WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Also known as: Made in Wario (JP), Wario Ware, Inc.: Minigame Mania (EU), Wario Ware, Inc. (US/EU title screen), Waliou Zhizao (CN) Developer: Nintendo R&D1 Publishers: Nintendo (JP/US/EU), iQue (CN) Platform: Game Boy Advance Released in JP: March 21, 2003 Released in US: May 21, 2003 Released in EU: May 23, 2003 Released in AU: June 6, 2003 Released in CN: July 4, 2005 This game has unused areas. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused modes / minigames. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has unused sounds. This game has regional differences. This game has a prototype article This game has a notes page

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! is the gripping tale of Wario and his friends forming their own game company. The result is a bizarre collection of very short (and often very strange) minigames called "Microgames", with a few "Wario" takes on other classic games thrown in for good measure.

Appropriately for Wario, he starts off his new career by stealing from someone else - the whole concept was originally a minigame in Mario Artist Polygon Studio, with several of its Microgames (plus the boombox and music!) being refined here.

Amusingly, given that this was the first WarioWare game and WarioWare's first game, there's a bunch of unused stuff. How wonderfully meta.

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Prototype Info

Notes

Unused Graphics Various unused graphics, including a nude Wario! wait... (NSFW)

Development Text m_BGM_BOMB_Demo_AFRO_0 and a ton of other file names.

Version Differences Several differences exist between regions.

Unused (Micro)games

To do: Make a list of all the microgames that can be accessed in this method.

With a cheating device or a cheat option in an emulator, change address 03000E61 to one of the following game numbers.

All of the unused games were translated to Chinese in the iQue version (including Ping-Pong VS' title screen), suggesting that whoever was responsible for localization didn't know what was actually used or unused.

Block Fever

Game Number: 2F
Internal name: BLOCK
A microgame where only two blocks can be broken before time expires. The paddle gets smaller with each level.

This was likely meant for 9-Volt's stage, as it is based on the early Nintendo arcade game Block Fever. The music that plays here is m_BGM_BOMB_02, the same as Crazy Cars, Picture Perfect, and I Spy.

F1 Race

Game Number: 5E
Internal name: F1 RACE
A microgame with all three level variations present. This was also likely meant for 9-Volt's stage as it is based on F1 Race, an early Famicom game. The stats at the top of the screen never change. The music that plays here is m_BGM_BOMB_11, the same as Munch a Bunch, Fruit Shoot, Classic Clash I, Classic Clash II, Coconut Catapult, and Classic Clash III.

Level 1 is merely a straight course.

Level 2 begins with a straight path, but curves halfway through.

Level 3 starts on a curve, and becomes straight near the end.

Color TV-Game 6

Game Number: 66
Internal name: TV GAME 6
A microgame with all three level variations. This was also likely meant for 9-Volt's stage, as it is based on Nintendo's late-1970s "Color TV Game 6" home console. The music that plays here is m_BGM_BOMB_75, the same as Stack-Up.

A similar microgame would later appear in WarioWare: Smooth Moves.

Level 2 has smaller paddles.

Level 3 has a pair of parallel paddles for each side.

VS Ping-Pong

Game Number: E5
Internal name: LP. PONG FOR TWO
A game presumably meant to be unlocked with the other VS titles. A similar concept was later used in WarioWare: Touched! as a souvenir, but with a different name (Pong-Ping) and design. The music that plays here is m_BGM_VS_PON2_10, which ended up being used for the VS Dong Dong minigame.

First to get five points wins. Like the other VS games, L and R move the paddles up and down for their respective sides.

(Source: TheMonkeyBob)

Removed (Micro)games

In addition to the unused microgames that still have coding left, there are some minigames that do not have any coding left, instead they all point to the minigame coding for Crazy Cars, which is microgame ID 00:

ID	Internal Name	Notes
7	KILL VIRUSES	This would have played the track m_BGM_BOMB_09, the same as Hare Scare, Go Fer the Tater, Veggie Might, and Mashin' Martians.
34	FROG JUMP ( DUMMY )	Comes after the used minigame with ID 33 Hoppin' Mad which it would have most likely been related to, as that microgame has the internal name FROG SWIM. This would have played the track m_BGM_BOMB_20, the same as Manic Mechanic, Guy Scraper, Lift & Shout, Laser Outlaw, and Super Fly.
53	SUPER MARIO? BASEMENT	Would have been a variant of Super Wario Bros., as that minigame has the internal name SUPER MARIO?. "Basement" implies that it may have been an underground variant. It is assigned the unused track m_BGM_BOMB_25.
d8	LP. STREET FIGHT	The LP. prefix is used for the boss minigames and unlockable minigames such as Dr. Wario. Its positioning between the Ultra Machine and Punch Out boss minigames hints that it would have been a boss minigame too, and the name appears to indicate that it would have been a fighting game in the vein of Street Fighter. Usually, the field for the music track is blank for boss/unlockable minigames (and handled in the game's function code instead), but this entry points to the track m_x_BGM_BOMB_2bar, the same as Boom Box, City Surfer, Raaaarrrrggghh, and Leafy Greens.
de	LP. GOMA ( Dummy )	The LP. prefix is used for the boss minigames and unlockable minigames such as Dr. Wario. Its positioning between the Dungeon Dilema and The Frog Flap boss minigames hints that it would have been a boss minigame too. Like the other boss/unlockable minigames, there is no music pointer in this entry, however there are two unused associated sounds with GOMA in their filenames: s_BOMB_BOSS_Goma_FALL_0 and s_BOMB_BOSS_Goma_FALL_9.
de	LP. ROBO CONTROL	An unused VS minigame. Its music entry is blank like the other VS minigames, but it most likely would have played the unused music track m_BGM_VS_RoboControl_10.
ef	LP. FUNCTION TEST	The LP. prefix is used for the boss minigames and unlockable minigames such as Dr. Wario. Usually the field for the music track is blank for boss/unlockable minigames (and handled in the game's function code instead), but these entries point to the track m_x_BGM_BOMB_2bar, the same as Boom Box, City Surfer, Raaaarrrrggghh, and Leafy Greens.
f0	LP. 3D TEST

Unused Microgame Variants

The following Orbulon microgames have unused variants with different music and that are 2 bars long, instead of the usual 4 bars:

ID	Internal Name	Final ID	Final Name	Microgame Name	Notes
1a	LET'S DANCING	ca	L. DANCE	Getcha Groove On	This microgame cannot be completed because the inputs for this game are usually taken after 2 bars have passed. The music that would have been played here is m_BGM_BOMB_02, the same as Crazy Cars, Picture Perfect, and I Spy.
1e	CUP NOODLE	bf	L. CUP NOODLE	Noodle Cup	The music that would have been played here is m_BGM_BOMB_08, the same as Dodge Balls, Zero to Hero, Pro Curling, Ring My Bell, The Maze That Pays, Mouse Trap, and Alien Ambush.
22	EXCEPTION	c0	L. EXCEPTION	Odd Man Out	The music that would have been played here is m_BGM_BOMB_02, the same as Crazy Cars, Picture Perfect, and I Spy.
3d	PRAISE or ABUSE	d4	L. PRAISE or ABUSE	Praise or Haze II
41	ENTER COMMAND	d5	L. ENTER COMMAND	Code Buster	The music that would have been played here is m_BGM_BOMB_05, the same as Space Escape, and UFO ASSIST.

Unused Dodge Balls Levels

Dodge Balls retains the higher level capabilities present in the demo from Wario World, including the unused Level 7, Level 8, and Level 9. Munch a Bunch and Repellion, on the other hand, have their coding changed and cannot support Levels 4-7 and Levels 4-10 respectively.

Leftover Minigame Debug Functionality

There are three minigames that have leftover byte fields that, when set to a non-zero value, will ignore the collision check if the R button is held. They cannot be seen in normal gameplay as those fields are always initialized with the value 0.

Paper Plane

When the byte is set to a non-zero value and R is held, the paper plane will be able to pass through any obstacles. This functionality does not have a leftover equivalent in the microgame version of Paper Plane or in the DSi version of this minigame.

To restore this debug function, change the bytes 80 18 04 70 to 01 22 02 70 at the following ROM locations:

Japanese	American	European	Chinese
e2178	e2748	e2e50	e32b8

Jump Forever

When the byte is set to a non-zero value and R is held, Wario will be completely unaffected by the rope. When R is held, Wario cannot walk past the characters holding the rope, however they are able to walk past him - when this happens, Wario's position is reset when he moves again. A side effect of holding R is that the "wind" sound effect that usually plays when the rope is at its peak will not play, as it is in the same function as the collision which gets skipped over when R is pressed. Jumpin' Rope, the microgame version of this minigame, does not have an equivalent leftover.

To restore this debug function, change the bytes C2 30 04 70 to 01 22 42 70 at the following ROM locations:

Japanese	American	European	Chinese
d9f6c	da52c	dac04	db06c

Skating Board

When the byte is set to a non-zero value and R is held, 9-Volt will be able to go past the obstacles and birds. There is no leftover equivalent to this functionality in City Surfer, the microgame version of this minigame.

To restore this debug function, change the bytes 80 18 04 70 to 01 22 02 70 at the following ROM locations:

Japanese	American	European	Chinese
e6516	e6ae6	e724a	e76b2

Unused Language Selection Menu

North American	European

The North American has the language selection menu that is partially implemented, but is completely unused as that version can only be played in English. The initialization function for this screen remains however the main function has been removed (possibly commented out). As a result, all 5 languages remain greyed out, cannot be selected, are animated simultaneously (instead of just the selected option) and the game is soft locked as no inputs are read at all when this mode is triggered. Another difference is that the cedilla (ç) in the word "Français" is positioned differently, where it is higher.
The Chinese version also has this menu, however unlike the North American version, the screen is completely blank as the game does not load any visible tiles for the letters. The game however still renders OAM sprites for the letters. On the other hand, this language selection screen has not yet been implemented for the Japanese version.

By replacing the byte 05 with 07 at the following ROM locations, the language selection screen can be loaded instead of the intro animation:

North American	Chinese
db42	e062

Unused Audio

To do: Check if m_BGM_Title_01 plays at microgame speed after the first loop. Replace m_BGM_BOMB_Demo_2's audio file, it does not play at microgame speed. Check if s_v_WARIO_WIN_YOKI is used at all in the game.

Filename	Music	Notes
x_TEST		A dummy sound which plays if the sound being referenced does not exist.
m_x_BGM_BOMB_4bar		Two test tracks for the different length microgames. 4 bars is the length of Orbulon's microgames, while 8 bars is twice as long. While there is test music for 2 bars, it is used for a couple of microgames.
m_x_BGM_BOMB_8bar
m_BGM_01		Music track of unknown purpose. This track was replaced with a MIDI file with no note data in the European and Chinese versions with the first MIDI track name's set to "EUROPE_NoMidi".
m_BGM_Title_01		The title music played at microgame speed. The title screen does not last long enough to reach the loop, so part of this track cannot be heard normally. The rest of this track would be heard in the credits medley used in Mega Party Game$.
m_BGM_BOMB_Demo_AFRO_NEXT2A		Alternate versions of Jimmy answering his phone.
m_BGM_BOMB_Demo_AFRO_NEXT2B
m_BGM_BOMB_Demo_AFRO_NEXT2C
m_BGM_DraBuru_02_IN		Tune for retrying from between the first and second bosses of Dribble.
m_BGM_DraBuru_03_IN		Tune for retrying from between the second and third bosses of Dribble.
m_BGM_DraBuru_04_IN		Tune for retrying from between the third and fourth bosses of Dribble.
m_BGM_DraBuru_02_END		Music for losing between the first and second bosses of Dribble.
m_BGM_DraBuru_02_BOSS_IN		Tune intended to be used before the second boss of Dribble and can be heard by making the stage go fast enough (via TAS).
m_BGM_DraBuru_03_END		Music for losing between the second and third bosses of Dribble.
m_BGM_DraBuru_03_BOSS_IN		Tune intended to be used before the third boss of Dribble and can be heard by making the stage go fast enough (via TAS).
m_BGM_DraBuru_03_SpeedUp		Tune intended for speed up between the second and third bosses of Dribble.
m_BGM_DraBuru_04_Intro		Tune intended to be used after the third rest of Dribble.
m_BGM_DraBuru_04_END		Music intended for losing between the third and fourth bosses of Dribble.
m_BGM_DraBuru_04_BOSS_IN		Tune intended to be used before the fourth boss of Dribble and can be heard by making the stage go fast enough (via TAS).
m_BGM_DraBuru_04_SpeedUp		Tune intended for speed up between the third and fourth bosses of Dribble.
m_BGM_Loo_Game_1_7		The final two parts of the background music for Dr. Crygor. These are never reached because the background music restarts after every speed up and boss, the latter of which begins before m_BGM_Loo_1_6 can finish.
m_BGM_Loo_Game_1_8
s_Demo_Title_BUMP		Sound of unknown purpose.
s_BOMB_BOSS_Goma_FALL_0		Sounds for the missing boss "LP. GOMA ( Dummy )". Both sound similar to s_BOMB_BOSS_Nail_FALL_0, which is the jingle that plays in the beginning of Mona's boss microgame Nail Call.
s_BOMB_BOSS_Goma_FALL_9
s_BOMB_JUMP_12		Assorted microgame sound effects.
s_BOMB_Bound_07
s_BOMB_Count_01
s_BOMB_CURSOR_01
s_BOMB_CAR_03
s_BOMB_BUMP_03
s_BOMB_Beat_Tel_03
s_BOMB_Mario2_Step_ON_1		Sounds for a second Super Mario Bros. microgame.
s_BOMB_Mario2_Step_ON_2
s_BOMB_Mario2_Step_ON_3
s_BOMB_Mario_Step_ON_END2
s_Drum_BD_1		Sounds for some kind of drum set.
s_Drum_SD_1
s_Drum_SD_Rim_Close
s_Drum_SD_Rim_Open
s_Drum_SD_Roll
s_Drum_Tom_1
s_Drum_Sym_Crash
s_Drum_Sym_Sprash
m_BGM_BOMB_06		Music for a 2-bar microgame.
m_BGM_BOMB_16		Music for a 2-bar microgame that has to do with a train.
m_BGM_BOMB_22		Possibly intended to be an alternative track for Gold Digger.
m_BGM_BOMB_25		Music that is assigned to the removed "SUPER MARIO? BASEMENT" microgame. It's the first few notes of the main Super Mario Bros. theme, using both male and female voices. m_BGM_BOMB_23, the used music for Super Wario Bros., has those same notes of the main Mario theme but with a barking sample instead.
m_BGM_BOMB_32_Wario_01		Three tracks for a 2-bar Wario Land microgame. The main melody comes from the first game, and the first track sounds very similar to the music of that game. The third track uses musical elements from the fourth game, while the second track uses some techno-ish sounds that don't really fit with much of anything else in this game. Wario Land microgames would eventually appear in WarioWare: Smooth Moves, WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, and WarioWare Gold based on Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, Wario Land 4, and Wario Land 3 respectively.
m_BGM_BOMB_33_Wario_02
m_BGM_BOMB_34_Wario_03
m_BGM_BOMB_45		Duplicates of the microgame music for Tip the Scale.
m_BGM_BOMB_47
m_BGM_BOMB_86		Possibly an alternative track for Right in the Eye.
m_BGM_BOMB_Demo_2		Music track of unknown purpose. The only thing named similarly is m_BGM_BOMB_Demo_11, the speed up tune for Introduction, although this has more to do with the main menu theme than it does that.
m_BGM_VS_RoboControl_10		Music intended to be used for the unused LP. ROBO CONTRO minigame. Uses voice samples from Four Seasons.
s_VS_PON_Power_1		Sounds intended for the unused VS minigame Ping-Pong.
s_VS_PON_Power_2
s_VS_Push_HIT_01		Sound intended for the VS minigame Dong Dong.
s_v_WARIO_WIN_YOKI		Wario saying "Yahoo!", more drawn-out than heard in-game. Like all of his other voice sequences, this is recycled from Wario Land 4.
s_v_App_Morning_1		Jimmy saying "Good morning."
s_v_App_Hello_1		Jimmy saying "Hello?", as heard in Level 3 of Cymbalism.
s_v_App_Night_1		Jimmy saying "Good night." Later used in WarioWare: Twisted! for Staying Asheep.