WarioWare: Twisted!
Game Boy Advance Cameos
9-Volt's Intro & Story
9-Volt the Nintendo fanboy has a number of Nintendo references in his intro and outro movies:
NES
18-Volt finds 9-Volt's NES (Famicom in the Japanese version).
NES Interior
The segments between each microgame are set in a control room inside the NES with 8-Bit style graphics and a + Directional Pad on the wall. When you lose a microgame, one of the workers leaves.
9-Volt's Room
In 9-Volt's room there is a R.O.B. and an arcade machine.
Submitted by greatlink
9-Volt's Nintendo Microgames
All of 9-Volt's microgames are based on NES games:
Super Mario Bros. 3 – Lift
Based on Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES). Move the lift to avoid Bullet Bills and Venus Fire Traps.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Based on Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES). Select the correct power-up for Mario before he lands.
Mario Bros.
Based on Mario Bros. (NES). Flip the shell so the Koopa Troopa or Buzzy Beetle can attack Mario and Luigi. The Koopa Troopa and Buzzy Beetle come from Super Mario Bros. (NES).
Wrecking Crew
Based on Wrecking Crew (NES). Hit the bombs before the enemies reach the top of the ladders.
Donkey Kong Junior
Based on Donkey Kong Jr. (NES). Make Junior climb the chains and free Donkey Kong.
Donkey Kong 3
Based on Donkey Kong 3 (NES). Move Stanley and shoot Donkey Kong to the top of the vines.
The Legend of Zelda
Based on The Legend of Zelda (NES). Spin Link around to deflect the projectiles from the circle of Octoroks.
Metroid - Morph Ball
Based on Metroid (NES). Roll Morph Ball Samus towards the Missile item, avoiding enemies and acid.
Metroid - Samus
Based on Metroid (NES). Tilt to aim Samus's gun arm and shoot down the enemies.
Kid Icarus
Based on Kid Icarus (NES). Move Pit left and right to avoid the Eggplant Wizard's magic and falling enemies.
Ice Climber
Based on Ice Climber (NES) with updated sprites. Swing Popo's mallet to defeat Topis, Polar Bears and Nitpickers.
Balloon Fight
Based on Balloon Fight (NES). Guide the balloon through the stage to the dangling Balloon Fighter.
Clu Clu Land
Based on Clu Clu Land (NES). Rotate the stage to guide Bubbles through the enemies and grab the item.
Mach Rider
Based on Mach Rider (NES). Steer around corners and obstacles, shooting the enemy riders.
Excitebike
Based on Excitebike (NES). Aim the Excitebike through the floating sparks.
Duck Hunt
Based on Duck Hunt (NES). Move the gun to shoot at the ducks.
NES Open Tournament Golf
Based on NES Open Tournament Golf (NES). Tilt the putting cursor and hit the ball into the hole.
Tennis
Based on Tennis (NES). Turn the Game Boy to move your player and return the ball.
Baseball
Based on Baseball (NES). Tilt to move the ball around the batsman and get a strike.
Ice Hockey
Based on Ice Hockey (NES). Move the fat player around on the ice to shove the other players away.
Pinball
Based on the bonus round of Pinball (NES). Move Mario left and right to keep the pinball in play.
Boss: Super Mario Bros.
Based on Super Mario Bros. (NES). Guide Mario across the circular stage, avoiding the enemies and pits to reach the end. Each difficulty is set on a different stage:
- Stage 1: Overworld
- Stage 2: Underground
- Stage 3: Castle
Submitted by greatlink
Other Microgame Cameos
Red Delicious
In Mona's microgame "Red Delicious" you have to cut open an apple and reveal the contents. One of the things that may appear is the acrobat from Mario Paint.
Skyway Highway
Mona's boss stage, "Skyway Highway" is based loosely on Balloon Fight's Balloon Trip mode. Fly the car through the sparks and land on the distant platform.
Weird Science
In Kat & Ana's "Weird Science" microgame, press the A Button to make a blue virus jump into a vat of liquid. The virus is from Dr. Mario.
Bubblegum Blues
In Kat & Ana's "Bubblegum Blues" microgame, pop the bubble being blown by a dozing boy. The boy's t-shirt changes with each difficulty, from a Super Mushroom to a Fire Flower to a Starman, all from the Super Mario series.
Contact Lens Solution
In Kat & Ana's "Contact Lens Solution" microgame, the music is a hummed version of the Super Mario Bros. theme.
Boomerang!
On the third difficulty of Orbulon's "Boomerang!" microgame, you have to throw the acrobat from Mario Paint.
Burying the Hatchet
In Warioman's "Burying the Hatchet" microgame, you have to help Wario give Mario a high-five to show there's no hard feelings.
Super Wario
Warioman's "Super Wario" microgame is based on Super Mario Bros. Everything appears in green and black as you help Wario stomp on the Goomba and Koopa Troopa.
Chain Letter
In the Speed Stage "Chain Letter", one of the clues is "Plumber" and the answer is "Mario".
Chain Letter
In Dribble & Spitz's "Wheel of Whack" microgame, you have to hit either moles or bald men with a hammer when they pop up. On the third level difficulty, the bald men are dressed like Mario.
Crash Prize
In Warioman's "Crash Prize" microgame, you can see the 8-bit style Wario sprite based on the sprites in Mario Bros.
Submitted by greatlink, YoungLink, Aquatics64, Xeno82, almort27, Grandy02
Souvenirs
Love Tester
This is based on a classic Nintendo toy from the 1970s.
Wario Bike
A mash-up of Excitebike and Super Mario Bros. The game features discoloured 8-bit graphics and redesigned versions of Goomba, Paratroopa, Lakitu, Spiny and Bullet Bill. Collect as much money as you can and hit the flagpole at the end.
Mewtroid
A shooting game starring a cat with a gun for an arm. The name is based on the Metroid series, but the game itself does not resemble a Metroid game. The Brinstar music from Metroid (NES) plays in the background.
In Japan, the game is called "Nekotroid".
Record Collection
The Record Collection Souvenir contains music from several classic Nintendo games, including:
- Super Mario Bros.: Ground theme
- Metroid: Brinstar
- Balloon Fight: Balloon Trip
- Wrecking Crew: Golden Hammer BGM
- Kid Icarus: Underworld
Submitted by YoungLink, Swedol, Aquatics64, icymatt, Boo Destroyer
Wario's Collection
During Wario's intro movie, you can see a treasure chest, the music box from Wario Land 3 and a picture of the Golden Pyramid from Wario Land 4.
Submitted by Tanwo
Mona's Intro
In Mona's Intro, after you play the pizza-making minigame, inside the pizza box you will see the crudely drawn band from the "Garage Rock" microgame in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames.
Submitted by Tanwo
Mr. Game & Watch Menus
Each of the main menus feature a Game & Watch style character:
- The Spindex menu is based on Judge
- The Souvenirs menu is based on the Game & Watch alarm
- The Options menu is based on Ball
Submitted by Swedol, Aquatics64
