Wario Land – Super Mario Land 3

Wario Land - Super Mario Land 3 is a Jump ' n' Run video game company Nintendo. The name of the game is somewhat misleading, since Mario hardly makes its appearance in this game. Instead, the player controls Mario's evil rival Wario. It is the first game in the Wario occurs both as the title character as a character. The game was followed by a whole Wario Land series, the first successor is titled Virtual Boy Wario Land, but very often is mentioned as a successor to Wario Land II.

Action

The action picks up on the end of Super Mario Land 2 was sold in the Wario from Mario's castle, which he had previously still occupied. Wario is now looking for a new home. As he learns by accident that the Brown Sugar Pirates have stolen the gold statue of Princess Peach (known from the Mario games ) and that Mario should get them back. Wario forges immediate plans for what he could do with the precious " golden child ". With the wealth he wants to come to their own castle. Therefore, Wario travels immediately to Pepper Island (English Kitchen Iceland ) on which is located the hideout of pirates around the statue and to fight for more of their treasures. However, this is easier said than done, as the pirates, especially their leader Captain Syrup, the preciousness not just want to give up like that.

Gameplay

General

Before entering a level Wario is visible on a map of the pepper - island on which it can be maneuvered to the desired level. After the successful completion of a level, the next unlocked. Genre Typically the Pepper island is divided into several areas, seven in number, divided, consisting of several levels, and it applies in every field, to defeat a boss (boss).

The control Wario's reminiscent of the Mario games, but has a few major differences. Just as Mario Wario can jump on enemies, but that he only stuns them. Then he can grab them and throw away, and it also use as missiles against other opponents. Unlike Mario, who often suffers damage at the mere contact of an opponent, Wario can also trigger a variety of opponents from the side and push against a wall, so that these too are stunned and can be lifted. Wario device but, for example, to a pointed object, the wearing an opponent also suffers Wario damage.

By a striking attack Wario, the nudge that belongs to one of Wario's trademark throughout the Wario Land series, enemies can also be defeated, but with armed opponents even on the unprotected side. In addition, becoming less stable blocks smash in this way, which is often needed to clear the way.

If Wario injured in its normal form or in one of the special forms of an enemy, he transforms into a mini- Wario, the damage occurs again loses a life and also the ribs can not use.

Objects

Coins and treasures

In addition to the conquest of the pirates is another main objective of the game is to collect as many coins as possible, which are used at the end as a ransom for Wario's new home. In addition, can be used as an insert or cash for two different bonus games the coins. Some coins are hidden in blocks, which, as is known from the Mario games, must be angsprungen from below. After completing a level in the collected coins are added to the Münzkonto.

Besides the coins are also some special treasures to be found, which are hidden behind closed doors, to which only the key must be found. These have a different high value, which is noticeable only when the billing end of the game on the Münzkonto.

There are also large coins that give Wario 100 coins. They are very well hidden.

Pots

In addition to his normal form Wario can take some special forms of the game, which he obtained through the collection of so-called pots (English Pots ). These are, as well as some of the coins hidden in blocks. The following pots there is to find in the game:

• Garlic Pot: Wario is not in the form of mini- Wario, he turns to Bull Wario. Then he has a powerful fin - shock, may be with the horns of the bull helmet stuck on the ceiling and run a ramming attack that caused a short tremors and paralyzes enemies for a short time. Also, blocks can be smashed with this attack. Collect Mini Wario a garlic - Pott a, he attains his normal form back.

• Bull Pot: This pot transforms Wario in each case to Bull Wario with the skills already described.

• Dragon Pott: Wario gets a dragon helmet, with which he can spit fire. He can destroy both blocks as also defeat opponents. The attack works under water. The nudge can in this form, however, not be used.

• Jet Pot: With the Jethut, the Wario gets through this pot, he can fly over long horizontal distances. Here also an attack under water is also possible.

Heart

Quite often to find are also hearts on it like, are at the bottom, even for coins and lives its own display. When collecting a heart, the value increased by ten points when defeating an opponent by one. If the value 99, Wario receives an extra life, and the counter starts again new.

In addition, there are very rare big hearts who give Wario 3 extra life. For example, there is a secret boss, who, after having defeated him, the players are 5 of these great heart.

Boss

• Spiked Koopa ( Rice Beach )
• Cave Taurus ( Mt Teapot )
• Boxing Penguin ( Sherbet Land)
• Large Tikki - head ( Stove Canyon )
• Bobo, the buzzard ( S. S. Teacup )
• Ghost King ( Parsley Woods )
• Captain Syrup / genie ( Syrup 's Castle )

Gambling

At the end of the game, a fight against the pirate leader Captain Syrup is to insist that calls a genie to help. After defeating the spirit lamp is the statue of Princess Peach to the fore, but which is immediately transported away from Mario. However, Wario Captain Syrup was able to snatch the lamp, and therefore calls itself the spirit, so that it fulfills its awaited desire for a castle. However, the spirit demands for money.

It follows the settlement of all coins and treasures. Depending on how much money gets the genie falls Wario's new home differently. In the worst case, he receives only a bird house, in the best case a planet. In the following Wario games, however, is not the planet, but the castle, the second best option was added to the plot with.

Cheat

There is a hidden cheat in the game. If you pause the game and then 16 times Select suppressed, a black flashing square in the top row of the pause menu appears. One must now A and B hold and then you can move with the control pad the square. Leaving the square, for example, stand on the Wario head and ends the Pausenmenu, then Wario transforms without pots in a different form. Also, the number of coins and hearts can be changed by this trick.