Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3: Difference between revisions

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{{game infobox| title = Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

|image=[[File:WarioLandBoxArt.jpg|250px]]

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

|release='''Game Boy:'''<br>{{release|Japan|January 21, 1994|USA|February 1994<ref>''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' [[smashwiki:Chronicle|Chronicle]]</ref>|Europe|May 13, 1994}} '''Virtual Console (3DS):'''<br>{{release|Japan|December 14, 2011|Europe|February 16, 2012|Australia|February 16, 2012|USA|July 26, 2012|South Korea|May 18, 2016}}

|genre=2D [[Genre#Platform|Platformer]]

|modes=Single-player

}}

{{about|the game|the microgame|[[Wario Land (WarioWare: Smooth Moves)]]}}

==Plot==

Desiring to replace or restore the [[Mario's castle|castle]] he lost to [[Mario|his rival]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', Wario sets out to steal a golden statue of [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] from the [[Black Sugar Gang|Brown Sugar Pirates]] and [[Captain Syrup]], which he then intends to ransom for the money to buy his own castle. Along the way, he collects or steals any other [[coin]]s and [[treasure (Wario franchise)|treasure]]s he finds or knocks out of enemies. The game is spent by navigating a number of levels to reclaim his lost treasures, and has a significant level of re-playability due to the branched path that many of the levels take. In the end, Captain Syrup (revealed to be female, which was hidden in the instruction manual) is defeated while Wario ultimately gets anything from a birdhouse to an actual planet or moon for himself based on the amount of treasure collected as compensation for failing to steal the statue (due to Mario retrieving it by airlifting it).

===Endings===

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It has several mechanics that are similar to the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' games]] such as the transformation system. Wario can also touch enemies as long as they do not have any hazards equipped, so he can stun or defeat them by performing a [[Dash Attack|Body Slam]], [[Ground Pound|ground pound]], touching soft-spots, or tossing at others.

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===Transformations===

One of the main features in ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' is the various transformations that Wario can go through by collecting a [[Power Up Pot]]. These special powers can at times help Wario overcome obstacles and defeat tough enemies; however, if Wario takes damage when in any of the first three transformations, he will transform into Small Wario, who dies instantly upon taking damage.

==Worlds==

*[[Rice Beach]]

*[[Mt. Teapot]]

!Name

!Description

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Batshuruken.png]]

|align="center"|[[Batto Shuruken]]

|A hawk-like statue resembling a [[Mask Gate]], which shoots Kōmori Missiles.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Shyfly.png]]

|A bashful insect that flees from Wario whenever he gets too close.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Boulder.png]]

|align="center"|[[Big]]

|A large round fruit that falls from above and rolls towards the player.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Fireballwl.png]]

|align="center"|[[Bō]]

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Bucket head wl.png]]

|align="center"|[[Bucket Head]]

|An ill-tempered snowman that spits out icy flakes at Wario, in an attempt to hurt him.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Dolan dak.png]]

|align="center"|[[Chicken Duck]]

|A non-aggressive creature that, when an enemy is thrown at it, will fly away while dropping large coins.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Deedee.png]]

|align="center"|[[D.D.]]

|A sailor-costumed duck that hurls boomerangs at Wario.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Debidebi.png]]

|align="center"|[[Demon Bat]]

|A bat enemy which swoops towards Wario in an attempt to damage him with its pointy tail.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Dropper.png]]

|align="center"|[[Dropper]]

|A spiky enemy that clings to the ceiling and falls when Wario gets below. It is only dangerous when falling.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Floater.png]]

|align="center"|[[Floater]]

|Although not considered an enemy, it can carry Wario across large chasms.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Gaugau.png]]

|align="center"|[[Gaugau]]

|A thug animal that hurls knives at the player.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Goboten.png]]

|align="center"|[[Goboten]]

|A seal enemy that carries a harpoon while swimming underwater.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Guragura.png]]

|align="center"|[[Guragura]]

|A mole that spins a flail.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Harisu.png]]

|align="center"|[[Harisu]]

|A hedgehog enemy with retracting quills.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Helmut.png]]

|align="center"|[[Helmut]]

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Konotako.png]]

|align="center"|[[Konotako]]

|A flying bomb that sticks to Wario and detonates after a few moments.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Botsufire.png]]

|align="center"|[[Kōmori Missile]]

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Maizo.png]]

|align="center"|[[Maizō]]

|A money loving crustacean who will flee if forced from under the sand.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:MuncherWL.png]]

|align="center"|[[Muncher]]

|Invulnerable carnivorous plants that stick to the ground and wait for some prey.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Paidan.png]]

|align="center"|[[Paidan]]

|A [[Hoopster]]-mannered arachnid that clambers ropes and ladders.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Pecan.png]]

|align="center"|[[Pecan]]

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Penkoon.png]]

|align="center"|[[Penkoon]]

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Pikkarikun.png]]

|align="center"|[[Pikkarikun]]

|A thundercloud entity whose only attack method is dropping electric bolts.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Pinwheel.png]]

|align="center"|[[Pinwheel (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)|Pinwheel]]

|A seahorse that curls and spins whenever Wario touches it. It possesses an array of sharp blades, found on its back.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:RagingMuncherWL.png]]

|align="center"|[[Piranha Plant]]

|Much like Munchers, they are rooted in the ground and continuously crunch thin air. They can instantly defeat Wario upon contact.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:WLPirategoom.png]]

|align="center"|[[Pirate Goom]]

|A spear-holding enemy. Unlike the Wanderin' Goom, it might harm the player using his weapon.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Pouncer.png]]

|align="center"|[[Pouncer]]

|A stone creature whose behavior and appearance resembles that of a [[Thwomp]], as it usually plummets from up above and attempts to squish the protagonist, as well as other wandering beings, although they also travel along preset paths.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Pillars.png]]

|align="center"|[[Skewer]]

|Perilous underwater threats for Wario; some are vertical and spiky, some are horizontal and not prickly.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Chikuri.png]]

|align="center"|[[Sparky (Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3)|Sparky]]

|A spiked ball that travels along walls.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Spiked ball.png]]

|Large prickly balls that plummet from the thickets of [[Parsley Woods]].

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Togemaru.png]]

|align="center"|[[Togemaru]]

|A bouncing spiked creature with a soft underbelly.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Ukiwani.png]]

|align="center"|[[Ukiwani]]

|A disinterested-looking crocodilian that floats at the surface of water. It leaps and munches Wario whenever he gets above it.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:WLGoom.png]]

|align="center"|[[Wanderin' Goom]]

|A tiny and meek enemy that wanders around and cannot harm Wario.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Watch.png]]

|align="center"|[[Watch]]

|A rash bird that swoops down to Wario.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:White puff.png]]

|align="center"|[[White puff]]

|A puffy creature that inflates itself whenever Wario makes contact with it.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:WL sentry knight.png]]

|align="center"|[[Knight]]

|A knight duck who guards the door to the final room.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Yadora.png]]

|align="center"|[[Yadorā]]

|A hermit crab that possesses a prickly shell. It points one of its claws in the direction it walks.

|-

|align="center"|[[File:Ghostgoom.png]]

|align="center"|[[Yarikuri Obake]]

|The ghost of a Pirate Goom.

|}

==Reception==

Although it did not sell as well as its ''Super Mario Land'' predecessors, the game received mostly favorable reviews. The game placed 71st in the 100th issue of [[Nintendo Power]]'s "100 best Nintendo games of all time" in 1997.<ref>http://www.gamekult.com/communaute/forum/voirmessage.html?foid=13000909</ref>

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|Release

|align="left"|"''The fact is, Wario Land never works completely. It is a very easy game that hasn't quite found its direction, and yet it packs the tiny Game Boy screen with as much personality as anything else Nintendo had put out. Wario was simply born to be a star, and he doesn't have to bring any wanna-be in blue overalls with him anymore. Wario Land marked the end of original handheld Mario games until 2006's [[New Super Mario Bros.]] and as long as Wario was there, I could hardly miss him.''"

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==References to earlier games==

*''[[metroidwiki:Metroid II: The Return of Samus|Metroid II: The Return of Samus]]'': The sound effects used during the final battle when landing blows on the Genie (and other bosses) were reused from the stunned and pained roar sound effects from all forms of Metroids during battles against them in that game. The pausing sound effect also comes from this game.

*''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'': A [[microgame]] called [[Wario Land (WarioWare: Smooth Moves)|Wario Land]] is one of [[9-Volt]] and [[18-Volt]]'s microgames.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': [[Masahiro Sakurai]] stated on the website that the ''WarioWare'' section of All-Star mode was put to match the time Wario was the main character in ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''. Also, one of Wario's alternate costumes is based on his in-game sprite.

*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'': Part of the music that plays on [[3DS Wario Shipyard|Wario Shipyard]] is an arrangement of the music of the first stage of [[Rice Beach]], and a painting of [[Bull Wario]] can be seen on a billboard.

*''[[Mario Party 10]]'': Wario's hard hat is seen in the background of his own personalized [[amiibo]]-exclusive [[Wario Board|board]].

==Glitches==

It is possible to skip certain levels or even worlds if there is a possible path to the right and an open path in a different direction. This can be done by pressing {{button|Padright}} and a different direction simultaneously on the D-Pad.

In the 3DS's Virtual Console version, the button checking is consistent, by always checking in this order: {{button|Padright}}, {{button|Padleft}}, {{button|Padup}}, {{button|Paddown}}. This consistency fixes the glitch and makes it impossible to perform on the 3DS.

==Staff==

WL-Gaugau.png|[[Gaugau]]

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==Names in other languages==

==Trivia==

*Despite being released in 1994, the game instead carries a 1993 copyright in the ROM itself and on the back of the American box, implying that the game was originally planned for release late that year and then pushed back.

*The manual states that the Select button is "Not used." However, the player can use a Debug Cheat<ref>Campbell, Stuart. ''Game Boy Game Secrets, 1999 Edition'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 95.</ref> by pressing that button sixteen times on the pause screen. Holding down the {{button|gb|A}} and {{button|gb|B}} button simultaneously will allow them to alter the numbers on the status bar as well as power up Wario.

*The Japanese title refers to the game as being the third installment in the ''Super Mario Land'' series; however, the name was reversed in the Western versions, as this is rather the first game in the ''Wario Land'' series.

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