Editing Wario Land 3

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{{about|the game for the [[Game Boy Color]]|the microgame from [[WarioWare Gold]] of the same name|[[Wario Land 3 (microgame)]]}}

|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

|languages={{languages|en_us=y|jp=y}}

|genre=2D [[Genre#Platform|Platformer]]

|modes=Single-player

|platforms=[[Game Boy Color]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS]]), [[Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online]]

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'''''Wario Land 3''''' is a video game for the [[Game Boy Color]] released in [[List of games by date#2000|2000]], and the third installment in the ''[[Wario Land (series)|Wario Land]]'' series (fourth counting ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]''). It was rereleased for the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] in Japan on May 2, [[List of games by date#2012|2012]], in Europe and Australia on December 6, 2012, and in the Americas on August 29, [[List of games by date#2013|2013]]; and later rereleased for the [[Nintendo Switch]]'s [[Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online]] service as one of its launch titles on February 8, 2023. To escape the [[music box (world)|world inside a music box]], [[Wario]] must collect the five [[Music Box|music box]]es, with the help of treasures found along the way that include power-ups and ones that open up the world.

==Story==

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The base mechanics in ''Wario Land 3'' are very similar to that of its predecessor, ''[[Wario Land II]]''. If [[Wario]] touches an enemy, he is simply stunned or transformed in one of his many transformations, known as reactions in the ''Wario Land'' series (one exception is in the final boss fight, where Wario can be "killed" and get a [[Game Over]]). Wario can crouch and walk using the direction pads, use a Dash Attack by pressing the {{button|gbc|B}} button and jump using the {{button|gbc|A}} button.  

Each level contains a total of four color-coded treasure chests, and as such, the player may need to visit a level multiple times at different point of the game in order to obtain all treasures. To collect a treasure, the player must first find the chest's key. Most treasure chests require completing a puzzle to be collected, and some are guarded by a [[boss]]. Not all treasures are necessary to complete the game.

===Wario's reactions===

The game includes reactions returning from ''[[Wario Land II]]'', in addition to some new ones.

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|Wario's normal form with no reaction. He starts out the game powerless, but as he progresses into the game, he can collect power-ups that will allow him to perform the [[Ground Pound|Smash Attack]], swim and dive into the water, strengthen his signature [[Dash Attack|Attack]], lift light and heavy enemies, etc. This is the only form of Wario that can enter doors and open treasure chests, as well as grab an [[Owl (species)|owl]] or a zipline handle.

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|When jumped on by Shoot, Wario becomes a ball. If touched, he will be used to score a point, which will revert him to normal if he is still in the soccer game. He can slowly move left or right while bouncing and can also be grabbed and thrown by the tortoise goalkeeper to revert to normal. Likewise, Wario can inflict the same effect on Shoot.

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|After getting hit on the head by a Hammer-bot, Wario keeps bouncing and can jump to new heights. While on the ground, pressing {{Button|gbc|A}} causes Wario to bounce higher. After an amount of time, Wario will return to normal. This form will end immediately if he jumps into water, on spikes, or taking on a different reaction.

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|Wario is trapped inside a bubble, allowing him to keep floating upward until he hits something. While inside the bubble, Wario has the ability to resist [[current]]s in the water.

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|Wario becomes a hard-to-control, where he uncontrollably moves back and forth. Unlike ''[[Wario Land II]]'', Crazy Wario cannot exhale a poisonous gas to defeat enemies and does not change color. Water or getting hurt will revert Wario to a normal state.

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|After Wario is hit by a zap of electricity, he is propelled backwards and cannot move for about a second. Any enemies touching him will be immediately defeated.

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|Wario after swallowing an [[Appleby]]'s apple or a [[Doughnuteer]]'s donut. With Wario's extra weight, he can easily break through breakable blocks even when Wario has not obtained any [[Ground Pound|Smash Attack]]-related powerups, and also break [[doughnut block]]s. As a side-effect, Wario is slow and cannot jump as high as normal, but if any enemy runs into him (or if he runs into them) they will instantly be defeated. After moving for a while or going into water, Wario will lose weight and return to normal.

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|When Wario is flattened by an [[Omodon]] or a [[Count Richtertoffen]], he can glide smoothly in the air to reach farther places in the air and slip through tiny cracks in walls. Even without the High Jump Boots, Wario can hold {{button|Padup}} and jump to jump a block higher. Water and [[Omodonmeka]] can turn Wario to normal.

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|After Wario is burned, he starts running around with his pants on fire and will slowly burn more intently until he is reduced to cinders. Wario can break through [[Bonfire Block]]s when he's completely enveloped in flames. If Wario makes contact with water or the fire subsides, he will return to normal.

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|Wario is frozen solid and sent skimming backwards, until he hits a wall. Although a usual inconvenience, he can slide past spikes and defeat most enemies on his path.

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|Wario is invisible, so he can pass through [[seeing-eye door]]s. However, aside from an occasional glimpse, the player cannot see Wario, either, making this a very difficult transformation to use. Unlike all other Wario Forms, he can still walk through doorways. When Wario goes through [[Warp Pipe|pipes]], he reverts to normal. The invisibility also goes away after Wario takes on a different reaction.

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|When hit by a stinger from an enemy, Wario's head is filled with air. Wario will float upwards until he hits something.

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|When Wario is covered in falling snow, he becomes a snowman. If Snowman Wario rolls down a slope, he can break [[Snowman Block]]s, though some can only be broken if the snowball is big enough. Wario can defeat every enemy in this form.

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|Wario is impervious to all enemy damage, can defeat almost all enemies on touch, and fall through thin floors, although he is incredibly slow. Unlike ''[[Wario Land II]]'', he is able to jump, though he cannot jump very high. Water or light will return him to normal Wario.

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*[[Above the Clouds (Wario Land 3)|Above the Clouds]]: Green Chest

*[[The Colossal Hole]]*: Red Chest

In the northern side of the [[music box (world)|music box world]], there is an uncolored building which can be visited by going from north to west (and vice versa). After getting all seven crayons, the building will be fully colored and Wario can play Golf there by visiting it. There are four courses in the building, where three are available from the start and the fourth one only available after getting all of the Musical Coins in all levels. Every course has five holes each, for a total par of 20 each. Each time Wario initiates a course, he must pay 50 coins. Unlike the Golf minigame rooms in the individual levels, Wario can hit as many shots as is required per hole even if he scores above par, though he will be disappointed if that happens. After five holes are completed, the Best Score is recorded if it is achieved.

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==Bosses==

Even though Wario cannot be defeated in most boss battles, each of them has a way to eject Wario from the area to force a restart through needing to reenter the area to battle them again. Once the boss battle initiates, pressing Start will cause a buzzing sound to be played, meaning that the boss battle cannot be paused. The pause functionality will only be resumed after the boss is defeated or Wario exits the area with the boss, meaning that being ejected from the arena won't reenable the pausing as long as Wario is still within the same area.

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Required treasures to beat the game are highlighted yellow.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The Grasslands

|rowspan=5|The five magical artifacts needed to complete the game. Together they can break the seal on [[Rudy|a hidden figure]], unlocking the final battle in The Temple, but the first four each has a unique purpose.

*The fourth reveals the entrance to Beneath the Waves.

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|style="background: pink;"|A Town in Chaos

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|style="background: lightgray;"|Sea Turtle Rocks

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The Stagnant Swamp

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|style="background: lightblue;"|Out of the Woods

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|Out of the Woods

|Allows Wario to swim faster, so he can traverse currents. Wario can use this new ability to access new paths in Bank of the Wild River, The Steep Canyon, and Beneath the Waves.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|Tower of Revival

|Makes Wario able to swim and dive in water. Wario can use this new ability to access new paths in The Pool of Rain and The Big Bridge.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The Colossal Hole

|Boosts Wario's jumping abilities, letting him jump higher and giving him the ability to use enemies as stepping stones. Wario can use this new ability to access new paths in The Grasslands, The Stagnant Swamp, and Cave of Flames.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The East Crater

|Boosts Wario's strength, allowing him to lift heavy enemies. Wario can use this new ability to access new paths in A Town in Chaos, Castle of Illusions, and (if the Mystery Handle was collected) Forest of Fear.

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|style="background: pink;"|Tower of Revival

|Upgrades Wario's Dash Attack, so he can smash through non-cracked blocks. Also allows him to break non-cracked blocks with his head and access new paths in Bank of the Wild River and The Colossal Hole, and opens the path to Sea Turtle Rocks.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The Steep Canyon

|Allows Wario to lift small objects and enemies. Wario can use this new ability to access new paths in The Tidal Coast, The Frigid Sea, and The Big Bridge.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The Volcano's Base

|Gives Wario the ability to perform a Smash Attack that can break cracked blocks and defeat enemies. Wario can use this ability to access new paths in Out of the Woods and The Vast Plain.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|Castle of Illusions

|Powers up Wario's Smash Attack, allowing him to break non-cracked blocks and stun enemies. Wario can use this upgraded ability to access new paths in Sea Turtle Rocks, The West Crater, Desert Ruins, and The Peaceful Village.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The Frigid Sea

|Allows Wario to break both types of blocks with his head by jumping beneath them. Wario can use this ability to access new paths in A Town in Chaos and Desert Ruins.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The Big Bridge

|rowspan=2|When brought together, Castle of Illusions will appear on the east side.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The Frigid Sea

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|style="background: pink;"|Castle of Illusions

|Opens the path to Forest of Fear and connects the east sector with the north sector of the world.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The Pool of Rain

|rowspan=2|When placed into the elevator on the east side, the path to The Grasslands will open.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|A Town in Chaos

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|style="background: lightgray;"|Forest of Fear

|Makes The Warped Void appear on the east side.

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|style="background: pink;"|Out of the Woods

|Summons a rain storm and opens the path to The Pool of Rain and A Town in Chaos.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|Tower of Revival

|Reveals a secret path through the mountains and opens the path to The East Crater

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|style="background: pink;"|The Peaceful Village

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|style="background: lightblue;"|Tower of Revival

|Unlocks the door leading to the tower's top and opens the path to Above the Clouds.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The Tidal Coast

|rowspan=2|When brought together, these items create a lightning storm and open the path to The Steep Canyon.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|Bank of the Wild River

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|style="background: lightgray;"|Out of the Woods

|Cuts the big tree on the north side down and opens the path to The Peaceful Village and The Vast Plain

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|style="background: pink;"|The Pool of Rain

|rowspan=2|When brought together, Tower of Revival will rise from the ground on the south side.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The Vast Plain

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The Peaceful Village

|rowspan=2|These items unlock the gate at the hill on the north side and open the path to Desert Ruins.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The Vast Plain

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The Pool of Rain

|Blows away the mist at the south side and opens the path to The Stagnant Swamp.

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|rowspan=2, style="background: linear-gradient(lightgray, lightgray 50%, pink 50%, pink 100%);"|Desert Ruins

|rowspan=2|When brought together, these items calm the storm on the west side and open the path to The Volcano's Base.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The Volcano's Base

|rowspan=3|When brought together, these items cause the volcano to erupt and open the path to The West Crater and The Colossal Hole.

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|style="background: pink;"|The Steep Canyon

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|style="background: pink;"|The Stagnant Swamp

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The Steep Canyon

|rowspan=2|When brought together, these items move the heavy blocks in The Vast Plain and Beneath the Waves out of the way.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|Beneath the Waves

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|style="background: pink;"|The Colossal Hole

|Makes the blocks of ice rise in Bank of the Wild River and The Pool of Rain.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|A Town in Chaos

|Causes the little octopi in The Tidal Coast and Beneath the Waves to grow in size.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The East Crater

|Illuminates a certain room in Sea Turtle Rocks.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The Tidal Coast

|Produces currents of air in A Town in Chaos.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|Castle of Illusions

|Causes the iron walls in The West Crater, The Steep Canyon, and Cave of Flames to rust, making them destructible.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|Bank of the Wild River

|Produces patches of wire in Tower of Revival and The Tidal Coast, which Wario can use to climb on.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|Beneath the Waves

|Causes bombs in The Stagnant Swamp, Cave of Flames, and The Colossal Hole to explode, opening new paths.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|Cave of Flames

|Cuts the balloon in Above the Clouds loose, opening a new path.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The West Crater

|Opens a new path in Castle of Illusions.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|Forest of Fear

|Makes the dimensional rifts in The Warped Void disappear, opening new paths.

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|rowspan=2, style="background: linear-gradient(pink, pink 50%, lightblue 50%, lightblue 100%);"|Forest of Fear

|rowspan=2|When brought together, a trapped Para-Goom in The Warped Void will be released, opening a new path.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|Above the Clouds

|Releases a stream of hot air in The East Crater.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|Above the Clouds

|Opens a new area in The East Crater.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|Bank of the Wild River

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The Big Bridge

|This treasure serves no purpose. (It is a reference to the [[Bulbapedia:Pokémon Pikachu|Pokémon Pikachu]] device that was released shortly before ''Wario Land 3''.)  

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The Warped Void

|Raises a [[Warp Pipe]] from the ground in Forest of Fear, opening a new path.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The Warped Void

|When obtained, zombies will emerge in a specific area of Forest of Fear, opening a new path.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|Castle of Illusions

|Causes the tree in Out of the Woods to open, creating a new path.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The Grasslands

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: pink;"|The Grasslands

|Makes the carts in The Volcano's Base operational, opening a new path.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The Stagnant Swamp

|Summons snakes in The Peaceful Village, The Grasslands, and The Volcano's Base.

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|style="background: pink;"|The Tidal Coast

|Creates an earthquake that opens a new paths in The Volcano's Base and The Steep Canyon, and drains the water of The Stagnant Swamp.

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|style="background: pink;"|Sea Turtle Rocks

|rowspan=2|Opens the golden snake door in Tower of Revival.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|A Town in Chaos

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The West Crater

|rowspan=2|Opens the blue snake door in Tower of Revival.

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The Colossal Hole

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|style="background: lightgray;"|Cave of Flames

|Purifies the murky water in The Big Bridge, The Frigid Sea, and Sea Turtle Rocks, opening new paths.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|Sea Turtle Rocks

|rowspan=2|When brought together, the eternal night on the east side of the world will end, making it possible to access the levels there during the daytime. New paths are opened in The Colossal Hole, The Frigid Sea, and Castle of Illusions.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|Desert Ruins

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The Stagnant Swamp

|rowspan=2|Causes leaves to fall down in Out of the Woods, opening a new path.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|Cave of Flames

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|style="background: lightgray;"|The Big Bridge

|Causes stalks to grow in The Vast Plain, The Pool of Rain, and The Grasslands, opening new paths.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|Sea Turtle Rocks

|Summons the moon in Above the Clouds, opening a new path.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The Steep Canyon

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The Volcano's Base

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The Peaceful Village

|Gives Wario the ability to switch between daytime and nighttime on the map.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The Vast Plain

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The Tidal Coast

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: pink;"|The Volcano's Base

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|Beneath the Waves

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The West Crater

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The Warped Void

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: pink;"|The East Crater

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The East Crater

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: pink;"|The West Crater

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: lightgreen;"|The Peaceful Village

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: pink;"|The Frigid Sea

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: pink;"|Bank of the Wild River

|Allows Wario to check which treasures he has already collected, without having to enter the level first.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The Frigid Sea

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: pink;"|Cave of Flames

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The Colossal Hole

|This treasure serves no purpose.

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|style="background: pink;"|Above the Clouds

|Extinguishes the flames in The West Crater and The East Crater, opening new paths.

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|style="background: pink;"|Beneath the Waves

|rowspan=7|A set of seven treasures shaped like crayons. Whenever Wario finds one of the crayons, the object will travel to the hill that separates the north side from the west side, where it will then color a specific aspect of the hill. What gets colored in is determined by the crayon's color:

Once the entire landscape is colored, the golf challenge minigame will be unlocked and can be accessed at any time Wario travels from the north side to the west side and vice versa.

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|style="background: lightblue;"|The Pool of Rain

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|style="background: lightgray;"|Above the Clouds

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