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Waku Waku 7

TitleWaku Waku 7
First release1996
DevelopersSun Corporation, Sunsoft
PublisherSNK
PlatformsArcade, Neo Geo, SNES / Super Famicom
Genrefighting game
Players1–2 players
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
Arcade: 1996-11-21
Neo Geo: 1996-12-27
Wikidata IDQ1108679

Waku Waku 7 is a 2D fighting game in which players can choose from seven characters, each possessing one of the Waku Waku balls. Each character has a super meter that can be increased rapidly by successfully attacking opponents, but will also steadily increase even if the character isn't doing anything. Once filled up to level one the meter can be used in one of several ways. The characters each have several unique special moves activated with a joystick motion and one punch or kick button. By pressing both punch or kick buttons instead of just one players can unleash an enhanced version of the special attack that does more damage, but also uses up one level of the super meter. Players can also use two different types of desperation moves, both of which drain one level of the meter. The first type does moderate damage, but is executed reasonably fast. The second type does enormous damage, but has a charge time of several seconds during which they can be hit out of the desperation.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1108679) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (10486) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (26890) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (wakuwak7) · last updated 2026-10-06 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetwakuwak7
Title at ADBWaku Waku 7
ManufacturerSunsoft
Year1996
GenreFighter / Versus
Players2
MAME driver statusGOOD
Waku Waku 7 – Flyer
Flyer
Waku Waku 7 – Marquee
Marquee
Waku Waku 7 – Cabinet
Cabinet
Waku Waku 7 – Title
Title
Waku Waku 7 – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Sunsoft); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-06 05:14 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © SNK · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
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