JP (1MB RAM Pack)
Cover
Disc Reg Card Note RAM Cart

Saturn, KR

Technical information

Main article: Waku Waku 7/Technical information.

References

Waku Waku 7

Books: (1997)

Demos: Waku Waku 7 Taikenban (1997)

[:File:WakuWaku7_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:WakuWaku7 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200320230533.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fss.2Fsoft_licensee3.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)

[:File:SSM_JP_19970425_1997-13.pdf_p7-3] 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_p-4] File:WakuWaku7 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:GameChamp_KR_1997-09.pdf_p15-5] Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 15

[:File:GameChamp_KR_1997-10.pdf_p5-6] Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 5

[:File:GameChamp_KR_1997-12.pdf_p16-7] Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:GameChamp_KR_1998-02.pdf_p4-8] Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 4

[9] Famitsu, "1997-06-27" (JP; 1997-06-13), page 1

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-12_19970627.pdf_p179-10] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 12" (JP; 1997-06-xx), page 179

[:File:SSM_JP_19970627_1997-21.pdf_p156-11] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-21 (1997-06-27)" (JP; 1997-06-13), page 156

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p14-12] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14

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-The Saturn port is often looked on as being a weaker version, as despite requiring an extra 1MB RAM cartridge, it still offers more pixellated backgrounds and longer loading times than the Neo Geo version.
+==Story==
+According to legend, collecting all seven of the Waku Waku Balls grants any wish. Seven fighters have obtained one Waku Waku Ball each and now battle for the others.
-==Physical Scans==
+==Gameplay==
-===Saturn Version===
+{{ScreenThumb|Waku Waku 7 Saturn, Character Select.png|width=200|Character select}}
+''Waku Waku 7'' is a one-on-one fighting game and spiritual sequel to ''[[Galaxy Fight]]''.
+===Modes===
+===Characters===
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+====Playable====
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+{{InfoFighter
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+| desc=
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+{{InfoFighter
+| name=Dandy J (ダンディーJ)
+| portrait={{sprite | Waku Waku 7 Saturn, Characters.png | crop_width=180 | crop_height=224 | crop_x=720 | crop_y=0}}
+| sprite={{sprite | Waku Waku 7 Saturn, Sprites.png | crop_width=80 | crop_height=128 | crop_x=464 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=
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+{{InfoFighter
+| name=Arina (アリーナ)
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+| desc=
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+}}
+====Bosses====
+The boss characters are playable in the two-player mode.
+{{InfoTable|
+{{InfoFighter
+| name=Bonus-kun (ボーナスくん)
+| portrait={{sprite | Waku Waku 7 Saturn, Characters.png | crop_width=180 | crop_height=224 | crop_x=900 | crop_y=0}}
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+===Stages===
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+}}
+==Versions==
+The [[Saturn]] port is often looked on as being a weaker version, as despite requiring an extra 1MB RAM cartridge, it offers more pixelated backgrounds and longer loading times than the [[Neo Geo]] version.
+==Production credits==
+{{creditstable|
+*'''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!
+:'''[[Sunsoft]]'''
+| source=In-game credits
+| pdf=WakuWaku7 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
+| console=SAT
+}}
+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
+==Promotional material==
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+}}
+==Physical scans==
+{{ratings|SAT}}
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+==Technical information==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{WakuWaku7Omni}}

Difference between revisions of "Waku Waku 7"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 13:48, 6 November 2024

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Modes

Characters

Playable

Bosses

Stages

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References