Saving Face (WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!)

This article is about the microgame in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! For the microgame in WarioWare: Smooth Moves, see Saving Face (WarioWare: Smooth Moves).

Saving Face
Appears in	WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
Type	Introduction (Wario)
Command(s)	Catch!
Info	"Don't let the stick slip through your mitts, butterfingers!"
Controls	/ – Catch
Time limit	8 beats
Target score	15
Music track	Saving Face Hammer Toss / Putt for Dough / Funky Fountain / Flower Shower (trial version)
Music sample

Saving Face is one of Wario's introduction microgames in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.

Gameplay

In this microgame, there is a hand at the top of the screen holding a purple stick, and Wario's hand near the bottom of the screen, directly under the top one. The top hand drops the stick, and the player has to press at the proper time. If done correctly, Wario's hand will catch the stick, and the microgame will be won. However, if the player's timing is off, the stick will either bounce off the top of Wario's hand (that is, by closing it too early) or will fall through it entirely, in which case the game will be lost.

• Level 1: The stick is large, and easy to catch.
• Level 2: The stick is medium sized, and a bit harder to catch.
• Level 3: The stick is tiny, about the same size as Wario's hand, and is very hard to catch.

Gallery

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  Level 1 complete

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  Level 3

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  Wario closing his fist without the stick in it, leaving behind a cloud

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  The stick beside Wario's hand due to bumping with it

Descriptions

• Japanese: 「おちてくる ぼうを タイミングよく キャッチしろ!」 (Romanization: "Ochitekuru bō wo taimingu yoku kyatchi shiro!"; translation: "Catch the falling stick at the right time!")
• French: "Ne laisse pas le bâton glisser entre tes doigts, malhabile !" ("Don't allow the stick slip through your fingers, clumsy!")
• German: "Lass den Stab nicht durch deine Finger rutschen!" ("Don't let the rod slip through your fingers!")
• Italian: "Non lasciare che il bastone ti scivoli di mano, dita di burro!") ("Don't let the stick slip out of your hand, butterfingers!")
• Spanish: "¡Que el palo no se te escurra entre los dedos!" ("Don't let the pole slip away between your fingers!")

Naming

The microgame is named after the phrase "saving face", which means to avoid others from losing respect for oneself.

Internal names

Game	File	Name	Meaning
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!		FALLING ROD

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ぼうつかみ Bō Tsukami	Stick Grabbing
Chinese	抓棒棒 Zhuā bàng bàng	Catch the stick
French	Bâton glissant	Slippy stick
German	Stabfang	Stick Catch
Italian	Presa al volo	Catch on the fly
Spanish	Atrápalo	Catch it

Notes

• This microgame shares its music with Hectic Highway, Boing!, Baseline Bash, Family Basic, Chiritorie, and Hoppin' Mad.
• In the demo version of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, this microgame uses the music heard in Hammer Toss, Putt for Dough, Funky Fountain, and Flower Shower.

See also

• Up for Grabs from WarioWare: Touched!