Nail Call
| Nail Call | |
|---|---|
 WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!  WarioWare Gold | |
| Appears in | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! WarioWare Gold |
| League | Mash League |
| Type | Strange (Mona, Mega Microgame$!) That's Life (Mona, Gold) |
| Command(s) | Pound! |
| Info | "Pound the nail down, but don't break it or hit any fingers! Smashing!" (Mega Microgame$!) "Pound in the nail from directly above! If you make a mistake, straighten it out by hitting the nail from the other side. And hurry up–the guy holding the nail is kind of impatient." (Gold) |
| Controls |  / / – Pound
|
| Target score | 5 (Mega Microgame$!) 8 (Gold) |
| Music track | Nail Call |
Nail Call is Mona's Boss Game found in the Strange folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! and returns as her Boss Game in the That's Life set within the Mash League in WarioWare Gold. The name is a pun on the phrase "Mail call."
GameplayEdit
A nail falls into a board and is held down by a man known as Shop Teacher. A hammer moves back and forth above the nail. The player must press the button when the hammer is directly over the nail to hammer it down. If the player hits the edge of the nail, the head will bend. If this happens again in the same direction, the game will be lost; however, if it happens on the opposite side, the nail will be fixed. If the button is pressed when the hammer is too far to the left or right, it will strike Shop Teacher’s hand, hurting him and causing the player to lose. If the player waits too long, Shop Teacher gets impatient and starts counting down from three. When he reaches zero, the player loses the microgame.
- Level 1: The nail is short and it requires six hits to hammer the nail down completely.
- Level 2: The nail is medium-sized and it requires eight hits to hammer the nail down completely.
- Level 3: The nail is long and it requires ten hits to hammer the nail down completely, and the nail head starts out bent.
WarioWare GoldEdit
Additionally, the hammer is higher for each level of difficulty:
- Level 1: The nail is short, it requires six hits to hammer the nail down completely, and the hammer is at the middle-top of the touch screen.
- Level 2: The nail is medium-sized, it requires eight hits to hammer the nail down completely, the hammer is at the top of the touch screen.
- Level 3: The nail is long, it requires ten hits to hammer the nail down completely, the nail head starts out bent, and the hammer is at the bottom of the upper screen.
QuotesEdit
StartingEdit
- "Go!"
- "Start!"
PoundingEdit
- "Great!"
- "Excellent!"
- "Awesome!"
- "Yeah!"
- "Nice!"
- "Giddy up!"
- "That's it!"
- "Sweet!"
When nail bendsEdit
- "Look out!"
- "Watch it!"
- "Whoa!"
- "Careful!"
Losing by bending the nailEdit
- "Too bad!"
- "All done!"
- "You lose!"
- "See ya!"
- "Try again!"
Taking too longEdit
- "Come on!"
- "Faster!"
- "Hurry up!"
- "3"
- "2"
- "1"
Losing by taking too longEdit
- "Slowpoke!"
- "Time's up!"
Fixing the nailEdit
- "Nice fix!"
- "Fixed it!"
One hit leftEdit
- "Last one!"
- "One more!"
WinningEdit
- "All done!"
- "Oh, yeah!"
- "Success!"
- "Finished!"
Getting hit by the hammerEdit
- "Ouch!"
- "That hurt!"
- "Bonehead!"
MissionEdit
- Hammer Hog: The player has to hit the nail on the head at an angle 10 times.
GalleryEdit
2004 nengajō for Nintendo Dream based on WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!, with a scene based on the microgame
NamingEdit
Internal namesEdit
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | LP. NAIL | LP. means long play, as boss microgames can last a lot longer than the rest of the microgames. |
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クギうち[?] Kugi-uchi |
Nailing | |
| Chinese | 钉钉子[?] Dìng dīngzi |
Nails | |
| French | Le coin du bricoleur[?] | Handyman's Corner | |
| German | Nagel auf den Kopf[?] | A nail on the head | |
| Italian | Jack chiodo[?] | Jack nail | |
| Spanish | Martillazos[?] | Hammer Hits |
NotesEdit
- In the Japanese version of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, the microgame has a dark red background, while the international versions use a black one instead. Interestingly, the hand and space underneath the nail are black despite the background being different. In WarioWare Gold, all versions use the black background.
- In WarioWare Gold, Shop Teacher can be seen in the instructions for the extra game mode Cruise Controls.
- In WarioWare Gold, Shop Teacher speaks in a text-to-speech voice similar to the one used in Game & Wario souvenirs and Tomodachi Life.
- The WarioWare Gold version uses the Pop Happiness font known from Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy.