Wario Land II arrived on Game Boy in 1998 and later received a colorized release for the Game Boy Color, which launched alongside the new hardware in Japan. In a break from nearly every platformer of its era, Wario cannot die. Rather than losing lives when things go wrong, he typically loses coins or gets…
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Fun Fact: Wario Land 1 Was Supposed To Arrive Earlier
Due to its listed copyright year date, it seems Nintendo originally wanted to release Wario Land in 1993 but instead it dropped in 1994.
Fun Fact: Wario Land 1’s Connection to Metroid
Wario Land actually did not have entirely original sound as some of the sound effects were taken directly from Metroid II: The Return of Samus.
Fun Fact: Japanese Title of Wario Land 1
The Japanese title for Wario Land could be translated as Super Mario Land 3: Super Strong Warrior.
Fun Fact: Wario Land 1’s Unique Endings
Much like the much later released Luigi’s Mansion games, at the end of Wario Land the ending changes better for Wario depending on how many coins and treasures you have collected.