Gold Digger

Gold Digger is a microgame in the Strange folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. The microgame also returns in WarioWare: Touched! in the Retro Action stage, and also in WarioWare: D.I.Y. When starting the microgame, the message "Pick!" will appear in the middle of the screen. Nose picking is a recurring theme in the WarioWare series, as it is one of Wario's various unhygienic habits.

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
At the top of the screen, there is a large nose. At the bottom of the screen, there is a hand with a finger sticking up moving back and forth. The player must press the button when the finger lines up with a nostril to "dig for gold". If the player does so, the game is won. However, if the player doesn't put the finger into the nostril, or if time is up, the player will lose the microgame.


 * 1st level difficulty: The player must pick the nose with the pinky finger.
 * 2nd level difficulty: The player must pick the nose with the index finger.
 * 3rd level difficulty: The player must pick the nose with both the index and middle fingers.

WarioWare: Touched!
The WarioWare: Touched! version is based on the original microgame, and the level difficulties are the same. However, the target point goal is now 15 points, instead of the original 10. The objective is similar to WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'s microgame; this time using the stylus to tap the button on the Game Boy Advance to pick the nose.

WarioWare: D.I.Y.
To win this microgame, the player has to put the moving finger in one of the nose's nostrils. To do so, they must tap the finger at the right time. If the player doesn't put it in the nostril or when time's up, they'll lose the game.

Game & Wario
A version appears in Game & Wario in the minigame "Gamer", and can also be unlocked as a solo game in the "Cluck-A-Pop" machine. Like usual, the player must pick a nose to win the game, but occasionally, a mouth may appear instead. In this case, picking it will result in losing the game.

The Game Over screen in Gamer (when 5-Volt sees 9-Volt playing) contains a poster of Gold Digger.

WarioWare Gold
A version of this microgame appears in WarioWare Gold for Nintendo 3DS as one of over 300 microgames included. This version appears to have the same music as the iteration in Game & Wario.

There's also a chance the nose that has to be picked is a camel's instead.

In addition, the "Don't pick" command can include a pierced nose.

Trivia

 * Gold Digger is one of the microgames which appeared the most in the WarioWare series.
 * A similarly themed microgame appears in WarioWare: Snapped!. Another similar microgame appeared in WarioWare: Smooth Moves called "You Can Pick Your Friends..."

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