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{{Italic title|Switch (''Wario Land 4'')}}
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{{item-infobox
{{item infobox
|title=Switch
|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
|description=A switch with a [[frog]] on the top.
|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 Starfy 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
}}
}}
[[File:WL4-Frog Switch HoH.png|frame|left|The switch in the [[Hall of Hieroglyphs]]]]
{{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}}
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 53.</ref> is an object that appears at the end of every level in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. When [[Wario]] jumps on a switch, the switch will open up to reveal a ticking time bomb, and any solid [[Kaeru Block]]s will turn transparent, and vice-versa. Wario will then only have 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 will drop, and the player's score will be the timer, dropping extremely fast, and the theme will be less intense, but the theme changes into a sound resembling a clock ticking. After this, if Wario cannot escape before the score reaches zero, Wario will be forced out of the level and back to the main map, losing the score, requiring the player to start the level from the beginning. The Switch also appears before the level on the main map. Wario would have to hit that one to open the vortex and enter the level. The times given by the switches vary on the [[Wario Land 4#Game modes|game mode]]. A complete list of times can be seen in the section below. Switches resemble a blue [[frog]] on top of a red base that has a green and yellow trim. When the switch is hit, Wario shouts "''Hurry up!''" to the player, and an intense tune begins to play, which induces the player to run fast back to the beginning of the level. In the level [[Fiery Cavern]], the switch turns the level into ice. In the [[Hotel Horror]], there are two doors which have a frog sign on it. These doors will only open when the switch is hit.  
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.


The switch made a cameo appearance in ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'', where [[Starfy]] and [[Wario]] must trek through the [[starfywiki:Undersea Ruins|Undersea Ruins]]. A switch is found in the middle of the level, opening up a new area.
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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==List of time limits==
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]].
This table is a list of time limits given to complete levels in different [[Wario Land 4#Game modes|game modes]]. It also includes the times to defeat the in-game [[Wario Land 4#Bosses|bosses]]. Note that the [[Golden Passage]]'s switch is located at the beginning of the level in all modes.
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{|width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|-
!Level
!colspan="3" |Time limits given in different [[Wario Land 4#Game modes|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-Frog Door.png|Door in [[Hotel Horror]].
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 Starfy 3]]''
WL4-Densetsu no Starfy 3 Frog Switch.png|The switch in ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==Media==
==Media==
{{media table
{{media table
|type1=audio
|file1=Wario Land 4 music- Hurry Up!.oga
|name1=Wario Land 4 music- Hurry Up!
|title1=Switch
|pipe1=Switch
|description1=Music that is heard when the switch is hit
|description1=Music that is heard when the switch is hit
|length1=3:50
|length1=0:30
}}
}}


==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
|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>
|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>
|SpaM=switch<br>Blue Frog
|ChiSR=Qīngwā Jīguān
|Fre=commutateur<ref>''Wario Land 4'' European instruction booklet, page 50.</ref>
|ChiSM=Frog Switch
|Spa=interruptor<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=90|language=es-es|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|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>
|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>
|Ita=interruttore<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=110|language=it|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Ita2=Ranocchio<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=111|language=it|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|ItaM=switch
|ItaM=switch
|Ita2M=Froggie
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*A redesign of this switch was [[tcrf:Wario Land: Shake It!/Unused Object Graphics#Frog Switch Goal|intended to appear]] in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'', but was removed in the final version. It is still mostly functional and activates [[shake block]]s, however.
*A redesign of this switch is [[tcrf:Wario Land: Shake It!/Unused Object Graphics#Frog Goal|unused]] in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' It is still mostly functional and activates [[shake block]]s.
*Wario's "''Hurry Up!''" dialogue is not always the same. Wario can say "''No-no-no.. Hurry up!''" or "''H-H-Hurry up!''" as well.


==References==
==References==
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<references/>
{{WL4}}
{{WL4}}
[[Category:Switches]]
[[Category:Switches]]
[[Category:Wario Land 4 Objects]]
[[Category:Wario Land 4 objects]]
[[de:Frosch-Schalter]]
[[de:Frosch-Schalter]]

Latest revision as of 17:25, 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
Help:MediaHaving trouble playing?

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.