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{{Infobox/Company|boxcolor=#00aade

|name=WayForward

|name         = WayForward

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|-|Main=[[File:Wayforward Technologies Logo.png|center|300px]]

  |-|Main     = [[File:Wayforward Technologies Logo.png|center|300px]]<br>Used since 2005

|-|Alternate=[[File:WayForward_Logo_1998.png|center|300px]]

  |-|Alternate = [[File:WayForward_Logo_1998.png|center|300px]]<br>Used until 2005

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|current=Active

|current     = Active

|headquarters=Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA 🇺🇸

|headquarters = Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA 🇺🇸

|founded=March 1990

|founded     = March 1990

|type=Developer

|type         = Developer

|games={{Icon|DTL}} <small>(iOS Port)

|games       = {{Icon|DTL}} <small>(iOS)</small>

|site=[https://wayforward.com/ Present Day Website]

|site         = [https://wayforward.com/ Present Day Website]

}}

}}

'''WayForward Technologies, Inc.''' is an independent video game developer and publisher, best known for the [[wikipedia:Shantae|Shantae]] and [[:wikipedia:Mighty Flip Champs!|Mighty]] franchises. In 2014, they developed a re-release of the first [[Drawn to Life]] for iOS, which was criticized by fans for it's low quality and has since been delisted.

'''WayForward Technologies, Inc.''' is an independent video game developer and publisher, best known for their own [[wikipedia:Shantae|Shantae]] and [[:wikipedia:Mighty Flip Champs!|Mighty]] franchises, as well as licensed titles such as [[:wikipedia:Ducktales: Remastered|Ducktales: Remastered]] and a few handheld [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]] games. In 2014, they developed a port of the first [[Drawn to Life]] for iOS, the first of two entries released under [[505 Games]].

 

WayForward was founded in March 1990 Voldi Way as a spin-off of a previous company specializing in software for metal sheet fabrication. Early on, many of the developers took other jobs in order to support their ambitions for game production, with their game production starting again properly in 1997 as a developer for hire. They teamed up with [[:wikipedia:Capcom|Capcom]] in the early 2000s to distribute their first original title, Shantae, which released in 2002. The game would see critical acclaim, but struggled to find an audience until much later due to being a late [[:wikipedia:Game Boy Color|Game Boy Color]] title.

 

 

 

Right as development on DuckTales: Remastered was coming to a close, WayForward was tasked with bringing the first [[Drawn to Life]] to iOS. This port would be handled by many of the same developers behind another well-received handheld title, [[:wikipedia:Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!|Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!]]; Jeff Luke, a producer on said title as well as the original Drawn to Life game, would sign on as the director. Not much is known about this port's development beyond this, however fans have speculated what could've happened based on the game's build. Rather than being natively ported, the game was instead loaded into a Nintendo DS emulator. This suggests the port's development was rushed, as the drawing mechanics ended up being unresponsive and difficult to navigate with the virtual D-Pad.

 

Drawn to Life would release on iPhone and iPad on May 6th, 2014, to mostly negative reviews. Both fans and critics lambasted the poor optimization, lack of widescreen support, virtual button placements and functions, music being mismatched or missing and general technical issues. The port would receive a few updates following release, including one that allowed controller support, but would eventually be delisted. The exact date of delisting is unknown, however; the App Store's most recent archived page for the game is dated at 2019, suggesting the port remained accessible to download for five years before being taken off the store. The port would be among 505 Mobile's best-selling apps at the time upon release, however this has since been overtaken by more modern mobile releases.

=={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==

=={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==

* [[:wikipedia:Shantae (video game)|Shantae]] (2002)

* [[:wikipedia:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]] (2004)*

* [[:wikipedia:Shantae (video game)|Shantae]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Capcom|Capcom]], 2002)

* [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!|SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!]] (2005)*

* [[:wikipedia:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]] (Published by [[THQ]], 2004, GBA)

* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab|SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab]] (2006)**

* [[:wikipedia:Contra 4|Contra 4]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Konami|Konami]], 2007)

* [[:wikipedia:Shantae: Risky's Revenge|Shantae: Risky's Revenge]] (2010)

* [[:wikipedia:Lit (video game)|LIT]] (Self-Published, 2009)

* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquigglePants|SpongeBob SquigglePants]] (2011)

* [[:wikipedia:Mighty Flip Champs!|Mighty Flip Champs!]] (Self-Published, 2009)

* [[:wikipedia:Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!|Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!]] (2012)

* [[:wikipedia:A Boy and His Blob|A Boy and His Blob]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Majesco Entertainment|Majesco Entertainment]], 2009)

* [[:wikipedia:DuckTales: Remastered|DuckTales: Remastered]] (2013)

* [[:wikipedia:Shantae: Risky's Revenge|Shantae: Risky's Revenge]] (Self-Published, 2010)

* [[Drawn to Life|Drawn to Life (iOS)]] (2014)

* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquigglePants|SpongeBob SquigglePants]] (Published by [[THQ]], 2011)

* [[:wikipedia:River City Girls|River City Girls]] (2019)

* [[:wikipedia:Mighty Switch Force!|Mighty Switch Force!]] (Self-Published, 2011)

* [[:wikipedia:Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp|Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp]] (2023)

* [[:wikipedia:Double Dragon Neon|Double Dragon Neon]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Majesco Entertainment|Majesco Entertainment]], 2012)

* [[:wikipedia:Sigma Star Saga|Sigma Star Saga DX]] (2026)

* [[:wikipedia:DuckTales: Remastered|DuckTales: Remastered]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Capcom|Capcom]], 2013)

* [[Drawn to Life]] (Published by [[505 Games]], 2014, iOS)

* [[:wikipedia:Shantae and the Pirate's Curse|Shantae and the Pirate's Curse]] (Self-Published, 2014)

 

* [[:wikipedia:Shantae and the Seven Sirens|Shantae and the Seven Sirens]] (Self-Published, 2019)

* [[:wikipedia:River City Girls|River City Girls]] (Self-Published, 2019)

* Despite developing [[Drawn to Life]]'s iOS release, the company website did not mention the port whatsoever.

* [[:wikipedia:Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp|Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Nintendo|Nintendo]], 2023)

* Although Drawn to life's iOS release was initially successful at the time, it is unknown whether a mobile re-release of [[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter]] was considered following the first game's release.

* [[:wikipedia:Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution|Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution]] (Self-Published alongside [[Wikipedia:Limited Run Games|Limited Run Games]], 2024)

 

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