Mario & Wario
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Mario & Wario is a Japan-only puzzle game for the Super Famicom. It was going to be released to the US but it got cancelled.
The player can pick a character (like Peach, Mario, or Yoshi; depending on difficulty). At the beginning of each level, Wario drops a bucket, barrel, jellyfish, or similar item on a character's head, rendering the character unable to see. The player uses the SNES mouse to control Wanda the fairy and alter the environment to make it safe for the character, making it somewhat similar to Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 as Wanda attempts to guide Peach, Mario, or Yoshi to Luigi to get the goal. This was one of the few games that made use of the SNES mouse. At each end of the world level (or 10 levels in the world level), theres a bonus level that Wanda can whack Wario with a hammer to earn coins while flying in his plane.
Level Worlds
- World 1 (M&W)
- World 2 (M&W)
- World 3 (M&W)
- World 4 (M&W)
- World 5 (M&W)
- World 6 (M&W)
- World 7 (M&W)
- World 8 (M&W)
World Descriptions
World 1: The Fairy's Woods
- The easiest and smallest world of the ten, a tutorial for the rest of the game.. The world map for each level fits on one screen, making them the smallest of the game. No enemies are introduced here..
World 2: Loch Yoss
- A world set next to a lake, a slightly harder level. It is probably based on Yoshi's Island.
World 3: Cloud Mountain
- Timer blocks, which disappear after a certain time are frequent. Sitting around is dangerous.
World 4: Ice Cave
- A world of ice; batlings are frequent, and fly at you. Sticky blocks also appear. It is probably based on Vanilla Dome.
World 5: Fire Cave
- A cave world. Pot-shaped enemies, Tsuboons(ツボーン) will breath fire at you.
World 6: Cheep-Cheep Ocean
- An ocean-based world. Switch blocks are frequent.
World 7: Balloon Bridge
- A world in the sky; balloon blocks, which expand and shrink from time to time
are frequent.
World 8: Dry, Dry Desert
- A world in the desert. Guriguris (グリグリ) are frequent.
World 9: Wario's Garden
- Playable once beating world 8.
World 10: Wario's Castle
- Playable once beating 9; The final map.
- A bonus world revealed once beating all 10 worlds. It is a very difficult world. It is hard to beat it without using Yoshi, who has the fastest feet.
Also, after beating each world, there is a bonus stage. Every time you hit Wario on his plane, you earn one coin. Plus, if you hit him enough, the plane will explode and Wario will be blasted.
Items & Obstacles
There are items & obstacles in this game, here is a list...
Head Objects
Each world there is a certain object Wario places on the character's head, here is a list.
World 1: A bucket with a purple "W" on it.
World 2: A half of a Yoshi Egg.
World 3: A barrel.
World 4: A Pipe.
World 5: A pot or vase.
World 6: A Jellyfish.
World 7: A cloud.
World 8: An archeologist's hat.
World 9: A Pirahna Plant.
World 10: An oil can with a "W" on it.
In the Extra world, there is nothing on the character's head.
Items
- Star- The most common in this game, collect four of them in a level to earn a 1UP.
- Mushroom- There are not much of these in the game, collect one to gain more time.
- 1-Up Mushroom- As the name says, these give you 1UPs.
- Coins- You can only collect these from Coin Blocks, 100 of these will give you a 1UP.
Obstacles
- Spikes- can appear on the bottom, top, left, & right.
- Spark- A fireball that moves around on the walls and floors, the player can shrink it into a small Spark.
- Small Spark- A shrunken Spark, it moves slower and does not hurt you from the top, unlike regular Sparks.
Trivia
- There was a mention of this game in Pokémon Red & Blue Version. When the player checks the Super Nintendo in the Copycat's House (at Saffron City, northwest to the Silph Co. building), it states that there is a game that shows Mario with a bucket on his head, a reference to Mario & Wario. Both games were made by Game Freak. This reference was carried over to the Game Boy Advance remakes of these same games, Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen.
- A reference to Mario & Wario is made in Mario and the Incredible Rescue, where Wario attacks with buckets.
