Editing Pirates (minigame)

[[File:PiratesGameWariotitlescreen.png|thumb|250px|Pirates title screen.]]

'''Pirates''' is a minigame hosted by [[Captain Wario (Game & Wario)|Captain Wario]] in ''[[Game & Wario]]''. It is a single player game that is played with the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} horizontally.
==Story==
[[Wario]] decides to go outside of [[Wario's House|his house]] on [[Wario Bike|his motorcycle]]. He eventually sees a pirate costume and decides to become a pirate himself.
<gallery>
Yawning Wario.jpg|[[Wario]] yawning boredly 
G&W Wario Bike (1).jpg|Wario deciding to ride his [[Wario Bike]] to go out
G&W Diamond City.jpg|[[Diamond City]]
G&W Wario Bike (2).jpg|Wario riding his Wario Bike around Diamond City
G&W Pirate Costume.jpg|Wario noticing a pirate costume
It's-a-me, Captain Wario!.jpg|Wario becoming [[Captain Wario (Game & Wario)|Captain Wario]]
</gallery>

==Gameplay==
Pirate is a rhythm game. The game consists of Captain Wario giving commands to pirates on his ship and other ships to attack the player. These commands vary between him saying "Center!", "Over!", "Left!" or "Right!", corresponding to the four ships' positions. The player must move the {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} in these directions as if they are using a shield to block the attacks. Occasionally, Captain Wario might shout out "Token!" when revisiting a stage that had been completed with a Perfect rank. Blocking the shot rewards a [[File:GWA Cluck-A-Pop token.png|17px]] [[Cluck-A-Pop]] coin.

After the chosen song itself has concluded, a dance sequence follows prior to the conclusion of the overall stage. The player, who is assisted in part by [[Adventure King]] (named Admiral Venture in the European English version), must mimic the moves shown on screen by a humanoid [[Captain Wario (Game & Wario)|Captain Wario]] to build up power to charge up an energy ball. Once enough energy has been built up, the player must press the {{button|wiiu|ZL}} and {{button|wiiu|ZR}} buttons simultaneously with the rhythm to shoot the energy ball at Captain Wario and his crew.
If the player manages to achieve an "A" rating in all four categories, they will score a "Perfect" which rewards a [[File:GWA Cluck-A-Pop token.png|17px]] Cluck-A-Pop coin.

This game is what became of the Wii U demo, ''Shield Pose''.

==Controls==
*Move {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} — Block arrows
*Face {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} down — Remove caught arrows from the shield / Zoom in on Wario
*{{button|wiiu|ZL}}+{{button|wiiu|ZR}} — Launch energy ball at the end of the level
*Rotate {{button|wiiu|GamePad}} — Vertical blocking (Lively Village onwards)

==Stages==
*'''Sparkly Ocean''': The first stage. It is quite simple, and also features the game's tutorial.
{{foreign names
|Jap=ギラギラ オーシャン
|JapR=Giragira Ōshan
|JapM=Sparkling Ocean
}}
*'''Chilly Sea''': The second stage. This stage plays in 6/8 time, rather than 4/4 like the other stages.
{{foreign names
|Jap=ハイハイ フローズン
|JapR=Haihai Furōzun
|JapM=Cheerful Frozen
}}
*'''Lively Village''': The third stage. Introduces vertical arrow shoots, requiring the player to first turn the GamePad vertically to block them.
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブリブリ ビレッジ
|JapR=Buriburi Birejji
|JapM=Tense Village
}}
*'''Bubbly Volcano''': The fourth stage. Signals are now longer than before, so the player has to wait a bit longer to aim the GamePad at the TV. The dance segment has players making various faces.
{{foreign names
|Jap=ポワポワ ボルケーノ
|JapR=Powapowa Borukēno
|JapM=Gentle Volcano
}}
*'''Twinkly Planet''': The fifth and final stage. Features all of the mechanics mentioned from before. The final part of the dance segment allows players to do what they want.
{{foreign names
|Jap=ピカピカ プラネット
|JapR=Pikapika Puranetto
|JapM=Twinkly Planet
}}

==Description==
''"Ahoy! Captain Wario's the name. Block arrows-move yer booty! My rhythm-based action battle game will get ye shakin' yer timbers!"''

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=150>
G&W Pirates stage one.jpg|Stage one
G&W Pirates stage two.jpg|Stage two
G&W Pirates stage three.jpg|Stage three
G&W Pirates stage four.jpg|Stage four
G&W Pirates stage five.jpg|Stage five
WiiU GameandWario Pirate 01.png|Captain Wario giving out a command during the minigame
G&W Pirates dancing time.jpg|Screenshot of the dance sequence in stage one
WiiU GameandWario Pirate 03.png|Screenshot of a different pose during a dance sequence
CluckAPop Prize 185.png|The design of the [[Hint Card]]s
</gallery>

==Media==
{{media table
|file1=Dancin Pirates Game Wario.oga
|title1=Dancin' Pirates
|description1=Background song during Twinkly Planet
|length1=0:30
}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|FreE=Pirates
|Ger=Pirates
|SpaE=Pirates
}}

== Trivia ==
*In ''[[miiwiki:Tomodachi Life|Tomodachi Life]]'', [[Mii]]s can occasionally be heard playing this game if they have a [[Wii U]].
**Coincidentally, a voice from the combined voice engine for ''Tomodachi Life'' and ''Game & Wario'' can be heard on the results screen.
*In the opening cutscene, a [[rhythmheaven:Reporter & Wrestler|reporter and wrestler]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' can be seen in the background.

==External links==
*[https://patents.justia.com/patent/8360880 Patent application]

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