Gear Head Fred

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Gear Head Fred
The microgame Gear Head Fred from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Appears in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Type IQ
Command(s) Save him!
Info "Turn the lower interlocking wheel device to save the humanoid hanging above!"
Controls +Control Pad left or right – Turn sprocket
Time limit 16 beats
Target score 10
Music track Gear Head Fred
Music sample

Gear Head Fred is a microgame found in the IQ folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.

Gameplay[edit]

The objective of the game is to move the cart left or right so that the gears move in a way that pulls the person up. The microgame results in a loss if the cart is pushed the wrong way or by doing nothing.

  • Level 1: There are two or three gears.
  • Level 2: There are three to five gears.
  • Level 3: There are five to nine gears.

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! L. GEAR L. means long, as Orbulon's microgames all last twice as long

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese はぐるま
Haguruma
Gear [?]
Chinese (Simplified) 齿轮救险
Chǐlún jiù xiǎn
Gear wrecker [?]
French Engrenage fatal Fatal Gear [?]
German Uhrwerk Clockwork [?]
Italian Povero Fred Poor Fred [?]
Spanish Rueda tortura Gear torture [?]