Wait and See!

Wait and See!
Title screen.
Publisher	Dragon Co.
Developer	Dragon Co.
Console	Famicom
Date	1997
Sound engine	Konami
Alternate names/hacks	Nu, pogodi!

Wait and See! is a platform game developed by Dragon Co.. The game has Nu, pogodi! (Ну, погоди!, a famous Russian series of theatrical shorts similar to American series, Tom and Jerry) as an alternate title. However, apart from this and one of the cartridge covers, it has nothing to do with the actual cartoon.

The phrase "Nu, pogodi!" is more closely translated as "Well, Just you wait!" instead of "Wait and see!".

Overview

There are 5 levels in this game. The Bugs Bunny-like protagonist attacks enemies with a whirlwind, much like Taz's attack from Taz-Mania. The only bonuses in the game are carrots, collecting 30 of which can give you an extra life. The player's health consists of 3 hearts, and there is no way to replenish it.

Gallery

Box arts and Cartridges

Possible original cartridge.

Known cartridge. The cover uses characters from Nu, pogodi!.

Screenshots

Title screen.

A cutscene before the start of the level, where a coyote is chasing the main character.

Gameplay.

Trivia

• The title screen theme song partially follows the Looney Tunes opening theme.
• Although the main character picks carrots, the carrot counter in the lower part of the screen is represented by a mushroom.
• There's some hidden text on the game's ROM: "TomSoft Studio. E-mail:tomsoft@ihw.co.cn. Tel:(029)7223482" and "tomsoft-1997". More references to "TomSoft Studio" can be found in other Dragon Co. games.
• In the Game Over screen, the main character spins and falls on the floor under a spotlight before the coyote comes in and swallows him whole before winking at the player. The Game Over screen is very similiar to the one in Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble for Sega Genesis, although Bugs never gets eaten in that game's Game Over screen.