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 Games acquired the Drawn to Life IP in the second lot of [[THQ|THQ's]] auctioned assets in April 2013, which gave them rights to all assets of the mainline series.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2013/4/22/4254116/drawn-to-life-series-acquired-by-505-games-second-thq-auction/ Drawn to Life series acquired bt 505 Games, Polygon]</ref> The studio the first thing to do with the franchise would be to re-release the games on mobile devices, emulating 5th Cell's earlier attempts with Scribblenauts' transition.
-Right as development on DuckTales: Remastered was coming to a close, WayForward was tasked with bringing the first [[Drawn to Life]] to iOS. This port would be handled by many of the same developers behind another well-received handheld title, [[:wikipedia:Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!|Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!]]; Jeff Luke, a producer on said title as well as the original Drawn to Life game, would sign on as the director. Not much is known about this port's development beyond this, however fans have speculated what could've happened based on the game's build. Rather than being natively ported, the game was instead loaded into a Nintendo DS emulator. This suggests the port's development was rushed, as the drawing mechanics ended up being unresponsive difficult to navigate with the virtual D-Pad.
+Right as development on DuckTales: Remastered was coming to a close, WayForward was tasked with bringing the first [[Drawn to Life]] to iOS. This port would be handled by many of the same developers behind another well-received handheld title, [[:wikipedia:Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!|Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!]]; Jeff Luke, a producer on said title as well as the original Drawn to Life game, would sign on as the director. Not much is known about this port's development beyond this, however fans have speculated what could've happened based on the game's build. Rather than being natively ported, the game was instead loaded into a Nintendo DS emulator. This suggests the port's development was rushed, as the drawing mechanics ended up being unresponsive and difficult to navigate with the virtual D-Pad.
 Drawn to Life would release on iPhone and iPad on May 6th, 2014, to mostly negative reviews. Both fans and critics lambasted the poor optimization, lack of widescreen support, virtual button placements and functions, music being mismatched or missing and general technical issues. The port would receive a few updates following release, including one that allowed controller support, but would eventually be delisted. The exact date of delisting is unknown, however; the App Store's most recent archived page for the game is dated at 2019, suggesting the port remained accessible to download for five years before being taken off the store. The port would be among 505 Mobile's best-selling apps at the time upon release, however this has since been overtaken by more modern mobile releases.

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 =={{IconSVG|Trivia}} Trivia==
 * Despite developing [[Drawn to Life]]'s iOS release, the company website did not mention the port whatsoever.
-* Although Drawn to life's iOS release was initially successful at the time, is unknown whether a mobile re-release of [[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter]] was considered following the first game's release.
+* Although Drawn to life's iOS release was initially successful at the time, it is unknown whether a mobile re-release of [[Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter]] was considered following the first game's release.
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 Right as development on DuckTales: Remastered was coming to a close, WayForward was tasked with bringing the first [[Drawn to Life]] to iOS. This port would be handled by many of the same developers behind another well-received handheld title, [[:wikipedia:Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!|Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!]]; Jeff Luke, a producer on said title as well as the original Drawn to Life game, would sign on as the director. Not much is known about this port's development beyond this, however fans have speculated what could've happened based on the game's build. Rather than being natively ported, the game was instead loaded into a Nintendo DS emulator. This suggests the port's development was rushed, as the drawing mechanics ended up being unresponsive difficult to navigate with the virtual D-Pad.
-Drawn to Life would release on iPhone and iPad on May 6th, 2014, to mostly negative reviews. Both fans and critics lambasted the poor optimization, lack of widescreen support, virtual button placements and functions, music being mismatched or missing and general technical issues. The port would receive a few updates following release, including one that allowed controller support, but would eventually be delisted. The exact date of delisting is unknown, however; the App Store's most recent archived page for the game is dated at 2019, suggesting the port remained accessible to download for five years before being taken off the store.
+Drawn to Life would release on iPhone and iPad on May 6th, 2014, to mostly negative reviews. Both fans and critics lambasted the poor optimization, lack of widescreen support, virtual button placements and functions, music being mismatched or missing and general technical issues. The port would receive a few updates following release, including one that allowed controller support, but would eventually be delisted. The exact date of delisting is unknown, however; the App Store's most recent archived page for the game is dated at 2019, suggesting the port remained accessible to download for five years before being taken off the store. The port would be among 505 Mobile's best-selling apps at the time upon release, however this has since been overtaken by more modern mobile releases.
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 * Despite developing [[Drawn to Life]]'s iOS release, the company website did not mention the port whatsoever.
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 <center><gallery widths="310" captionsize="medium" captiontextcolor="#8e8e8e" bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent" captionalign="center" spacing="small" position="center">
 DTLIOSTHUMB.jpg|The app icon for Drawn to Life's iOS port.
-MobilePage.png|505 Games Mobile's webpage advertising the iOS port of the game.
+MobilePage.png|505 Mobile's webpage advertising the iOS port.
 DTLiTunes2016.png|The iOS port's iTunes page from 2016.
 DTLAppStore2019.png|The iOS port's App Store page from 2019.

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-'''WayForward Technologies, Inc.''' is an independent video game developer and publisher, best known for the [[wikipedia:Shantae|Shantae]] and [[:wikipedia:Mighty Flip Champs!|Mighty]] franchises. In 2014, they developed a port of the first [[Drawn to Life]] for iOS, which was criticized by fans for it's low quality and has since been delisted.
+'''WayForward Technologies, Inc.''' is an independent video game developer and publisher, best known for their own [[wikipedia:Shantae|Shantae]] and [[:wikipedia:Mighty Flip Champs!|Mighty]] franchises, as well as licensed titles such as [[:wikipedia:Ducktales: Remastered|Ducktales: Remastered]] and a few handheld [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]] games. In 2014, they developed a port of the first [[Drawn to Life]] for iOS, the first of two entries released under [[505 Games]].
 =={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==
 * [[:wikipedia:Shantae (video game)|Shantae]] (2002)
-* [[:wikipedia:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]] (2004)
+* [[:wikipedia:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]] (2004)*
-* [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!|SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!]] (2005)
+* [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!|SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!]] (2005)*
 * [[:wikipedia:Shantae: Risky's Revenge|Shantae: Risky's Revenge]] (2010)
 * [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquigglePants|SpongeBob SquigglePants]] (2011)
 * [[Drawn to Life|Drawn to Life (iOS)]] (2014)
 * [[:wikipedia:River City Girls|River City Girls]] (2019)
 * [[:wikipedia:Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp|Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp]] (2023)
 {{ReadMore|WayForward#Games}}
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 <gallery widths="310" captionsize="medium" captiontextcolor="#8e8e8e" bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent" captionalign="center" spacing="small" position="center">
 WayForwardFront.png|The company website's front page.
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-{{Infobox/Company
+{{Infobox/Company|boxcolor=#00aade
   |name         = WayForward
   |image        = <tabber>
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 [[Category:Developers]]

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 {{Infobox/Company
-|name=WayForward
+ |name         = WayForward
-|image=<tabber>
+ |image        = <tabber>
-|-|Main=[[File:Wayforward Technologies Logo.png|center|300px]]<br>Used since 2005
+  |-|Main      = [[File:Wayforward Technologies Logo.png|center|300px]]<br>Used since 2005
-|-|Alternate=[[File:WayForward_Logo_1998.png|center|300px]]<br>Used between 1998 - 2005
+  |-|Alternate = [[File:WayForward_Logo_1998.png|center|300px]]<br>Used until 2005
-</tabber>
+ </tabber>
-|current=Active
+ |current      = Active
-|headquarters=Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA 🇺🇸
+ |headquarters = Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA 🇺🇸
-|founded=March 1990
+ |founded      = March 1990
-|type=Developer
+ |type         = Developer
-|games={{Icon|DTL}} <small>(iOS Port)
+ |games        = {{Icon|DTL}} <small>(iOS)</small>
-|site=[https://wayforward.com/ Present Day Website]
+ |site         = [https://wayforward.com/ Present Day Website]
 }}
-'''WayForward Technologies, Inc.''' is an independent video game developer and publisher, best known for the [[wikipedia:Shantae|Shantae]] and [[:wikipedia:Mighty Flip Champs!|Mighty]] franchises. In 2014, they developed a re-release of the first [[Drawn to Life]] for iOS, which was criticized by fans for it's low quality and has since been delisted.
+'''WayForward Technologies, Inc.''' is an independent video game developer and publisher, best known for the [[wikipedia:Shantae|Shantae]] and [[:wikipedia:Mighty Flip Champs!|Mighty]] franchises. In 2014, they developed a port of the first [[Drawn to Life]] for iOS, which was criticized by fans for it's low quality and has since been delisted.
 =={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==
-* ''FunPack'' (Self-Published), 1992)
+* [[:wikipedia:Shantae (video game)|Shantae]] (2002)
-* [[:wikipedia:Mickey's Ultimate Challenge|Mickey's Ultimate Challenge]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney Interactive Studios|Walt Disney Computer Software]], [[Wikipedia:Hi Tech Expressions|Hi Tech Expressions]] & [[Wikipedia:TecToy|TecToy]] (SMS) in association with [[Wikipedia:The Walt Disney Company|The Walt Disney Company]], 1994)
+* [[:wikipedia:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]] (2004)
-* [[:wikipedia:Shantae (video game)|Shantae]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Capcom|Capcom]], 2002)
+* [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!|SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!]] (2005)
-* [[:wikipedia:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], 2004, GBA)
+* [[:wikipedia:Shantae: Risky's Revenge|Shantae: Risky's Revenge]] (2010)
-* [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!|SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], GBA, 2005)
+* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquigglePants|SpongeBob SquigglePants]] (2011)
-* [[Wikipedia:Tak: The Great Juju Challenge|Tak: The Great Juju Challenge]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], GBA, 2005)
+* [[Drawn to Life|Drawn to Life (iOS)]] (2014)
-* [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab|SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], GBA/DS, 2006)
+* [[:wikipedia:River City Girls|River City Girls]] (2019)
-* [[:wikipedia:Contra 4|Contra 4]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Konami|Konami]], 2007)
+* [[:wikipedia:Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp|Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp]] (2023)
-* [[:wikipedia:Lit (video game)|LIT]] (Self-Published, 2009)
+{{ReadMore|WayForward#Games}}
-* [[:wikipedia:Mighty Flip Champs!|Mighty Flip Champs!]] (Self-Published, 2009)
-* [[:wikipedia:A Boy and His Blob|A Boy and His Blob]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Majesco Entertainment|Majesco Entertainment]], 2009)
+[[Category:Developers]]

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 * [[:wikipedia:Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night|Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night]] (Co-developed by ArtPlay and published by [[505 Games]], 2019)
 * [[:wikipedia:Shantae and the Seven Sirens|Shantae and the Seven Sirens]] (Self-Published, 2019)
-* [[:wikipedia:River City Girls|River City Girls]] (Self-Published, 2019)
+* [[:wikipedia:River City Girls|River City Girls]] (Self-Published in association with [[Wikipedia:Arc System Works|Arc System Works]], 2019)
 * [[:wikipedia:Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp|Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Nintendo|Nintendo]], 2023)
 * [[:wikipedia:Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution|Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution]] (Self-Published alongside [[Wikipedia:Limited Run Games|Limited Run Games]], 2024)

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 =={{Icon|Button}} Notable Games==
 * ''FunPack'' (Self-Published), 1992)
-* [[:wikipedia:Mickey's Ultimate Challenge|Mickey's Ultimate Challenge]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney Interactive Studios|Walt Disney Computer Software]], [[Wikipedia:Hi Tech Expressions|Hi Tech Expressions]] & [[Wikipedia:TecToy|TecToy]] (SMS), 1994)
+* [[:wikipedia:Mickey's Ultimate Challenge|Mickey's Ultimate Challenge]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney Interactive Studios|Walt Disney Computer Software]], [[Wikipedia:Hi Tech Expressions|Hi Tech Expressions]] & [[Wikipedia:TecToy|TecToy]] (SMS) in association with [[Wikipedia:The Walt Disney Company|The Walt Disney Company]], 1994)
 * [[:wikipedia:Shantae (video game)|Shantae]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Capcom|Capcom]], 2002)
-* [[:wikipedia:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]] (Published by [[THQ]], 2004, GBA)
+* [[:wikipedia:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (video game)|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], 2004, GBA)
-* [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!|SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!]] (Published by [[THQ]], GBA, 2005)
+* [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!|SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], GBA, 2005)
-* [[Wikipedia:Tak: The Great Juju Challenge|Tak: The Great Juju Challenge]] (Published by [[THQ]], GBA, 2005)
+* [[Wikipedia:Tak: The Great Juju Challenge|Tak: The Great Juju Challenge]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], GBA, 2005)
-* [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab|SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab]] (Published by [[THQ]], GBA/DS, 2006)
+* [[Wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab|SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], GBA/DS, 2006)
 * [[:wikipedia:Contra 4|Contra 4]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Konami|Konami]], 2007)
 * [[:wikipedia:Lit (video game)|LIT]] (Self-Published, 2009)
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 * [[:wikipedia:A Boy and His Blob|A Boy and His Blob]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Majesco Entertainment|Majesco Entertainment]], 2009)
 * [[:wikipedia:Shantae: Risky's Revenge|Shantae: Risky's Revenge]] (Self-Published, 2010)
-* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquigglePants|SpongeBob SquigglePants]] (Published by [[THQ]], 2011)
+* [[:wikipedia:SpongeBob SquigglePants|SpongeBob SquigglePants]] (Published by [[THQ]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon]], 2011)
 * [[:wikipedia:Mighty Switch Force!|Mighty Switch Force!]] (Self-Published, 2011)
-* [[:wikipedia:Double Dragon Neon|Double Dragon Neon]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Majesco Entertainment|Majesco Entertainment]], 2012)
+* [[:wikipedia:Double Dragon Neon|Double Dragon Neon]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Majesco Entertainment|Majesco Entertainment]] in association with [[Wikipedia:Arc System Works|Arc System Works]], 2012)
-* [[:wikipedia:DuckTales: Remastered|DuckTales: Remastered]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Capcom|Capcom]], 2013)
+* [[:wikipedia:DuckTales: Remastered|DuckTales: Remastered]] (Published by [[Wikipedia:Capcom|Capcom]] in association with [[Wikipedia:The Walt Disney Company|The Walt Disney Company]], 2013)
 * [[Drawn to Life]] (Published by [[505 Games]], 2014, iOS)
 * [[:wikipedia:Shantae and the Pirate's Curse|Shantae and the Pirate's Curse]] (Self-Published, 2014)