Editing Wario Land (series)

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{{series infobox
|image=[[File:WarioLandLogo 3.png|170px]]<br>Current logo used since ''Wario Land 4''
|first=''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest=''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|number=7 (5 main, one on the [[Virtual Boy]], one spin-off)
|franchise=''[[Wario (franchise)|Wario]]''
|staff=[[Hiroji Kiyotake]], [[Takehiko Hosokawa]], [[Hirofumi Matsuoka]]
}}
{{quote|Wario was foiled in his attempt to take over [[Mario's castle]] in [[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]. Now he stars in an adventure of his very own. Will [[Nintendo]] ever let Wario be the keeper of his own castle?|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue #58, March 1994}}

The '''''Wario Land''''' series is a series of games featuring [[Wario]] as the playable protagonist, taking place after the events of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. There is a total of six games in the series; however, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' additionally considers ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'' to be part of the series.
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==List of games in the series==
===Main games===
The following games are part of the ''Wario Land'' series:
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:WarioLandBoxArt.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|January 21, 1994}}[[Game Boy]]</span>
|In the game '''''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''''', Wario finds himself on [[Kitchen Island]], looking for a statue of [[Princess Peach]]. He finds out [[Captain Syrup]] and her pirates stole the statue and goes out to defeat her and take the statue. After beating the game, [[Mario]] steals the statue.

The game was later released for [[Nintendo 3DS]] through [[Virtual Console]], initially in 2011. 
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Virtual Boy Wario Land box art.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|USA|November 20, 1995}}[[Virtual Boy]]</span>
|In '''''Virtual Boy Wario Land''''', Wario finds himself in the middle of the [[Awazon river basin]]. He spots three [[Mask-Guy]]s carrying treasure, and follows them behind a waterfall, into a secret cavern. Wario is surprised by a trap door which sends him into an underground labyrinth. The game revolves around Wario seeking revenge and the treasure.
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Wario Land II]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Wario Land 2 GBC NA cover.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|USA|March 1, 1998}}[[Game Boy]]<br>{{flag list|Japan|October 21, 1998}}[[Game Boy Color]]</span>
|'''''Wario Land II''''' continues the battle between Wario and Captain Syrup; in this installment, the [[Black Sugar Gang]] flood [[Wario Castle]] and steal his treasure. Wario chases after them to get his treasure back, and during the mission, also has to rescue his pet [[hen]].

The game was later released for Nintendo 3DS through Virtual Console, initially in 2012.
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Wario Land 3]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Warioland3.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|March 21, 2000}}[[Game Boy Color]]</span>
|In '''''Wario Land 3''''', Wario visits a cave and discovers a [[Music Box|music box]]. Upon winding it, Wario gets teleported to a [[music box (world)|different world]]. Here, he meets an oracle who informs him that he has to save the world from hoards of monsters. After defeating these monsters, the oracle reveals himself to be [[Rudy]]. Wario defeats Rudy and all the monsters return to being citizens, who thank Wario for saving them. Wario is teleported back to the normal world.

The game was later released for Nintendo 3DS through Virtual Console, initially in 2013. It is also included in [[Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online]], released in 2023.
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Wario Land 4]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Box NA - Wario Land 4.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|August 21, 2001}}[[Game Boy Advance]]</span>
|In '''''Wario Land 4''''', the story begins with Wario driving his car in the desert looking for a legendary treasure he read about in a newspaper. Deep within a jungle, Wario discovers the [[Golden Pyramid]], where he encounters a [[Kuro Neko|black cat]] who leads him inside the pyramid. Throughout the game, Wario faces five bosses who guard the evil ruler of the pyramid, the [[Golden Diva]]. After defeating the Golden Diva, Wario learns that the cat, which led him inside the pyramid was in fact [[Princess Shokora]], who was cursed by the Golden Diva. Princess Shokora, now with the Golden Diva defeated, turns back into her human self and thanks Wario.

The game was later released for Nintendo 3DS and [[Wii U]] through Virtual Console, though the former release is exclusive to the [[Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program]]. It was added to [[Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online]] in 2025.
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:WarioLandShakeIt.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|July 24, 2008}}[[Wii]]</span>
|The latest ''Wario Land'' game, '''''Wario Land: Shake It!''''' is a 2D scroller, featuring interesting game mechanics, which involve using the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] to perform a variety of actions. The game sees the return of Captain Syrup, who tricks Wario into saving the [[Shake Dimension]] from the sinister [[Shake King]], and retrieving the [[Bottomless Coin Sack]], which Syrup desires for herself.

The game was later released for Wii U through Virtual Console in 2016.
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===Spin-off games===
The following game is inspired by the ''Wario Land'' series, but is not part of it.
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Wario World]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Wario World game cover.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Europe|June 20, 2003}}[[Nintendo GameCube]]</span>
|Wario's 3D adventure is '''''Wario World''''', developed by [[Treasure]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. Wario is having a relaxing time at his castle, when an evil gem, called the "[[Black Jewel]]," suddenly awakens, destroys his castle, and turns all of his treasures into monsters. Wario travels through four strange worlds to defeat all of the enemies, claim back his treasures, and destroy the Black Jewel to regain control of his castle. In the process, he must also rescue the [[Spriteling]]s, the creatures that had sealed the Black Jewel away in the past; during the ending, they rebuild the castle, with the quality thereof depending on how many Wario rescued during his adventure.
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==Other related games==
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!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]''
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|align="center"|[[File:Wario Master of Disguise NA box art.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|January 18, 2007}}[[Nintendo DS]]</span>
|'''''Wario: Master of Disguise''''', developed by [[SUZAK Inc.]] for the Nintendo DS, is another platformer starring Wario, in which he advances through levels by taking advantage of eight forms that he is able to switch between with the help of a disguise-changing wand, [[Goodstyle]], which he steals from its previous owner, the master thief [[Count Cannoli]]. While the game has never been directly stated to be part of the ''Wario Land'' series, Count Cannoli's [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' is listed as originating from the ''Wario Land'' series. Additionally, the game's director, Yukata Hirata, has stated in an interview that the game's structure was based on that seen in previously released ''Wario Land'' games.<ref>https://spong.com/feature/10109549/Interview-Yutaka-Hirata-on-Wario-Master-of-Disguise</ref>

The game was later released for Wii U via Virtual Console, initially in 2015.
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==Gameplay==
{{quote|Everyone wants a piece of Wario. It seems that someone is always out to steal his treasure or just ruin his day. The temperamental hero is terrorized, transformed, and taken to the cleaners. Will he fight back or howl like a kicked dog?|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Issue #106, March 1998}}
The gameplay of the ''Wario Land'' series can be split in three groups.

The gameplay of the first two ''Wario Land'' games, ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' and ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'', bear more similarities to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' than do subsequent ''Wario Land'' games. These ''Wario Land'' games have floating blocks much like [[? Block]]s that contain [[coin]]s, helmets, or hearts (collecting 100 coins grants Wario a [[Extra Life|1-Up]]). Helmets give Wario new abilities, such as [[Jet Wario|the ability to fly]] or [[Bull Wario|pound the ground]]. If Wario touches an enemy, he will take damage, lose his helmets, or [[Tiny Wario|shrink down in size]]. All levels have a [[Time Limit]].

In ''[[Wario Land II]]'' and ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', floating blocks are gone, as are level time limits. Wario has no hit points and cannot die, but touching an enemy stuns Wario, knocking him backward. Some enemies don't stun Wario but transform him in one of several ways, these transformations replacing the helmets of the first two games; for example, if he is crushed by something heavy, he will be [[Flat Wario|flattened]]. Wario's transformations can help him complete the level. [[Puffy Wario]], for example, can float through the air, allowing Wario to access areas that he is unable to reach.

In ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' and ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'', Wario now has hit points and can die. If Wario takes damage, he will lose a heart. If Wario takes damage when he has only one heart left, he is kicked out of the level and he loses everything that he collects in the level up to that point. However, Wario can't get a [[Game Over]]. Wario's transformations are still in the games, but are less prominent. Levels are still without time limits, though one commences after hitting a [[Switch (Wario Land 4)|switch]] (in ''Wario Land 4'') or shaking a [[Merfle Barrel]] (in ''Wario Land: Shake It!''). If Wario returns to the start of the level in time, the level is cleared. In ''Wario Land 4'', if the timer reaches zero, Wario loses the [[Coin (Wario Land 4)|coins]] he has collected until none remain. When Wario has no coins left, he is sent back to the [[Golden Pyramid]]. In ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' if the timer reaches zero, Wario loses all of his coins and collected items. However, if Wario has reached a [[checkpoint block]], he is sent back to it.

==Gallery==
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WarioLandLogo 1.png|Logo used for ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3'' and ''Virtual Boy Wario Land''
WarioLandLogo 2.png|Logo used for ''Wario Land II'' and ''Wario Land 3''
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