WayForward’s Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, just recently surpassing the $300,000 mark on its KickStarter campaign, seems more marvelous now more than ever thanks to the revelation of Mega Man developer Inti Creates working with WayForward to develop the game.

Inti Creates, once the studio behind a number of Mega Man games, is currently developing Mighty No. 9, another game being funding by KickStarter. According to WayForward’s Shantae KickStarter campaign, Inti Creates has not only offered a helping hand for Half-Genie Hero, but was also hired for Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse.

With both Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and Mighty No. 9 seemingly within reach of ultimate success, its no wonder that the brains behind both games share the same sources. Inti Creates, according to WayForward, has developed \”key artwork, concepts, and character illustrations for the Shantae series.\”

The collaboration between these two developers has been successful so far, with Keiji Inafune being a massive inspiration for the WayForward team. Over at the reveal page, you\’ll find more Shantae artwork from the Inti Creates team.