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{{minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:Slap Jack!.png]]
|image=[[File:Slap Jack!.png]]
|appeared_in=''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]
|appears_in=''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]
|type=[[Kat and Ana]]
|type=[[Kat & Ana]]
|intro = ''Slap!''
|intro=''Slap!''
|info=''"I may be a giant, but that doesn't mean Jack can steal from me. I'm gonna slap him right out of the sky."''
|info="''I may be a giant, but that doesn't mean Jack can steal from me. I'm gonna slap him right out of the sky.''"
|controls={{Button|gba|A}} – Swat
|controls={{Button|gba|A}} – Swat
|clear=15
|clear=15
}}
}}
'''Slap Jack!''' is one of [[Kat and Ana]]'s [[microgame]]s in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''. It is based on the fairy tale, "[[wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]". In the Japanese version, this microgame is instead based on the story ''[[wikipedia:Journey to the West|Journey to the West]]''.
'''Slap Jack!''' is one of [[Kat & Ana]]'s [[microgame]]s in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''. It is based on the fairy tale, "{{wp|Jack and the Beanstalk}}". The name of the microgame is a pun on the card game "{{wp|slapjack}}". In the Japanese version, this microgame is instead based on the Chinese novel ''{{wp|Journey to the West}}'', specifically the ending of the first act, in which {{wp|Gautama Buddha|Buddha}} defeats the unruly {{wp|Monkey King|Sun Wukong}} by giving him the impossible challenge of escaping his omnipresence.
 
The name of the microgame is a portmanteau of the words "slap" and "flapjack", which is another name for a pancake. It is also a pun on the card game "slapjack."
 
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The player controls a giant's hand. The game's purpose is to make him slap Jack who passes by the vine. If done so, the game is won. However, if he misses, the player will lose.
The player controls a giant's hand. The game's purpose is to make him slap Jack who passes by the vine. If done so, the game is won. However, if he misses, the player will lose.


The gameplay remains the same in the Japanese version, but it involves [[wikipedia:Gautama Buddha|Buddha]] slapping [[wikipedia:Sun Wukong|Sun Wukong]] off the clouds.
The gameplay remains the same in the Japanese version, but it involves {{wp|Gautama Buddha|Buddha}} slapping {{wp|Monkey King|Sun Wukong}} off the clouds. The music is also different.
 
*'''1st level difficulty:''' There is one Jack or Sun Wukong.
*'''1st level difficulty:''' There is one Jack.
*'''2nd level difficulty:''' There are two Jacks or Sun Wukong.
*'''2nd level difficulty:''' There are two Jacks.
*'''3rd level difficulty:''' Same as Level 1, but Jack or Sun Wukong may jump forward or backward once he gets close to the giant or Buddha's hand.
*'''3rd level difficulty:''' There is one Jack, however, he may jump forward or backward once he gets close to the giant's hand.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ゴクウたたき
|Jap=ゴクウたたき
|JapR=Gokū Tataki
|JapR=Gokū Tataki
|JapM=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_King Gokū] Swatter
|JapM={{wp|Monkey King|Gokū}} Swatter
}}
}}
 
{{Kat & Ana's microgames}}
{{Kat and Ana's Microgames}}
{{WarioWare: Twisted! microgames}}
{{WarioWare: Twisted! Microgames}}
[[Category:WarioWare: Twisted! microgames]]
[[Category:WarioWare: Twisted! Microgames]]

Latest revision as of 00:48, March 3, 2024

Slap Jack!
Slap Jack!.png
Appears in WarioWare: Twisted!
Type Kat & Ana
Command(s) Slap!
Info "I may be a giant, but that doesn't mean Jack can steal from me. I'm gonna slap him right out of the sky."
Controls A Button – Swat
Points to clear 15

Slap Jack! is one of Kat & Ana's microgames in WarioWare: Twisted!. It is based on the fairy tale, "Jack and the Beanstalk". The name of the microgame is a pun on the card game "slapjack". In the Japanese version, this microgame is instead based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West, specifically the ending of the first act, in which Buddha defeats the unruly Sun Wukong by giving him the impossible challenge of escaping his omnipresence.

Gameplay[edit]

The player controls a giant's hand. The game's purpose is to make him slap Jack who passes by the vine. If done so, the game is won. However, if he misses, the player will lose.

The gameplay remains the same in the Japanese version, but it involves Buddha slapping Sun Wukong off the clouds. The music is also different.

  • 1st level difficulty: There is one Jack or Sun Wukong.
  • 2nd level difficulty: There are two Jacks or Sun Wukong.
  • 3rd level difficulty: Same as Level 1, but Jack or Sun Wukong may jump forward or backward once he gets close to the giant or Buddha's hand.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゴクウたたき
Gokū Tataki
Gokū Swatter