WarioWare Inc. Mega Party Game$! - GameCube
Single Player Mode Guide v0.22
written by Walter "MoonSaultKid" Williams
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VERSION INFORMATION
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v0.22 - April 10, 2005
- Added the rest of the rankings, up to levels 49 & 50 - "Wario Disciple".
- Added a few more titles - "Promising Future", "Inquisitive One", "Dislike
Sight Unseen".
v0.21 - April 2, 2005
- Added a few more rankings, up to Level 40 - "Champion".
v0.2 - February 19, 2005
- Added information on the "Staff Roll" door.
- Added a few more rankings, up to Level 37 - "Old Pro".
- Added a few more titles - "Shrewd", "Dreamer", and "Mega-intellectual".
v0.1 - February 14, 2005
- The first version of this guide. Includes just about everything you need to
know about "Games" mode, and (almost) all of the player rankings up to Level
30 - "Maniac".
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WHERE TO FIND THIS GUIDE
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The latest version of this guide will always be posted at the following sites
first:
GameFAQs -
http://www.gamefaqs.com
Neoseeker -
http://www.neoseeker.com
I post my guides at these websites because they're trusted sources, and are
usually (very) good with updating.
Corrections, suggestions, omissions, additions, and other related mail should
be sent to moonsaultkid(at)lycos(dot)com.
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HELP WANTED
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* The titles for Level 9 (after Wage Slave) and Level 36 (after Superstar) are
still missing from my list.
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ABOUT THIS GAME & GUIDE
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WarioWare Inc. Mega Party Game$. is a Gamecube version of the highly successful
Game Boy Advance game "WarioWare Inc. Mega Microgame$!". It consists of over
200 rapid-fire microgames, with very simple yet intuitive controls. The
Gamecube version incorporates multi-player functionality with its microgames
to create a party game that's enoyable for anyone. However, it does retain most
of the features from the GBA version's single-player mode. All of the
microgames are playable from the get-go, and there are other challenges that
can be unlocked by playing through the different game modes.
This guide will cover the features in the single-player mode. Strategies on
beating the microgames will not be included, as I've already concocted a
separate guide for that (look in the GBA WarioWare section on GameFAQs, and ye
shall find it).
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SINGLE-PLAYER GAMES
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When you first start playing Single Player mode and create a new profile, there
are two different doors that you can enter - labeled "Games" and "Album". The
"Games" mode is where you tackle different challenges and unlock different game
variations. "Album" mode is similar to Grid mode in GBA WarioWare, where you
play the microgames repeatedly to beat the high score.
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THE "GAMES" DOOR
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The first and only option that is available to you when you first enter the
"Games" door is Stage Clear. After you complete this mode, other doors will
become available to you. Below is a layout of the "Games" door grid.
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3F === | Time | | Staff | | ????????? |
| Attack | | Roll | | |
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2F === | All Mixed | | Hard | | Thrilling |
| Up | | | | |
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1F === | Character | | Stage | | Movie |
| Intros | | Clear | | Matters |
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FIRST FLOOR
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STAGE CLEAR
In this mode, you have to play through the entire roster of microgames in
each of the nine genres, including their boss games (that's 12 plus the boss
game for the Introduction stage, and 24 plus the boss game for all of the
others). To move up to the next developer, you have to successfully complete
the boss game in the genre you're on. If you fail, you'll have to repeat it
until you're done. Successful completion of the genre will earn you an extra
life, if you have less than four. When you lose all four of your lives, the
game ends. However, you get the chance of starting from whichever genre
you've already unlocked.
All microgames in each set are chosen at random, and unlike in GBA
WarioWare, they are not arranged by speed level, so it'll be hard to
determine the games you play when the speed increases. Below is a list of the
order of genres that you'll have to play, and the number of games it takes
to reach "Speed Up" and "Level Up".
On a side note, in the last three genres (Reality, Nature, and Anything
Goes), the games speed up twice as quickly as normal. When "Level Up"
occurs, the games reset to their default speed.
Introduction - Wario
Speed Up after 6 and 10 games
Sports - Jimmy T.
Speed Up after 8, 14 and 20 games
Sci-Fi - Dribble & Spitz
Speed Up after 6, 13 and 20 games
Strange - Mona
Speed Up after 5, 11 and 19 games
Nintendo - 9-Volt
Speed Up after 6, 12, 18 and 21 games
I.Q. - Orbulon
Speed Up after 5, 11, 17 and 21 games
Reality - Dr. Crygor
Speed Up after 4 and 9 games
Level Up after 14 games
Speed Up after 18 and 21 games
Nature - Kat & Ana
Speed Up after 4 and 8 games
Level Up after 13 games
Speed Up after 17 and 21 games
Anything Goes - Wario
Speed Up after 4 and 8 games
Level Up after 12 games
Speed Up after 16 and 20 games
Completing every game in the Stage Clear challenge will unlock the other
doors on the first floor (Character Intros and Movie Matters), as well as the
three doors on the second floor (All Mixed Up, Thrilling, and Hard).
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CHARACTER INTROS
This mode isn't playable, but it allows you to check out the profiles of
Wario and the other game developers at WarioWare Inc.
Wario
Occupation: CEO, Adventurer
Skills: Stupid Strength, Gluttony
Words to Live By: "Get Rich Quick!"
A treasure-hungry adventurer, Wario dreams of making a fortune off of video
games. He's even formed his own company. So far, it's not working out very
well.
Jimmy T.
Occupation: Dancer
Hobby: Collecting Ring Tones
Biggest Boast: His Crazy Wigs
This cool guy loves the dance floor more than anybody. He stays up all night
dancing at Club Sugar. His hairdo hides a secret, but he refuses to tell
anyone what it is.
Dribble
Occupation: Taxi Driver
Skill: Driving
Personality: Speed Freak
This speed freak of a cabby drives for Diamond Taxi. He's [a] burly guy, but
he's not as bright as his partner, Spitz. For some reason, they both have
Bronx accents.
Spitz
Occupation: Taxi Driver
Skill: Reading Science Fiction
Personality: Calm
Sure, he's tiny, but in the cab, he's the leader of the pack. His cool head
suits Dribble's need for speed well. Together, they dream of cabbing it into
outer space.
Mona
Occupation: High School Student
Place of Employment: Sora Sora
Preferred Type: Wild Guys
This peppy high-school girl keeps busy with schoolwork, a part-time job at
the restaurant, and her red scooter. For some reason, she's a little smitten
with Wario. Ew.
9-Volt
Occupation: Grady School student
Hobby: Skate Boarding
Biggest Boast: His Nintendo Collection
This high-tech skater boy studies at Diamond Elementary. He is such a huge
Nintendo fanboy that he owns every piece of Nintendo hardware and software
ever made.
Orbulon
Age: 2003
IQ: 300
Occupation: Alien
Orbulon, once plotted to conquer the earth, but after his UFO crashed in
Diamond City, he just settled in. He's superintelligent, but he still has a
tough time with English.
Dr. Crygor
Age: Unknown
Occupation: Genius Scientist
Equipment: Cryogenic Suit
This odd genius lives in seclusion. He build Wario's bike, Mona's moped,
Kat's sword, and Jimmy's cell phone. He wears a cryogenic suit that doesn't
protect his head.
Kat
Occupation: Kindergartener
Special Skill: Throwing Stars
Favorite Thing: Animals
Descendant of the Iga ninja clan, Kat is the oldest of twin sisters. She goes
to Diamond Kindergarten. Kat is bossy and a bit of a bully, but she loves her
pet turtles.
Ana
Occupation: Kindergartener
Special Skill: Weapon "MAKIBICHI"
Favorite Thing: Flowers
Kat's younger siter, Ana, is very quiet. Kat sometimes makes Ana cry, but Kat
is always there when Ana is in danger. Ana loves all living things,
especially flowers.
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MOVIE MATTERS
At the end of Stage Clear mode (after you defeat Wario's Adventure in
Anything Goes), or if you sit still for a while at the "Press Start" screen,
you'll probably see a movie with one or more members of the WarioWare gang
acting goofy. When you finish Stage Clear Mode, you'll be able to look at
these videos at any time. There are two that are locked initially, so you'll
have to play through the new games you've acquired to make them viewable.
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SECOND FLOOR
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ALL MIXED UP
This game replaces the Easy Tower from GBA WarioWare. In this mode, you play
as many microgames as you can on four lives before failing. Again, all of the
games from all of the genres are mixed up, so it's hard to predict which game
will come next. If you score 30 or better in this mode, you will unlock Time
Attack mode on the third floor.
Unlike the Easy Tower, where the games always stay at low tempo, the games in
All Mixed Up will increase in speed and level as you score higher. After
you reach the third level, the games will increase in tempo slowly and
without warning. Keep on your toes!
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HARD
In Hard Mode, the games start fast, and only get faster as you continue to
succeed. Luckily, you still get four lives for this challenge, and all of the
microgames remain at level 1 throughout.
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THRILLING
It's all-or-nothing in Thrilling mode. Here, the microgames stay slow, but
you have to play them all at their maximum difficulty level (that is, level
3). What's more, if you lose even a single microgame, your game ends.
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THIRD FLOOR
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TIME ATTACK
The first secret unlocked on the third floor is the Time Attack mode. This
is new to WarioWare games, as your goal is to complete the microgames in the
fastest time. Each time you complete a microgame, the game speeds up.
However, for every microgame you fail, the game slows down (and a "Speed
Down" message scrolls across the screen, adding precious seconds to your
time).
Time Attack mode can be played in blocks of 20, 40, or 60 microgames. Once
you reach the halfway point of the block you're on, the games will increase
to level 2.
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STAFF ROLL
The Staff Roll door appears after you clear one of the challenges in Time
Attack Mode. Here, you can view the names of the people credited with
creating the game. This is like another mini-game itself, modeled after
Dribble & Spitz's "Word Up". After each set of credits appears, you'll see
one or more "?" boxes. Shoot the "?" boxes to reveal the first letter of the
first name of the contributor.
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?????????
Coming soon...
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THE "ALBUM" DOOR
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The game album is similar to GBA WarioWare's game "Grid". Here, you can play
all of the microgames in order to beat set high scores for each game. For each
game that you successfully pass, you'll receive a red flower. If you earn red
flowers for all of the microgames (including the boss games), you will unlock
the hidden third door on the third floor in "Games" mode.
After selecting a game, you can elect to either "Beat the score" or "Practice".
If you choose "Beat the score", you'll have to play the game repeatedly in
order to top the game's "passing" score (which can be anywhere from 5 to 30
points). You get four tries to score as high as you can. Each time you
successfully meet the game's objective, you score one point. For each time you
fail, you lose a try (though if it isn't your last, you'll still get the point
for playing it...the minimum score you can get without quitting is 3).
The game will proceed in cycles. The first time you play, the microgame will
be presented at level 1, then level 2, and again at level 3. After the third
try, the microgame will return to level 1, but its speed will increase
slightly.
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RANKINGS
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When you view your profile at the Game Data building from the main menu, you'll
be able to check out your personal rankings for single-player mode, as well as
your rankings for the single-player and multi-player games.
As you play through the games in single-player mode, you will be ranked based
on your performance in all of the microgames. Your performance will be ranked
across five key categories:
Timing - Increases when you score high in games that require precise timing.
Control - Increases when you score high in games that require precise
movement.
Speed - Increases as you complete the microgame challenges more quickly.
Intelligence - Increases when you score high in games that require quick
thinking (mostly in Orbulon's games).
Stamina - Increases when you score high in games that require rapid button-
pressing.
These attributes influence the titles that you will earn (of which there are
two). The first title is based on the attribute(s) that have the highest level.
Timing best = Punctual
Control best = Thread the Needle
Speed best = Unattentive
Intelligence best = Mega-intellectual
Stamina best = Meat Lover
Timing + Control = ?????
Timing + Speed = Shrewd
Timing + Intelligence = ?????
Timing + Stamina = Specialist
Control + Speed = Excellent reflexes
Control + Intelligence = ?????
Control + Stamina = ?????
Speed + Intelligence = Promising Future
Speed + Stamina = Call of the Wild
Intelligence + Stamina = ?????
Timing + Control + Speed = ?????
Timing + Control + Intelligence = ?????
Timing + Control + Stamina = Thorough
Timing + Speed + Intelligence = Dreamer
Timing + Speed + Stamina = Happy-go-lucky
Timing + Intelligence + Stamina = ?????
Control + Speed + Intelligence = Inquisitive One
Control + Speed + Stamina = ?????
Control + Intelligence + Stamina = ?????
Speed + Intelligence + Stamina = ?????
All but Timing highest = Dislike sight unseen
All but Control highest = ?????
All but Speed highest = ?????
All but Intelligence highest = Noble Lineage
All but Stamina highest = ?????
All same = Faultless
The second title is determined by calculating the average of the levels of all
five attributes (from 1 all the way up to 50).
1 - Fledgling
2 - Chimp
3 - Weakling
4 - Greenhorn
5 - Beginner
6 - Novice
7 - Apprentice
8 - Wage Slave
9 - ?????
10 - Assistant
11 - Average
12 - So So
13 - Decent
14 - Popular
15 - Hard Worker
16 - Diligent
17 - Normal
18 - Intermediate
19 - Milquetoast
20 - Youngster
21 - Freshman
22 - Nerd
23 - Alien
24 - Worldly Wonder
25 - Pro Assistant
26 - Master
27 - Breadwinner
28 - Boss
29 - Brilliant Student
30 - Maniac
31 - Mastermind
32 - Leader
33 - Pro
34 - Gold Medalist
35 - Superstar
36 - ?????
37 - Old Pro
38 - Idol
39 - Great One
40 - Champion
41 - Superhuman
42 - Chief
43 - Big Cheese
44 - Expert
45 - Genius
46 - Supergenius
47 - Gamer
48 - Virtuoso
49 - Wario Disciple
50 - Wario Disciple (again)
