WarioWare

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WarioWare
Wario ware logo.svg
Original title メ イ ド イ ン ワ リ オ
transcription meido in wario
developer Nintendo R&D1
Publisher JapanJapan Nintendo
First title WarioWare, Inc .: Minigame Mania (2003)
Last title WarioWare Gold (2018)
Platform (s) Game Boy Advance , GameCube , Wii , Nintendo DS , Wii U , Nintendo 3DS
Genre (s) Skill game
Japanese prototype by WarioWare: Twisted for Game Boy Advance

WarioWare (sometimes also written Wario Ware ; in Japan made in wario , jap.メ イ ド イ ン ワ リ オmeido in wario ) is a video game series, the titles of which summarize numerous games of skill , each with time limits in the seconds range. The first title, Minigame Mania, was released in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance portable console . Background stories about the eponymous Nintendo character Wario as a video game producer embed the individual games. Typical tasks are e.g. B. tickling a (virtual) person or avoiding a rolling object. The DIY part , published in 2009 , contains not only the games collection but also functions that enable you to create your own micro-games without a programming language.

Game mechanics

The game mechanics are mainly based on so-called micro-games . The player has to solve dozen of tasks in a row, each lasting about five seconds. If he does not solve the task within the time limit, one of the four attempts at the beginning will be deducted. Should the player come across a boss mini-game (which has the duration of a normal mini-game ) after a certain amount of microgames and win it, he will be granted an additional try, the limit being four attempts. In between, the speed and difficulty of the tasks increases so that the pressure builds up and the player is forced to be even faster (which is the core of the game, however).

chronology

publication Western title Japanese title platform players'
number 		Age
ratings
JPN : 21.03.2003
EUR : 23.05.2003
US : 26.05.2003
OFF : 06.06.2003
CHN : 23/07/2005
N3DS:
 12/16/2011 		WarioWare, Inc .: Minigame Mania
(In North America: "WarioWare, Inc .: Mega Microgame $!") 		made in wario
(メ イ ド イ ン ワ リ オ) 		Game Boy Advance , Nintendo 3DS in the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program 1- 2 USK : 0
PEGI :
 3+ (GBA)
 7 (N3DS)
ESRB : E
JPN: 10/17/2003
USA: 4/5/2004
EUR: 9/3/2004 		WarioWare, Inc .: Mega Party Game $! atsumare !! made in wario
(あ つ ま れ ！！ メ イ ド イ ン ワ リ オ) 		Nintendo GameCube 1-4 PEGI: 3+
JPN: 10/14/2004
AUS: 05/19/2005
USA: 05/23/2005 		WarioWare: Twisted mawaru made in wario
(ま わ る メ イ ド イ ン ワ リ オ) 		Game Boy Advance 1 USK: 0
JPN: 02/02/2004
USA: 02/14/2005
AUS: 02/24/2005
EUR: 03/11/2005
CHN: 07/23/2005
SKR : 06/14/2007 		WarioWare: Touched! sawaru made in wario
(さ わ る メ イ ド イ ン ワ リ オ) 		Nintendo DS 1 USK: 0
PEGI: 3+
GRB : All
JPN: 02.12.2006
EUR: 12.01.2007
USA: 15.01.2007
AUS: 25.01.2007
SKR: 18.06.2009 		WarioWare: Smooth Moves odoru made in wario
(お ど る メ イ ド イ ン ワ リ オ) 		Wii 1-12 USK: 6
PEGI: 7+
CERO : A
ESRB: E10 +
JPN: 12/24/2008
AUS: 04/02/2009
EUR: 04/03/2009
USA: 04/05/2009
SKR: 04/15/2010 		WarioWare: Snapped! utsusu made in wario
(う つ す メ イ ド イ ン ワ リ オ) 		DSiWare 1-2 USK: 0
PEGI: 3
CERO: A
JPN: 04/29/2009
USA: 03/28/2010
EUR: 04/30/2010
AUS: 05/20/2010 		WarioWare: DIY
(DIY stands for Do It Yourself ) 		made in ore
(メ イ ド イ ン 俺) 		Nintendo DS 1 USK: 0
PEGI: 7
CERO: A
ESRB: E
JPN: 04/29/2009
USA: 03/28/2010
EUR: 04/30/2010
AUS: 05/20/2010 		WarioWare: DIY Showcase asobu made in wario
(あ そ ぶ メ イ ド イ ン 俺) 		WiiWare 1-4 USK: 6
PEGI: 7
CERO: A
JPN: 03/28/2013
USA: 06/23/2013
EUR: 06/28/2013
AUS: 06/29/2013 		Game & Wario Game & Wario
(ゲ ー ム ＆ ワ リ オGēmu & Wario ) 		Wii U 1-5 USK: 6
PEGI: 7
CERO: A
ESRB: E
CB: G
JPN: 07/27/2018
USA: 07/27/2018
EUR: 07/27/2018
AUS: 07/27/2018 		WarioWare Gold WarioWare Gold
(メ イ ド イ ン ワ リ オ ゴ ー ー ジ ャ ス) 		Nintendo 3DS 1-5 USK: 6
PEGI: 7
CERO: A
ESRB: E
CB: G

WarioWare, Inc .: Minigame Mania

WarioWare, Inc .: Minigame Mania is the first game in the WarioWare series. You play through 180 microgames, mostly lasting 5 seconds. When Wario saw on a TV show how successful you can be in the video game industry, he decided to get into it. He buys a laptop of the brand "Wario" (the logo of this computer company is supposed to remind of the "Vaio logo" of the Sony company) and Wario's house promptly becomes the company building of Wario Ware: Inc. Wario is now trying to program a game , but has no ideas and falls asleep. Then he got the idea to let his friends program.

WarioWare, Inc .: Minigame Mania was released on December 16, 2011 in the eShop of the Nintendo 3DS mobile console , where it can be downloaded free of charge for first-time buyers as part of the so-called ambassador program . First-time buyers will be compensated because of the sharp price reduction of the handheld in mid-August 2011 by providing them with 20 NES and GBA games free of charge.

WarioWare: Touched!

The third part of the series, WarioWare: Touched! , like its predecessors, consists of 180 short micro-games that you have to solve using the touchscreen and microphone. For example, you have to help a penguin across the polar sea by arranging ice floes to form a bridge. In the game, certain actions are assigned to a character:

  • Wario: Tap
  • Mona: scratching
  • Jimmy: Scratch
  • Kat & Ana: Painting
  • Ashley: Pull
  • Dr.Crygor: Turning
  • Mike: Blow (microphone)
  • 9 volt & 18 volt: retro games

In addition to the normal game, in which you play the random mini-games of a character, there is also the album mode, in which you can play a certain mini-game, and the toy mode, in which you can use previously unlocked rewards. These rewards can for example be a virtual metronome , a ping-pong game or a parrot that repeats everything after you.

WarioWare: Smooth Moves

The Wii game WarioWare: Smooth Moves consists of more than 200 micro-games, most of which are presented by characters known from its predecessors. Only Penny and Young Cricket have been added . The individual games must first be unlocked in an action mode and can then be selected permanently.

It is controlled via the Wii Remote , which is referred to here as the 'shape wand'. Each task is subordinated to one of a total of 19 forms that specify the movement to be performed. For example, the remote control must be held over the head in the case of "the mohawk" or balanced on the palm of "the waiter". Various Nintendo heroes also appear in the mini-games , including a. Link ( The Legend of Zelda ), the Nintendogs, and a character from Animal Crossing .

WarioWare: Snapped!

The DSiWare game WarioWare: Snapped! consists of 20 micro-games that are all controlled with the Nintendo DSi camera . During the game you only see black outlines of the camera image so that you can control the game. However, the device records the images and at the end provides them with various "funny" effects.

The game is only available from the DSi Shop and costs 500 Nintendo Points (≈5 €) there.

WarioWare: DIY

WarioWare: DIY (Do It Yourself) was released on April 19, 2010 in Europe for Nintendo DS devices . The game contains 90 simple micro-games. The specialty is that you can now create microgames yourself. You can also draw comics (4 pictures) and compose pieces of music (80 4/4 bars). These can be published via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and thus offered to other players for download. With the additionally available WarioWare: DIY Showcase software , the DS software can be connected to a Nintendo Wii .

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References and comments

  1. ↑ Official pages:
  2. ↑ a b FAQ: Nintendo Ambassador Program and Free eShop Games - Nintendo Life (English)
  3. ↑ All GBA ambassador games known: Available from December 16 at 3ds.nintendo-online.de. Retrieved December 15, 2011 .