You must get into the mindset of a child who only played Super Mario Land 1 & 2 to really appreciate this gem. The fact that they included so many collectibles, different endings and an entire secret world was mindblowing. The game was also a little bit darker and the music was more haunting. It didn't change the history of videogames but this game is dear to millions of people.
Nintendo R&D1 put their all into it, too. Even playing these for the first time as an adult after only having Mario Land 2 as a kid, it feels like the Wario Land series was their baby. The pieces regularly get recombined in clever ways, and it all feels so at-home on the Game Boy. Not compromised like a squashed-down TV game.
Just dropped by to bask in the love this game deserves. I was OBSESSED by it, as it was my first Gameboy game, which was my first NINTENDO ever, at 13 years old. It got it when it was December and cold, but now I had a portable world at my disposal. The art direction blew my mind the most. It was Mario mixed with an all out pirate theme, complete with a beautifully drawn minimap and tons of secrets. A kid's dream. Then there was the music, goofy but also surprisingly moody at times. I love how the series have evolved since then but to me this one still takes the cake.
I cannot comprehend how my child self managed to do and find everything in this game back then without any help and walkthroughs... Most importantly, to do that, it meant the game was addictive and kept my interest. And it's true. This game is so imaginative and purposeful towards its final goal for poor Wario to get his castle of his dreams (or even world!) after evil Mario kicked him out in SML2 :):):) Very nice memories. I do remember the struggle though :D :D :D
Everytime I played this game on my Gameboy back in the day, angels would literally come down from Heaven and sing while I was playing. This was beautiful. This was my childhood, and this was absolutely fun!
I always enjoyed this more than mario games due to the added powers. being able to punch, pickup and throw enemies was just so much better than simply getting to jump on them. Not to mention the flamethrower and rocket hats.
My favorite game of all time. The story about pirates is so cool! The music is still beautiful. Just listen to that Mt Teapot theme... Then you have all the creative power ups, great looking graphics, fantastic level design, the treasure collecting, the secrets, and bonus games... it’s just amazing. While everyone is talking about Mario, the true gamers know it’s really about Wario Land!
Man oh man.....I remember this one. Played the hell out of it. I remember me and my friends would get together and try to get all of the hidden treasures so we can get the moon ending. LOL, this game was great. What an awesome childhood we had, I am 30 now and can truly say gaming has had an IMMENSE influence on my life. That genie was a jerkoff, lol.
For 20 years, this game was totally out of my mind. And yet, as soon as I saw it, the memories came swarming back in. I would say that this was probably my favorite gameboy game. Either this or kirby's dreamland.
Loved this game soooo much. I spent hours boosting my coin score by feeding enemies to those bit fat chicken things that then spit out three 10 gold coins so I could get the best ending
I played this exciting game back in 2002, not only are the graphics great, but some levels even contain some transparrancy effects like standing behing a waterfall or rocks, or some scrolling backgrounds, on the map screen you see that wario as if he going trough holes, this game pulls off some amezing thing on gameboy.
Meanwhile in a universe where everything is as it should be: _"The studio that brought you Rayman Legends has just announced the next Wario Land game!"_
Amazing playthrough of this game, you made it look so easy! This was my favourite Gameboy game as a kid, and I still think it has one of the best endings of a game ever, as well as the best music for the credits as well. I used to feel so awesome when I got all the treasures, lol.
Man this game has a LOT of secrets. Yo dawg, we put a secret world in a secret level, so you can explore secret areas of secret level while you're i a secret world xD I remeber figurem almost all of them(i think) on my own as a kid. Good times ^^ I was dissapointed in the end when Mario nicked my statue tho.
The Mt. Teapot map music sounds like one of the songs in The Secret of Mana..! Cool! I remember seeing commercials for this as a kid, never owned a GameBoy til much much later, but this game still looks really cool. Very complex, too, showing just what the GameBoy was capable of in the early 90s. Impressive! Thanks for playing it!
I beat this game when I was 5 years old on GBA, took me like 2 years to beat it and my god I was so excited and happy that I can never forget the moment
One of the first Game Boy games I completed and a true advert for the system. Over here in England we were definitely Sega country but the Game Boy was THE handheld system to have. Still a big of Wario games and the whole character because of this game.
Death Battle is doing Wario vs King DDD so that reminded me of this game. I love how the levels change after you beat the world. The replay-ability and the secrets/sidequests are so amazing in this game. I always wondered what happened if you maxed out the money counter. So cool
I LOVED this game as a kid! I regret not buying a copy when I had the chance! It was so much fun, and I loved having an opportunity to play as Wario, a slightly-more edgy version of everyone’s favorite plumber. Heck, even his powerups -- the bull hat, the dragon hat, and the jet-pack hat - were just a bit cooler than that of his blue-and-red counterpart.
I remember borrowing this game from a friend, coming home after school, popping it in... and beating it on my very first try. Usually I am not the kind of gamer to beat any game easily, but the difficulty level of this one is very low indeed. It's still a pretty cool game, and of course I just recently learned that there are various endings. I propably got to see the worst ending possible, lol.
I remember that our friend was giving away a BUNCH of games and this was one of them. We never noticed it but it was so much fun. My sister and I use to fight over it
While Mario and Wario coexist in the same universe, I love the artistic choices for Wario's games. The characters, enemies and even locations are much more creative and wacky than those of Mario's games.
My first game boy game ever :) My classmate sold me his Game Boy Pocket for something like 10 bucks, but he didn't have any games for it anymore. Luckily, not too long after, there was a guy selling older games in a mall, so I picked this game. Loved this game ever since
I don't remember much more of it than that... it has been WAY too long since I've played or been there. I thought it would have been on the internet by now, and it is a fainting memory. Just when you play the game a lot and finally unlock something like that, you do remember it. Some details stay more than others. I hope somebody else can find it too and post it. It would definitely be a first on the internet, at least from what I can search. Good luck to those who try and find it.
brad atherton I do hope you conquered the world with wario as a child. was one of my highlights in game boy games, finding out about the secret ending.
brad atherton you are preaching to the choir - I was a kid back then as well and had no net access either, because there was no net. also, none of my friends played that game - they were all about mortal kombat in those days. lucky me most entries in the mario series have a fair design and are actually manageable, even for a child.
I replay the game on purpose, each time with a different amount of bags of money.. Just to see what kind of house he can buy... Best game in my childhood life
Not only might this be the best Gameboy game, I'd argue it might be in the top 10 of the early-to-mid 90s. You wouldn't expect games on a portable to be as good as what was offered on consoles during this time but I'd say this game could give most others up-to-that point a run for their money, monochromatic graphics and all.
This, Links Awakening & Metroid 2 were my fav game boy games as a kid. Rice beach had the best theme. Best boss was either in stove cavern or parsley woods. Most annoying stages were in sherbert island Who knew about pausing the game, then hitting select 16x to be able to edit your coins, time, hearts & lives per stage?
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