![]() ![]() Wario must now escape this natural prison all the while collecting treasure, money, and battling those who are bent on protecting it. ![]() Unfortunately he falls into a hole and winds up at the bottom of a looming cavern. Greed gets the best of him and he follows them with the intent to steal it all. He winds up on the amazon basin one day and after taking a nap by the river spots a group of natives carrying treasure by the trove into a cave. The game stars the titular anti-hero, Mario’s infamous counterpart Wario, has retired from terrorizing the plumber’s world and is now traveling the world. It was surprising then that this follow up became not only my favorite title on the Virtual Boy, but also one of the most enjoyable platformers I’ve ever played. ![]() Now, I was never a big fan of Wario Land on the Game Boy so I didn’t have high hopes for this title. ![]() Lacking a Mario platformer, Zelda title, and most of their other big franchises Nintendo gave Wario the spotlight here by releasing the second title in the Wario sub-series exclusively for the hardware. Only a handful of games were even released for it, and many critics are quick to dismiss the library. The market was just as confused as I was resulting in poor sales worldwide. The Virtual Boy was basically a headset that sat on a tripod making it neither handheld nor something stuck at home. It was released in a time when Nintendo dominated both the handheld and home console markets, but this was something in between the two. The Virtual Boy has gone down in history as Nintendo’s greatest flop. ![]()
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