WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

Prototype Info Notes Unused GraphicsVarious unused graphics, including a nude Wario! wait... (NSFW) Development Textm_BGM_BOMB_Demo_AFRO_0 and a ton of other file names. Version DifferencesSeveral 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.

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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 Repellion, I Spy, and Picture Perfect.

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 Fruit Shoot, Classic Clash I, Classic Clash II, Classic Clash III, Munch a Bunch, and Coconut Catapult.

Level 1 is merely a straight course, with three other cars.

Level 2 begins with a straight path, but curves halfway through and with four other cars instead.

Level 3 starts on a curve, but it becomes straight near the end and with five other cars.

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.

Removed (Micro)games#

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

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:

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:

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:

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:

Unused Language Selection Menu#

North American	European

The North American version has the language selection menu, which 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:

Unused Audio#

To do: Replace m_BGM_Title_01 and m_BGM_BOMB_Demo_2's audio files, as they do not play at the correct microgame speed. Also, a comparison between the unused "m_BGM_BOMB_Demo_2" and used "m_BGM_BOMB_Demo_11" files of the main menu theme wouldn't be too out of place. Check if s_v_WARIO_WIN_YOKI is used at all in the game.