Breakdown

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Breakdown
The microgame Breakdown from WarioWare: D.I.Y.
Appears in WarioWare: D.I.Y.
Type Mona
Command(s) Break!
Info "I wonder what's behind that wall?"
Controls Stylus – Break wall

Breakdown is one of Mona's microgames in WarioWare: D.I.Y.

Gameplay[edit]

Microgame Breakdown
Breakdown in the Japanese version

The only thing the player has to do is to break the three fissures in the wall by tapping them. When a fissure is tapped, a man representing one of the letters of the title of WarioWare: D.I.Y. appears. If time runs out, the player loses. Rarely, the man representing the letter Y appears in a yellow unitard with a heart on the chest.

Since the title of WarioWare: D.I.Y. differs between localized and Japanese versions, the revealed people differ as well. In localizations, the three men form the letters D, I and Y by doing gymnastics. In the Japanese version, which is known as Made in Ore, the people represent the letters M, I and O and look different from each other. A sitting man forms the M with his bare legs, while a man in swim briefs does a handstand to resemble the I. The king appearing for the O does not form a letter but most likely appears because the Japanese word ō (王) means king.

Naming[edit]

The term "breakdown" has various meanings, such as "failure" or "fragmentation"; the microgame's title is a play on the word, alluding to the act of "breaking down" a wall.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese かべのムコウ
Kabe no mukō
The other side of the wall [1]
French Casse-brique Brick breaker [1]
German Zeigelei Brick factory [1]
Italian Il muro The wall [1]
Spanish Demolición Demolition [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e In-game microgame name, via D.I.Y. Shop → Games → Diamond Software → Mona's Section (29 Apr. 2009–30 Apr. 2010). WarioWare: D.I.Y. by Nintendo SPD and Intelligent Systems. Nintendo.