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|image=[[File:WL4-Frog Switch Artwork.png|120px]]<br>Artwork of [[Wario]] jumping on the switch
|image=[[File:WL4-Frog Switch Artwork.png|120px]]<br>Artwork of [[Wario]] jumping on the switch
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Densetsu no Stafy 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
}}
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{{quote2|This switch has an ignorant little frog face!! Once you step on it, hurry up and get back to the [[vortex]]!|[[Wario]]|source=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' instruction booklet}}
{{quote|This switch has an ignorant little frog face!! Once you step on it, hurry up and get back to the [[vortex]]!|[[Wario]]|''[[Wario Land 4]]'' instruction booklet}}
[[File:WL4-Frog Switch HoH.png|frame|left|The switch in the [[Hall of Hieroglyphs]]]]
A '''switch''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=15|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2001}}</ref> also referred to as a '''Timer'''<ref>{{cite|date=Fall 2001|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 3|page=56|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''Portal Switch''',<ref>{{cite|date=March 2002|title=''Nintendo Official Magazine'' (UK) Issue 114|page=59}}</ref> is an object appearing at the end of every [[level]] in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. When Wario [[jump]]s on a switch, it opens to reveal a ticking time bomb, and any solid [[Kaeru Block]]s turn transparent and vice-versa. [[Wario]] then yells, ''"Hurry up!"'' (or occasionally ''"No-no-no... Hurry up!"'' or ''"H-H-Hurry up!"''), the game's theme becomes more intense, and the player is given a certain amount of time to escape the level by returning to the [[vortex]] at the beginning of the stage. If Wario does not escape before the timer runs out, his [[Coin (Wario Land 4)|coin]]s and score will quickly deplete. If the score reaches zero, Wario will be forced out of the level and back to the main map. In [[Fiery Cavern]], the switch turns the level into ice. In [[Hotel Horror]], there are two doors that have a frog sign on them. Those doors open only when the switch is hit. The [[Golden Passage]]'s switch is located at the beginning of the level in all modes.
A '''[[switch]]''',<ref>''Wario Land 4'' American instruction booklet, page 15.</ref> also referred to as a '''Timer'''<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.3, page 56.</ref> or '''Portal Switch''',<ref>''Nintendo Official Magazine'' (UK) Issue 114, page 59.</ref> is an object that appears at the end of every [[level]] in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. When Wario [[jump]]s on a switch, it opens to reveal a ticking time bomb, and any solid [[Kaeru Block]]s turn transparent and vice-versa. [[Wario]] then yells, ''"Hurry up!"'' (or occasionally ''"No-no-no... Hurry up!"'' or ''"H-H-Hurry up!"''), the game's theme becomes more intense, and the player is given a certain amount of time to escape the level by returning to the [[vortex]] at the beginning of the stage. If Wario does not escape before the timer runs out, his [[Coin (Wario Land 4)|coin]]s and score will quickly deplete. If the score reaches zero, Wario will be forced out of the level and back to the main map.


The times given by the switches vary on the [[Wario Land 4#Game mode|game mode]]. In the level [[Fiery Cavern]], the switch turns the level into ice. In [[Hotel Horror]], there are two doors that have a frog sign on them. Those doors open only when the switch is hit.
In ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'', a switch is located in the middle of [[starfywiki:Undersea Ruins|Kaitei Iseki]], where it opens a new area.
 
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The switch made a cameo appearance in ''[[Densetsu no Stafy 3]]'', where [[Starfy|Stafy]] and Wario must trek through [[starfywiki:Undersea Ruins|Kaitei Iseki]]. A switch is found in the middle of the level, opening a new area.
The times given by the switches vary on the [[Wario Land 4#Game mode|game mode]]. The times are listed in the table below, including the times to defeat the in-game [[Wario Land 4#Bosses|bosses]].
 
{|class=wikitable
==List of time limits==
This table is a list of time limits given to complete levels in different game modes. It also includes the times to defeat the in-game [[Wario Land 4#Bosses|bosses]]. The [[Golden Passage]]'s switch is located at the beginning of the level in all modes.
{|width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|-
!Level
!colspan="3"|Time limits given in different [[Wario Land 4#Game mode|game modes]] to complete the levels
|-
|-
|
!Level
!align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|Normal
!Normal
!align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|Hard
!Hard
!align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|S-Hard
!S-Hard
|-
|-
|
!colspan=4|[[Entry Passage]]
!colspan="3"|[[Entry Passage]]
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Hall of Hieroglyphs]]
|[[Hall of Hieroglyphs]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|1:00
|1:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|0:15
|0:15
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:30*
|2:30*
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Spoiled Rotten]] (boss)
|[[Spoiled Rotten]] (boss)
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|1:00
|1:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|0:30
|0:30
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|0:15
|0:15
|-
|-
|
!colspan=4|[[Emerald Passage]]
!colspan="3"|[[Emerald Passage]]
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Palm Tree Paradise]]
|[[Palm Tree Paradise]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|1:30
|1:30
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|0:45
|0:45
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|4:30*
|4:30*
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Wildflower Fields]]
|[[Wildflower Fields]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|2:30
|2:30
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|1:20
|1:20
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|0:50
|0:50
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Mystic Lake]]
|[[Mystic Lake]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|3:00
|3:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|2:00
|2:00
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|1:30
|1:30
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Monsoon Jungle]]
|[[Monsoon Jungle]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|4:00
|4:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|2:45
|2:45
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:00
|2:00
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Cractus]] (boss)
|[[Cractus]] (boss)
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|4:00
|4:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|3:00
|3:00
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:00
|2:00
|-
|-
|
!colspan=4|[[Ruby Passage]]
!colspan="3"|[[Ruby Passage]]
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[The Curious Factory]]
|[[The Curious Factory]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|3:30
|3:30
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|2:50
|2:50
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:30
|2:30
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[The Toxic Landfill]]
|[[The Toxic Landfill]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|5:00
|5:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|3:30
|3:30
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:30
|2:30
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[40 Below Fridge]]
|[[40 Below Fridge]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|4:00
|4:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|3:30
|3:30
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:00
|2:00
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Pinball Zone]]
|[[Pinball Zone]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|6:00
|6:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|5:15
|5:15
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|3:30
|3:30
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Cuckoo Condor]] (boss)
|[[Cuckoo Condor]] (boss)
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|4:00
|4:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|3:00
|3:00
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:00
|2:00
|-
|-
|
!colspan=4|[[Topaz Passage]]
!colspan="3"|[[Topaz Passage]]
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Toy Block Tower]]
|[[Toy Block Tower]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|4:00
|4:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|2:30
|2:30
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:00
|2:00
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[The Big Board]]
|[[The Big Board]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|3:00
|3:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|2:30
|2:30
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:00
|2:00
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Doodle Woods]]
|[[Doodle Woods]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|6:00
|6:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|5:15
|5:15
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|4:00
|4:00
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Domino Row]]
|[[Domino Row]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|4:00
|4:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|3:00
|3:00
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:00
|2:00
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Aerodent]] (boss)
|[[Aerodent]] (boss)
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|4:00
|4:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|3:00
|3:00
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:00
|2:00
|-
|-
|
!colspan=4|[[Sapphire Passage]]
!colspan="3"|[[Sapphire Passage]]
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Crescent Moon Village]]
|[[Crescent Moon Village]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|3:30
|3:30
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|2:45
|2:45
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:00
|2:00
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Arabian Night]]
|[[Arabian Night]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|4:00
|4:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|3:00
|3:00
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|1:30
|1:30
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Fiery Cavern]]
|[[Fiery Cavern]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|5:00
|5:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|4:00
|4:00
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:45
|2:45
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Hotel Horror]]
|[[Hotel Horror]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|4:00
|4:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|3:15
|3:15
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:00
|2:00
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Catbat]] (boss)
|[[Catbat]] (boss)
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|4:00
|4:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|3:00
|3:00
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|2:00
|2:00
|-
|-
|
!colspan=4|[[Golden Pyramid]]
!colspan="3"|[[Golden Pyramid]]
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Golden Passage]]
|[[Golden Passage]]
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|9:30
|9:30
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|6:00
|6:00
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|3:30
|3:30
|-
|-
!align="center"|[[Golden Diva]] (boss)
|[[Golden Diva]] (boss)
|align="center"style="background: #48D1C9;"|6:00
|6:00
|align="center"style="background: #FFCC07;"|5:00
|5:00
|align="center"style="background: #E35148;"|4:00
|4:00
|-
|-
|colspan="4"align="center"|*Switch position changes
|colspan="4"align="center"|*Switch position changes
|}
|}
{{br}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
FrogSwitch.png|The three stages of a switch
FrogSwitch.png|The three stages of a switch
WL4-Golden Passage Switch.png|[[Wario]] must hit the switch in order to open the [[vortex]].
WL4-Frog Switch HoH.png|The switch in the [[Hall of Hieroglyphs]] in ''Wario Land 4''
WL4-Ice Switch.png|The switch turning the level into ice in the [[Fiery Cavern]]
WL4-Golden Passage Switch.png|[[Wario]] must hit the switch in order to open the [[vortex]] in ''Wario Land 4''
WL4-Ice Switch.png|The switch turning the level into ice in the [[Fiery Cavern]] in ''Wario Land 4''
WL4 Prerelease 40 Below Fridge.png|[[List of Wario Land 4 pre-release and unused content|Pre-release]] screenshot of [[40 Below Fridge]], which includes the switch
WL4 Prerelease 40 Below Fridge.png|[[List of Wario Land 4 pre-release and unused content|Pre-release]] screenshot of [[40 Below Fridge]], which includes the switch
WL4-Densetsu no Starfy 3 Frog Switch.png|The switch in ''[[Densetsu no Stafy 3]]''
WL4-Densetsu no Starfy 3 Frog Switch.png|The switch in ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=スイッチ<ref>''Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 13.</ref>
|Jap=スイッチ<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara'' instruction booklet|page=13|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=2001}}</ref>
|JapR=Suicchi
|JapR=Suitchi
|JapM=Switch
|JapM=Switch
|ChiS=青蛙机关<ref>Official Chinese manual for ''Wario Land 4'', page 15.</ref>
|ChiS=青蛙机关<ref>{{cite|title=瓦力欧寻宝记 (''Wǎlìōu xúnbǎo jì'') instruction booklet|page=15|language=zh-hans|date=2004|publisher=iQue|author=iQue}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Qīngwā Jīguān
|ChiSR=Qīngwā Jīguān
|ChiSM=Frog Switch
|ChiSM=Frog Switch
|Spa=interruptor<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 90.</ref><br>Rana Azul<ref>[https://www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/wario4/wario4_sp/welcome.html Official ''Wario Land 4'' website (Guías Nintendo)]</ref>
|Spa=interruptor<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=90|language=es-es|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|SpaM=switch<br>Blue Frog
|Spa2=Rana Azul<ref>{{cite|url=www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/wario4/wario4_sp/welcome.html|title=Official ''Wario Land 4'' website|publisher=Guías Nintendo|language=es-es|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>
|Fre=commutateur<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 50.</ref>
|SpaM=switch
|Spa2M=Blue Frog
|Fre=commutateur<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=50|language=fr|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|FreM=switch
|FreM=switch
|Ger=Schalter<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 30.</ref>
|Ger=Schalter<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=30|language=de|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|GerM=Switch
|GerM=Switch
|Ita=interruttore<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 110.</ref><br>Ranocchio<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 111.</ref>
|Ita=interruttore<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=110|language=it|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|ItaM=switch<br>Froggie
|Ita2=Ranocchio<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=111|language=it|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|ItaM=switch
|Ita2M=Froggie
}}
}}



Latest revision as of 18:25, August 5, 2024

Switch
Artwork of Wario hitting the switch
Artwork of Wario jumping on the switch
First appearance Wario Land 4 (2001)
Latest appearance Densetsu no Starfy 3 (2004)
“This switch has an ignorant little frog face!! Once you step on it, hurry up and get back to the vortex!”
Wario, Wario Land 4 instruction booklet

A switch,[1] also referred to as a Timer[2] or Portal Switch,[3] is an object appearing at the end of every level in Wario Land 4. When Wario jumps on a switch, it opens to reveal a ticking time bomb, and any solid Kaeru Blocks turn transparent and vice-versa. Wario then yells, "Hurry up!" (or occasionally "No-no-no... Hurry up!" or "H-H-Hurry up!"), the game's theme becomes more intense, and the player is given a certain amount of time to escape the level by returning to the vortex at the beginning of the stage. If Wario does not escape before the timer runs out, his coins and score will quickly deplete. If the score reaches zero, Wario will be forced out of the level and back to the main map. In Fiery Cavern, the switch turns the level into ice. In Hotel Horror, there are two doors that have a frog sign on them. Those doors open only when the switch is hit. The Golden Passage's switch is located at the beginning of the level in all modes.

In Densetsu no Starfy 3, a switch is located in the middle of Kaitei Iseki, where it opens a new area.

The times given by the switches vary on the game mode. The times are listed in the table below, including the times to defeat the in-game bosses.

Level Normal Hard S-Hard
Entry Passage
Hall of Hieroglyphs 1:00 0:15 2:30*
Spoiled Rotten (boss) 1:00 0:30 0:15
Emerald Passage
Palm Tree Paradise 1:30 0:45 4:30*
Wildflower Fields 2:30 1:20 0:50
Mystic Lake 3:00 2:00 1:30
Monsoon Jungle 4:00 2:45 2:00
Cractus (boss) 4:00 3:00 2:00
Ruby Passage
The Curious Factory 3:30 2:50 2:30
The Toxic Landfill 5:00 3:30 2:30
40 Below Fridge 4:00 3:30 2:00
Pinball Zone 6:00 5:15 3:30
Cuckoo Condor (boss) 4:00 3:00 2:00
Topaz Passage
Toy Block Tower 4:00 2:30 2:00
The Big Board 3:00 2:30 2:00
Doodle Woods 6:00 5:15 4:00
Domino Row 4:00 3:00 2:00
Aerodent (boss) 4:00 3:00 2:00
Sapphire Passage
Crescent Moon Village 3:30 2:45 2:00
Arabian Night 4:00 3:00 1:30
Fiery Cavern 5:00 4:00 2:45
Hotel Horror 4:00 3:15 2:00
Catbat (boss) 4:00 3:00 2:00
Golden Pyramid
Golden Passage 9:30 6:00 3:30
Golden Diva (boss) 6:00 5:00 4:00
*Switch position changes

Gallery[edit]

Media[edit]

Audio.svg Switch - Music that is heard when the switch is hit
File infoMedia:Wario Land 4 music- Hurry Up!.oga
0:30
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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スイッチ[4]
Suitchi
Switch
Chinese (simplified) 青蛙机关[5]
Qīngwā Jīguān
Frog Switch
French commutateur[8] switch
German Schalter[9] Switch
Italian interruttore[10] switch
Ranocchio[11] Froggie
Spanish interruptor[6] switch
Rana Azul[7] Blue Frog

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  2. ^ Fall 2001. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 3. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 56.
  3. ^ March 2002. Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) Issue 114. Page 59.
  4. ^ 2001. Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 13.
  5. ^ iQue (2004). 瓦力欧寻宝记 (Wǎlìōu xúnbǎo jì) instruction booklet. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Page 15.
  6. ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish). Page 90.
  7. ^ Official Wario Land 4 website. Guías Nintendo (European Spanish). Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  8. ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 50.
  9. ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 30.
  10. ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 110.
  11. ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 111.