Jewel piece
| Jewel piece | |
|---|---|
 A jewel piece within its box, showing the head of the Golden Diva, from Wario Land 4 | |
| First appearance | Wario Land 4 (2001) |
A jewel piece,[1][2] also referred to as a Gem Piece,[3][4] is a collectable object in Wario Land 4. Four jewel pieces can be found in each level inside a jewel piece box,[5] with a Gold Coin worth 500 points. The boxes have an image of the Golden Diva on the front. When four jewel pieces are joined together, they create a complete jewel. The player does not need to find all the jewel pieces to go on to the next level, but they do need to find them all in order to battle the boss found at the end of the passage. The jewel pieces collected in a level can be viewed on the pause screen by pressing 
. Once the player finds a jewel piece and completes the level, that jewel piece cannot be collected again. However, the box can still be opened to collect the Gold Coin. The location of the jewel piece box varies depending on the game mode the player has selected. Each passage has jewel pieces of a different color: The Emerald Passage has emerald jewel pieces, the Ruby Passage has ruby jewel pieces, the Topaz Passage has topaz jewel pieces, and the Sapphire Passage has sapphire jewel pieces. Four purple jewel pieces appear in the Hall of Hieroglyphs, and four golden jewel pieces appear in the Golden Passage.
When Wario Land 4 was in development, Wario originally needed a key to unlock the four boxes (much like in Wario Land 3) to gain the four jewel pieces. In the final game, Wario merely has to touch the box in order to open it. Besides the Keyzer, no other type of key is seen in the game.
Gallery
Artwork of the jewel pieces from Wario Land 4
A sapphire jewel piece in Crescent Moon Village in Wario Land 4
Status screen from Wario Land 4 showing three jewel pieces collected; they show as colored once Wario completes the stage.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Hōseki no kakera |
Jewel fragment | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 宝石碎片[7] Bǎoshí Suìpiàn |
Jewel Fragment | |
| French | morceau de joyau[10] | jewel piece | |
| German | Juwelenteil[11] | Jewel part | |
| Italian | pezzo di gioiello[12] | Jewel piece | |
| Spanish | joya[8] | jewel | |
| Fragmento de Joya[9] | Jewel Fragment |
References
- ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
- ^ Wario Land 4 official European website. Nintendo of Europe (British English). Archived January 30, 2013, 18:04:37 UTC from the original via archive.today. Retrieved June 1, 2024. (screenshot)
- ^ Fall 2001. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 3. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 53.
- ^ "Wario cannot face a passage's end boss until he collects all four Gem Pieces hidden in each level." – Wario Land 4 - Action - Games - Nintendo. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived December 8, 2001, 13:42:59 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ March 2002. Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) Issue 114. Page 59.
- ^ 2001. Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 13.
- ^ iQue (2004). 瓦力欧寻宝记 (Wǎlìōu xúnbǎo jì) instruction booklet. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Page 15.
- ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish). Page 90.
- ^ Official Wario Land 4 website. Guías Nintendo (European Spanish). Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 50.
- ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 30.
- ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 110.
