Konami Wai Wai World
Konami Wai Wai World is a 1988 platformer video game developed and published by Konami for the Family Computer. Released only in Japan, the name, "wai wai" is a Japanese onomatopoeia expressing a noisy or boisterous atmosphere. The game starred a variety of characters pulled from other Konami games and franchises of the time. A sequel, Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Parsley Jō, was released for the Famicom in 1991.
Gameplay
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, 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 level.
- Michael "Mikey" Walsh: The lead character in The Goonies film and the Famicom games, The Goonies 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. 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.
Other characters
- Dr. Cinnamon: Scientist from the TwinBee series, helps the characters throughout the game.
- Saimon: Dr. Cinnamon's brother who brings defeated characters back to life.
- Pentarou: Penguin from the Parodius series, transports the player to one of the six main levels.
- Hanako: Penguin from the Parodius series, replacing Pentarou.