What cool Wario Land/WarioWare references have you seen in (otherwise non Wario related) ROM hacks and fan games?
Some neat ones I've seen are:
Midas Machine the Mushroom Patrol; Wario and Waluigi are playable...
And Captain Syrup's one of the main antagonists! No really!
Pirate Gooms and other mooks are enemies too. Oh, and there's a level based on Neon City from Wario Land Shake It:
To be honest, based on the pictures... it's actually what I'd quite like a real Wario Land game to look like. Nice and colourful with lots of charm and a cartoony yet non Mario aesthetic throughout.
http://www.mfgg.net/midasmachine/
Super Mario Universe; The first castle level is based on Syrup Castle
Also, the Fire Flower is now the Dragon Hat from the same game. Neat!
Super Mario Treasure Island; Levels have Wario Land II tilesets and gimmicks
Not only does one level use the Uncanny Mansion graphics from Wario Land 2, but one actually has Mario get stung by Bees and turn into his own version of Puffy Wario! That's pretty neat in my opinion.
Unfortunately, the videos don't exist any more, and few people have played it on Youtube. But a download:
http://bin.smwcentral.net/25210/SMTI_FinalUnfinished.zip
and some pictures:
VIP 6; Toy Block Tower themed level
I think the screenshot speaks for itself. Only an aesthetic choice, but it looks nice.
The Second Reality Project Reloaded: Curious Factory themed level
There's also a level in the sequel called Hotel Horror, but that isn't particularly themed off the Wario Land 4 level.
Legend of the Four Switches; Crescent Moon Village/Hotel Horror themed level
And many, many other Wario Land references besides. But I think these ones sum it up well:
Unfortunately, it got removed for some of the most insanely pointless reasons ever; like 'humorous message boxes'. Some people really do have no sense of humour...
Just a few neat ones I thought I'd point out.
Some neat ones I've seen are:
Midas Machine the Mushroom Patrol; Wario and Waluigi are playable...
And Captain Syrup's one of the main antagonists! No really!
Pirate Gooms and other mooks are enemies too. Oh, and there's a level based on Neon City from Wario Land Shake It:
To be honest, based on the pictures... it's actually what I'd quite like a real Wario Land game to look like. Nice and colourful with lots of charm and a cartoony yet non Mario aesthetic throughout.
http://www.mfgg.net/midasmachine/
Super Mario Universe; The first castle level is based on Syrup Castle
Also, the Fire Flower is now the Dragon Hat from the same game. Neat!
Super Mario Treasure Island; Levels have Wario Land II tilesets and gimmicks
Not only does one level use the Uncanny Mansion graphics from Wario Land 2, but one actually has Mario get stung by Bees and turn into his own version of Puffy Wario! That's pretty neat in my opinion.
Unfortunately, the videos don't exist any more, and few people have played it on Youtube. But a download:
http://bin.smwcentral.net/25210/SMTI_FinalUnfinished.zip
and some pictures:
VIP 6; Toy Block Tower themed level
I think the screenshot speaks for itself. Only an aesthetic choice, but it looks nice.
The Second Reality Project Reloaded: Curious Factory themed level
There's also a level in the sequel called Hotel Horror, but that isn't particularly themed off the Wario Land 4 level.
Legend of the Four Switches; Crescent Moon Village/Hotel Horror themed level
And many, many other Wario Land references besides. But I think these ones sum it up well:
Unfortunately, it got removed for some of the most insanely pointless reasons ever; like 'humorous message boxes'. Some people really do have no sense of humour...
Just a few neat ones I thought I'd point out.