Petri Panic

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Petri Panic
The microgame Petri Panic from WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Appears in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Type IQ
Command(s) Search!
Info "Use the magnifying device to locate the microscopic life-forms!"
Controls +Control Pad – Move
Target score 20
Music track Petri Panic
Music sample

Petri Panic is a microgame found in the IQ folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.

Gameplay[edit]

Several tiny creatures roam over the screen, with the target creature being brighter than the others. The objective of the game is to move the magnifying glass to the target and magnify it. When the lens is over the target but it is not yet in the image, an arrow will point at its direction.

  • 1st level difficulty: The microscopic life-form stays in one place.
  • 2nd level difficulty: The microscopic life-form moves down.
  • 3rd level difficulty: The microscopic life-form moves right rather quickly.

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

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

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese プランクトン
Purankuton
Plankton [?]
Chinese 寻找微生物
Xúnzhǎo wéishēngwù
Find the microorganism [?]
French La petite bête The Little Critter [?]
German Unter der Lupe Under the microscope [?]
Italian Chi cerca trova Who searches finds [?]
Spanish Micropánico Microscopic Panic [?]