History VideoGame / WarioLand4

* MadeOfIron: Wario, although [[DownplayedTrope not quite to the extent]] [[{{Nerf}} that was previously seen in]] ''VideoGame/WarioLand2'' and ''VideoGame/WarioLand3''. For one thing, he actually ''is'' [[HeartsAreHealth able to die]] outside of the game's [[FinalBoss final boss]] fight this time. Outside of that, however, Wario can still take icicles, rocks, axes, spikes, and lava with little more than a bit of lost health.

The game was the first job for many new Nintendo hires who would go on to create the ''VideoGame/WarioWare'' series (which would debut in 2003 with ''VideoGame/WarioWareIncMegaMicrogames''), carrying over the game's unique style as well as [[RecycledSoundtrack some recycled sound effect and background tracks]]. The ''Wario Land 4'' engine would later be repurposed for ''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'' and ''VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission'', and unused areas in both games feature assets from this game.

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* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: The game has no extra lives, so if Wario loses a level, he's simply thrown out without getting anything from it and has to play it again.

* GlassSmackAndSlide: If you take too long to get out of a level during the escape sequence, you'll start to lose the coins you collected throughout the level. If you lose all the coins you collected, the game will force you out of the level this way, and you must start over.

** Befitting the manic tone of his voice lines, Wario has a random chance to giggle in response to pain.

** Befitting the manic tone laced within his voice lines, Wario has a random chance to giggle in response to pain.

* MagicCarpet: Flying carpets are ubiquitous in Arabian Night, being used to elevate Wario to higher parts of the town. Thanks to some invisible barriers, Wario cannot willingly walk off these carpets; he must jump off of them. However, those barriers also allow him to build up speed for his supercharge as if there is nothing in front of him. Thus, Wario will achieve top speed before the carpet lands on the ground, and without crossing nearly as much distance as he typically would. This technique is used for a puzzle in this stage.

* MagicCarpet: Flying carpets are ubiquitous in Arabian Night, being used to elevate Wario to higher parts of the town. Thanks to some invisible barriers, Wario cannot willingly walk off these carpets; he must jump off of them. However, those barriers also allow him to build up a running start for his supercharge as if there is nothing in front of him. Thus, Wario will achieve top speed before the carpet lands on the ground, and without crossing nearly as much distance as he typically would. This technique is used for a puzzle in this stage.

* MagicCarpet: Flying carpets are ubiquitous in Arabian Night, being used to elevate Wario to higher parts of the town. Thanks to some invisible barriers, Wario cannot willingly walk off these carpets; he must jump off of them. However, those barriers also allow him to build up speed as if there was nothing in front of him. Thanks to that property, Wario can supercharge at full speed the moment he and the carpet land on solid ground, without crossing nearly as much distance as usual. This technique is used for a puzzle in this stage.

* LongSongShortScene: In normal gameplay, most of the Golden Passage uses the "HURRY UP" theme for its background music, as Wario lands on top of the Frog Switch the second the level begins. For the brief moment in which he's airborne above the Switch, the first few notes of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI-QJdJzyy8 a fully composed song]] can be heard. It's a darker, faster remix of the hub-world theme, "Inside the Pyramid," and the rest of it can only be listened to by extracting the music file from the game.

* LongSongShortScene: In normal gameplay, most of the Golden Passage uses the "HURRY UP" theme for its background music, as Wario lands on top of the Frog Switch the second the level begins. For the brief moment in which he's airborne above the Switch, the first few notes of [[https://youtu.be/Mr8anu_2Esg a fully composed song]] can be heard. It's a darker, faster remix of the hub-world theme, "Inside the Pyramid," and the rest of it can only be listened to by extracting the music file from the game.

** The Bugle is most effective against Spoiled Rotten, a child who would be easily spooked by loud noises

** The Large Lips are most effective against Aerodent. Kissing rats, or holding them close to one's face in general, is greatly distressing for them.
** The Black Dog is most effective against Catbat, due to a classic dog-cat dichotomy.
* LongSongShortScene: [[https://youtu.be/Mr8anu_2Esg The Golden Passage theme]] can be heard for a couple of milliseconds before Wario presses the frog switch right below the time portal, initiating the "Hurry Up" theme. It's a shame because the song is quite creepy, mood-inducing and short, so it would have been perfect for a small corridor between the entrance and the time bomb.

** All of the Golden Diva's voice lines consist of warped, [[NoblewomansLaugh snobbish laughter]], tying into her greedy personality and her strange tactics. However, it grows increasingly distorted, distressed, and demonic as her battle progresses, especially when her mask is destroyed.

** All of the Golden Diva's voice lines consist of warped, [[NoblewomansLaugh snobbish laughter]], tying into her greedy personality and her strange tactics. It grows increasingly distorted and demonic as her battle progresses, especially when her mask is destroyed.

--->''"HEE!'' HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE!"

* LaughingMad: The Golden Diva does this a ''lot'' during Wario's fight against her.

The game was the first job for many new Nintendo hires who would go on to create the ''VideoGame/WarioWare'' series, carrying over the game's unique style as well as [[RecycledSoundtrack some recycled sound effect and background tracks]]. The ''Wario Land 4'' engine would later be repurposed for ''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'' and ''VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission'', and unused areas in both games feature assets from this game.

* SquashedFlat: Wario gets flat when crushed by a crusher. He can still move through.

* DenserAndWackier: The ''Wario Land'' games beforehand were offbeat, but ''4'' kicks the weirdness up a few notches. Unlike the comparatively more grounded settings of its predecessors, the game takes place within an ancient pyramid that houses anachronic and surreal worlds to explore within its paintings. The art style is as varied as the locales are, utilizing everything from pre-rendered sprites of real objects or [=3D models=] to cartoonish aesthetics wherever appropriate. The game's sound design also warps and distorts in response to Wario's actions to contribute to the atmosphere--especially his transformations, which cause the background music to shift pitch, change tempo, and warble. The voice lines of Wario himself are treated similarly. They consist of several smaller voice clips that are combined and played in ways that often sound nonsensical and blatantly artificial.

** Carrying over from its predecessors, ''Wario Land 4'' allows Wario to skid across the floor if he crouches while dashing. This allows him to bypass small corridors more quickly.
** Wario can jump at any time during the running-start of a super dash. While in the air, he maintains the momentum he's gathered before liftoff, all without transitioning into a full dash. Consistently jumping the moment he lands back on the ground keeps Wario's controls unrestricted, allowing him to stop on a dime when necessary.

''Wario Land 4'' was given a limited rerelease for Ambassadors on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, and later released publicly on the UsefulNotes/WiiU UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole until its shutdown in March 2023.

''Wario Land 4'' was given a limited rerelease for Ambassadors on the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, and later released publicly on the UsefulNotes/WiiU UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqwgV1ORl4k "Now, work it! WORK IT!"]]]]

* ArtCourse: has Doodle Woods, a level within the Topaz Passage. Hoggus, a ghost of a pig artist who [[MookMaker constantly pesters Wario with his living drawings]]. Pencils are cleverly used as SpikesOfDoom, and some of the drawings on the wall come to life as enemies.

** The Bugle is most effective against Spoiled Rotten. Since the boss seems to be a child, loud noises would definitely spook it.
** The fire-breathing Black Dragon is most effective against Cractus, a giant venus fly-trap.

** The Large Lips are most effective against Aerodent. Kissing rats, or holding them close to one's face in general, can cause them great distress.

* DenserAndWackier: The ''Wario Land'' series was always on the weird side, but this game kicks up the weirdness a few notches. Unlike the comparatively more grounded settings of its predecessors, the game takes place within an ancient pyramid that houses anachronic and surreal worlds to explore within its paintings. The art style is as varied as the locales are, utilizing everything from pre-rendered sprites of real objects or [=3D models=] to cartoonish aesthetics wherever appropriate. The game's sound design also warps and distorts in response to Wario's actions to contribute to the atmosphere--especially his transformations, which cause the background music to shift pitch, change tempo, and warble. The voice lines of Wario himself are treated similarly. They consist of several smaller voice clips that are combined and played in ways that often sound nonsensical and blatantly artificial.

* DenserAndWackier: The ''Wario Land'' series was always on the weird side, but this game kicks up the weirdness a few notches. Unlike the comparatively more grounded settings of its predecessors, the game takes place within an ancient pyramid with an assortment of anachronic and surreal worlds to explore within its paintings. The art style is as varied as the locales are, utilizing everything from pre-rendered sprites of real objects or [=3D models=] to cartoonish aesthetics wherever appropriate. The game's sound design also warps and distorts in response to Wario's actions to contribute to the atmosphere; his transformations cause the background music to shift pitch, change tempo, and warble. The voice lines of Wario himself are treated similarly. They consist of several smaller voice clips that are combined and played in ways that often sound nonsensical and blatantly artificial.