WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
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| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | |
| Developer | Nintendo |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| System | Game Boy Advance, Virtual Console (3DS, Wii U) |
| Release Date | Game Boy Advance JP March 21, 2003 US May 21, 2003 EU May 23, 2003 3DS Virtual Console December 15/16, 2011 (Ambassador) Wii U Virtual Console JP April 3, 2014 PAL April 10, 2014 |
| Gallery | GH Gallery |
| Rating | ESRB: E |
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! is the first in what would become a spinoff subseries off of the Wario Land games. Instead of treasure hunting, Wario aims to make as any games possible, but each are only five seconds long. The challenge for the player is thus to beat these micro games as they become increasingly faster.
Story[edit]
Wario sees how much money video games are making recently and so starts his own video game company, which is called WarioWare, Inc. Making games isn't easy, so he recruits his various friends from around Diamond City to help make as many games as possible, and a series of bizarre events ensue.
Gameplay[edit]
The primary content of this game consists of series of microgames: super-quick minigames that require split-second timing. The microgames usually require pressing buttons at the right moment, button-mashing or quick moving. Such examples can include guiding a finger into a nose or making Link walk into a cave.
In the game you can play the microgames of all nine developers as you watch their own separate stories unfold. Each developer has a different kind of microgame, and these developers are Jimmy T. (sports and remixes of others' microgames), 9-Volt (microgames based on classic Nintendo games), Mona (strange and bizarre), Dribble and Spitz (sci-fi), Dr. Crygor (reality), Orbulon (IQ games), Kat and Ana (nature-related microgames) and Wario himself (Microgames somehow involving Wario). Each developers' "levels" consist of several rounds of random microgames from their respective inventories.
The game also has unlockable minigames, including two from other games. There is Dr. Wario (a version of Dr. Mario), Sheriff and Fly Swatter (formerly called "Gnat Attack", originally from Mario Paint). These include some two-player minigames.
Legacy[edit]
The Paper Plane mini-game was made available for download on the DSiWare for 200 points. Also available is Bird & Beans, a combination of both of the Pyoro games, also for 200 points
Sequels[edit]
The game was considered a hit and quickly followed up with the Gamecube game WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!. The Gamecube game, however was similar to a port that only added the element of multiplayer.
WarioWare games since then have played off the theme of using some sort of gimmick as the backbone of the game. WarioWare: Twisted! used a tilt sensor, WarioWare: Touched! used the touch screen from the Nintendo DS, and WarioWare: Smooth Moves took advantage of the Wii Controller's multitude of abilities.
Ports and Remakes[edit]
- In 2011, WarioWare was part of the set of Game Boy Advance games that were released for free download on the 3DS to those participating in the Ambassador Program. It never received a normal eShop release for the 3DS, but it was later released for download on the Wii U as part of the Wii U Virtual Console in 2014.
- In February 2023, the game was among the first wave of Game Boy Advance games that were made available on the Nintendo Switch for subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack program.
See Also[edit]
| Titles in the Wario Series |
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| Wario Land - VB - II - 3 - 4- World - Master of Disguise - Shake It! WarioWare - Mega Party Game$! - Touched! - Twisted! - Smooth Moves - Snapped! - D.I.Y. (Showcase) Game & Wario - WarioWare Gold - Get It Together! - Move It! |