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[[Image:Home_Run_Derby.jpg|thumb|Home Run Derby is displayed sideways on the screen]]
[[File:Homerun WL4.png|frame|A homerun with the Wario baseball going [[Fourth wall|through the screen]].]]
[[File:Homerun WL4.PNG|thumb|left|A homerun with the Wario baseball going through the screen!]]  
[[File:WL4 Wario's Homerun Derby.png|frame|left|Wario's Homerun Derby is displayed sideways on the screen.]]
'''Home Run Derby''' is a [[mini-game]] that is featured in the game ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. Like the other two minigames in Wario Land 4, it costs 5000 points to play (points are obtained during normal gameplay). In this mini-game, a stick figure pitches a baseball to [[Wario]], who must hit it by pressing {{button|gba|A}} with good timing to hit a home run, while at the same time avoiding a foul ball or striking out. If Wario manages to hit three homeruns in a row, he wins a [[Frog Medal]]. As the mini-game progresses, and the player gets more and more Frog Medals, the pitches get faster, and some times curve.
'''Wario's Homerun Derby''' (or '''Wario's Home Run Derby'''<ref>{{cite|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=23|language=en-us}}</ref>) is a [[minigame|mini-game]] in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. It costs 5,000 points to play, like the other two mini-games in the [[Mini-Game Shop]]. During the mini-game, a stick figure pitches a baseball to [[Wario]], who must hit it by pressing {{button|gba|A}} with good timing to hit a home run, while at the same time avoiding a foul ball or striking out. If Wario manages to hit three homeruns in a row, he wins a [[Medal (Wario Land 4)|medal]], which can be spent at the [[Item Shop (Wario Land 4)|Item Shop]]. As the mini-game progresses, and the player gets more and more medals, the pitches get faster, and some times curve. The game continues until the player strikes out. Just like in real baseball, the strike count resets if the player hits a homerun. Fouls count as strikes but the player cannot strike out on a foul. Playing again costs another 5000 points. The baseball that is thrown has Wario's face on it. In the Super Hard Mode, the pitcher is a woman instead of a man and she uses special pitching more frequently.
 
The game continues until the player either strikes out three times in a row, or hits the ball and is unsuccessful in getting a home run three times in the same round. Playing again costs another 5000 points. The baseball that is thrown has Wario's face on it.


This mini-game tests your timing.  
Sometimes the baseball moves in unusual patterns. The pitchers will always do the same head moves before performing each special pitching:
[[Category:Mini-games]]
 
*'''Nod, nod''': The ball moves faster than usual; sometimes it turns back to normal speed midway.
*'''Shake, shake, nod''': The ball moves slower than usual; sometimes it turns back to normal speed midway.
*'''Nod, shake, nod''': The ball becomes invisible midway.
*'''Shake, nod''': The ball follows a curved path in an attempt to disrupt the player's timing.
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==Profiles==
{{Multilang profile
|type=vc_3ds
|Eng=Hit the ball pitched to you. Press {{button|3ds|A}} to swing the bat. If you strike out three times, it is game over.}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:WL4-Baseball.png|Baseball used in the mini-game
File:WL4-Blue Game Bot.png|[[Game Bot|Blue Game Bot]]
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワリオホームラン
|JapR=Wario Hōmuran
|JapM=Wario Homerun
|Spa=Wariobéisbol<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' 3DS Ambassador Program digital manual|page=13}}</ref>
|Ita=Baseball al massimo "home run"
|ItaM=Baseball to the maximum "home run"
|Chi=瓦力欧本垒打<ref>{{cite|language-zh-hans|author=阿快尔瑞斯|date=July 19, 2014|url=www.bilibili.com/video/av1306272/index_1.html|title=【完结】【童年游戏】瓦力欧寻宝记流程 (6P)|publisher=Bilibili|accessdate=July 7, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiR=Wǎlìōu Běnlěidǎ
|ChiM=Wario Homerun
}}
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{WL4}}
[[Category:Wario Land series minigames]]
[[Category:Wario Land 4]]
[[Category:Wario Land 4]]

Latest revision as of 09:53, July 7, 2024

Wario's Homerun Derby
A homerun with the Wario baseball going through the screen.
Wario's Homerun Derby
Wario's Homerun Derby is displayed sideways on the screen.

Wario's Homerun Derby (or Wario's Home Run Derby[1]) is a mini-game in Wario Land 4. It costs 5,000 points to play, like the other two mini-games in the Mini-Game Shop. During the mini-game, a stick figure pitches a baseball to Wario, who must hit it by pressing A Button with good timing to hit a home run, while at the same time avoiding a foul ball or striking out. If Wario manages to hit three homeruns in a row, he wins a medal, which can be spent at the Item Shop. As the mini-game progresses, and the player gets more and more medals, the pitches get faster, and some times curve. The game continues until the player strikes out. Just like in real baseball, the strike count resets if the player hits a homerun. Fouls count as strikes but the player cannot strike out on a foul. Playing again costs another 5000 points. The baseball that is thrown has Wario's face on it. In the Super Hard Mode, the pitcher is a woman instead of a man and she uses special pitching more frequently.

Sometimes the baseball moves in unusual patterns. The pitchers will always do the same head moves before performing each special pitching:

  • Nod, nod: The ball moves faster than usual; sometimes it turns back to normal speed midway.
  • Shake, shake, nod: The ball moves slower than usual; sometimes it turns back to normal speed midway.
  • Nod, shake, nod: The ball becomes invisible midway.
  • Shake, nod: The ball follows a curved path in an attempt to disrupt the player's timing.

Profiles[edit]

  • Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console manual description:
    • English:
      Hit the ball pitched to you. Press A Button to swing the bat. If you strike out three times, it is game over.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワリオホームラン[?]
Wario Hōmuran
Wario Homerun
Chinese 瓦力欧本垒打[3]
Wǎlìōu Běnlěidǎ
Wario Homerun
Italian Baseball al massimo "home run"[?] Baseball to the maximum "home run"
Spanish Wariobéisbol[2] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
  2. ^ Wario Land 4 3DS Ambassador Program digital manual. Page 13.
  3. ^ 阿快尔瑞斯 (July 19, 2014). 【完结】【童年游戏】瓦力欧寻宝记流程 (6P). Bilibili. Retrieved July 7, 2024.