Crane Game (microgame)

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Crane Game
The microgame Crane Game from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Appears in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
Type Nature
Command(s) Catch!
Info "Pluck the fish from the water so the nice bird can eat!"
Controls A Button/A Button – Catch
Target score 15
Music track Rough Puff
Music sample

Crane Game is a microgame found in the Nature folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. The title is a pun on "crane game" being another name for a claw machine, while featuring an actual crane.

Gameplay[edit]

The objective of the game is to help the crane catch the fish. The player has only one attempt; the fish will stop if it is not caught.

  • 1st level difficulty: The fish moves left and right.
  • 2nd level difficulty: The fish swerves up and down very fast.
  • 3rd level difficulty: The fish swerves up and down slower than stage 2.

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! KUCHIBASHI くちばし(嘴), a beak.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クチバシ[?]
Kuchibashi
Beak
Chinese 捕鱼[?]
Bǔ yú
Fish
French Grue contre poisson[?] Crane against fish
German Schnabelfischen[?] Beak fishing
Italian Tutti a pesca[?] Everyone fishing
Spanish Pesca[?] Fishing