WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

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Description

Tired of chasing after rival Mario and counting his millions again, Wario has put his spare time to good use to create his own video game, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.

Simply put, WarioWare has you testing your skills in a huge collection of games from almost every genre you can think of. Each game lasts only a matter of seconds, but within that time you have to complete the task. This ranges from hitting a home run, stomping a handful of bad guys, winning a boxing match, solving a puzzle and winning the points.

You'll witness a wide selection of game graphics as well. Games originate from the original Nintendo Game & Watch series, to the green tinted Game Boy titles and the modern day Game Boy Advance style. You'll also notice some well known names, including Metroid, Duck Hunt, the Mario Bros. series and much more hidden away between each mini game.

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Alternate Titles

• "瓦力欧制造" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Wario Ware, Inc: Minigame Mania" -- European title
• "Wario Ware, Inc: Mega Mini-Jeux" -- French title
• "WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!" -- Common spelling
• "Wǎlìōu Zhìzào" -- Chinese title
• "Made in Wario" -- Japanese title
• "メイド イン ワリオ" -- Japanese Spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Wario games
• WarioWare series

User Reviews

The wierdest game since the hippy days of Get off my Garden on the c-64.

Game Boy Advance

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Critic Reviews

Game industry News (GiN)	Game Boy Advance	2003		100
Armchair Empire, The	Game Boy Advance	Jun 22, 2003	9.5 out of 10	95
Nintendojo	Game Boy Advance	2003	9 out of 10	90
PAL Gaming Network (PALGN)	Game Boy Advance	Aug 19, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Gamezine	Game Boy Advance	May 30, 2003	16 out of 20	80
Super Play (Sweden)	Game Boy Advance	Jun, 2003	8 out of 10	80
Mygamer.com	Game Boy Advance	Sep 27, 2004	8 out of 10	80
64 Power / big.N / N Games	Game Boy Advance	May, 2003	75 out of 100	75
Game Informer Magazine	Game Boy Advance	Jun, 2003	7.5 out of 10	75
Edge	Game Boy Advance	May 16, 2003	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Game Boy Advance version of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Laptop

For historical reference: Wario's laptop is apparently a Sony VAIO notebook, with Wario's own style added to it, and its logo (on game's title screen) says "WARIO" in imitation of VAIO's logo.The operating system is apparently Microsoft Windows XP - though, likewise, it's obviously not exactly a stock OEM version.

Version differences

In the original Japanese version, in one of the microgames where you try to catch the fruit, the item that wasn't fruit was...poo. This has been censored out of the U.S. version. Interestingly enough, at the end of "Wario's Adventure" the treasure is still poo. Interesting!

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2003 – #2 Game of the Year
  • 2003 – Game Boy Advance Game of the Year
  • 2003 – Most Original Game of the Year (Game Boy Advance)

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Related Web Sites

• Wario Ware Inc.: Mega Party Game$ (Nintendo's Official Site.)