i really love this game. it just has a great sense of mystery in a lot of the levels with all the various secrets and hidden treasures and it features some of the best sound design in a platformer. some of those boss levels just feel really consequential - i always liked the last several castle levels especially. it's more conventionally designed in some ways than the Wario Lands that followed but i always felt like it had a better sense of atmosphere that reflected the character of Wario better and less of a loosey goosey sense of arbitrariness some of the later games could have at times.
Competently made, if a little dull.
I love how the development team clearly resented having to work on a Mario game last time around. Wario's character design is wonderfully fucked up, and he acts his role as a sort of underdog to that thieving pretty boy, Mario. It's all pretty hilarious.
Imagine modern Nintendo letting one of their current development teams take such open potshots at one of their own popular franchises.
I love how the development team clearly resented having to work on a Mario game last time around. Wario's character design is wonderfully fucked up, and he acts his role as a sort of underdog to that thieving pretty boy, Mario. It's all pretty hilarious.
Imagine modern Nintendo letting one of their current development teams take such open potshots at one of their own popular franchises.
I wasn't sentient when I played this but fun was had nonetheless
I'm not one to gatekeep, but if you're not gambling as much as possible at the end of every stage then you're playing the game wrong.
cool idea, albeit a bit dull. low challenge is made up for by the fun grabbing/throwing mechanic and collecting various treasures, but it just feels too slow to really feel interesting.