{"id":122993,"date":"2022-03-18T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-129026"},"modified":"2022-03-18T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T15:15:00","slug":"side-scrolling-beat-em-up-wonder-momo-is-the-next-arcade-archives-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/03\/18\/side-scrolling-beat-em-up-wonder-momo-is-the-next-arcade-archives-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Side-Scrolling Beat &#8216;Em Up &#8216;Wonder Momo&#8217; Is The Next Arcade Archives Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/26b792c6aba41\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/26b792c6aba41\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Wonder Momo Turbografx 16 Front Cover\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/26b792c6aba41\/wonder-momo-turbografx-16-front-cover.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/26b792c6aba41\/wonder-momo-turbografx-16-front-cover.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"498\" alt=\"Wonder Momo Turbografx 16 Front Cover\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em>Image: Bandai Namco<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Namco&#8217;s beat &#8217;em up parody of <strong>Ultraman<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/tg16\/wonder_momo\">Wonder Momo<\/a>, is the next game coming to the Arcade Archives series on Switch, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ohfivepro\/status\/1504500853767655424\">@ohfivepro<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>First released in 1987 in Japanese arcades at a time when female protagonists were uncommon, Wonder Momo got a faithful PC-Engine port two years later. The game stars a young girl who is playing the character of &#8216;Momo&#8217;, a schoolgirl who acquires superpowers, in a stage play. She becomes Wonder Momo when she builds up her Wonder meter with kicks and can transform into the titular hero by spinning around.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The next Arcade Archives release for Namco on March 31st will be 1987s Wonder Momo. A 2D action game where your average girl about town just happens to be a pop star and a super hero too<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%82%B9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30a2\u30fc\u30b1\u30fc\u30c9\u30a2\u30fc\u30ab\u30a4\u30d6\u30b9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NUkMOEMPp0\">pic.twitter.com\/NUkMOEMPp0<\/a><\/span>\u2014 ohfivepro (@ohfivepro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ohfivepro\/status\/1504500853767655424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We haven&#8217;t seen much of Wonder Momo since, though she did get her own internet comic strip and anime mini-series in 2012 and 2014 respectively. A direct sequel in 1993 was cancelled, and WayForward brought an Android and Mac game came out in 2014, which was delisted a year later.<\/p>\n<p>Some fans might remember a few little cameos in a few Bandai Namco RPGs, though; she appears as a Magnus card in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/baten_kaitos_eternal_wings_and_the_lost_ocean\">Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean<\/a> (which takes 80 hours of playtime to acquire), and Anise Tatlin from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/tales_of_the_abyss\">Tales of the Abyss<\/a> has a doll styled after her.<\/p>\n<p>Wonder Momo launches on 31st March on the Switch eShop. Will you be picking it up? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"QMwTcRM476s\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Bandai Namco Namco&#8217;s beat &#8217;em up parody of Ultraman, Wonder Momo, is the next game coming to the Arcade Archives series on Switch, according to @ohfivepro on Twitter. First released in 1987 in Japanese arcades at a time when female protagonists were uncommon, Wonder Momo got a faithful PC-Engine port two years later. 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