Editing Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

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'''''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''''' is a [[List of games|game]] released for the [[Game Boy]] in 1994 and rereleased for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] in 2011. It is a direct sequel to ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', being set apart from that game and its predecessor, ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', in that it does not star [[Mario]] but instead his rival, [[Wario]]. Despite the gameplay being similar to the ''Super Mario'' series, this is the first installment in the ''[[Wario Land (series)|Wario Land]]'' series. Mario makes a cameo at the end of this game by retrieving the stolen statue of [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] from Captain Syrup.

==Plot==

Desiring to replace or restore the [[Mario's castle|castle]] he lost to [[Mario|his rival]] in ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', Wario sets out to steal a golden statue of [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] from the [[Black Sugar Gang|Brown Sugar Pirates]] and [[Captain Syrup]], which he then intends to ransom for the money to buy his own castle. Along the way, he collects or steals any other [[coin]]s and [[treasure (Wario franchise)|treasure]]s he finds or knocks out of enemies. The game is spent by navigating a number of levels to reclaim his lost treasures, and has a significant level of re-playability due to the branched path that many of the levels take. In the end, Captain Syrup (revealed to be female, which was hidden in the instruction manual) is defeated while Wario ultimately gets anything from a birdhouse to an actual planet or moon for himself based on the amount of treasure collected as compensation for failing to steal the statue (due to Mario retrieving it by airlifting it).

===Endings===

''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' introduces a new mechanic where the ending is determined by the amount of coins that Wario has collected in the game. The more coins and treasures he collects, the better his new home will be. If Wario does not complete the game with the best ending, the player will be urged to "Please retry!" after the credits, and any levels with missing treasures will be marked flashing on the map.

It has several mechanics that are similar to the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' games]] such as the transformation system. Wario can also touch enemies as long as they do not have any hazards equipped, so he can stun or defeat them by performing a [[Dash Attack|Body Slam]], [[Ground Pound|ground pound]], touching soft-spots, or tossing at others.

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===Controls===

*{{button|gb|a}}: Jump

===Transformations===

One of the main features in ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' is the various transformations that Wario can go through by collecting a [[Power Up Pot]]. These special powers can at times help Wario overcome obstacles and defeat tough enemies; however, if Wario takes damage when in any powered-up form, he will transform into Small Wario, who dies instantly upon taking damage.

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Although it did not sell as well as its ''Super Mario Land'' predecessors, the game received mostly favorable reviews. The game placed 71st in the 100th issue of [[Nintendo Power]]'s "100 best Nintendo games of all time" in 1997.<ref>http://www.gamekult.com/communaute/forum/voirmessage.html?foid=13000909</ref>

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|align="left"|"''The fact is, Wario Land never works completely. It is a very easy game that hasn't quite found its direction, and yet it packs the tiny Game Boy screen with as much personality as anything else Nintendo had put out. Wario was simply born to be a star, and he doesn't have to bring any wanna-be in blue overalls with him anymore. Wario Land marked the end of original handheld Mario games until 2006's [[New Super Mario Bros.]] and as long as Wario was there, I could hardly miss him.''"

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==Names in other languages==

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*The game was tentatively titled ''Super Mario Land 3: Kairiki Wario'' (スーパーマリオランド3 怪力ワリオ), ''kairiki'' meaning "super-strong". The name was used on a Japanese promotional flyer from 1993. The logo depicted on the flyer differs drastically from any of the ''Wario Land'' logos.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20140925223654/http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/gamesmasa/60117836.html|title=Promotional flyer for ''Super Mario Land 3: Kairiki Wario''|publisher=Yahoo Japan Blog|accessdate=June 4, 2024}}</ref>

*Despite being released in 1994, the game instead carries a 1993 copyright in the ROM itself and on the back of the American box, implying that the game was originally planned for release late that year and then pushed back.

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*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/wja/index.html Official Japanese Website]

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