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|image = [[File:WWIMM SoleMan.PNG]]
|image=[[File:WWIMM SoleMan.png|240px]]<br>''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''<br>[[File:G&W-Stomp.png|280px]]<br>''Game & Wario''
|appeared_in = ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]
|appears_in=''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''<br>''[[Game & Wario]]''
|type = [[Strange]]  
|type=[[Strange]] ([[Mona]], ''Mega Microgame$!'')
|info = ''"Avoid the giant foot stepping from the sky! Not your favorite stomping grounds?"''
|intro=''Look out!''<br>''Don't get squished!'' (Levels 1 and 2, ''Game & Wario'')<br>''Get squished!'' (Level 3, ''Game & Wario'')
|controls = {{button|Padleftright}} - Move
|info="''Avoid the giant foot stepping from the sky! Not your favorite stomping grounds?''" (''Mega Microgame$!'')<br>"''Aaaah! We'll be squashed! Run away! Huh?! Some people like getting squashed...''" (''Game & Wario'')
|clear = 10  
|controls={{button|gba|Padleftright}}/{{button|wiiu|Padleftright}}/{{button|wiiu|Leftstick}} - Move
|time=8 beats
|clear=10  
|track=Sole Man
}}
}}
'''Sole Man''' is a [[microgame]] in the [[Strange]] folder in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''. A remake of the microgame appears in ''[[Game & Wario]]'', where it is featured as part of the [[minigame]] [[Gamer]]. The name of the microgame is a pun on the 1967 song "{{wp|Soul Man (song)|Soul Man}}," written by {{wp|Isaac Hayes}} and {{wp|David Porter (musician)|David Porter}} and originally performed by American soul duo {{wp|Sam & Dave}}.


'''Sole Man''' is a [[microgame]] in the [[Strange]] folder in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''. A remake of the microgame appears in ''[[Game & Wario]]'', where it is featured as part of the [[minigame]] [[Gamer]].
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
A [[Fronk]] is on a beach, with several more of his species in the background. There is a large shadow that follows him around, followed by a foot falling from above. The player will have to use the {{button|GBA|Pad}} to move Fronk out of the way before he gets stepped on. The foot will drop two times before the microgame ends. As the difficulty level increases, the size of the foot also increases.
A [[Fronk (species)|Fronk]] is on a beach, with several more of his species in the background. There is a large shadow that follows him around, followed by a foot falling from above. The player will have to use the {{button|GBA|Padleftright}} to move the Fronk out of the way before he gets stepped on. The foot will drop two times before the microgame ends. As the difficulty level increases, the size of the foot also increases.
*'''1st level difficulty:''' The shoe is a person's sneaker, covering about 25% of the screen.
*'''2nd level difficulty:''' The shoe is a hiker's boot, covering about 30% of the screen.
*'''3rd level difficulty:''' The shoe is a fat person's sandal, covering about 35% of the screen.


*'''1st level difficulty:''' There is a girl's foot.
*'''2nd level difficulty:''' There is a big man's foot.
*'''3rd level difficulty:''' There is a bigger woman's foot.
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===''Game & Wario''===
===''Game & Wario''===
[[File:G&W-Stomp.png|thumb|150px|At level 3 difficulty.]]
*'''1st level difficulty:''' A [[Fronk (species)|Fronk]] must avoid being squished by a person's foot. The setting is a dirt road.
*'''1st level difficulty:''' A [[Fronk]] must avoid a girl's foot (as in the original game). The setting is a dirt road.
*'''2nd level difficulty:''' [[Wario-Man]] must avoid being squished by a dinosaur's foot. The background is a city on fire.
*'''2nd level difficulty:''' [[Wario-Man]] must avoid a dinosaur's foot. The background is a city on fire.
*'''3rd level difficulty:''' A person in a [[Goomba]] suit must try to be stomped by [[Mario]]'s foot. The setting is based on ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
*'''3rd level difficulty:''' A boy in a [[Goomba]] costume must try to be stomped by [[Mario]]'s foot. The setting is based on ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''.
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==Appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
==Appearance in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==
[[File:WarioWare-Dodge1-SSBB.png|thumb|200px|left|The microgame in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]
[[File:WarioWare-Dodge1-SSBB.png|thumb|200px|left|The microgame in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]
The microgame appeared in the [[WarioWare, Inc. (stage)|WarioWare, Inc. stage]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', where the players have to dodge the stomping foot, just like in the original microgame.
Sole Man appears in the [[WarioWare, Inc. (stage)|WarioWare, Inc. stage]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where the players have to dodge the stomping foot, just like in the original microgame. Being stepped on has the same effect of a [[Pitfall]], with the player becoming partially buried and unable to move for a moment.
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==Trivia==
 
*The name of the microgame comes from the hit song "[[wikipedia:Soul Man (song)|Soul Man]]," which was written by [[wikipedia:Isaac Hayes|Isaac Hayes]] and [[wikipedia:David Porter (musician)|David Porter]] for [[wikipedia:Sam & Dave|Sam & Dave]].
==See also==
==Names in other languages==
*[[Hasty Pastry]]
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*[[Nintendo Badge Arcade (microgame)|Nintendo Badge Arcade]]
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''
|name1=DOSHIN
|meaning1=Japanese onomatopoeia for something heavy striking the Earth.  
}}
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=でかい{{hover|あし|足}}
|JapR=Dekai ashi
|JapM=Big feet
|Chi=巨人
|Chi=巨人
|ChiR=Jùrén
|ChiR=Jùrén
|ChiM=Giant
|ChiM=Giant
|Jap=でかいあし
|Fre=Semelle tueuse (''Mega Microgame$!'')
|JapR=Dekai Ashi
|FreM=Killing Sole
|JapM=Big Foot}}
|Ger=Dicke Sohle
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|GerM=Big Foot
{{WWIMM Microgames}}
|Ita=L'uomo scarpa (''Mega Microgame$!'')
|ItaM=The shoe-man
|Spa=Mala pata
|SpaM=Bad luck
}}
 
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{{9-Volt & 18-Volt's microgames}}
{{WWIMM microgames}}
[[Category:WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]
[[Category:WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]
[[Category:Microgames]]
[[Category:WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! microgames]]
[[Category:Unlockables]]
[[Category:Game & Wario microgames]]
[[it:L'uomo scarpa]]

Latest revision as of 23:26, September 3, 2024

Sole Man
Sole Man
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
A microgame in Game & Wario
Game & Wario
Appears in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Game & Wario
Type Strange (Mona, Mega Microgame$!)
Command(s) Look out!
Don't get squished! (Levels 1 and 2, Game & Wario)
Get squished! (Level 3, Game & Wario)
Info "Avoid the giant foot stepping from the sky! Not your favorite stomping grounds?" (Mega Microgame$!)
"Aaaah! We'll be squashed! Run away! Huh?! Some people like getting squashed..." (Game & Wario)
Controls +Control Pad left or right/+Control Pad left or right/Left Stick - Move
Time limit 8 beats
Points to clear 10
Music track Sole Man

Sole Man is a microgame in the Strange folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. A remake of the microgame appears in Game & Wario, where it is featured as part of the minigame Gamer. The name of the microgame is a pun on the 1967 song "Soul Man," written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter and originally performed by American soul duo Sam & Dave.

Gameplay[edit]

A Fronk is on a beach, with several more of his species in the background. There is a large shadow that follows him around, followed by a foot falling from above. The player will have to use the +Control Pad left or right to move the Fronk out of the way before he gets stepped on. The foot will drop two times before the microgame ends. As the difficulty level increases, the size of the foot also increases.

  • 1st level difficulty: The shoe is a person's sneaker, covering about 25% of the screen.
  • 2nd level difficulty: The shoe is a hiker's boot, covering about 30% of the screen.
  • 3rd level difficulty: The shoe is a fat person's sandal, covering about 35% of the screen.

Game & Wario[edit]

  • 1st level difficulty: A Fronk must avoid being squished by a person's foot. The setting is a dirt road.
  • 2nd level difficulty: Wario-Man must avoid being squished by a dinosaur's foot. The background is a city on fire.
  • 3rd level difficulty: A person in a Goomba suit must try to be stomped by Mario's foot. The setting is based on Super Mario Bros.

Appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

One of the 9 microgames that appear in the WarioWare, Inc. stage.
The microgame in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Sole Man appears in the WarioWare, Inc. stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where the players have to dodge the stomping foot, just like in the original microgame. Being stepped on has the same effect of a Pitfall, with the player becoming partially buried and unable to move for a moment.

See also[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$! DOSHIN Japanese onomatopoeia for something heavy striking the Earth.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese でかいあし[?]
Dekai ashi
Big feet
Chinese 巨人[?]
Jùrén
Giant
French Semelle tueuse (Mega Microgame$!)[?] Killing Sole
German Dicke Sohle[?] Big Foot
Italian L'uomo scarpa (Mega Microgame$!)[?] The shoe-man
Spanish Mala pata[?] Bad luck