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{{minigame infobox
|title=Saving Face
|image=[[File:WWIMM_SavingFace.png]]
|image=[[File:WWIMM_SavingFace.png]]
|appeared_in=''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]<br>[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]
|appears_in=''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]<br>[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]
|type=[[Introduction]]
|type=[[Introduction]]
|intro=''Catch!''
|intro=''Catch!''
|info=''"Don't let the stick slip through your mitts, butterfingers!"''
|info=''"Don't let the stick slip through your mitts, butterfingers!"''
|controls={{button|gba|A}}/{{button|gcn|A}} - Catch
|controls={{button|gba|A}} / {{button|gcn|A}} - Catch
|clear=15 Points
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'''Saving Face''' is the seventh [[microgame]] found in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''. To unlock the microgame, the player has to play the "[[Introduction]]" folder from [[Wario's Laptop]], although it can appear in other folders as well.
'''Saving Face''' is one of [[Wario]]'s Introduction [[microgame]]s found in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''. It is named after the phrase "saving face", which means to avoid others from losing respect for oneself. It also appears in the Sci-Fi, Nature and Anything Goes stages.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
In this microgame, there is a hand at the top of the screen holding a long, purple stick, and [[Wario]]'s hand near the bottom of the screen, directly under the top one. The top hand drops the stick, and the player has to press {{button|gba|A}} at the proper time. If done correctly, Wario's hand will catch the stick, and the microgame will be won. However, if the player's timing is off, the stick will either bounce off the top of Wario's hand or will fall through it entirely, in which case the game will be lost.
In this microgame, there is a hand at the top of the screen holding a purple stick, and [[Wario]]'s hand near the bottom of the screen, directly under the top one. The top hand drops the stick, and the player has to press {{button|gba|A}} at the proper time. If done correctly, Wario's hand will catch the stick, and the microgame will be won. However, if the player's timing is off, the stick will either bounce off the top of Wario's hand or will fall through it entirely, in which case the game will be lost.


As the player progresses, the stick decreases in size, making it harder to catch (the stick on level three is roughly the same size as Wario's hand).
*'''1st level difficulty:''' The stick is large, and easy to catch.
*'''2nd level difficulty:''' The stick is medium sized, and a bit harder to catch.
*'''3rd level difficulty:''' The stick is tiny, about the same size as Wario's hand, and is very hard to catch.


*'''1st level difficulty:''' Stick is large, and easy to catch.
==See also==
*'''2nd level difficulty:''' Stick is medium sized, and a bit harder to catch.
*[[Up for Grabs (WarioWare: Touched!)|Up for Grabs]]
*'''3rd level difficulty:''' Stick is tiny, about the same size as Wario's hand, and is very hard to catch.


==Names in other languages==
==Additional names==
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===Internal names===
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===Names in other languages===
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|Jap=ぼうつかみ
|Jap=ぼうつかみ
|JapR=Bō Tsukami
|JapR=Bō Tsukami
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|Ger=Stabfang
|Ger=Stabfang
|GerM=Stick Catch
|GerM=Stick Catch
|Fra=Bâton glissant
|Fre=Bâton glissant
|FraM=Slippy stick
|FreM=Slippy stick
|Spa=La vara & Las manos del Wario
|Ita=Presa al volo
|SpaM=The stick and the Wario's hands
|ItaM=Catch on the fly
|Por=Pegue a vara
|Spa=Atrápalo
|PorM=Catch the stick
|SpaM=Catch it
|Chi=抓棒棒
|Chi=抓棒棒
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|ChiR=Zhuā bàng bàng
|ChiM=Catch the stick}}
|ChiM=Catch the stick
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==Trivia==
*This microgame shares its music with [[Baseline Bash]], [[Boing! (WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!)|Boing!]], [[Chiritorie (microgame)|Chiritorie]], [[Family Basic (microgame)|Family Basic]], [[Hectic Highway]] and [[Hoppin' Mad]].
*In the demo version of ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', this microgame uses the music heard in [[Putt for Dough]], [[Hammer Toss]], [[Flower Shower]] and [[Funky Fountain]].
 
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Latest revision as of 08:14, October 13, 2024

This article is about the microgame in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! For the microgame in WarioWare: Smooth Moves, see Saving Face (WarioWare: Smooth Moves).
Saving Face
Saving Face
Appears in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
Type Introduction
Command(s) Catch!
Info "Don't let the stick slip through your mitts, butterfingers!"
Controls A Button / A Button - Catch
Points to clear 15
Music track Saving Face

Saving Face is one of Wario's Introduction microgames found in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. It is named after the phrase "saving face", which means to avoid others from losing respect for oneself. It also appears in the Sci-Fi, Nature and Anything Goes stages.

Gameplay[edit]

In this microgame, there is a hand at the top of the screen holding a purple stick, and Wario's hand near the bottom of the screen, directly under the top one. The top hand drops the stick, and the player has to press A Button at the proper time. If done correctly, Wario's hand will catch the stick, and the microgame will be won. However, if the player's timing is off, the stick will either bounce off the top of Wario's hand or will fall through it entirely, in which case the game will be lost.

  • 1st level difficulty: The stick is large, and easy to catch.
  • 2nd level difficulty: The stick is medium sized, and a bit harder to catch.
  • 3rd level difficulty: The stick is tiny, about the same size as Wario's hand, and is very hard to catch.

See also[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$! FALLING ROD

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ぼうつかみ[?]
Bō Tsukami
Grab Bar
Chinese 抓棒棒[?]
Zhuā bàng bàng
Catch the stick
French Bâton glissant[?] Slippy stick
German Stabfang[?] Stick Catch
Italian Presa al volo[?] Catch on the fly
Spanish Atrápalo[?] Catch it

Trivia[edit]