You can never die instantly in a Wario game?

[CM30]

Does anyone else find that an interesting design decision? Because in every other platformer, there's stuff that can kill the main character instantly. Like being crushed, lava, bottomless pits, drowning, etc. But while the first one is obviously impossible in a Wario game now (flat Wario exists after all), it's interesting how even things like lava pits never do more than one damage in these games.

And how bottomless pits don't exist period.

Anyone agree?

 

[ChanceTime]

Wario actually jokes about that on the back of WL4's box. Says something along the lines of "Just don't lead me into any bottomless pits!" or something, I believe.

 

[Just a Wario Fan]

I could be wrong, but had Wario Land 1 some bottomless pits in the train levels?

 

[607]

Bottomless pit:

 

[wariolandgoldpiramid]

There's also Lava in WL1, and I think some things can squish him too

 

[ChanceTime]

Wl1's the black sheep, I think. I don't know if VBWL has them too, but probably.

 

[607]

Yup. I don't know about virtual boy Wario Land, but it probably has quite some one-hit kills too.

 

[Just a Wario Fan]

Bottomless pit: View attachment 784

It´s interesting how Wario has an actually death sprite when he reaches the bottom of the screen. In Mario games you just keeep falling.

 

[ChanceTime]

Yup. I don't know about virtual boy Wario Land, but it probably has quite some one-hit kills too.

Wouldn't be surprised since it and WL1 are like bros.

Y'know, they've got crystals. Charge them from time to time. Gotta get that glow.

 

[JoeKarta]

Rudy can kill you in Wario Land 3.

 

[Dangerous Duck]

It´s interesting how Wario has an actually death sprite when he reaches the bottom of the screen. In Mario games you just keeep falling.

Well, this was carried over from Super Mario Land 2, where Mario would also not fall off screen when plummeting into a bottomless pit. They'd throw up their hands in defeat before rising and falling out of the level/course...