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{{minigame infobox
{{minigame infobox
|image = [[File:HighHoops WWIMM.png|250px]]<br>''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''<br>[[File:HighHoops_WarioWareGold.png|250px]]<br>''WarioWare Gold''
|image = [[File:HighHoops WWIMM.png]]<br>''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''<br>[[File:HighHoops WarioWareGold.png|260px]]<br>''WarioWare Gold''
|appears_in = ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]<br>[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]<br>[[WarioWare Gold]]
|appears_in = ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''<br>''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!]]''<br>''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|type = [[Sports]] (''Mega Microgame$!'')<br>[[List of WarioWare Gold microgames#Jimmy T|Jimmy T]] (''Gold'')
|league=[[List of WarioWare Gold microgames#Mash League|Mash League]]
|type = [[List of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! microgames#Sports|Sports]] ([[Jimmy T|Jimmy T.]], ''Mega Microgame$!'')<br>[[List of WarioWare Gold microgames#Sports|Sports]] (Jimmy T, ''Gold'')
|intro=''Shoot!''
|intro=''Shoot!''
|info = ''"A basketball is like my hair: big and round, baby! Do this jumpshot like you're doing the hustle!"'' (''Mega Microgame$!'')<br>''"No pressure, man, but this free throw could be the winning shot. Just shoot from the top of your jump, and you'll be cool."'' (''Gold'')
|info = ''"A basketball is like my hair: big and round, baby! Do this jumpshot like you're doing the hustle!"'' (''Mega Microgame$!'')<br>''"No pressure, man, but this free throw could be the winning shot. Just shoot from the top of your jump, and you'll be cool."'' (''Gold'')
|controls = {{button|gba|A}} / {{button|gcn|A}} / {{button|3ds|a}} &ndash; Shoot
|controls = {{button|gba|A}} / {{button|gcn|A}} / {{button|3ds|a}} &ndash; Shoot
|time=8 beats
|clear = 25
|clear = 25
|track=Wario Whirled
|sample = [[File:WWIMM Wario Whirled.oga]]
|sample = [[File:WWIMM Wario Whirled.oga]]
}}
}}
'''High Hoops''' is one of the [[Microgame]]s in the [[Sports]] folder in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''. It reappears in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''. Its name derives from the phrase "high hopes".
'''High Hoops''' is one of the [[microgame]]s in the [[Sports]] folder in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' It reappears in ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''. Its name is a portmanteau of the phrase "high hopes" and the basketball term "hoop."


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
A man holding a basketball continuously jumps next to a basketball hoop. The player must press the {{button|gba|A}} / {{button|gcn|A}} button when the man is at the peak of his jump to shoot the ball into the basket. As the difficulty increases, the hoop gets higher, making it harder to hit.
A man holding a basketball continuously jumps next to a basketball hoop. When the man is at the peak of his jump, the player must press the {{button|gba|A}} / {{button|gcn|A}} button to throw the ball into the hoop. As the difficulty increases, the hoop gets higher, making it harder to hit.


*'''1st level difficulty:''' The hoop is a bit low.
*'''1st level difficulty:''' The hoop is a bit low.
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*'''3rd level difficulty:''' The hoop is considerably high.
*'''3rd level difficulty:''' The hoop is considerably high.


==Names in other languages==
==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''
|name1=FREE THROW
|meaning1=
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=バスケット
|Jpn=バスケット
|JapR=Basuketto
|JpnR=Basuketto
|JapM=Basket
|JpnM=Basket
|Spa=Tiro a canasta
|SpaM=Shot to hoop
|Ita=A canestro
|ItaM=To the hoop
|Fre=Hautes sphères
|FreM=High Spheres
|Chi=投篮
|Chi=投篮
|ChiR=Tóulán
|ChiR=Tóulán
|ChiM=Shooting
|ChiM=Shooting
|Fre=Hautes sphères
|FreM=High Spheres
|Ger=Hoher Wurf
|GerM=High Shot
|Ita=A canestro
|ItaM=To the hoop
|Spa=Juego muñeca (''Mega Microgame$!'')<br>Tiro a canasta (''Gold'')
|SpaM=Wrist game (''Mega Microgame$!'')<br>Shot to hoop (''Gold'')
}}
}}



Latest revision as of 14:23, March 6, 2025

High Hoops
High Hoops
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
The microgame High Hoops from WarioWare Gold
WarioWare Gold
Appears in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
WarioWare Gold
League Mash League
Type Sports (Jimmy T., Mega Microgame$!)
Sports (Jimmy T, Gold)
Command(s) Shoot!
Info "A basketball is like my hair: big and round, baby! Do this jumpshot like you're doing the hustle!" (Mega Microgame$!)
"No pressure, man, but this free throw could be the winning shot. Just shoot from the top of your jump, and you'll be cool." (Gold)
Controls A Button / A Button / A Button – Shoot
Time limit 8 beats
Points to clear 25
Music track Wario Whirled
Music sample

High Hoops is one of the microgames in the Sports folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! It reappears in WarioWare Gold. Its name is a portmanteau of the phrase "high hopes" and the basketball term "hoop."

Gameplay[edit]

A man holding a basketball continuously jumps next to a basketball hoop. When the man is at the peak of his jump, the player must press the A Button / A Button button to throw the ball into the hoop. As the difficulty increases, the hoop gets higher, making it harder to hit.

  • 1st level difficulty: The hoop is a bit low.
  • 2nd level difficulty: The hoop is slightly high.
  • 3rd level difficulty: The hoop is considerably high.

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$! FREE THROW

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バスケット[?]
Basuketto
Basket
Chinese 投篮[?]
Tóulán
Shooting
French Hautes sphères[?] High Spheres
German Hoher Wurf[?] High Shot
Italian A canestro[?] To the hoop
Spanish Juego muñeca (Mega Microgame$!)
Tiro a canasta (Gold)
[?]
Wrist game (Mega Microgame$!)
Shot to hoop (Gold)