History VideoGame / MarioAndWario

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[[caption-width-right:350:Note the inverse ratio of character size to presence in the actual game. In other words, Wario hardly appears in this game at all.]]

->''A game with MARIO\\
wearing a bucket\\
on his head!''
-->-- Copycat's SNES in ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This game heavily deviates from the traditional ''Mario'' formula. Because you are blinded, you are left to helplessly wander around. The characters move completely on their own and they never stop moving for a second. Instead, you must control a fairy to reverse the direction they're walking to avoid danger, lead them the right way, or even reversing them repeatedly to keep them in one spot when needed. Mario and the others can't jump and therefore must use trampolines and ladders to traverse upwards. They can't stomp enemies either. It's up to the fairy to destroy the enemies or at least get them out of the way. The items are inexplicably different as well: stars don't grant you invincibility, instead they are collectibles in every course where you earn an extra life. Instead of red mushrooms making you grow, they add time to the timer. And, coins have to be collected by clicking on a coin box.

* VideoGameSettings:
** TheLostWoods: Level 1, Fairy's Forest
** GreenHillZone: Level 2, Yosh Lake, Level 3, Mount Kumotori, and Level 9, Wario's Garden.
** SlippySlideyIceWorld: Level 4, Ice Cavern
** LethalLavaLand: Level 5, Cave of Flames
** UnderTheSea: Level 6, Cheep Cheep Sea
** BubblyClouds: Level 7, Balloon Bridge
** ShiftingSandLand: Level 8, Dry Dry Desert
** TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Level 10, Wario Manor
** BrutalBonusLevel: [[spoiler:The EXTRA stage that opens up after Level 10]] and is it ''brutal''.

* IdiotBall: A common complaint is that why don't Mario, Peach, and Yoshi simply remove the thing from their head instead of walking around blindly? There are theories that Wario used a magic bucket (and other magical objects) that can't be removed by the victim themselves. Indeed, VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee says that "The M on the bucket becomes a W when turned upside down, signifying that Mario has fallen under Wario's wicked control." This doesn't explain how the objects end up on their head again for EVERY STAGE. There is another theory that when Luigi tosses the object into the air, it lands on the character's head, [[HereWeGoAgain leaving them blinded again and Wanda has to guide them once again.]]

* IdiotBall: A common complaint is that why don't Mario, Peach, and Yoshi simply remove the thing from their head instead of walking around blindly? There are theories that Wario used a magic bucket (and other magical objects) that can't be removed by the victim themselves. This doesn't explain how the objects end up on their head again for EVERY STAGE. There is another theory that when Luigi tosses the object into the air, it lands on the character's head, [[HereWeGoAgain leaving them blinded again and Wanda has to guide them once again.]]

-->-- Celadon City Dept. Store SFC in ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''

[[caption-width-right:350:Note the inverse ratio of character size to presence in the actual game. In other words, Wario hardly appears in this game.]]

'''''Mario & Wario''''' is a 1993 PuzzlePlatformer video game exclusively for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom]] developed by Creator/GameFreak. Yes, ''[[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} that]]'' Game Freak, designed by Creator/SatoshiTajiri himself. It is one of few ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' games they made, before the birth of the ''Pokémon'' franchise, and one of ''very'' few games that utilized the system's mouse accessory.

This game's distinctive "M"/"W" Bucket appeared as a treasure in ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' as well as a trophy in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.

** Yoshi is the fastest for those who want to speedrun the game, however he moves so fast that you will reach the ledge many times and thus Yoshi teeters three times before falling off.

* FatBastard: Wario, of course.

* InvincibleMinorMinion: The fireballs (or Guriguri) that crawl along ceilings and walls can't be killed, but they start off big and move fast and you can permanently shrink them and slow their movement. However, this isn't always beneficial...

* Level1MusicRepresents: The music for Level 1 is used in three stages while the other stages' music are only used once. The Level 1 music is used yet again as a DarkReprise for the final stage.

** BubblyClouds: Leve 7, Balloon Bridge

** GreenHillZone: Level 2, Yos Lake, Level 3, Mount Kumotori, and Level 9, Wario's Garden.

** LethalLavaLand: Level 5, Flame Cavern

** The stages consist of ten [[spoiler:not counting EXTRA]] "levels" with a set of ten "courses" each - the series standard term "world" is not used.

* AllThereInTheManual: As with many games of the time, the storyline and the names of levels, enemies and items.
* TheBusCameBack: Pidgits from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' make a return as enemies in this game.

* DarkReprise: The music for [[spoiler:World 10]] is a more sinister version of the happy tune for Worlds 1, 3, and [[spoiler:9]].

* DiscOneFinalBoss: World 8, Dry Dry Desert, is the last of the eight worlds the game allows you to select, but then the game pulls a fast one on you ''twice''.

** The PlayerCharacter is a fairy named Wanda, who never showed up in a ''Mario'' game again.
* EvilLaugh: At the beginning of each world, Wario drops an object on the character's head and flies away laughing.

* FakeDifficulty: Getting a game over usually takes you to the beginning of a world. However, getting a game over in [[spoiler:World 10]] takes you all the way back to [[spoiler:World 9-1]].

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: In the background of World 4, you can see several Rexes from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' trapped inside blocks of ice.

* IdiotBall: A common complaint is that why don't Mario, Peach, and Yoshi simply remove the thing from their head instead of walking around blindly? There are theories that Wario used a magic bucket (and other magical objects) that can't be removed by the victim themselves and can only be removed by another human. (Hence why Wanda, a fairy, can't remove it but Luigi, a human, can.) This doesn't explain how the objects end up on their head again for EVERY STAGE. There is another theory that when Luigi tosses the object into the air, it lands on the character's head, [[HereWeGoAgain leaving them blinded again and Wanda has to guide them once again.]]
* InvincibleMinorMinion: The fireballs, or Hotheads that crawl along ceilings and walls can't be killed, but they start off big and move fast and you can permanently shrink them and slow their movement. However, this isn't always beneficial...

* LaserGuidedKarma: After getting whacked in the head [[spoiler:9]] times in a row wasn't enough, Wario tries to escape after [[spoiler:World 10]] and you chase after him in your plane and after flying above Wario, drop an "M" bucket on his head for sweet justice as he falls and crashes.
* Level1MusicRepresents: The music for World 1 is used in three worlds while the other worlds' music are only used once. The World 1 music is used yet again as a DarkReprise for the final world.

* OneHitPointWonder: Unlike other Mario games, there is no way to get an item to increase your hit points. Oh, and you can't stomp enemies either.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This game heavily deviates from the traditional Mario formula. Because you are blinded, you are left to helplessly wander around. The characters move completely on their own and they never stop moving for a second. Instead, you must control a fairy to reverse the direction they're walking to avoid danger, lead them the right way, or even reversing them repeatedly to keep them in one spot when needed. Mario and the others can't jump and therefore must use trampolines and ladders to traverse upwards. They can't stomp enemies either. It's up to the fairy to destroy the enemies or at least get them out of the way. The items are inexplicably different as well: stars don't grant you invincibility, instead they are collectibles in every level where you earn an extra life. Instead of red mushrooms making you grow, they add time to the timer. And, coins have to be collected by clicking on a coin box.
* TimedMission: Every single level. This is really grating because in total, the meter only gives you about three minutes to clear the course.

** TheLostWoods: World 1, Fairy's Forest
** GreenHillZone: Worlds 2 & 3 & [[spoiler:9]]
** SlippySlideyIceWorld: World 4, Ice Cave
** LethalLavaLand: World 5, Blaze Cave
** UnderTheSea: World 6, Cheep Cheep Waters
** BubblyClouds: World 7, Balloon Bridge
** ShiftingSandLand: World 8, Dry Dry Desert
** TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: [[spoiler:World 10, Wario Manor.]]
** BrutalBonusLevel: [[spoiler:The EXTRA world that opens up after World 10]] and is it ''brutal''.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: [=LEVEL8=], Dry Dry Desert, is the last of the eight worlds the game allows you to select, but then the game pulls a fast one on you ''twice''.

** Back when ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins'' was released, Wario was an antagonist. This game had him as more of a Jerkass with a big mansion rather than a full-on villain, and soon afterwards began his VillainDecay.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: In the background of World 4, you can see several Rex's from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' trapped inside blocks of ice.

* JerkAss: Wario drops things on people's heads because it's hilarious to him.

* VideogameSettings:
** TheLostWoods: World 1

** SlippySlideyIceWorld: World 4
** LethalLavaLand: World 5
** UnderTheSea: World 6
** BubblyClouds: World 7
** ShiftingSandLand: World 8
** TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: [[spoiler:[=LEVEL10=], Wario Residence.]]
** BrutalBonusLevel: [[spoiler:The EXTRA world that opens up after [=LEVEL10=]]] and is it ''brutal''.

'''''Mario & Wario''''' is a 1993 puzzle-platformer video game exclusively for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom]] developed by Creator/GameFreak. Yes, ''[[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} that]]'' Game Freak, designed by Creator/SatoshiTajiri himself. It is one of few ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' games they made, before the birth of the ''Pokémon'' franchise, and one of ''very'' few games that utilized the system's mouse accessory.

* AssholeVictim: At the end of each world, Wanda can pull out a hammer and whack Wario until his plane explodes.

* FairyCompanion: Inverted. The player controls Wanda, whose duty is to guide the characters through the game.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Princess Peach is the only female playable character.

* ArtifactTitle:

* EvilLaugh: At the beginning of each world, Wario drops an object on the character's and flies away laughing.

* BrutalBonusLevel: [[spoiler:The EXTRA world that opens up after [=LEVEL10=]]] and is it ''brutal''.

* NintendoHard: Oh, God, yes. One of the hardest puzzle-platformers to date.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This game heavily deviates from the traditional Mario formula. Because you are blinded, you are left to helplessly wander around. The characters move completely on their own and they never stop moving for a second. Instead, you must control a fairy to reverse the direction they're walking to avoid danger, lead them the right way, or even reversing them repeatedly to keep them in one spot when needed. Mario and the others can't jump and therefore must use trampolines and ladders to traverse upwards. They can't stomp enemies either. It's up to the fairy to destroy the enemies or at least get them out of the way. The items are inexplicably different as well: stars don't grant you invincibility, instead they are collectibles in every level where you earn an extra life. Green mushrooms, you know the 1-UP mushrooms? Instead of granting you an extra life, they add time to the timer. Coins have to be collected by clicking on a coin box.

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: [=LEVEL10=], Wario Residence.

* IdiotPlot: Not only once does the chosen character get blinded by Wario, not even twice, but TEN times in a row. [[spoiler:(In the EXTRA world, though, they don't have anything on their heads and yet [[TooDumbToLive they still choose to walk around like they're blind.]])]]

* NoExportForYou: Although the game was only released in Japan, the text is written entirely in English. There were plans for an international release but the release was cancelled.

* BrutalBonusLevel: [[spoiler:The EXTRA world that comes after [=LEVEL10=]]] and is it ''brutal''.

* IdiotPlot: Not only once does the chosen character get blinded by Wario, not even twice, but [[spoiler:TEN times in a row. (In the EXTRA world, though, they don't have anything on their heads and yet [[TooDumbToLive they still choose to walk around like they're blind.]])]]

'''''Mario & Wario''''' is a 1993 puzzle-platformer video game exclusively for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom]] developed by Creator/GameFreak. Yes, ''[[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} that]]'' Game Freak, designed by Creator/SatoshiTajiri himself. It is one of few ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' game they made, before the birth of the ''Pokémon'' franchise. Also one of ''very'' few games that utilized the system's mouse accessory.

** Back when ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2'' was released, Wario was an antagonist. This game had him as more of a Jerkass with a big mansion rather than a full-on villain, and soon afterwards began his VillainDecay.

One day, Mario, Luigi, Peach and Yoshi came to the Fairy's Forest in search of its fabled fairy of fortune, but Luigi got lost, causing the other three to get separated. Suddenly, a bucket landed on Mario's head, blocking his eyesight -- the perpetrator was Wario, up high in his personal plane, the Bulldog. The elusive fairy, Wanda, witnessed this crooked event and vowed to somehow reunite Mario and co. with Luigi. What she (and apparently everyone except Luigi) lacks in upper body strength, she more than makes up for it with her MagicWand!

'''''Mario & Wario''''' is a 1993 puzzle-platformer video game exclusively for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom]] developed by Creator/GameFreak. Yes, ''[[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} that]]'' Game Freak, designed by Creator/SatoshiTajiri himself. It is the only ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' game they made, before the birth of the ''Pokémon'' franchise. Also one of the very few games that utilized the system's mouse accessory.

This game's distinctive "M/W" bucket appeared as a treasure in ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' as well as a trophy in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.

Have you ever played ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' where when you check the SNES and it tells you "A game with MARIO wearing a bucket on his head!" or seen the Bucket trophy in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Melee'' and wonder what exactly which Mario game did that come from? Well, this is that game.

'''''Mario & Wario''''' is a puzzle-platformer video game developed by Creator/GameFreak. Yes, ''[[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} that]]'' Game Freak. One of the few Mario games they made and before the ''Pokemon'' franchise was born. Also one of the very few games that utilized the SNES mouse accessory. It was designed by Satoshi Tajiri and released on the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem in 1993.

* BrutalBonusLevel: [[spoiler:The Extra world that comes after World 10]] and is it ''brutal''.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:World 8, the desert world,]] is believed to be the last world of the game and then the game pulls a fast one on you, ''twice''.

** Princess Peach / Toadstool is referred to as "Princess" in this game, just like ''VideoGame/SuperMarioKart''.
** Back in the early 90's when ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2'' was released, Wario was an antagonist and this game had him as a Jerkass with a big mansion, rather than a full-on villain. But, still, after this is where his VillianDecay started.
** Wanda the fairy plays a leading role here but the only other game she has ever appeared in was ''VideoGame/WariosWoods''.
* EvilLaugh: At the beginning of each world, Wario drops an object on your head and flies away laughing.
* ExcusePlot: Wario dropped something on your head and now you need assistance from a fairy to get to Luigi to remove the thing from your head. Rinse and repeat, [[OverlyLongGag many, ''many'' times.]]
* FairyCompanion: Inverted. The player controls Wanda the fairy who guides the characters through the game.
* IdiotBall: A common complaint is that why don't Mario, Peach, and Yoshi simply remove the thing from their head instead of walking around blindly? There are theories that Wario used a magic bucket (and other magical objects) that can't be removed by the victim themselves and can only be removed by another human. (Hence why Wanda, a fairy, can't remove it but Luigi, a human, can.) This doesn't explain how the objects end up on their head again for EVERY LEVEL. There is another theory that when Luigi tosses the object into the air, it lands on the character's head, [[HereWeGoAgain leaving them blinded again and Wanda has to guide them once again.]]
* IdiotPlot: Not only once do the trio get blinded by Wario, not even twice, but [[spoiler:TEN times in a row. (In the extra world however, they don't have anything on their heads and yet [[TooDumbToLive they still choose to walk around like they're blind.]])]]
* JerkAss: Wario drops things on your head because it's hilarious to him.

* TimedMission: Every single level. This is really grating because in total, the meter only gives you about 3 minutes to clear the course.
* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: [[spoiler:World 10, Wario's Mansion]].