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A '''Frog Switch''' is an object that appears in the game ''[[Wario Land 4]]''. A Frog Switch appears at the end of every level [[Wario]] completes. When Wario [[jump]]s on a Frog Switch, the switch will open up to reveal a ticking time bomb. Wario will then only have a certain amount of time to escape the level by returning to the [[Portal]] at the beginning of the stage. If Wario can't escape before the bomb goes off, Wario will lose the [[coin]]s he earned in that level. Frog Switches resemble a green frog on top of a red base that has a green and yellow trim. The Frog Switch has the ability to talk.
{{item infobox
|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]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
}}
{{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>{{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.


[[Category:Wario Objects]]
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 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
|-
!Level
!Normal
!Hard
!S-Hard
|-
!colspan=4|[[Entry Passage]]
|-
|[[Hall of Hieroglyphs]]
|1:00
|0:15
|2:30*
|-
|[[Spoiled Rotten]] (boss)
|1:00
|0:30
|0:15
|-
!colspan=4|[[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
|-
!colspan=4|[[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
|-
!colspan=4|[[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
|-
!colspan=4|[[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
|-
!colspan=4|[[Golden Pyramid]]
|-
|[[Golden Passage]]
|9:30
|6:00
|3:30
|-
|[[Golden Diva]] (boss)
|6:00
|5:00
|4:00
|-
|colspan="4"align="center"|*Switch position changes
|}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
FrogSwitch.png|The three stages of a switch
WL4-Frog Switch HoH.png|The switch in the [[Hall of Hieroglyphs]] in ''Wario Land 4''
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-Densetsu no Starfy 3 Frog Switch.png|The switch in ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]''
</gallery>
 
==Media==
{{media table
|file1=Wario Land 4 music- Hurry Up!.oga
|title1=Switch
|description1=Music that is heard when the switch is hit
|length1=0:30
}}
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=スイッチ<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara'' instruction booklet|page=13|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=2001}}</ref>
|JpnR=Suitchi
|JpnM=Switch
|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
|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
|Ger=Schalter<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Land 4'' instruction booklet|page=30|language=de|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|GerM=Switch
|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
|Ita2M=Froggie
}}
 
==Trivia==
*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.
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:41, January 7, 2025

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]

Icon of an audio speaker. 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.
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Wario Land 4
Allies Wario • Kuro Neko • Keyzer • Arewo Shitain-hakase • Shop owner • Princess Shokora • Game Bot
Bosses Spoiled Rotten • Cractus • Cuckoo Condor • Aerodent • Catbat • Golden Diva
Passages Entry Passage • Emerald Passage • Ruby Passage • Topaz Passage • Sapphire Passage • Golden Pyramid
Reactions Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Fat Wario • Flaming Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Puffy Wario • Snowman Wario • Bat Wario • Zombie Wario
Levels Hall of Hieroglyphs • Palm Tree Paradise • Wildflower Fields • Mystic Lake • Monsoon Jungle • The Curious Factory • The Toxic Landfill • 40 Below Fridge • Pinball Zone • Toy Block Tower • The Big Board • Doodle Woods • Domino Row • Crescent Moon Village • Arabian Night • Fiery Cavern • Hotel Horror • Golden Passage
Places Golden Pyramid • Item Shop • Mini-Game Shop • Pink area • Sound Room
Enemies Beezley • Black egg • Bow Balloon • Bowler • Butatabi • Deburīna • Denden • Dice • Egg • Eggplant Warrior • Ghost • Glass bird • Goggley-Blade • Green enemy • Hammer • Harimen Zetto • Hoggus • Hotaru • Imomushi • Kaentsubo • Lips • Marumen • Mayubird • Mechanical fish • Menhanmā • Men'ono • Mine • Minicula • Moguramen • Onomī • Petbottom • Pig Head Statue • Pin enemy • Ringosukī • Robobird • Shieragutchi • Skeleton Bird • Spear-Mask • Spike Cannon • Spiky • Teddy Bear • Tobawani • Togemasuku • Togenobi • Togerobo • Totsumen • Toy Car • Utsuboankō • Yeti
Shop items Apple Bomb • Blast Cannon • Vizorman • Bugle • Black Dog • Large Lips • Big Fist • Black Dragon • Smile
Minigames The Wario Hop • Wario's Homerun Derby • Wario's Roulette
Objects "!" Button • Block • Blue block • Blue Crystal • Bonfire Block • Brown block • Bubble • Button • CD • Chance wheel • Chandelier • Chomp ball • Coin • Decompressor • Diamond • Domino block • Electric spark • Flower • Flying carpet • Full Health Item • Heart • Jewel • Jewel piece • Kaeru Block • Legendary treasure • Little heart • Medal • Pinball digital counter • Pinball tulip • Piston • Red Crystal • Round red rock • Spike • Switch • Togetoge • Toy Block Door • Treasure chest • Triangle block • Vortex • Wario Car • Warp Pipe
Further info Gallery (Golden Diva) • Media • Staff • List of quotes • Pre-release and unused content • Warioland 4 (book) • Welcome to Greedville (Wario's Grab Bag • Wario's Crazy Caps • Wario's Dunk Tank • Greed $chool Test)
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