Super Widget [Model SNS-WI-USA]

Super Widget [Model SNS-WI-USA] screenshot
33 Years old Nintendo Super NES NTSC cart. Atlus Soft., Inc. [CA, USA]

Super Widget © 1993 Atlus Software.

Super Widget is a whimsical action-platformer. Based on the popular animated television series Widget the Watchdog, the game casts players as the shape-shifting, purple alien protagonist Widget as he travels across strange planets and environments, utilizing his unique ability to transform into different costumes (such as a rock-climbing creature, a swimmer, or an armed combatant) to overcome hazardous obstacles and defeat quirky extraterrestrial bosses.

TECHNICAL

GAME ID: SNS-WI-USA

TRIVIA

Released in September 1993 in North America.

Shape-Shifting Mechanic:
True to the source material, the core gameplay revolves around collecting energy items to instantly transform Widget into specialized suits, granting him unique offensive and navigational abilities essential for stage exploration.

Atlus's Early Console Portfolio:
Before dominating the role-playing genre worldwide with the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona franchises, Atlus actively published and developed charming licensed platformers and arcade ports during the early 16-bit era.

SOURCES
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ROM dump (MAME).