WayForward Technologies, Inc. is an American independent video game developer and publisher based in Valencia, California. Founded in March 1990 by technology entrepreneur Voldi Way, WayForward started by developing games for consoles such as the Super NES and Genesis, as well as TV games and PC educational software. In 1997, they relaunched their video games arm, placing the company as a contractor for publishers and working on a variety of licensed assets.
The company has created a variety of original game properties such as their flagship Shantae series, including the first title in the series which appeared on the Game Boy Color and was published by Capcom. WayForward Technologies has since worked on games for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita handheld consoles, WiiWare games for Nintendo's Wii and Wii U, Nintendo Switch consoles, games for personal computer, mobile phones, and other licensed titles for PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and Apple Arcade.
WayForward developed the 2012 beat 'em up game Double Dragon Neon, a remake/spinoff of the original Double Dragon, although with a funky 1980s thematic. They also developed the games River City Girls and River City Girls 2, which are spinoffs of the Kunio-kun/River City Ransom series, where characters from the Double Dragon franchise have made numerous appearances.
Double Dragon games developed by WayForward[]
- Double Dragon Neon (2012)
Related games[]
- River City Girls (2019)
- River City Girls 2 (2022)
External links[]
- Official website
- WayForward at Wikipedia - Original version of this article.