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Waka Taka Ōzumō: Brothers Dream Match

1993 video game

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ7960738 ↗
Source-derived summary

Waka Taka Ōzumō: Brothers Dream Match (若貴大相撲 夢の兄弟対決, Waka Taka Ōzumō: Yume no Kyōdai Taiketsu) is a sumo video game developed by Tomcat System and published by Imagineer for the Super Famicom, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1993.

Reception

On release, Famicom Tsūshin scored the game a 20 out of 40.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Waka Taka Ōzumō: Brothers Dream Match” as 1993 video game. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Waka, Taka and Ōzumō.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1993—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1993-11-12. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Waka, Taka and Ōzumō providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7960738. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1993.

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This entry incorporates text from “Waka Taka Ōzumō: Brothers Dream Match” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.