Waddle Knight 2: Pantheon Demo (Kirby Fangame)

Waddle Knight 2 is a completely non-profit fangame, and was made entirely for fun, and to show my love for the Kirby series. There will never be any advertisements of any kind on anything related to Waddle Knight 2, and the game will always be free. I will not accept donations for my work on Waddle Knight 2.

Every background, tile, music track, most sound effects, most sprites, characters, and world is owned and created by HAL Laboratory & Nintendo, and I do not claim ownership of these assets.

Please purchase the latest official Kirby games released by HAL Laboratory & Nintendo to support Kirby series. Every sprite in the game is not owned by me, as most were created by HAL Laboratory & Nintendo, while all the sprites that weren't are credited with links in the credits.txt file and at the bottom of the page.

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https://twitter.com/DevWaddle20644
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WARNING: Waddle Knight 2 is a very challenging game that will put your skills to the test! Above all else, Waddle Knight 2 is intended to be played for fun, and isn't intended to make the player angry or frustrated, but the game itself is very hard.

Waddle Knight 2: Pantheon Demo is a demo for the upcoming Kirby fangame, Waddle Knight 2. Fight against 30* challenging bosses and collect over 100 medals in this Hollow Knight-inspired Boss Rush game!

● Boss Rush gameplay, with some of the bosses you defeat granting you ability-unlocking Blue Medals!
● 30* highly detailed, challenging boss battles.
● Gameplay inspired by Hollow Knight, with some mechanics inspired by Cuphead.
● New abilities including Charge Attack, Spear Throw, and Glide!
● 3 new companions, alongside Bronto Burt.
● Flying boss fights where you ride on the back of Bronto Burt, with Shoot 'Em Up gameplay!
● ~100 medals for you to collect by defeating bosses as fast as possible, and taking the least amount of damage possible!
● A few secrets to discover if you collect enough medals...
● Highly difficult, but not intentionally annoying or frustrating boss fights. 
● Controller support and highly recommended.

Credits:

Every background, tile, music track, most sound effects, most sprites, characters, and world is owned and created by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo, and I do not claim ownership of these assets.

Some sound effects and gameplay ideas are taken from Team Cherry's Hollow Knight, and I do not claim ownership of them. Please purchase Team Cherry's Hollow Knight, as it was heavy inspiration for me to create this game.

Some gameplay ideas also taken from Studio MDHR's Cuphead, and I do not claim ownership of them. Please purchase Studio MDHR's Cuphead, as it was heavy inspiration for me to create this game.

Please go check out Kirby Galaxy Gamble Stories and Kirby's Cosmic Clash, as their communities are what gave me motivation to continue working on this game.

Waddle Knight 2 was created using Game Maker Studio 2.

execute_shell_simple extension by YellowAfterLife

Retro Palette Swapper by pixelatedpope

Input by Juju Adams, Alynne Keith, and Friends

TweenGMX by Stephen Loney

Certain effect and attack sprites from Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors by Banpresto.

Certain effect and attack sprites from Mega Man X4 by Capcom.

Title Card by SubSandwich

New Bronto Burt sprites by SubSandwich

Planet Robobot Bronto Burt by Lenox, edited by SubSandwich: https://www.deviantart.com/lenoxmst/art/Planet-Robobot-Bronto-Burt-Sprite-604489271

Marx Soul Compound Eye Sprites by zuperZACH

Bandana Waddle Dee (Kirby Super Star Ultra-Style) by gameboy09: https://www.spriters-resource.com/submitter/gameboy09/

Bandana Waddle Dee by sans6464: https://www.deviantart.com/sans6464/art/Bandana-dee-Sprite-Sheet-By-Sans6464-777520526

Big Bronto Burt by Whispy: https://www.spriters-resource.com/submitter/Whispy/

Return to Dream Land HUD and Planet Robobot Text Box by FieryExplosion based off Nintendo/HAL Laboratory content: https://www.spriters-resource.com/submitter/FieryExplosion/

Kracko (Kirby Super Star Ultra-Style, Expanded) by Modeling Clay: https://www.spriters-resource.com/submitter/Modeling+Clay/

Ice Dragon by Ballad: https://www.spriters-resource.com/submitter/ballad/

Mega Titan and Gobbler sprites ripped from HAL Laboratory and Nintendo's Kirby & The Amazing Mirror by Frario: https://www.spriters-resource.com/submitter/Frario/

Sun sprite by Tatermand: https://opengameart.org/content/space-game-art-pack-extended

Various Custom Kirby Ability and Robobot Suits spritesheets by Bowchers and alexmauricio57: https://www.deviantart.com/bowchersprincipal

Dark Meta Knight sprites by Bowchers and Duncan TheLieutenantSurgeSoulHunter67: https://www.deviantart.com/bowchersprincipal/art/Dark-meta-knight-sprite-sheet-774722527

Elfilin by Kaiyolazr: https://www.spriters-resource.com/custom_edited/kirbycustoms/sheet/177892/

Old Ribbon by Spriter Theo: https://www.spriters-resource.com/custom_edited/kirbycustoms/sheet/192628/

New Ribbon by RedqueenAllison: https://www.deviantart.com/redqueenallison/art/KSSU-Style-Ribbon-Sprite-Sheet-633455303

Spark Kirby by redballbomb: https://www.deviantart.com/redballbomb/art/Spark-Kirby-Recent-moves-866709057

Magolor by Moonja Red/KirbyTukicage https://www.spriters-resource.com/custom_edited/kirbycustoms/sheet/239238/

New Shadow Super Sword sprite edited by SubSandwich

Some sprites and audio for the secret bosses from the following:
Fecto Elfilis sprite by Kriyanceldt-WWTT: https://www.deviantart.com/kriyanceldt-wwtt
Sonic Frontiers by SEGA and Sonic Team
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Salamander ​by Konami
Pizza Tower by Tour De Pizza
ANTONBLAST by Summitsphere
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Arcade) by Capcom
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga by Nintendo & AlphaDream
Spongebob Squarepants Battle For Bikini Bottom GBA by THQ and Vicarious Visions
Mario Pinball Land & Super Metroid by Nintendo
Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer by Big Z Studios Inc. & No More Robots
Super Robot Wars D by Banpresto & Bandai Namco
Altered Beast by SEGA
The Binding of Isaac by Edmund McMillen & Nicalis
Mushroom Kingdom Fusion (sprites based on the Half-Life series by Valve) by Fusion Gameworks
Five Nights at Freddy's series by Scott Cawthon
Dyna Gear by Sammy Corporation
Monster Hunter series by Capcom

Every other sprite in the game is owned and created by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo

Special thanks to zuperZACH and Suit for beta testing.

And a very special thanks to the following:

MegaStrimp (STRIMP)

SubSandwich (SUB)

zuperZACH

ShadowKingSonic (BORB)

MonkeManLuke

Diamond (DIA)

GoraMonk (GORA)

Suit

thejokerdeluxe

Jammy

Shinton

Savi The Gamer

Snevil Grey

BlooBird/TheBlueBeetley

SideLineGames

And everyone else on from Strimp's Kitchen Discord

Keep in mind that I am a solo developer who's been working on these games for 3-4 years now, and that I'll accept any criticism, as long as it isn't blatantly trolling, ignorant, or hateful.

Please go check out the Strimp's Kitchen and Kirby's Cosmic Clash Discord servers, as their communities are what gave me motivation to continue working on this game.

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