DreamMix TV World Fighters



Dream Mix TV World Fighters is, in very few words, what happened when Konami, Hudson Soft, and Takara decided to make a Mascot Fighter game together. Including a very particular roster characters that range from Simon Belmont to Bomberman to OptimusPrime, one can't help to feel that this game is a little bit... weird.

The story is simple yet convincing: There is a TvChannel (called DreamMix TV) that wants to get bigger ratings, so they invite different "celebrities" to participate and compete with each other. Enter the different characters from different companies.

Konami

 * Simon Belmont
 * Twinbee
 * Power Pro-kun
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Hudson Soft

 * White Bomberman
 * Master Higgins
 * Yugo Ügami
 * Momotarō (from Momotarō Densetsu)
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Takara

 * Optimus Prime Generation 1
 * Tyson Granger
 * Microman/bitron and Robotman (a toy, appeared in the Micronauts comic book)
 * Licca-chan (A very popular Japanese doll, think of it as a Japanese Barbie)
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Released in 2003 for the Game Cube and Play Station 2, this game never left Japan, so there is little chance for non-Japanese gamers to play it. In case you are want to see a little demo of the game, go here.

Compare with Konami Krazy Racers, a Racing Crossover of Konami characters. Also contrast with Fighters Megamix, a Sega Crossover fighting game that also has ridiculous characters.

This game features the following tropes:

 * Canon Foreigner - Haruna was not in any of the series, and was invented for this game in particular.
 * Crossover
 * Genki Girl: The female announcer. He quickly gets on the male announcer's nerves and is subject to her clumsiness.
 * Mascot Fighter
 * Massive Multiplayer Crossover
 * Secret Character - there's two per company, adding up a total of six.
 * The Unexpected: Pretty much anyone, but given his particular nature,  is surely strange.
 * Widget Series Let's just say this series is pretty "Japanese game-show"ish.