DreamMix TV World Fighters



The DreamMix TV: World Fighters video game was a joint production between Hudson Soft, Konami, and Takara, utilizing characters from all three companies. Available only for the GameCube and Playstation 2 platforms in Japan, it was a fighting game in the style of Nintendo's Super Smash Brothers, allowing several people to chaotically battle at once.

The game included 11 normal fighters and 6 additional hidden characters, with two Transformers amongst the total 17.

Story Summary
DreamMix TV is a (Japanese?) television station which broadcasts a weekly sports entertainment program called World Fighters. In order to improve the show's ratings, a variety of famous people from different walks of life were invited onto the show, in the hopes the fights between them would draw more impressive ratings.

Despite this unusual plan, a number of people accepted... and the battles were begun!

Hudson Soft characters



 * Bimbougami (Momotarō Dentetsu franchise, hidden character)
 * Bimbougami is not really a villain, but every time he tries to help someone, he screws it up... and he never knows when to quit, so he keeps causing trouble.


 * He attacks with his giant die, which causes different bad things to happen to his foes depending on the outcome of its roll. A certain roll will turn Bimbougami himself into Mini-Bombi, which greatly reduces his own offensive power. His best roll turns him into King Bombi, which induces all four of the negative effects of his die to all his opponents at once. He can also attack with his flatulence.


 * Bomberman (Bomberman franchise)
 * Bomberman is an alien from the planet Bomber who opposes evil in all its forms. He may or may not have been a robot once. He attacks, naturally enough, with a variety of explosives.


 * Hugo/Yugo Ogami (Bloody Roar franchise)
 * Hugo is a young Japanese man who can transform himself into a half-human/half-wolf form. He fights bare-handed, likes steak and hates wasabi.


 * Manjimaru (Tengai Makyou / Far East of Eden franchise, hidden character)
 * Manjimaru is a sword-wielding hero from the feudalistic country of Jipang. He has the power to channel flame and lightning attacks from his sword.


 * Master Higgins/Meijin Takahashi (Adventure Island franchise)
 * Besides frequently saving his girlfriend from monsters, Master Higgins is a famous video game expert. It is said he can press a "fire" button 16 times a second. He typically wields an ax and a spear.


 * Momotarō (Momotarō Dentetsu franchise)
 * Momotarō is heroic, courageous and friendly. He wields a small sword (just the right size for him!) and can summon various animals to aid him in battle. A dog can appear with him when he's on the ground, a monkey can appear with him while he is dangling from a platform, and a pheasant can appear with him when he's in the air. Also, the monkey throws persimmons.

Konami Characters



 * Moai (Gradius franchise, hidden character)
 * Moai is a sentient Easter Island head who is sometimes an enemy, but is purportedly lovable. He fires ion rings from his mouth.


 * Power Pro-kun (Jikkyou Powerful Pro franchise)
 * Power Pro-kun is a superdeformed baseball player. However, he attacks with a metal fan instead of a bat. He appears to have the ability to throw his own head.


 * Simon Belmont (Castlevania franchise)
 * The hero who prevented Count Dracula's resurrection in 1961, Simon Belmont is a legendary monster hunter. He attacks with a whip and by throwing gigantic crosses at people.


 * Solid Snake (Metal Gear franchise, hidden character)
 * Snake is the ultimate one-man commando. Well, one of them. He carries C4 explosives with him at all times, which he can explode by remote control. He is not afraid to place the C4 directly onto his opponents.


 * Twinbee (Twinbee franchise)
 * Twinbee is a living anthropomorphic spaceship. He and Annamon (the boy he is currently piloted by, and partnered with) come from the alien world Soltias (so-ru-ti-a-su, ソルティアス), where everything is sentient. Twinbee normally fights with his fists, but he can summon a special bell which is randomly one of four colors - each color producing a different effect in battle.

Takara characters



 * Aska (Cool Girl / Cy Girls franchise, hidden character)
 * Aska is a stealthy, mysterious female ninja. She wields a sword and can cast flame from it.


 * Licca Kayama (Licca-chan franchise)
 * Licca Kayama is a bright, energetic fifth grader. She is half-French and half-Japanese. Her attacks largely consist of her slapping opponents while performing pirouettes. However, she is also able to utilize the "Licca Turn" technique, which allows her to drain the life from opponents into herself. Licca can also perform this move while holding an opponent, thereby hugging the life out of them.


 * The Licca-chan line of fashion dolls began in 1967, and is one of Takara's longest-running and most successful franchises.


 * Megatron (Transformers franchise, secret character)
 * Megatron is the leader of the Decepticons. He fights hand-to-hand in robot mode, but he can transform into a hovering pistol. From there, he can either fire bullets that ricochet around a battle arena or a single laser blast.


 * Microman (Microman franchise)
 * The Micromen are 10cm aliens from the planet Micro Earth. This Microman is M121 Mason, a scientist who researches natural phenomenon. He appears to have a variety of energy-related abilities, producing energy spheres and an energy shield in battle. Mason is also equipped with a jetpack and wields a blaster of variable strength. Finally, he can summon the Robotman during battle, a giant robot (naturally enough) which he rides in the chest of.


 * Optimus Prime/Convoy (Transformers franchise)
 * Like you need to know more about Optimus Prime? He's the leader of the Autobots. Besides attacking with his fists, he can ram people in his truck mode, or sideswipe them with his trailer.


 * Tyson Granger/Takao Kinomiya (Beyblade franchise)
 * Tyson is a 12/13-year-old Japanese boy who lives with his grandfather and loves battling with spinning tops called Beyblades. After removing a piece of his family's heirloom samurai sword and putting it into his Beylade, he became able to summon Dragoon, an energy creature known as a Bit Beast.


 * Although Tyson is unarmed in battle, he can whip out his Beyblade spinner at a momenent's notice to launch a top into action. The top then explodes to reveal Dragoon and becomes a massive energy tornado, the Evolution Storm.

Other Characters



 * Haruna (DreamMix TV original character)
 * Haruna is the announcer for the World Fighters show and the assistant/co-anchor to Mister Meanie. She comments on the in-progress fights and has a bullhorn shaped like a duck.


 * God knows why.




 * Hige Hige Bandits (Bomberman franchise)
 * The Hige Hige Bandits are Mr. Meanie's robotic assistants. They aren't especially competent, but are numerous.




 * Mister Meanie/Mujo (Bomberman franchise)
 * Mister Meanie is the station owner and the final opponent on the World Fighters program. He is in charge of the Hige-Hige Bandits and has fought Bomberman in the past.

Trivia



 * Besides appearances by Optimus Prime and Megatron, Devastator is the focus of a stage, the battle taking place on scaffolding surrounding him. While not very interesting on its own, Devastator is in his Generation 2 colors - a version of the toy that Japan did not get.