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|image=[[File:ENTIRE warioMario box.JPG|200 px]]
|developer=[[Game Freak]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|designer=[[Nintendo]]
|released={{releasedate|Japan|August 27, 1993}}
|genre=Puzzle
|modes=Single player
|ratings={{ratings|cero=A}}
|platforms=[[Super Famicom]]
|media={{container|snes=1}}
|input={{input|snesmouse=1}}
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'''''Mario & Wario''''' is a puzzle game released for the [[Super Famicom]] in 1994. It was designed by Satoshi Tajiri and developed by [[Game Freak]]. It is one of the few [[Mario (series)|''Mario'']] games to utilize the [[SNES Mouse]] accessory. 

The game was initially planned to be localized for the North American market (as shown by it being previewed in the September 1993 issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' and a Canadian ad for a Kelloggs contest,<ref>[http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0921 SNES Central: Mario & Wario]</ref> which [[:File:Mario&Wario Western Boxart.jpg|featured a tentative boxart]]), but ended up being Japan-only.

==Story==
'''Translated from the instruction booklet'''<ref>[[:File:WarioToMonogatari.png|''Mario & Wario'' instruction booklet, page 2.]]</ref>

''This is [[Yōsei no Mori]]. Within these woods lives a sprite, and those who meet it find happiness, or so the tale goes. One day, [[Mario]] came to the woods to confirm the legend. [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and [[Yoshi]] should have been together with [[Luigi]]......but alas, the visage of Luigi was missing. Mario's group of three have separated to find lost little Luigi.''

''At once, the suspicious sound of an engine was in the air. I wonder what it could be? It was [[Wario]] riding his personal plane, the [[Bulldog]], and it dropped a [[bucket]] from the sky.''

''"Whew, woosh!"''

''And suddenly, the bucket was a snug fit on Mario's head.''

''"Uwagh, I can't see in this thing!"''

''The sprite of the woods, [[Wanda]], witnessed it. The petite pixie did not have the strength to remove the bucket on her own, but she desired to help somehow. Thus, Wanda sends Mario a signal with her [[magic wand]], determined to reunite him with Luigi......''

==Gameplay==
[[File:Mario_And_Wario_Title_Screen.png|thumb|left|Title Screen.]]
The main gameplay involves guiding [[Princess Peach]], [[Mario]], or [[Yoshi]] to the goal, where [[Luigi]] awaits. The player can select one of the original eight stages at the start. Once they are cleared, the final stages become available. At the beginning of every stage except EXTRA, [[Wario]] drops a random item on the character's head, making them unable to see where they're going.

The player uses the Super Famicom Mouse to control [[Wanda]] the sprite and alter the environment to make it safe for the character, making it somewhat similar to the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]. The character will walk left and right on their own, so the obstacles must be manipulated accordingly to allow the character to safely navigate through the level. There is a time limit for each level, and bonus points are given for any excess time. Each character has a set speed; Peach is slow, Mario is medium, and Yoshi is fast. At the end of every stage, there's a bonus mini-game where Wanda can whack Wario with a [[hammer]]. Every time the player hits Wario on his plane, the player will earn one coin. After forty hits, the plane will malfunction in Wario's face, but he will also flee if enough time has passed.

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==Stages==
===LEVEL1: [[Yōsei no Mori]]===
The fairy's forest is the easiest stage of the ten, and a tutorial for the rest of the game. The world map for each course fits on one screen, making them the smallest of the game. One Girigiri is introduced in the last course.

===LEVEL2: [[Yosu Ko]]===
A [[world]] set next to a relaxing lake where [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] have holiday. It is still a standard stage, but slightly harder than the first.

===LEVEL3: [[Kumotori Yama]]===
A mountain region. Timer Blocks are frequent, so sitting around is dangerous.

===LEVEL4: [[Kōri no Dōkutsu]]===
An icy cavern with many frozen features. Nebaneba Blocks appear towards the end.

===LEVEL5: [[Honō no Dōkutsu]]===
A subterranean cave filled with magma. Pot-shaped enemies called Tsubōn are introduced here, and will breath fire at the player.

===LEVEL6: [[Pukupuku Kai]]===
A large body of water infested with Unibō. Switch Blocks are frequent.

===LEVEL7: [[Balloon Bridge]]===
An area in the sky. Fūsen Blocks are frequent.

===LEVEL8: [[Dry Dry Desert|Karakara Sabaku]]===
A vast desert location. Guriguri are frequent.

===LEVEL9: [[Wario no Niwa]]===
Wario's personal garden, which is playable once beating the previous eight stages.

===LEVEL10: [[Wario's House|Wario Tei]]===
A big, untidy residence. Playable once LEVEL9 is cleared.

===[[EXTRA]]===
An extra stage revealed once beating all ten stages. It is a very difficult world.

==Items & Obstacles==
===Blocks===
*[[Flip-Flop Block]] - One of the most basic [[block]]s, they can be made solid or passable with the flick of a click.
*[[Timer Block]] - Hitting these blocks will make them solid for a short time. Wanda must know when and how to use them.
*[[Rock Block#Mario & Wario|Hibi Block]] - These cracked square walls can be hit to be destroyed.
*[[Fūsen Block]]  - Balloons which expand and inflate from time to time.
*[[Switch Block]] - These switch red and blue from solid to not.
*[[Nebaneba Block]] - These blocks are sticky and trap friend and foe alike.
*[[Coin Block]] - Wanda can hit these to collect [[coin]]s. One hundred coins will give the player a [[Extra Life|1-Up]].
*[[Jump Block]] - Jump Blocks look like [[springboard]]s, and are usually seen grounded on flooring rather than suspended in the air as in other games.
*[[Spike (obstacle)|Toge Block]] - These pointy obstacles take up the full space of a block. They can face four directions.
*[[Elevator]] - Once on these lifts, the character must wait until they can move again.

===Items===
*[[1-Up Mushroom]] - As the name suggests, these green mushrooms give the player [[Extra life|1-Ups]].
*[[Mushroom#Mario & Wario|Time Kinoko]] - Standard mushrooms that add to the [[Time Limit|Time Gauge]]. There are not many of these in the game.
*[[Star]] - The most common item in the game. Collect four of them in a level to earn a [[Extra Life|1-Up]].

==Characters==
===Main Characters===
*[[Wanda]], the playable character
*[[Princess Peach]], [[Mario]], and [[Yoshi]], one of three hindered characters
*[[Luigi]], who awaits the character at the goal
*[[Wario]], the main villain

===Enemy Characters===
*[[Dodorigesu Jr.]] - These immobile [[Pidgit]]s can be defeated by simply clicking on them.
*[[Guriguri]] - A [[fireball]] which usually moves along walls and floors.
*[[Tsubōn]] - A pot-shaped enemy with a [[skull]] mark that can cling onto walls and breath fire.
*[[Komorin]] - Tricky bat enemies that often group together in packs of four.
*[[Unibō]] - Spiky enemies which resemble [[Urchin]]s and appear in LEVEL6 and LEVEL9.

==Staff==
{{main|List of Mario & Wario staff}}

==Gallery==
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<center><gallery>
MandWArtwork.jpg|Box artwork
MnW Mario.jpg|Mario
MnW-Wario.png|Wario
Wanda.jpg|Wanda
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreignname
|Jap=マリオとワリオ
|JapR=Mario to Wario
|JapM='''''Mario & Wario''''' or '''''Mario and Wario'''''; used in packaging and promotional materials.}}

==Trivia==
*[[bulbapedia:Satoshi Tajiri|Satoshi Tajiri]], who would later launch the ''Pokémon'' franchise, designed this game.
**There was a mention of this game in ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]]''. When the player checks the Super Nintendo in the Copycat's House (at [[bulbapedia:Saffron City|Saffron City]], northwest of the [[bulbapedia:Silph Co.|Silph Co.]] building), it states that there is a game that shows Mario with a bucket on his head. Both games were made by [[Game Freak]]. This reference was carried over to the [[Game Boy Advance]] remakes of the games, ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen]]''.
***In addition, a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMWz0w0xDIo music track] in ''Mario & Wario'' sounds a lot like a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX9scc13gMw track] in ''Pokémon''.
*A reference to ''Mario & Wario'' is made in ''[[Mario and the Incredible Rescue]]'', where Wario attacks with buckets.
*The bucket Mario wore on his head is a trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. It mentions that "the bucket's M looks like a W when turned upside down".
*One of [[Junker]]'s attacks in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' is dropping a bucket on [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]'s heads. 
*Karakara Sabaku was revisited in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and the [[Mario Kart series|''Mario Kart'' series]], localized as both Dry Dry Desert and Kalimari Desert in English.
*Although a Japan-only release, the game itself contains no written Japanese whatsoever; it is entirely in English.

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