Tip the Scale

Tip the Scale
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare Gold
Appears in	WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! WarioWare Gold
Type	IQ (Mega Microgame$!) Mona (Gold)
Command	Heavier?
Info	"Which side of the primitive mass detection device is heavier? The left or the right?" (Mega Microgame$!) "Which is heavier–the left side or the right? Once you've made your choice, press the corresponding direction." (Gold)
Controls	// – Select
Points to clear	25 (Mega Microgame$!) 20 (Gold)

Tip the Scale is one of Orbulon's microgames found in the IQ folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! and reappears in WarioWare Gold as one of Mona's microgames.

Gameplay

Items of varying weights (small, medium and large) are on each side of a scale. The player then has to decide which side is heavier. If the player chose the correct pile of items, the room will become yellow. If not, the room goes gray.

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! & WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!

In WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! and WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!, the only items present on the scale are turtles.

• 1st level difficulty: There are three turtles on each side.
• 2nd level difficulty: There are three turtles on each side and the three sizes are mixed up.
• 3rd level difficulty: Same as Level 2, but there are four turtles on each side.

WarioWare Gold

The WarioWare Gold version features more items to weigh, including fish, cats and human-shaped turnips.

• 1st level difficulty: There are three items on each side.
• 2nd level difficulty: There are three items on each side and the three sizes are mixed up.
• 3rd level difficulty: There are multiple stacks of pancakes on each side, some of which are cut in half.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	てんびん Tenbin	Weighing scale
Chinese	天平称重 Tiānpíng chēng zhòng	Weighing scales
French (NOA)	Le tort tue	Pun on "tort" (wrong) and "tortue" (turtle)
Italian	Sbilancia-ruga	Portmanteau of the Italian words “sbilanciato”, meaning unbalanced, and “tartaruga”, meaning turtle
Spanish (NOA)	Balanza	Scales