The History of Waluigi: From Loathed To Loved -- Designing For Appreciation

Designing For is a series which looks at one specific level, character, or idea in gaming and breaks down the central theme to that element to figure out what it's, well, designing for! In this episode, we take a deep dive into the creation, history, and reception of the king of cheaters, Waluigi. We delve into the character's initial frosty reception, how Camelot, Namco, Square, Hudson, and Nintendo themselves stuck with him to flesh him out, how memes and fan works rose Waluigi's star to unbelievable heights, and how we can all come around - ironically or no - on anything with real passion and love behind it.


Please check out Matthew Taranto's works here! Including:

Matthew's illustrated guide to gaming, GAMEMASTER CLASSIFIED featuring the thoughts of Nintendo's original Game Master, Howard Phillips: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

Matthew's rhythm-adventure game, Tadpole Treble Encore, available for Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

Matthew's Youtube channel, @BitFinityGames , including the BitMusical series of gaming-themed original musical animatics!

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0:00 An Intro To Waluigi
2:30 The Creation of Wah
5:15 The Reception of Wah: Why He Was Hated
8:55 Waluigi Endures - Early Spin-Offs
12:54 The King of Spin-Offs - Waluigi Through the 2000's
18:16 Waaaa In The Family
24:03 Happy Birthday, Waluigi - How He's Grown
28:28 Appreciating Waluigi Now
32:07 End of the Waa