Webfoot Technologies
Encyclopedia
Webfoot Technologies is a developer of personal computer game
s and video games for varied platforms. Titles released include "Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals
" and "Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku" for the Nintendo
Game Boy Advance
.
Webfoot is probably best known for its series of Dragonball Z games for the Nintendo
Game Boy Advance
which were published by Atari
. This includes the best selling Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku series of RPG games for the Game Boy Advance
. Recently, the firm has created other games based on popular licenses including My Little Pony
, American Girl
, Tonka
, Hello Kitty
, Fear Factor
, and Phil Mickelson
Golf.
The firm was founded during the early days of the internet by Dana Dominiak and Pascal Pochol. The original catalog of titles included mostly DOS
-based games, but they later expanded to Microsoft Windows
software and eventually Apple Macintosh, Palm Pilot, Windows Mobile
(Pocket PC
), and console platforms including the Nintendo
Game Boy Advance
and Nintendo DS
. Webfoot's earliest Windows title was probably the cult classic
"DROD: Deadly Rooms of Death" programmed by Erik Hermansen. Several of Webfoot's budget products became popular in the late 1990's with best-sellers such as 3D Frog Frenzy
, 3D Pinball Express, Super Huey III, and Mahjong Ultimate.
Webfoot was named in the early 1990's, several years before the World Wide Web
became popular. Therefore in the early days, the name was original and humorous, even though now by coincidence the name is no longer original.
Published PC Windows games=
Mobile games=
Personal computer game
A PC game, also known as a computer game, is a video game played on a personal computer, rather than on a video game console or arcade machine...
s and video games for varied platforms. Titles released include "Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals
Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals
Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals is the first Hello Kitty game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. Unlike the other Hello Kitty games which are usually aimed at very young children, this game is more like a Sims-style game targeting an older audience as well.The goal of the game is for Hello Kitty to...
" and "Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku" for the Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
.
Webfoot is probably best known for its series of Dragonball Z games for the Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
which were published by Atari
Atari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...
. This includes the best selling Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku series of RPG games for the Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
. Recently, the firm has created other games based on popular licenses including My Little Pony
My Little Pony
My Little Pony is a brand of toy ponies marketed primarily to girls produced by the toy manufacturer Hasbro. These ponies can be identified by their colorful bodies and manes and a unique symbol on one or both sides of their flanks...
, American Girl
American Girl
American Girl is a line of dolls, books, and accessories.American Girl may also refer to:* American Girl , a magazine published by the American Girl company* American Girl , a 2002 American film...
, Tonka
Tonka
Tonka is an American toy company most known for its signature toy trucks and construction equipment.-History:On September 18, 1946 Mound Metalcraft was created in Mound, Minnesota with three men as partners, Lynn Everett Baker , Avery F. Crounse, and Alvin F. Tesch. The first products produced by...
, Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty
is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio, first designed by Yuko Shimizu. She is portrayed as a female white Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow. The character's first appearance on an item, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in Japan in 1974 and brought to the United States...
, Fear Factor
Fear Factor
Fear Factor is an American stunt/dare reality game show. The original Dutch version was called Now or Neverland. When Endemol USA and NBC adapted it to the American market in 2001, they changed the name to Fear Factor. The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of stunts for a...
, and Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed...
Golf.
The firm was founded during the early days of the internet by Dana Dominiak and Pascal Pochol. The original catalog of titles included mostly DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
-based games, but they later expanded to Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
software and eventually Apple Macintosh, Palm Pilot, Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
(Pocket PC
Pocket PC
A Pocket PC is also known by Microsoft as a 'Windows Mobile Classic device'. It is a hardware specification for a handheld-sized computer, personal digital assistant , that runs the Microsoft 'Windows Mobile Classic' operating system...
), and console platforms including the Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
and Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
. Webfoot's earliest Windows title was probably the cult classic
Cult Classic
Cult Classic is a Blue Öyster Cult studio recording released in 1994, containing remakes of many of the band's previous hits.-Track listing:# " The Reaper" - 5:05# "E.T.I...
"DROD: Deadly Rooms of Death" programmed by Erik Hermansen. Several of Webfoot's budget products became popular in the late 1990's with best-sellers such as 3D Frog Frenzy
3D Frog Frenzy
3D Frog Frenzy is a computer game released by Webfoot Technologies in the 1990s. With gameplay similar to Frogger, players control Froggy as he crosses rivers and streets. Players must be careful though, as there are cars in the street and Froggy is the only frog in the world who doesn't know how...
, 3D Pinball Express, Super Huey III, and Mahjong Ultimate.
Webfoot was named in the early 1990's, several years before the World Wide Web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
became popular. Therefore in the early days, the name was original and humorous, even though now by coincidence the name is no longer original.
Console games
- You Don't Know Jack! for Nintendo DS
- Scripp's Spelling Bee for Nintendo DS
- Fancy Nancy: Tea Party Time for Nintendo DS
- Dream Day Wedding for Nintendo DS
- The Biggest LoserThe Biggest LoserThe Biggest Loser is an American reality game show that debuted on NBC October 19, 2004. The show features obese people competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight....
for Nintendo DS - Fabulous Finds for Nintendo DS
- Mahjong: Ancient China Adventure for Nintendo DS
- Mahjong Party for Wii
- American Girl: Kit Mystery Challenge for Nintendo DS
- American Girl: Julie Finds a Way for Nintendo DS
- Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku for Game Boy Advance
- Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II for Game Boy Advance
- Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury for Game Boy Advance
- Dragon Ball GT: TransformationDragon Ball GT: TransformationDragon Ball GT: Transformation is a side-scroller beat 'em up video game developed by Webfoot Games for the Game Boy Advance. The story takes place during the "Lost Episodes" and "Baby" story arcs of the anime Dragon Ball GT. Despite the fact that the gameplay has changed since the Legacy of Goku...
for Game Boy Advance - Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu for Game Boy Advance
- Dragon Ball Z Legacy of Goku I and II: 2 Games In 1 for Game Boy Advance
- Dragon Ball Z Buu's Fury and Dragon Ball GT Transformations Dual Pack for Game Boy Advance
- Hello Kitty: Happy Party PalsHello Kitty: Happy Party PalsHello Kitty: Happy Party Pals is the first Hello Kitty game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. Unlike the other Hello Kitty games which are usually aimed at very young children, this game is more like a Sims-style game targeting an older audience as well.The goal of the game is for Hello Kitty to...
for Game Boy Advance - Homies Rollerz for Nintendo DS
- My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow for Game Boy Advance
- My Little Pony: Pinkie Pie's PartyMy Little Pony: Pinkie Pie's PartyMy Little Pony: Pinkie Pie's Party is a computer game published in 2007 by Hasbro based on the My Little Pony franchise. In the game the player has to track down Pinkie Pie's presents while solving puzzles....
for Nintendo DS - Texas Hold'em Poker Pack for Nintendo DS
- Tonka on the Job for Game Boy Advance
Published PC Windows games=
- BluppoBluppoBluppo is a scrolling tile-based computer puzzle game developed in 1996 for MS-DOS PCs by Matija Tomaskovic and Bruno Babic. The game was published by Webfoot Technologies. Bluppo is a clone of Boulder Dash, and offers more features, including new gameplay ideas combined with improved graphics and...
- Crystalize
- Crystalize II
- Deadly Rooms of DeathDeadly Rooms of DeathDeadly Rooms of Death is a computer puzzle game. It was created by Erik Hermansen in 1997 and has been regularly extended since then...
- Forbidden Forest IIIForbidden Forest (video game)Forbidden Forest is a game designed by Paul Norman, published by Cosmi Corporation in 1983 for the Commodore 64 and Atari home computers.-Summary:In this game the player controls an archer, armed with a bow and a limit of four quivers of arrows per level...
Windows/Cosmi - Frog Frenzy Windows/Cosmi
- Missile Madness
- Kar RacingKar RacingKar Racing is 3D racing game made by Webfoot Technologies and published by Cosmi Corporation in 2003. The game consists of five tracks and they are Spain, France, Italy, Alaska, and USA. There are also ten cars with different handling characteristics....
- King's CollectionWindows/Valusoft
- My Little Pony: Crystal Princess Runaway Rainbow for Windows/THQ
- Super Huey III Windows/Cosmi
- Texas Hold'em High Stakes Poker for Windows/THQ
- Pinball Master II
- Tonka On The Job for Windows/THQ
- Safari Kongo
- 3D Maze Man
- 3D Bug Attack
Mobile games=
- Fear Factor: Delirium for mobile phone
- Phil Mickelson Mobile Golf for mobile phone
- Mazetrix for Apple iPhone
External links
- Legacy of Goku II Q & A (interview)
- Legacy of Goku Interview (FUNimation interview)
- Webfoot Technologies profile on MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...