I only vaguely remember Wario Land 2 but i remember loving and playing the heck out of Wario Land 1. That game was just awesome and deserves classic status. I just loved the graphics and how it made you feel accomplished when u found all the secrets and got all the coins. From what i recall, I liked 2 less than 1.
Although they're all great games, Wario Land 2 and 3 are both absolute classics. I miss the Wario Land series a great deal. I hope one of these days Nintendo gets around to porting the VR Boy-exclusive Wario Land to the (appropriately suited) 3DS, seeing as it's a title that few had the opportunity to play thanks to the failure of its mother system (and it being really the only title still of any value on that aforementioned failure).
Jeff Hocker um... the 3ds is really great to a lot of people. its not failing for most customers of it lol. it has so many awesome games on it that i really don't understand how you could say its a "failure" with any kind of context behind it.
I didn't say the 3DS was a failure; I said the Virtual Boy was a failure. I was talking about the system that Wario Land (its only good game) appeared on.
I grw up on the gameboy (Color) and I LOVE Wario land 2 I just finished replaying it for the seccond time. I',m hopeing for a remaster or a remake of Wario landf 2 on the 3DS
you can say they kinda did the same thing recently with Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. The Gameplay featured in Treasure Tracker was first shown off in SM3DW I guess Television Nerds call that a „Backdoor pilot“?
I think if I remember correctly, this was Nintendo's final original Gameboy game if not the actual final game for the handheld? I had the GBC version which was amazing for my tiny mind back in 1999 haha...
This is debatable, as people say Pokemon Yellow was the last original Game Boy game in the US, released in October 1999, DESPITE there being color support when played on a Game Boy Color, and the fact that a few Game Boy Color game paks during its lifetime (from 1998-2002) were black and could be played on an original Game Boy. However, in the US, the last ever GREY Game Boy game pak was Beavis and Butthead, released in March 1999, 4 months after the Game Boy Color hit the scene in the US (November 18, 1998). In Japan, the last original Game Boy game to be grey was "Shikakei Atama o Kore Kusuru: Kanji no Tatsujin" and "Shikakei Atama o Kore Kusuru: Keisan no Tatsujin", both released on March 30, 2001, nearly 3 years after the Game Boy Color came out in Japan (October 21, 1998). And in Europe, the last original Game Boy game (meaning you can change the color palette on a GBC or GBA) is Pokemon Red and Blue, both released on October 5, 1999, nearly 1 year after the GBC came out in Europe (November 23, 1998).
Can't believe you didn't talked about the different timelines, i mean, in some levels, there is a "choice" or secret ending which leads to different levels and endings. This means that wario was a ton up ahead to his generation. Deal whit it, linear next-gen games.
Wario is a ton of fun to play with in the Super Smash Bros. series. He runs his opponents over with his motorcycle, he eats his motorcycle (The whole motorcycle or parts of it), uses his motorcycle as a weapon, he bites and chews his opponents up and spits them out like a wad of chewing gum or chewing tobacco, he blows up his motorcycle with his explosive farts, and he uses his explosive farts as a launcher to KO his opponents.
Wario Land 2 is probably one of the best 2D platformers I've ever played. The level design is spot on, I love the immortality gimmick, and the story fits Wario's world just so well.
I just started playing this not long ago for the first time ( I've never had it back then). Some problems I do have are OCD related ones. For one: why not just have a World Map? I have to complete at best 50% of the game, only to be told, "Yeah, no. You missed a bunch of secret paths. Go back." This kills any accomplishments I had prior when going through some of these stages, and some of them are looooong on the first go. I get that this is a game where you explore, but unless you feel like whipping out a guide? Good luck finding those treasure games and secret exits. 2? Yes, Wario can't die, but he drops coins every time he takes a hit. Want to do a flawless run for the most money? Bring out the savestates. There's no way in hell you can predict what is going to be where. Thirdly, some of the bosses (not all) can be a NIGHTMARE to fight. Especially the ones that if you lose? Restart the fight from the beginning? I HATE that type of design. Despite not beating 3 as a kid, I feel that the game is far better than 2. Even then, 2 is still better than 1 for getting rid of the time limit. It's just too bad about the other parts I brought up. Approach with caution
I never had warioland 2 but I played it on an emulator and it's pretty puzzle laden because most levels have more than one exit and the transformations are fun too.
I think Wario Land would make a nice way to fill the gaps in between Mario releases on 3DS and even Wii U, these games are great and under appreciated.
i want to see the vertual boy warioland game on the 3ds so bad hopfolly with color and 3d but even if its red i will still buy it for a resonable price
So, you go through an entire review of this without mentioning either how the levels progress (doors, bosses, and such) or what the point of collecting coins is (minigames for collectibles), in between reviewing loads of tie-ins. Derek, you're weird.
Huh strange how I've never seen the original Gameboy version of this game in action till today, as I've always had the GBC version. Still worth checking out, though I do prefer the original Wario Land to this one, still need to play 3 and 4.
oomg u were some sort of jedi if u had this for the gameboy in the 90's. I was at a friends house who had the original link's awakening for game boy, but he wouldn't let me borrow it , and I wanted to so bad lol
This IS my all-time favourite Game Boy/Game Boy Color game. Too bad the Wario Land series didn't go too far, and honestly I'm not a huge fan of WL4 (it was a good game, but not nearly as good as 1/2/3 IMO). I'd love if Nintendo made a "New Wario Land" or "Wario Land Returns" game for the 3DS.
Heh, well Wario showed Mario. He showed everyone by not only selling Game Boys but also becoming the Super Star in his Mario Party. No really, it's explicitly stated at the beginning of Mario Party 2: Mario Party 1 ended with Wario becoming the Super Star.
@Rimone Media I'm randomly back after 5 years. Still no signs of life for Wario :( And Star Fox Zero was not good. I thought the motion controls were awful :(
The first wario game is the sister game to "super Mario land 2, 6 golden coins". Both being great games but the Mario one is one of the best on the Gameboy.
Wario Land 2 releases, no one complains about Wario not dying. Kirby's Epic Yarn releases and people complain that there's no challenge because Kirby can't die. Irony, thy name is Nintendo.
вєηנαмιℓℓιση You can´t really compare the two. Especially since the puzzles are rather challenging in the Wario Land series which makes up for the lack of dying.
miamimagicians Yes, we call this "resolution" and "having color". It might help you to know that a version of this game was released for the gameboy color though, so while we're stuck with the resolution limitations of the gameboy at least we have color for this one. (besides, ghe gameplay is great and the sprites are easily readable, who cares if it has a resolution issue when it's slow enough you can see everything just fine)
Grigori Rasputin Dissagree. The 3 gb games are good, also Wario vs Bomberman. Wario land 4 in GBA is total. Wario on GC is a challenging 3d game. And the wii version is beautiful.
I remember playing a lot this game, the first is the best wario game for me, 3 are meh and 4 feels very different, on this i love the animations and the treasure collect (very challenging) and of course the soundtrack.
The game was also unique in that it had hidden path to alternate endings and levels. Seriously, about half of the game is hidden away.
Always preferred wario to Mario not just in games but as people I'd rather get drunk with wario than Mario any day lol
I only vaguely remember Wario Land 2 but i remember loving and playing the heck out of Wario Land 1. That game was just awesome and deserves classic status. I just loved the graphics and how it made you feel accomplished when u found all the secrets and got all the coins. From what i recall, I liked 2 less than 1.
Love how Derek did this review. He and I share a few of the same opinions.
You could literally pass off as Pit from Kid Icarus with your voice, seriously, it's that good!
Omg yes
Although they're all great games, Wario Land 2 and 3 are both absolute classics. I miss the Wario Land series a great deal. I hope one of these days Nintendo gets around to porting the VR Boy-exclusive Wario Land to the (appropriately suited) 3DS, seeing as it's a title that few had the opportunity to play thanks to the failure of its mother system (and it being really the only title still of any value on that aforementioned failure).
Jeff Hocker um... the 3ds is really great to a lot of people. its not failing for most customers of it lol. it has so many awesome games on it that i really don't understand how you could say its a "failure" with any kind of context behind it.
I didn't say the 3DS was a failure; I said the Virtual Boy was a failure. I was talking about the system that Wario Land (its only good game) appeared on.
ohhh i'm sorry
I grw up on the gameboy (Color) and I LOVE Wario land 2 I just finished replaying it for the seccond time. I',m hopeing for a remaster or a remake of Wario landf 2 on the 3DS
I remember finding Wario Land for virtual boy sealed in a thrift store for about $12 back in 2012
you can say they kinda did the same thing recently with Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. The Gameplay featured in Treasure Tracker was first shown off in SM3DW
I guess Television Nerds call that a „Backdoor pilot“?
I think if I remember correctly, this was Nintendo's final original Gameboy game if not the actual final game for the handheld? I had the GBC version which was amazing for my tiny mind back in 1999 haha...
This is debatable, as people say Pokemon Yellow was the last original Game Boy game in the US, released in October 1999, DESPITE there being color support when played on a Game Boy Color, and the fact that a few Game Boy Color game paks during its lifetime (from 1998-2002) were black and could be played on an original Game Boy. However, in the US, the last ever GREY Game Boy game pak was Beavis and Butthead, released in March 1999, 4 months after the Game Boy Color hit the scene in the US (November 18, 1998). In Japan, the last original Game Boy game to be grey was "Shikakei Atama o Kore Kusuru: Kanji no Tatsujin" and "Shikakei Atama o Kore Kusuru: Keisan no Tatsujin", both released on March 30, 2001, nearly 3 years after the Game Boy Color came out in Japan (October 21, 1998). And in Europe, the last original Game Boy game (meaning you can change the color palette on a GBC or GBA) is Pokemon Red and Blue, both released on October 5, 1999, nearly 1 year after the GBC came out in Europe (November 23, 1998).
Wario land 4 was the first game I bought when I first got my GBA back in the day, loved that game. When out and bought the other ones later
I never played this one, but Wario Land 3 for the GBC is a lot of fun. The addition of color makes the game look much better as well.
PLAY IT! It is a very fun game that anyone can get into.
Can't believe you didn't talked about the different timelines, i mean, in some levels, there is a "choice" or secret ending which leads to different levels and endings. This means that wario was a ton up ahead to his generation. Deal whit it, linear next-gen games.
Wario is a ton of fun to play with in the Super Smash Bros. series. He runs his opponents over with his motorcycle, he eats his motorcycle (The whole motorcycle or parts of it), uses his motorcycle as a weapon, he bites and chews his opponents up and spits them out like a wad of chewing gum or chewing tobacco, he blows up his motorcycle with his explosive farts, and he uses his explosive farts as a launcher to KO his opponents.
I've never played any of the Wario games but I've heard they're good.
i like how undertow still has over 100.000 subs
Wario Land 2 is probably one of the best 2D platformers I've ever played. The level design is spot on, I love the immortality gimmick, and the story fits Wario's world just so well.
That you couldn't die really confused me as a kid. It was awesome, but I was suspicious.
I just started playing this not long ago for the first time ( I've never had it back then).
Some problems I do have are OCD related ones. For one: why not just have a World Map? I have to complete at best 50% of the game, only to be told, "Yeah, no. You missed a bunch of secret paths. Go back." This kills any accomplishments I had prior when going through some of these stages, and some of them are looooong on the first go. I get that this is a game where you explore, but unless you feel like whipping out a guide? Good luck finding those treasure games and secret exits. 2? Yes, Wario can't die, but he drops coins every time he takes a hit. Want to do a flawless run for the most money? Bring out the savestates. There's no way in hell you can predict what is going to be where. Thirdly, some of the bosses (not all) can be a NIGHTMARE to fight. Especially the ones that if you lose? Restart the fight from the beginning? I HATE that type of design.
Despite not beating 3 as a kid, I feel that the game is far better than 2. Even then, 2 is still better than 1 for getting rid of the time limit. It's just too bad about the other parts I brought up. Approach with caution
Wario 3:16 says, "Obey Wario! Destroy Mario!" And that's the bottom line cuz Wario said so!
wasn't this game in colour like a black original game boy cartrige i have it in black
Your reviews are hilarious dude, I love 'em.
I never had warioland 2 but I played it on an emulator and it's pretty puzzle laden because most levels have more than one exit and the transformations are fun too.
It took 2 minutes and 50 seconds for him to actually review the game
It's called background and context
I still have this cartridge...somewhere
TheDman214 in some place....
I have this game looking for part 4 and I'll have all of them
The original and Virtual Boy Wario Lands are the best imo
I think Wario Land would make a nice way to fill the gaps in between Mario releases on 3DS and even Wii U, these games are great and under appreciated.
is it available for gameboy color
yep
No, it's exclusive to the Bandai Pippin
/s
This was before Wario was a fart joke. Show some respect to the old school Wario punk!
It's a Wii, Wario. Hey hey hey.
i want to see the vertual boy warioland game on the 3ds so bad hopfolly with color and 3d but even if its red i will still buy it for a resonable price
This is such a fun game to play on the Game Boy Color, though I wish I could say the same thing about "Wario Land 3".
Didn't this game have color?
anticoisasetal The Game Boy color version did. Two versions of the game were released, one for Game Boy and one for Game Boy Color.
BJoin79 ohh, ok, Didn't know that, since I had only the color version when I was a kid, this was looking odd to me lol. thanks =)
So, you go through an entire review of this without mentioning either how the levels progress (doors, bosses, and such) or what the point of collecting coins is (minigames for collectibles), in between reviewing loads of tie-ins.
Derek, you're weird.
Huh strange how I've never seen the original Gameboy version of this game in action till today, as I've always had the GBC version. Still worth checking out, though I do prefer the original Wario Land to this one, still need to play 3 and 4.
4 on the GBA is my favourite. It looks so good and the gameplay is fantastic. Its the perfect evolution of the franchise.
oomg u were some sort of jedi if u had this for the gameboy in the 90's. I was at a friends house who had the original link's awakening for game boy, but he wouldn't let me borrow it , and I wanted to so bad lol
This IS my all-time favourite Game Boy/Game Boy Color game.
Too bad the Wario Land series didn't go too far, and honestly I'm not a huge fan of WL4 (it was a good game, but not nearly as good as 1/2/3 IMO). I'd love if Nintendo made a "New Wario Land" or "Wario Land Returns" game for the 3DS.
Heh, well Wario showed Mario. He showed everyone by not only selling Game Boys but also becoming the Super Star in his Mario Party. No really, it's explicitly stated at the beginning of Mario Party 2: Mario Party 1 ended with Wario becoming the Super Star.
1998 , wow
Un juego que saca buena parte del potencial de la primera Game Boy.
You should have picked the Game Boy Color version. This game is great and really fun.
Wish they'd make another Wario Land. If it isn't Mario or Zelda, Nintendo forgets about them. At least there's finally a new Star Fox.
@Rimone Media I'm randomly back after 5 years.
Still no signs of life for Wario :(
And Star Fox Zero was not good. I thought the motion controls were awful :(
The first wario game is the sister game to "super Mario land 2, 6 golden coins". Both being great games but the Mario one is one of the best on the Gameboy.
Can't you die at the final boss?
King Harkinian
No, that was in Wario Land 3. You can't die at all in WL2.
I had the color version of wario land.
4:14 wario can't die
Where Wario Land WIIU Nintendo?
Heh this is a really good review. It made me laugh.
Wario Land 2 releases, no one complains about Wario not dying.
Kirby's Epic Yarn releases and people complain that there's no challenge because Kirby can't die. Irony, thy name is Nintendo.
Probably why the sales were so low for the Wario Land titles as a whole. My first Game Boy game interestingly enough was Kirby's Dream Land.
вєηנαмιℓℓιση You can´t really compare the two. Especially since the puzzles are rather challenging in the Wario Land series which makes up for the lack of dying.
Did anyone else fart at the same time he made that fart noise?
I have the same game on my gameboy
1:43-1:46 😂
Someone sent you a game that didnt suck lol
Sega, what happened?
Lets be real mario bros 3 from 1989 looks wayyyyyyyyy better than this 1998 game!
miamimagicians Yes, we call this "resolution" and "having color". It might help you to know that a version of this game was released for the gameboy color though, so while we're stuck with the resolution limitations of the gameboy at least we have color for this one. (besides, ghe gameplay is great and the sprites are easily readable, who cares if it has a resolution issue when it's slow enough you can see everything just fine)
Better than Wario Land 3 tbh
That nose + always thinking about money. I'd say it's not alcohol that Wario is buying...
Clickbait
wario is the vin diesel of nintendo, great sidekick and support char but a terrible protagonist.
Grigori Rasputin Dissagree. The 3 gb games are good, also Wario vs Bomberman. Wario land 4 in GBA is total. Wario on GC is a challenging 3d game. And the wii version is beautiful.
Are you sure about that? Because last I checked the general consensus was Warioland was a great series (an opinion I agree with)
Holy crap 4th view
What a lazy review...
I remember playing a lot this game, the first is the best wario game for me, 3 are meh and 4 feels very different, on this i love the animations and the treasure collect (very challenging) and of course the soundtrack.