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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ウィリーウォンバット) is a top-down action game for the [[Sega Saturn]].
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ウィリーウォンバット) is a [[Sega Saturn]] action adventure game developed by [[Westone]]{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Westone_Bit_Entertainment}} and published by [[Hudson Soft]] exclusively in Japan in June 1997.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200320230533/https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html}}
  
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''Willy Wombat'''s existence forced development team, 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 [[Sony PlayStation]] during the mid-to-late 90s, ''Willy Wombat'' saw a much more muted response, remaining exclusive to Japanese Saturns.
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===Legacy===
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''Willy Wombat'''s existence forced development team, [[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.
  
 
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*'''Mastering team:''' Shota Takahashi, Choshi Nakagawa, Tetsuya Komatsu
 
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*'''Mastering Adviser:''' Hiroyuki Ohta, Jun Kanda, Riko Asuwa
 
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*'''Special Thanks:''' {{rolloverText|松岡 超|Wataru Matsuoka}} ({{rolloverText|大沢事務所|Oosawa Jimusyo}}), [[Rieko Sumi]], Katsuo Saito, Tsuyoshi Murakami
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*'''Special Thanks:''' {{rolloverText|松岡 超|Wataru Matsuoka}} ({{rolloverText|大沢事務所|Oosawa Jimusyo}}), [[Rieko Sumi]], [[Katsuo Saito]], Tsuyoshi Murakami
 
*'''W.W.W.team & AQV SYSTEM'''
 
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*'''Produce:''' Norihito Miyamoto
 
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*'''Presented by:''' [[Hudson Soft]]
 
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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]

History

Legacy

Willy Wombat's existence forced development team, 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
    • Willy: Tom West
    • Notes: Jason Russel
    • Mail: Deidre Merrell-Ikeda
    • Tagdor: Jeff Manning
    • Java: Dennis Falt
    • Canvas: Lynn Harris
  • 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
[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Willy Wombat/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

WillyWombat Saturn JP Flyer.pdf

PDF
Flyer
WillyWombat Saturn JP Flyer.pdf
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-23: "1997-23 (1997-07-11)" (1997-06-27)
Logo-pdf.svg
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Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1997-09: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1997-11: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

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Publication Score Source
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0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[10]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-J
85
[11]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
62
[12]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[13]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[14]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
81
[15]
Sega Saturn
 69
Based on
6 reviews

Willy Wombat

Saturn, JP
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Cover
WillyWombat Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
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Disc
WillyWombat Saturn JP Manual.pdf
Manual
WillyWombat Saturn JP Inlay.jpg
Inlay
Saturn, KR

Technical information

Main article: Willy Wombat/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
501,171,216 1997-04-30 CD-ROM (JP) T-14306G V1.000

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Westone_Bit_Entertainment
  2. ↑ [WillyWombat Saturn JP Box Back.jpg WillyWombat Saturn JP Box Back.jpg]
  3. ↑ https://tcrf.net/Willy_Wombat (Wayback Machine: 2023-09-11 06:50)
  4. ↑ File:WillyWombat Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
  6. ↑ File:WillyWombat Saturn JP Flyer.pdf, page 2
  7. ↑ File:Willy Wombat Saturn credits.pdf
  8. ↑ Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 6
  9. ↑ Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 16
  10. ↑ Famitsu, "1997-07-04" (JP; 1997-06-20), page 1
  11. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 42
  12. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 12" (JP; 1997-06-xx), page 181
  13. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 16" (JP; 1997-08-xx), page 90
  14. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-22 (1997-07-04)" (JP; 1997-06-20), page 176
  15. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13


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