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| | '''Wario's Woods''' may refer to the following: |
| {{articleabout|the [[Games|game]]|the location it takes place in|[[Wario's Woods (place)|here]]}}
| | *''[[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Wario's Woods]]'', the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game. |
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| | *''[[Wario's Woods (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|Wario's Woods]]'', the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] game. |
| |image=[[File:WariosWoodsCover(USA).png|250px]]<br>SNES box art.<br>[[File:WWoods_NESCover.jpg|250px]]<br>NES Box Cover.
| | *[[Wario's Woods (location)|Wario's Woods]], the location of both games. |
| |developer=[[Nintendo]] (no specific division), [[Intelligent Systems]]
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| |publisher=[[Nintendo]]
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| |released='''NES'''/'''SNES''':<br>{{releasedate|Japan|February 19, 1994|USA|December 10, 1994|Europe|1995}} '''Virtual Console ([[Wii]])''':<br>{{releasedate|USA|November 19, 2006|Australia|December 7, 2006|Europe|December 8, 2006|Japan|December 12, 2006}} '''Virtual Console ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])''':<br>{{releasedate|Japan|May 29, 2013|Europe|October 24, 2013|Australia|October 24, 2013|USA|November 7, 2013}} '''Virtual Console ([[Wii U]])''':<br>{{releasedate|USA|November 7, 2013|Japan|January 29, 2014|Europe|February 27, 2014|Australia|February 27, 2014}}
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| |genre=Puzzle
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| |modes=Single player, Multiplayer
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| |ratings={{ratings|esrb=K-A}}{{ratings|esrb=E}}
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| |platforms=[[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Virtual Console]] (Wii, 3DS, Wii U)
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| |media={{container|nes=1|wiidl=1|3dsdl=1|wiiudl=1|bsx=1}}
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| |input={{input|nes=1|snes=1|wmsideways=1|classic=1|wiigcn=1|wiiusideways=1|wiiuclassic=1|wiiupro=1|3ds=1}}
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| }}
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| '''''Wario's Woods''''' (Japanese: ワリオの森, ''Wario no Mori'') is a puzzle game released for both the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] in 1994. It was also one of the many playable NES games in ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]].
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| The game is notable for being the last US NES release given Nintendo's official license, and is the only NES game with an official rating by the ESRB. It is known for being the only game that has [[Toad]] as the main starring protagonist, though ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'''s main character is [[Captain Toad]], a similar character. ''Wario's Woods'' was released to the [[Virtual Console#Wii|Wii Virtual Console]] on November 19, 2006 in America, and December 7-12, 2006 in the PAL regions and Japan. It was later released on the [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|3DS Virtual Console]] and [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Wii U Virtual Console]].
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| ==Story==
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| '''The Story from the NES Instruction Booklet:'''
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| <blockquote>The Peaceful Woods were once a friendly home for sprites and gentle creatures. Since the invasion of [[Wario]] and his band of monsters, though, this quiet community has been turned upside-down. Now, it is [[Wario's Woods (place)|Wario's Woods]] and peaceful creatures are not welcome.
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| [[Toad]], the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] hero, has made his way to Wario's Woods in order to quiet the sinister lout and win the woods back for the sprites. The sprites can create<!--sic--> bombs. It's Toad's job to take the bombs and line them up with the enemies of the woods so that the enemies go down in defeat.
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| If Toad clears enough monster-packed sections of the forest, he'll go up against the mighty Wario himself.</blockquote>
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| ==Gameplay==
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| |footer=The SNES version of ''Wario's Woods''.
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| |image1=Warios_Woods.png
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| |caption1=A screenshot from the NES version of ''Wario's Woods''.
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| The game plays similarly to ''Tetris''. Toad is the main hero, and [[Birdo]] and a [[Sprite]] would help Toad by giving him encouragement and [[Bomb (item)|bombs]] to destroy the monsters (respectively). If Toad took too long to complete a level, the rascal Wario would replace Birdo and replace the Sprite with a [[Pidgit]]. The Pidgit would then throw more monsters as well as bombs at Toad. Wario would body slam the side of his box to make the [[Thwomp]] ceiling descend, destroying enemies would make the ceiling rise up again. Many enemies unique to this game appear. Along with them were several mini-bosses who would attempt to block Toad's path from getting to Wario.
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| In the end of the game, Wario himself appears to fight against Toad alone. Oddly, Wario appears at a gargantuan size in this battle. Eventually, Toad defeats him, causing him to shrink back to his original size and therefore his powers were also reduced (it was also revealed that Wario had in fact used an airpump to inflate himself to a much bigger size in order to battle Toad). Toad then proceeds onwards by chasing the antagonist out of the Woods. However, in the SNES version, Toad does not chase Wario out of the Woods but instead bombs his [[Wario Castle|castle]]; thus, announcing the defeat of the antagonist. Once Wario is defeated, all the creatures who were under the nightmare that Wario had cast upon them had awakened, allowing the woods to finally be restored back to peace.
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| ==Game Modes==
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| [[File:Ss ww-snes menu.png|thumb|left|The SNES menu of ''Wario's Woods''.]]
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| The NES version has modes: Round Game, Time Race, VS, Lesson, and Option. Round Game is the basic game with 100 levels (this is much like the story mode of the game, featuring the bosses and events within the game). The levels increase in difficulty as the player progresses, starting with more monsters and more kinds of monsters. It also has an A and B game mode. Time Race has three levels of difficulty and has players racing against the clock. VS is the two player mode (the second player has the option of choosing a green Toad as their character). Lesson teaches the game basics. The Option menu gives the options such as name change (of the player), data clear, and rankings.
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| The SNES version has 6 game modes: VS COM, VS 2P, Round Game, Time Race, Lesson, and Option. Most are the same as their NES counterparts, but more robust. VS COM allowed the player to play against an AI player in three Modes of difficulty, and added colorful characters to play against like [[Katsini]]. Round game added an overworld map with different locations like underground caverns and a [[Wario Castle|castle]]. Many more mini-bosses were added to the game with the bosses varying from each level in the game (ie. aquatic creatures were the bosses of the underwater levels, while the more powerful ones were located in the castle). Like in the NES version, they would attempt to decline Toad's attempt of saving the sprites' forest. Upon defeating all the bosses within the Round Game, Toad would soon meet Wario himself in person and the two would then duel in an intense fight that would determine the fate of the woods.
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| ===Round Game===
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| MKLWW.png|Beginning of round game before level begins.
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| WW Ice Area.png|Ice area (mid-game).
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| WarioCastleWW.png|[[Wario's Castle]] is the last location.
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| </gallery>
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| ==Cutscenes==
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| |caption1=Toad encountering a regular sized Wario in a cutscene of the NES version.
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| |image2=Wario-s-woods-nes-screenshot-wario-talking-to-toad.png
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| |caption2=Toad encountering a more powerful and larger Wario in a later cutscene.
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| In the Round Mode of ''Wario's Woods'', the game takes on a story mode sequence with cutscenes being frequently encountered throughout the game. These cutscenes often take place after every 10 rounds, and they are scenes of Wario taunting Toad as the hero gets closer to defeating Wario. In most of these cutscenes, Wario often calls Toad insulting names such as ''"'Shroom"'' in order to discourage the royal [[Toad (species)|mushroom retainer]] from keeping up with his victory. Wario also appears to grow in size throughout the game; thus, showing his powers increasing. In the final round levels, Wario can be seen to be in a gargantuan size (though it is revealed that he was just inflating himself with an air pump). In the end, Toad can finally be seen chasing Wario out of the woods.
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| In the SNES version of ''Wario's Woods'', cutscenes return; however, they are not only consisting of the interactions between Toad and Wario, but as well as the interactions of Toad and all of the mini-bosses that he encounters throughout his adventure. Their interactions are all based on their respective personalities, and would often taunt Toad before beginning their battles. Additionally, they would also make fun of and insult Toad if he were to lose against them (often causing Toad's emotions to change as depicted by his appearance in each of the cutscenes).
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| ==Characters==
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| [[File:WariosWoodsWW.png|thumb|right|256px|Toad facing off against [[Katsini]], one of the mini-bosses from the SNES version.]]
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| ===Protagonists===
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| *[[Toad]]
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| *Green Toad (Player 2 in VS mode)
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| *[[Sprite]]
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| *[[Birdo]]
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| ===Antagonists===
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| *[[Wario]]
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| *[[Thwomp]]
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| *[[Pidgit]]
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| ====NES Exclusive Bosses====
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| *[[Fauster]]
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| *[[Boom]]
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| *[[Mad]]
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| *[[Goro]]
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| *[[Seizer]]
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| *[[Drago]]
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| *[[Wario Impostor]]
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| ====SNES Exclusive Bosses====
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| *[[Katsini]]
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| *[[Galrog]]
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| *[[Harley Q]]
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| *[[SamSpook]]
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| *[[Sven]]
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| *[[Parrotor]]
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| *[[Mssr Boo]]
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| *[[Aqualea]]
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| *[[Razor]]
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| *[[Tad Rock]]
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| *[[Thak]]
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| *[[Lizardon]]
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| *[[Sarissa]]
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| *[[Mangylox]]
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| *[[Dedar]]
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| *[[Carlton]]
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| *[[Harry H]]
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| ===Enemies===
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| *[[Fuzz]]
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| *[[Spud]]
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| *[[Squeak (Wario's Woods)|Squeak]]
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| *[[Beaker]]
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| *[[Scram]]
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| *[[Dovo]]
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| *[[Spook (enemy)|Spook]]
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| ==Satellaview Versions==
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| |caption1=Title screen of ''Wario's Woods Burst Of Laughter Version''.
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| |caption2=Menu screen of ''Wario's Woods Burst Of Laughter Version''.
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| Unlike International releases, Wario's Woods was never released as a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Famicom|Super Famicom]] cartridge. However, two variations were exclusively released for the [[Satellaview]] add-on.
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| The first version was called ワリオの森 爆笑バージョン ('''''Wario's Woods Burst Of Laughter Version'''''). In this one, many of the character graphics were replaced with caricatures of Japanese Celebrities.<ref>[http://blog.goo.ne.jp/randnetdd/e/22bde2a1dbb69bd73c15d3a0e15d2e69 Info on Wario's Woods Burst of Laughter Version from SFC MANIA blog.]</ref>
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| The second version was called ワリオの森 再び ('''''Wario's Woods Again'''''). This version lacks the edited graphics, making it more similar to the English release. However, there are also other removals, such as the round-game-style Single Player mode and Story Mode Dialog. Catherine was also replaced by the female avatar from the Satellaview hub, BS-X それは名前を盗まれた街の物語 ('''''BS-X : The Story of The Town Whose Name Was Stolen''''').
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| ==Staff==
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| {{main|List of Wario's Woods staff}}
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| ''Wario's Woods'' was co-developed by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems. Nintendo's [[Kenji Miki]] was the producer and director, while programming was handled by Intelligent Systems' Hiroyuki Yukami, Hironobu Suzuki, and Makoto Katayama. The game employed two different sets of graphic designers and musicians (one for each system), despite a few sprites and compositions having noticeable similarities between their 8- and 16-bit versions.
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| Soichiro Tomita, Masahiro Iimura, and Naotaka Ohnishi designed the graphics for the NES version. Ohnishi also designed the SNES version's graphics, joined by newcomer [[Ryota Kawade]], who later in his career became a director for the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series. The NES version's music was written by Shinobu Amayake and Soyo Oka, while that of the SNES version was written by Hiroaki Suga and Tadashi Ikegami.
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| ==Quotes==
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| {{main|List of Wario's Woods quotes}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| ==References to other games==
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| *''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': Toad carries and throws his opponents in a similar way to this game. Additionally, his superhuman strength also originated from this game. Enemies such as the [[Spud]] resemble various items from this game. ''Wario's Woods'' also marks Birdo's [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]] reappearance since this game.
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| *''[[Mario & Wario]]'': The Sprites of the Peaceful Woods may be a reference to the exotic fairy [[Wanda]] of [[Yōsei no Mori]].
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| ==References in later games==
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| *''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'': The Toads in this game are afraid of Wario, which may be a reference to this game's events.
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| *''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'': Both Toad and Wario share bad chemistry with each other in the game, which might be a reference to the events of ''Wario's Woods''. Oddly, the two share neutral chemistry in the [[Mario Super Sluggers|sequel]].
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| *''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'': The microgame [[Super Nostalgic Entertainment System]] involves the player placing a cartridge of ''Wario's Woods'' correctly into a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] or [[Family Computer|Famicom]] (the latter for Japanese releases).
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| ==Trivia==
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| *This is the only Nintendo-licensed NES game to have ever received an ESRB rating at the time of its initial release, as all previous titles for the console were released before the ESRB's implementation in 1994. It was rated K-A for Kids to Adults for the original cartridges and E for Everyone for the Virtual Console version.
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| *Wario's clothing is purple and white in the NES version, instead of the usual yellow and purple. This may be due to palette limitations. However, in the SNES version and on the box cover of both versions, his clothing is yellow and purple.
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| *This is the only appearance of Wario in an NES game.
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| *The SNES instruction booklet uses Birdo's Japanese name, Catherine.<ref>"''Catherine and the Sprite assist Toad by tossing bombs into the playing field.''" - ''Wario's Woods'' SNES instruction booklet, page 3.</ref>
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| ==References==
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