Widget (NES)
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Widget is a game based on the 80's cartoon show. In this game, you play as Widget the world watcher, a purple alien who's purpose is to protect all the planets from evildoers. In the game, Widget's elders (who can't ever say his name right!) tell him that the earth and other planets are being attacked by Mega Slank, Bizarre Brain, Dr. Dante, Flim Flam and Ratchet, and that Widget is their only hope to stop them. The game plays as a sidescroller like Mario. However, this game plays differently than your typical sidescroller; Widget will need to transform into different animals in order to progress through the game. He can turn into Cannon Widget, Mouse Widget, Rock-Man Widget, Bird-Man Widget, or Dolphin Widget. Each of these transformations take up magic points that you can collect throughout the stage. You can ask your accomplice Mega Brain for advice if you need some tips. You can also use him to leave the level. Overall, the game can be very difficult, and sometimes there's nearly impassible jumps that you need to cross. Also, if an enemy hits you, Widget will fly back, which can result in a death. Overall, this was a great but difficult game for its time. The game has great graphics, music, and controls. Widget doesn't slip and slide when you stop him; instead, he will stop as soon as you stop pressing the D-pad.
This was the only game Graphic Research developed that was released in the USA. They did develop Secret Ties to be released in the USA, but the game never was released.
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Music
The music is where the game really shines. Each song has an upbeat, action-packed song. The Graphic Research sound team even made a brilliant 8 bit remix of the Widget theme.
According to Fumito Tamayama, Shinji Tachikawa composed all the music and him, Yoko Suzuki, and a composer who he forgets her name (Thinp.Uchibori) programmed the music into the game. He also said that the NES sound driver Graphic Research made was by him and Yasuyuki Hamada. Fumito said that he composed the music as a MIDI file using a YM2203 to play back the MIDI files. The Graphic Research team then programmed the music in Music Macro Language on an MS-DOS machine.
Recording
Credits
- Ripper: Gil Galad
- Recorder: Doommaster1994
- Game Credits:
- Music Composer Shinji Tachikawa credited as S.Tachikawa
- Music Composer Fumito Tamayama credited as F.Tamayama
- Music Composer Thinp.Uchibori
- Music Composer Yoko Kawashima credited as Y.Suzuki
- Uncredited Sound Driver: Yasuyuki Hamada
The credits are displayed after beating the game. The aliases have been identified through the credits of other games, though we have received verification from Fumito Tamayama of his involvement. According to Tamayama, Shinji Tachikawa composed all of the music, and the rest of the sound team were responsible for arrangements and sound effects. We have also received verification from Tamayama that he and Yasuyuki Hamada programmed the company's sound driver.
Tamayama said he could not remember the identity of Thinp.Uchibori, and the only other game she was credited in was Xerd no Densetsu (GB), a Japan-only release.
Game Rip
Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
Audio Devices
The game uses the 2A03 and Fumito Tamayama's version of the Graphic Research NES sound driver. The game does not use the DPCM channel.
Releases
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- Games Released In 1992
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- Games By Thinp.Uchibori
- Games By Yoko Kawashima
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- Games That Use NSF
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- Games Published By Atlus
- Needed Song Descriptions
