Editing WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

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|released='''Game Boy Advance:'''<br>{{released|Japan|March 21, 2003|Europe|May 23, 2003|USA|May 26, 2003<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070413193507/http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=m-Game-0000-1643 ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' at Nintendo.com] (Internet Archive)</ref>|Australia|June 6, 2003<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030606210104/http://nintendo.com.au/nintendo/games/index.php?action=search&pagenum=1&sortby=title&platform=&rating=&title=warioware&releasedate=&genre= Search results giving the release date of ''WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania'' at Nintendo.com.au] (Internet Archive)</ref>|China|July 4, 2005<ref>[http://www.ique.com/games/G_mwario.htm ''Wario Zhìzào'' at iQue.com]</ref>}}'''Virtual Console (3DS) (Ambassador Program Release):'''<br>{{released|Australia|December 15, 2011|Japan|December 16, 2011|Europe|December 16, 2011|USA|December 16, 2011}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{released|Japan|April 3, 2014|USA|April 10, 2014|Europe|April 10, 2014|Australia|April 10, 2014}}

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'''''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''''', known as '''''WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania''''' in the European English version, is a minigame compilation for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and the first title in the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series of games. It was released on March 21, 2003, in Japan; later that year in Europe, the Americas, and Australia; and on July 4, 2005, in China. The game has the player play through themed gauntlets of [[microgame]]s, very short minigames which only last for a few seconds each and whom the player must figure out how to complete through short written instructions and contextual clues. The game's plot centers around [[Wario]] who founds a game company and creates a video game along with his friends, an entirely new cast of characters introduced herein. The music and sound effects were taken from ''[[Wario Land 4]]''.

It was re-released as a free downloadable title for the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program|Ambassador Program]] in December 2011, only available to people who purchased a 3DS before the August 12, 2011 price drop. The game was also released on [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in the Americas, Europe, and Australia on April 10, 2014.

One day, while lounging on the couch in [[Wario's House|his house]] in [[Diamond City]], [[Wario]] sees a report from [[Ken the Reporter]] on TV about a video game (''[[Pyoro]]'') that has made tons of money. Wario thinks of all of the cash that he could get if he made a video game. Quickly, he sits on [[Wario Bike|his bike]] to obtain a [[computer]]. Wario's house gets replaced with the headquarters of [[WarioWare, Inc.]], Wario's newly founded "company". After trying to make a video game by himself, Wario grows lazy and calls up his closest friends to help; they agree. Since Wario does not want to spend too much money on the game, they develop a lot of simple microgames rather than a single full-fledged game.

''WarioWare, Inc.'' becomes a commercial success. Wario ends up swindling his employees, though, refusing to pay them and taking all of the money for himself. In the WarioWare, Inc. headquarters, he runs away from his friends with the cash and escapes with a rocket attached to the building. However, [[Dr. Crygor]] flying with his jet pack accidentally bumps the rocket and causes it to fall into the sea along with Wario and the banknotes.

The game is based around the concept of playing very quick, simple microgames (over 200 in all) in rapid succession. Most games only last about four seconds on the lowest speed. There is a wide range of microgames that vary heavily in style and gameplay. Some feature just black and white stick figures, some games show photographs while the other ones are based on classic video games. A game can just make use of the {{Button|gba|A}} button, but in the next game, the player might use both the {{Button|gba|Pad}} and the {{Button|gba|A}} button to move a character in a platform game. Shortly before a game starts, simple instructions such as "Dodge!", "Pick!", or "Catch!" are displayed. Each microgame features three difficulty levels, the degree of changes from the lowest to the highest level depends on the game.

The game's main part is the microgame stages hosted by Wario and the other characters. After beating a certain number of the microgames in a stage, the speed will increase, and sometimes the difficulty level of the games as well. The microgames appear in mostly random order. ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' includes both modes with a set number of games to finish and arcade-style modes where the player aims for a high score. This concept in a much simpler form with only eight microgames in total was first used in ''[[Mario Artist: Polygon Studio]]'' in the Sound Bomber mode.

[[File:Games mode WWMM.png|thumb|left|Choosing between stages and bonus minigames in Games mode. In-game menus are set up to look like the screen of Wario's computer.]]

The Games mode can be referred to as the Story mode. There are nine stages hosted by the different characters from the game that come with their own set of microgames based around a certain theme each. Two special stages that are composed of microgames from several previous sets are included as well. Each of the eleven stages must be beaten to progress through the story. All stages feature cutscenes that are centered on the respective character, which are viewed before the actual gameplay. The epilogue of the story shows up after the player beats the stage.

To beat a given set, players must beat a certain number of the microgames specific to that set without fail. The last game to beat is the boss stage, a more complex game that lacks a time limit. Players are given four lives, losing one for every microgame lost. Losing all lives results in a [[Game Over]]. Between every microgame, a short intermission displaying the current score and number of lives shows up, its appearance based on the character's story. Seeing a microgame in the Games mode opens it up for free play in the Grid mode.

[[File:Dribble and Spitz intermission WWMM.png|thumb|[[Dribble & Spitz]]'s intermission in Games mode. It shows the current score and number of lives in form of Spitz dolls in the taxi.]]

After beating a stage, it turns into a challenge to see how long the player can last. The player scores a point after every microgame, even if they lost the game when at least one life is left afterward. In this challenge, the game continues after every boss stage on a higher difficulty level. After beating the boss stage on the third level and every next time, the speed increases additionally instead. By winning a boss stage, the player also gains an [[extra life]] if they has less than four lives. As a little gimmick, a short break scene featuring the stage's host, which the player can influence by pressing the {{Button|gba|A}} button, is shown after a boss stage. The stages do not need to be played again to reach the ending sequence, but some extra content is only unlockable by getting a minimum high score on certain stages, and playing every microgame at least one time is required to unlock two of the bonus minigames.

By playing the stages, extra challenges can be unlocked. These include special minigames for one or two players and mixes of the microgames from all sets. They are chosen from the same screen as the microgame stages in Games mode.

The single-player challenges feature special minigames, several of them being beefed-up versions of the microgames. There are also dual-player games that allow for two people to play four simple minigames using only one handheld. The first player uses the {{Button|gba|L}} button while the second player uses the {{Button|gba|R}} button. A single bonus minigame can only be unlocked by playing the microgames in the Grid rather than the stages.

Finally, there are the tower stages that are the last unlocked stages and challenge the player to beat as many of the microgames as possible until all lives are lost. Microgames from all previous stages are put into the mix. For example, one tower challenges players to not miss a single of the hard versions of the microgames.

[[File:Grid mode WWMM.png|thumb|left|If a microgame has yet to be unlocked, a question mark represents it in the Grid.]]

In this mode, players can play any microgame they have encountered in the Games mode. The Grid allows competitive players to challenge the game. When selected, a single challenge will be fired at the player over and over until they miss four times. Like in the stages, the player scores a point after every microgame. The game goes through a three-microgame difficulty cycle, with the first one being easy, the next being of normal difficulty, and the third being hard. After that, the speed of the game increases and the difficulty cycle begins anew. When getting a minimum score on a game (between 10 and 30 points for regular games, and 5 for boss games), the player earns a red flower for this game.

The third and last mode the player can choose from is the Options menu. There, they can view the epilogues of the character stories or delete the current game data, which resets the game to its original state. It is also possible to change the name and gender of the player, which originally have to be entered before they can play the game. The gender does not affect the gameplay, but some scenes in the character stories and text lines depend on the player's gender. Additionally, the player can change the background music in the name change screen by pressing the {{Button|gba|L}} button; the three songs available are the background themes of the stages [[List of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! microgames#Sci-Fi|Sci-Fi]], [[List of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! microgames#Reality|Reality]], and [[List of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! microgames#Nature|Nature]].

Aside from Wario himself, ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' introduces a completely new cast of characters. The other main characters are told to be Wario's friends, but it is left unexplained how they met him. Each of them hosts a set of microgames and comes with an individual story dedicated to them. At the end of each story, except for the very first one, the respective character meets with the other ones at the [[Gelateria]]. The cutscenes mainly take place in Diamond City, which is first seen in this game as well. The characters were designed by [[Ko Takeuchi]].<ref name="snapped_interview">[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/ds/dsi/4/2 Iwata Asks: Nintendo DSi: Big One-off Performance]</ref>

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|align="center"|[[File:Wario-MegaMicrogames.png|100px|link=Wario]]<br>'''[[Wario]]'''<br>[[File:Wario Portrait MMG.png|100px|link=Wario]]

|Being mainly known for treasure hunting and brute strength in the ''Wario'' series platformers, Wario has found a "legit way" to make money. He founds his own game company and employs his friends. In the ''WarioWare'' series, he is usually seen wearing a biker outfit and often drives around with his [[Wario Bike]]. Wario's intense greed makes him refuse to pay his friends.

|colspan=3|'''Wario's first story:'''<br>Wario does exercises at the WarioWare, Inc. headquarters. He jumps on a trampoline so high that he even goes through the building's chimney. He falls again right into the boombox next to the trampoline. When he comes out of the boombox's speaker, he is transformed into [[Tiny Wario]]. The shark car and potato car known from the microgame "[[Crazy Cars]]" come out as well, but Wario avoids them and goes back into the boombox which spits him out again in his true form. He lands on the two cars and flattens them.

'''Wario's second story:'''<br>

At first, Wario is seen working in the headquarters again. When getting angry, he throws his computer high into the air which goes through the chimney and then falls on Wario. Wario is sucked into the computer in some way. Like the boombox, it spits Wario out again. At a later point, it turns out that WarioWare, Inc.'s game was a success, but Wario does not want to pay his friends. In the headquarters, Wario runs away with the cash and escapes with a rocket, but the escape fails when Dr. Crygor accidentally bumps the rocket which falls into the sea afterward.

|align="center"|[[File:Jimmy T Portrait MMG.png|100px|link=Jimmy T]]<br>'''[[Jimmy T|Jimmy&nbsp;T.]]'''

|Jimmy Thang, better known as Jimmy T. for short, is a disco dancer wearing a big afro wig. He usually goes to nightclubs for dancing, [[Club Sugar]] in particular. He is commonly seen with [[Jimmy's Cell|a cell phone]] and likes to collect ring tones. Jimmy has an affection for cats as well.

|colspan=3|'''Jimmy T.'s story:'''<br>As usual, Jimmy goes to Club Sugar at night and starts dancing and lets his cell phone play a ring tone. Later, he leaves Club Sugar and listens to another ring tone while strolling through the city.

|align="center"|[[File:DribbleSpitz.png|100px|link=Dribble & Spitz]]<br>'''[[Dribble & Spitz]]'''

|Dribble & Spitz are two anthropomorphic animals who work as cabbies for [[Diamond Taxi]]. Dribble is an orange bulldog who usually drives [[Dribble Taxi|the taxi]] and is a burly speed freak. Spitz, the yellow cat, is the actual leader and keeps a cool head, unlike Dribble who is not as smart as his partner. They are known for having odd customers and often forget to encash in such cases. Both are big sci-fi fans.

|colspan=3|'''Dribble & Spitz's story:'''<br>At night, Dribble & Spitz are driving with the taxicab through the city and get a customer who is named after the player. Their target is the city's harbor. When they arrive at this place, the customer goes out and transforms into a merman or mermaid, respectively. The person jumps into the water and bids farewell. When the person has already disappeared, the amazed cabbies notice that the customer has not paid.

|align="center"|[[File:Mona Face WWI-MM.png|100px|link=Mona]]<br>'''[[Mona]]'''

|Mona is a high school student who often works part-time. Her primary employer is [[Joe]]. In this game, she works at the Gelateria. The sassy student gets around with [[Mona's scooter|her scooter]]. She frequently has so much work that she just changes from one job to the next during the day. It is implied that Mona is a little smitten with Wario and that she likes money.

|colspan=3|'''Mona's story:'''<br>Mona drives to her workplace, the Gelateria, while her employer Gelato Joe is already there. Since Mona is late, she starts driving very fast. However, the [[Diamond Police]] notices her speeding and chases her. Mona calls her three animals for help, the [[Mona's Elephant|Elephant]], the [[Mona's Pig|Piggy]] and the [[Mona's Monkey|Chimp]]. They put the police cars out of action, especially her Chimp who turns many cars upside down with his [[Banana|banana peels]]. Finally, Mona arrives at the Gelateria at the last second.

|align="center"|[[File:9-Volt Portrait MMG.png|100px|link=9-Volt]]<br>'''[[9-Volt]]'''

|9-Volt is a grade-schooler attending [[Diamond City Elementary|Diamond Elementary]]. He is a big fan of Nintendo and collects everything that comes from this company. The fanboy is always seen wearing a yellow helmet with headphones. Beneath Nintendo items, he enjoys skating with his skateboard [[SK8]] and mixing music with mixing consoles. 9-Volt also has a pet named [[Fronk|Shag]].

|colspan=3|'''9-Volt's story:'''<br>The school is out and 9-Volt goes [[9-Volt's House|home]] with his skateboard. At home, 9-Volt's spins records in his room. Next to 9-Volt is an oversized [[Game Boy]] and a grabber pops a cartridge into it. Later, Ken, the Reporter appears and announces that the [[Game Boy Advance#Game Boy Advance SP|Game Boy Advance SP]] is on sale now. Being excited by this, 9-Volt leaves the house, his skateboard transforms into a hoverboard and the gamer rushes to the next store.

|align="center"|[[File:Orbulon Portrait MMG.png|100px|link=Orbulon]]<br>'''[[Orbulon]]'''

|Orbulon is an alien of unknown origin who once plotted to take over Diamond City's planet which he calls "[[Earth]]", but settled down there when [[Oinker|his UFO]] crashed the city. Orbulon has an IQ of 300. His UFO, which is shaped like a [[pig]], acts as Orbulon's primary way of transportation. However, he frequently gets into bad situations with it that result in crash landings.

|colspan=3|'''Orbulon's story:'''<br>Orbulon heads toward Diamond City's planet with his UFO. Suddenly, a meteoroid flies right into the spaceship and damages it. Orbulon sends a distress call and soon a rescue team of [[Alien Bunny|Space Hares]] appears. They send a container connected with a chain into the UFO which Orbulon's enters. The Space Hares retract the chain, but as soon as Orbulon arrives in the rescue ship, he wants to take over it. The Space Hares waste no time sending the ungrateful alien back to his UFO, which has disentangled itself from the meteor. Spinning out of control, the ship crashes Diamond City, but Orbulon survives.

|align="center"|[[File:Dr Crygor Portrait MMG.png|100px|link=Dr. Crygor]]<br>'''[[Dr. Crygor]]'''

|Dr. Crygor is a mad scientist who lives in seclusion in [[Dr. Crygor's Lab|his lab]] on a small island. He wears a cryogenic suit and his body is partly robotic. The genius is convinced about his abilities and does a lot of wacky but mostly harmless experiments. He constructed most of the vehicles and other trademark items of Wario and his friends. For some reason, he is often associated with toilets.

|colspan=3|'''Dr. Crygor's story:'''<br>The doctor dances around in his laboratory. When he is done dancing, Dr. Crygor reaches for something to drink and grabs a beaker filled with a blue liquid. After drinking it, he suddenly comes down with food poisoning. The mad scientist runs for the restroom and opens the toilet lid. After he has done his business, the toilet explodes and floods the lab. While Dr. Crygor tries to swim away, he is sent rocketing into the sky. The odd genius tries to active his jet pack, but it fails and he falls right to the ground. Luckily, [[Don the Sparrow]] catches and rescues the quirky man.

|align="center"|[[File:Kat and Ana Portrait MMG.png|100px|link=Kat & Ana]]<br>'''[[Kat & Ana]]'''

|Kat & Ana are twin ninja sisters who attend [[Diamond City Kindergarten|Diamond Kindergarten]]. The young ninjas fight skillfully with swords and shuriken. They love nature and respect every living being. The younger sister Ana is much quieter than the bossy and very adventurous sister Kat.

|colspan=3|'''Kat & Ana's story:'''<br>An evil skeleton spirit named [[Boneheads]] appears at the [[Diamond City Castle|Castle]]. The creature curses the prince or princess who is named after the player and takes over the Castle. Ana and [[Ana's Crew|her crew]] of ninjas attack Boneheads, but they all fail. Ana sends a letter with the help of Don the Sparrow to her sister Kat to call for help, before being captured by Boneheads. Kat, residing with [[Shadow the Dog|Paw the Dog]] at a place far away, receives the letter. She and Paw make the long journey to the Castle, where Kat has to fight Boneheads atop the roof. Kat appears to lose at first, but then Paw transforms into a giant sword. With this weapon, Kat manages to destroy Boneheads and saves the prince or princess and Ana.

*[[Ken the Reporter]] - An anthropomorphic dog who works for the channel DBS and presents the news and other shows.

*[[Pyoro]] - A small red bird who is the star of the game that inspires Wario to create ''WarioWare, Inc.'' He is playable in some minigames in most of the ''WarioWare'' titles.

*[[Joe|Gelato Joe]] - Another humanoid dog. He owns the Gelateria among other businesses and is Mona's employer.

*[[Mona's Elephant]] - Mona's first animal, it can shoot sludge from its trunk.

*[[Mona's Pig|Mona's Piggy]] - Mona's second animal, it can shoot [[Soccer Ball|soccer balls]].

*[[Mona's Monkey|Mona's Chimp]] - Mona's third animal and the most effective. It throws banana peels.

*[[Diamond Police]] - Diamond City's local police. They chase Mona because of speeding.

*[[Fronk|Shag]] - A yellow blocky creature and 9-Volt's pet. He and other members of his species appear in several microgames.

*[[Alien Bunny|Space Hares]] - Bunny-like dancing aliens that come to help Orbulon.

*[[Shadow the Dog|Paw the Dog]] - One of Kat & Ana's pets, a small dog who can transform into a sword.

*[[Don the Sparrow]] - A large sparrow and also one of the ninja sisters' pets. It carries Ana's letter to Kat.

*[[Ana's Crew]] - A group of five ninjas who try to defeat Boneheads.

*[[Boneheads]] - An evil skeleton spirit who causes trouble at the Castle.

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|[[File:Wario Intro Folder MMG.png]]<br>'''[[List of microgames in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!#Intro Games|Intro Games]]

|[[File:Wario Intro Stage Select MMG.png]]<br>[[Wario]]

|align="left"|Basic games that all involve Wario in some way. Only has 12 normal microgames.

|[[File:Jimmy T Folder MMG.png]]<br>'''[[List of microgames in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!#Sports|Sports]]

|[[File:Jimmy T Stage Select MMG.png]]<br>[[Jimmy T|Jimmy]]

|align="left"|Every game features a certain sport, such as baseball and tennis.

|[[File:Dribble Folder MMG.png]]<br>'''[[List of microgames in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!#Sci-Fi|Sci-Fi]]

|[[File:Dribble Stage Select MMG.png]][[File:Spitz Stage Select MMG.png]]<br>[[Dribble & Spitz]]

|align="left"|The games are focused on science fiction elements such as aliens, space fights, and superheroes, but also ninjas.

|[[File:Mona Folder MMG.png]]<br>'''[[List of microgames in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!#Strange|Strange]]

|[[File:Mona Stage Select MMG.png]]<br>[[Mona]]

|align="left"|Mostly everyday things such as nose-picking and sawing are shown in a strange way.

|[[File:9-Volt Folder MMG.png]]<br>'''[[List of microgames in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!#Nintendo Classics|Nintendo&nbsp;Classics]]

|[[File:9-Volt Stage Select MMG.png]]<br>[[9-Volt]]

|align="left"|All games are based on classic Nintendo games and toys, such as ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and the Ultra Hand.

|[[File:Orbulon Folder MMG.png]]<br>'''[[List of microgames in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!#IQ|IQ]]

|[[File:Orbulon Stage Select MMG.png]]<br>[[Orbulon]]

|align="left"|These games last twice the time and require more thinking than the other ones. Includes counting and finding an object on the screen.

|[[File:Dr Crygor Folder MMG.png]]<br>'''[[List of microgames in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!#Reality|Reality]]

|[[File:Dr Crygor Stage Select MMG.png]]<br>[[Dr. Crygor|Dr.&nbsp;Crygor]]

|align="left"|The games feature partly animated photographs; for example, photos of people and animals.

|[[File:Kat Folder MMG.png]]<br>'''[[List of microgames in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!#Nature|Nature]]

|[[File:Kat Stage Select MMG.png]][[File:Ana Stage Select MMG.png]]<br>[[Kat & Ana]]

|align="left"|Animals or plants such as frogs and flowers are involved in all games.

|[[File:Wario Folder MMG.png]]<br>'''[[List of microgames in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!#Anything Goes|Anything&nbsp;Goes]]

|[[File:Wario Stage Select MMG.png]]<br>[[Wario]]

|align="left"|Wario appears in some way in all of the games. Otherwise, there is no specific theme that would apply to all games.

Besides the single sets, there are also six extra microgame stages involving the microgames from more than one character. Two of them are Remixes of Jimmy T. that act much like the regular stages and need to be beaten to unlock three or one new character stage(s), respectively. The other ones are hosted at four different towers located in Diamond City, all featuring pig sculptures. The intermission between the microgames in the tower stages looks like a reverse-colored child's drawing of the inside of an elevator with an animated pig head on the doors.

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|[[File:Remix 1 Folder MMG.png]]<br>'''Jimmy's Remix No.&nbsp;1<br>[[File:Jimmy Remix 1 Stage Select MMG.png]]

|Beating the stages of Dribble, Mona, and 9-Volt

|align="left"|A mix of the microgames of Jimmy and the aforementioned characters. However, Jimmy's boss stage, "[[Punch Out]]" (which will start at level 2), is the only boss stage to appear. The games start on the middle difficulty level.

|[[File:Remix 2 Folder MMG.png]]<br>'''Jimmy's Remix No.&nbsp;2<br>[[File:Jimmy Remix 2 Stage Select MMG.png]]

|Beating the stages of Orbulon, Dr. Crygor, and Kat

|align="left"|A mix of the microgames of the aforementioned characters. Again, only Jimmy's boss stage is featured (which is always on the hardest level), and the games start on the middle difficulty level.

|[[File:Easy Pig MMG.png]]<br>'''Easy

|align="left"|The microgames of all characters on the lowest difficulty level randomly appear, except for the boss stages, meaning that no extra lives can be earned. The speed is normal and never goes faster.

|[[File:Total Boss Pig MMG.png]]<br>'''Total Boss

|align="left"|Only the boss stages appear in this stage in a constant order. They are also played at a high speed. After beating Wario's Adventure, it starts at the first again, and the level will increase like in normal microgame stages. If the player fails a boss microgame, they must redo that microgame again until they pass it. Extra lives cannot be earned.

|[[File:Thrilling Pig MMG.png]]<br>'''Thrilling

|align="left"|The speed is normal and never goes faster. However, all games are on the third difficulty level, and only one life is available, meaning that the game is over after only one lost microgame. Boss microgames are not involved.

|[[File:Hard Pig MMG.png]]<br>'''Hard

|align="left"|All microgames are set at the lowest level, and no boss microgames appear, but all microgames are played at a high speed.

Besides the microgames, also "full" minigames without a strict time limit can be unlocked. They are mostly beefed-up versions of the microgames. Some of these games also involve other WarioWare developers than Wario, in the microgames only Wario is featured in his games. There are also slightly altered ports of past Nintendo games.

In these games, the player aims for a high score which will be saved.

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|'''[[Jump Forever|Jump&nbsp;Forever]]

|align="left"|Wario has to jump a rope. Its speed and position change during the game. Jump Forever ends the first time Wario's body touches the rope. If the player should reach 100 jumps, they will have the option of being able to change the BGM when starting a new game.

|'''[[Skating Board|Skating&nbsp;Board]]

|'''[[Paper Plane (minigame)|Paper&nbsp;Plane]]

|align="left"|The player has to move a gliding down paper plane through a tower without touching any obstacles.

|'''[[Dr. Wario|Dr.&nbsp;Wario]]

|align="left"|The [[Virus]]es have to be eradicated by putting the [[capsule]] segments of the same color in line with them. Speed and difficulty are variable. Slightly altered port of the NES game ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]''.

|'''[[Fly Swatter|Fly&nbsp;Swatter]]

|align="left"|In each level, the player has to hit all insects and avoid their attacks, then [[Gnat Attack#Watinga|Watinga]] appears as the last enemy. Slightly altered port of the minigame [[Mario Paint#Gnat Attack|Gnat Attack]] from the SNES game ''[[Mario Paint]]'', but the player moves with the D-pad rather than the Mouse.

|'''[[Sheriff (minigame)|Sheriff]]

|align="left"|[[Betty]] has been kidnapped by bandits. Wario has to rescue her by shooting all bandits in each level. Slightly altered port of the arcade game ''{{wp|Sheriff (arcade game)|Sheriff}}''.

|'''[[Pyoro (minigame)|Pyoro]]

|align="left"|The small bird Pyoro has to catch the falling vegetables with his long tongue. The higher away the vegetables are, the more points they are worth. When a vegetable hits Pyoro, the game is over.

|'''[[Pyoro 2|Pyoro&nbsp;2]]

|align="left"|Similar to the previous game, but Pyoro spits seeds this time that destroy the vegetables. The player scores more points when two or more vegetables are hit at one time. Again, the game ends as soon as Pyoro is hit by a vegetable.

====Dual-player====

In all of these games, one player has to press the {{Button|gba|L}} button while the other one has to press the {{Button|gba|R}} button. Unlike single-player games, there are no high scores, a game just ends after one player has earned the necessary points and won.

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|'''[[Chiritorie (minigame)|VS&nbsp;Chiritorie]]

|'''[[Chicken Race (minigame)|VS&nbsp;Chicken&nbsp;Race]]

|align="left"|Based on the game of {{wp|Chicken (game)|Chicken}}. 9-Volt (P1) and Shag (P2) have to get as close to the edge as possible but must not exceed it.

|'''[[VS Dong Dong]]

|align="left"|Both characters, Mona (P1) and Dribble (P2) have their own side. The target is to push one of the yellow blocks with the up and down moving bar to the other side to squash the opponent.

|'''[[VS Hurdle]]

|align="left"|Orbulon (P1) and Dr. Crygor (P2) take part in a hurdle race where they have to jump hurdles and run on mud.

[[File:Diamond City WWMM.png|thumb|Map of Diamond City.]]

Diamond City, the main place of the ''WarioWare'' series, features several locations in this game that are mostly connected to one character or character pair each. Almost all of these places reappear in further installments.

*[[Diamond City]]

**[[Wario's House]]

**[[WarioWare, Inc.]]

**[[Club Sugar]]

**[[Diamond Taxi]]

**[[Gelateria]]

**[[Diamond City Elementary|Diamond Elementary]]

**[[9-Volt's House]]

**[[Dr. Crygor's Lab|Crygor's Lab]]

**[[Diamond City Castle|Castle]]

*Outer Space

The following list includes the objects mostly seen in the character-related cutscenes. Objects only seen in the microgames are not listed.

*[[Wario Bike]]

*[[Computer]]

*[[Bomb (WarioWare series)|Bomb]]

*[[Jimmy's Cell]]

*[[Dribble Taxi]]

*[[Mona's scooter]]

*[[SK8]]

*[[Oinker|Orbulon's UFO]]

''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' was developed by Nintendo R&D1 and first announced in early 2003. It was directed by [[Hirofumi Matsuoka]] and produced by Takehiro Izushi. Other key developers include [[Goro Abe]], [[Ko Takeuchi]], and Kazuyoshi Osawa.

The ''WarioWare'' concept with very short minigames coming one after another was first used in ''[[Mario Artist: Polygon Studio]]'', a game released for the [[Nintendo 64DD]] in 2000 only in Japan. The game's so-called Sound Bomber mode includes eight microgames, six of the microgames in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' are based on those.<ref>[http://www.kimahima.com/old/polygon/sb.html Sound Bomber mode of ''Mario Artist: Polygon Studio'' at Kimahima.com (Japanese)]</ref>

''Made in Wario'', as the game is known in Japanese, was originally made secretly by several developers on the development team Nintendo R&D1 without telling their manager at the time. The people came up with the idea of using Wario for the game, since they could not think of anyone else who would be best for the game. According to them, Wario is "always doing stupid things" and is "really idiotic", so they used him and the other newly created characters, who have become a recurring cast in the series.<ref name="r&d1_interview">[http://games.kikizo.com/features/ncl_nintendo_wwiv_apr06_p2.asp Nintendo R&D1 Interview (page 2) at Kikizo]</ref>

Being convinced by their work, the makers presented their idea to their manager at a certain point. He did not seem to be surprised and just gave his okay, so the people continued the development.<ref name="r&d1_interview"/>

For the creation of the microgames, each person on the team came up with their own ideas, which were written down on notes and attached to the director's table. After this, the people went through the ideas to decide which ones could be included in the final product. Since the game became well-known around the department, even people who were not on the project started to submit their ideas. Because each of the programmers created their own graphics during the development of the games, the art style is very different with each microgame.<ref name="r&d1_interview"/>

[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] put a lot of thought into how best to market the game. He wanted to show how its unusual playing style made it distinct from other games, in the way it could be simply picked up and enjoyed. Miyamoto gave the staff the approval to use the slogan "More! Shorter! Faster!" (最多 最短 最速 ''Saita Saitan Saisoku''), which prominently appeared on the Japanese box art, surpassing the actual game logo in terms of size.<ref name="smooth_moves_interview">[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/warioware_smooth_moves/0/3 Iwata Asks: ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves'': Everyone in the Room Will Have a Grin on Their Face!]</ref> It was not used for the later Western packages which depicted Wario and his friends rather than just a portion of Wario's face as seen on the Japanese counterpart.

''Made in Wario'', or ''WarioWare'' as the franchise is called in international languages, was first announced by Nintendo in early January 2003<ref>[http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/381/381732p1.html News "New Mario and Wario GBA Games" at IGN]</ref> and originally released in March 2003 in Japan. Nintendo did not have hugely high commercial hopes for the game. However, the game's sales figures were growing and growing and it gained a very good reputation.<ref name="smooth_moves_interview"/>

Since ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' was commercially successful, [[Satoru Iwata]], president of Nintendo, requested a remake of the original ''WarioWare, Inc.'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] that had to be finished "as soon as possible." The development resulted in the first sequel, ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]'', which focuses on multiplayer and was released in Japan only half a year later after the first game.<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/ds/dsi/4/0 Iwata Asks: Nintendo DSi: WarioWare: Don't Touch?!]</ref> It is also the first ''WarioWare'' game that was co-developed by [[Intelligent Systems]].<ref>[http://www.intsys.co.jp/english/software/index.html Intelligent System's games at their official site]</ref> More ''WarioWare'' sequels have followed since, which mostly make use of a new piece of Nintendo's hardware, and so ''WarioWare'' has become one of Nintendo's headliner titles whenever they bring out new hardware.<ref name="snapped_interview"/>

Within the game's files are a few unused microgames. One of them is based on the [[Family Computer]] game ''{{wp|F-1 Race}}'', likely meant to be used in the Nintendo Classic microgame set. The player must keep the racing car on the road without bumping into other cars until the timer runs out. Its command is "continues running" which lacks the exclamation point present in the used microgames' commands. It shares its music with [[Munch a Bunch]].

Overall, the critic's reviews were positive. {{wp|GameRankings}}' overall score for the game is 89%.<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/589714.asp?q=warioware ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' at GameRankings]</ref> ''WarioWare, Inc.'' also won numerous awards.

The Japanese ''{{wp|Famitsu}}'' magazine rated the game a score of 35 out of 40.<ref>[http://www.gamekult.com/tout/jeux/fiches/J000025860_presse.html Ratings for ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' at Gamekult (French)]</ref> {{wp|1UP.com}}'s Shane Bettenhausen rated the game 9.5/10 and enjoyed how fast-paced and frantic the game was. He also stated that playing the games was all it took to convince his friends of the game's value. Bettenhausen enjoyed the weirdness of the game, too.<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3103603 ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' Review at 1UP.com]</ref> Jeff Gerstmannf of {{wp|GameSpot}} stated that the combination of minigames and pacing of puzzle games such as ''{{wp|Tetris}}'' came together wonderfully. He rated the game a score of 9.1/10.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/gba/puzzle/warioware/review.html ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' Review at GameSpot]</ref> {{wp|IGN}}'s Craig Harris loved ''WarioWare'' and awarded it a score of 9/10. He stated that it did not matter that the main quest only took one or two hours. The additional replay value made up for it. He also cited the game's "pick up and play" qualities as reasons for his high score.<ref>[http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/410/410028p1.html ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' Review at IGN]</ref>

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The game was awarded the Editor's Choice Award at both GameSpot and IGN.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/misc/editorschoice/index.html Editor's Choice Award at GameSpot]</ref><ref>[http://gameboy.ign.com/index/choice.html Editor's Choice Award at IGN]</reF> At the Edinburgh International Games Festival in 2004, ''WarioWare'' took the {{wp|Edge (magazine)|Edge}} Award and was named the most innovative game of the year.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3559964.stm News "GameBoy mini-games take top prize" at BBC News]</ref> Furthermore, ''WarioWare, Inc.'' gained one of the three Innovation awards at the 4th annual Game Developers Choice Awards in 2004.<ref>[http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/innovation.htm Archive of Innovation awards at Game Developers Choice Awards]</ref> In 2008, ''{{wp|Game Informer}}'' named the game one of the top ten weirdest of all time.<ref>"The Top 10 Weirdest Games of All Time", Game Informer 180 (April 2008)</ref>

''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' was entirely developed by [[Nintendo R&D1]], while future installments would be co-developed with [[Intelligent Systems]]. The game was directed by [[Hirofumi Matsuoka]], who previously directed ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' and ''[[Mario Artist: Polygon Studio]]'', whose "Sound Bomber" mode was a direct inspiration for ''WarioWare''. ''WarioWare'' was Matsuoka's last work at [[Nintendo]], as he would depart the company to join [[bulbapedia:Creatures, Inc.|Creatures, Inc.]] shortly after the completion of the game.

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