{"id":4364,"date":"2010-04-21T18:37:35","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T00:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/?p=4364"},"modified":"2010-04-21T18:37:35","modified_gmt":"2010-04-22T00:37:35","slug":"im-working-for-wario-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/21\/im-working-for-wario-now\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m Working For Wario Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Big news folks! I\u2019ve got a new job! I\u2019m making video games now! My boss is a big, fat, greedy man who has a zigzag moustache and his breath smells like garlic. And every time I ask when I\u2019m getting paid, he always laughs like this: \u201cWHA HA HA HA HAAAA!\u201d Anyway, in this blog I thought I\u2019d tell you about the people I work with at my new job, the history of the company, and a little bit about what I do there. (And for you more gullible types, yes this is just a very creative and silly blog about the newest game I\u2019m really into right now: WarioWare D.I.Y. It\u2019s a DS title that lets you create your own micro-games.).<\/p>\n

WarioWare Co-Workers (characters)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anyway, first of all I\u2019d like to tell you about the people I work with. They\u2019re a very interesting and wacky bunch, so every day is an adventure!<\/p>\n

Wario<\/strong><\/p>\n

He\u2019s my boss. Like I said, he\u2019s fat and greedy and has a zigzag moustache. He smells of garlic and tries to change the subject when I ask about getting my first paycheck. Even so, he\u2019s still a fairly likeable guy and I don\u2019t know why. At least he\u2019s way cooler than that other Italian plumber who gets all the attention. When Wario eats garlic, he turns into Wario Man, a super-hero who can do stuff like, uh, open broken, stuck bathroom doors and such.<\/p>\n

Mona<\/strong><\/p>\n

She\u2019s a cute young lady who seems to have a different part time job in every WarioWare game! Maybe that\u2019s why she\u2019s always in such a hurry all the time! Let\u2019s see if I can name all the jobs she\u2019s had: gelato store clerk, pizza deliverer for Mona Pizza, a rock star, cheerleader, roller coaster operator, and some others that I\u2019m probably forgetting. In D.I.Y., her games feature her as an explorer of ancient tombs. And then she sells the treasures she finds on her own TV Home Shopping Channel. Her pink pith helmet and explorer\u2019s outfit is cute, though. In some of the WarioWare instruction booklets, they hint that she may have a slight crush on Wario. Ewww! That\u2019s so gross! I\u2019m going to have to have a talk with that girl one of these days!<\/p>\n

Jimmy T.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aww, yeah! Jimmy T. is an afro-wearing, disco-loving dude. He has a close knit family and a doppelganger named Jimmy P. who have been features in past WarioWare games. In D.I.Y. his games are based on sports. And his intro has him in his own aerobics exercise video. But I REALLY did NOT want to see Jimmy T. in workout tights. Thanks a lot, Nintendo.<\/p>\n

Dribble & Spitz<\/strong><\/p>\n

They\u2019re a taxi driving cat & dog duo. Their passengers are usually not of this world, and Dribble and Spitz almost always forget to collect their fare! That\u2019s why I ride to work with them every morning! In D.I.Y., their games are all about science fiction stuff, but they\u2019re games aren\u2019t on the DS. You can play their games on the WiiWare D.I.Y. Showcase, which lets you play your created games on the big screen instead of on your DS. They actually work at our sister company: Wario Man Software. Dribble and Spitz are also brother Jeff\u2019s favorite WarioWare characters, by the way.<\/p>\n

Ashley<\/strong><\/p>\n

She\u2019s a spooky, creepy young girl who is basically a carbon copy of Wednesday from The Addams Family. She has a hapless little red devil sidekick named Red and he\u2019s scared of everything! Even though she\u2019s one of my best friend\u2019s favorite characters, I try to avoid her around the office because I don\u2019t want to be on the receiving end of one of her spells!<\/p>\n

Orbulon<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have aliens working at the company, too! His pig-shaped spaceship takes up THREE parking spaces at work, and his games usually involve brain teasing puzzles. His head is shaped like a bowling pin.<\/p>\n

Dr. Crygor<\/strong><\/p>\n

He\u2019s a cyberkinetic mad scientist. He invents a lot of stuff found in the WarioWare games, like the karaoke robot Mike and the GameMatic that you use to make games in D.I.Y. But he\u2019s had his share of duds like fusing himself with an apple and making a washing machine that first turned Wario into Wario Man.<\/p>\n

Penny Crygor<\/strong><\/p>\n

She\u2019s Dr. Crygor\u2019s granddaughter, and may be a better inventor than he is! She\u2019s a cute, bespectacled young lass, and while she only first appeared in the original Wii WarioWare game, she\u2019s really kind of the star in D.I.Y. (don\u2019t tell Wario I said that). She\u2019s the one who teaches you, step by step, how to make mini-games on D.I.Y. The instructions are very well written, too. If Nintendo wanted to make another educational game, they need to hire the people who made Penny\u2019s lessons so easy to understand!<\/p>\n

Young Cricket & Master Mantis<\/strong><\/p>\n

I never really thought this martial arts student and teacher duo were very interesting WarioWare characters, but their job in D.I.Y. really fits them. They run an Assembly Dojo, where you can take little tests that prompt you with a game programming challenges for you to figure out. It\u2019s a great way to learn some WarioWare game-making tricks.<\/p>\n

Kat & Ana<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure how Wario gets past the child labor laws, but Kat & Ana (get the pun in their name) are a kindergarten ninja girl duo. They love nature and animals, and kind of remind me of the PowerPuff Girls. They were assist trophies in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and one of my favorite characters. You can play their games on D.I.Y. Showcase.<\/p>\n

9-Volt and 18-Volt<\/strong><\/p>\n

They\u2019re two friends who are also big Nintendo fanboys. Aside from Mona and Kat & Ana, 9-Volt and 18-Volt are my favorite WarioWare characters for various reasons. One, Nintendo uses them to make fun of Nintendo fanboys, which is a pretty funny thing to do. Especially since I\u2019m a Nintendo fanboy myself (hey, I can take a joke, too). Two, their games always feature classic Nintendo games and references, and in each WarioWare title, I\u2019m always looking forward to what they\u2019ll have next. And third, 9-Volt and 18-Volt remind me of my friend and me when we were little. I was kind of smallish like 9-Volt and my friend was big like 18-Volt, and we both loved playing NES games together. These two characters make me remember those fun, childhood days that I miss now. In D.I.Y., 9-Volt\u2019s games are on the DS and 18-Volt\u2019s are on WiiWare\u2019s Showcase.<\/p>\n

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WarioWare games also have minor reoccurring characters, like the square Fronk creatures and the news dog, among others. In the comments section, let me know who YOUR favorite characters are. Mine are 9-Volt and 18-Volt, Mona, and Kat & Ana.<\/p>\n

WarioWare Games<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you work for a new company, it\u2019s a good idea to read up on their history, so here\u2019s a short section on the past games in the WarioWare series.<\/p>\n

WarioWare: Mega Microgame$<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the game that started it all. I liked it so much; I named it my Best Game of the Year for 2003. That\u2019s when it came out on the GBA. The idea of playing simple, 3 second-long Game & Watch style mini-games with the challenge being to figure out what to do in that short span of time was genius. Aside from Animal Crossing, I feel that WarioWare is one of Nintendo\u2019s best newer properties.<\/p>\n

WarioWare: Mega Party Game$<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lot of people didn\u2019t like this GameCube \u2018sequel\u2019 because it was the exact same game as the GBA. BUT it had multiplayer support with fun new ways to play the old classic WarioWare games. I had a lot of fun playing it with friends and family back in the day. And considering it was pretty cheap, I don\u2019t think it was a bad game at all.<\/p>\n

WarioWare Twisted<\/strong><\/p>\n

From here on out, WarioWare games had some sort of control gimmick. Here it was a special motion control in the cartridge that let you move the games by twisting your GBA around like a dial. Was Nintendo using this to test the waters for their upcoming motion controlled Wii console?<\/p>\n

WarioWare Touched<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though Twisted was made first, Touched came out in the US before Twisted did. This was for the new-at-the-time DS and used the touch screen and microphone to play the mini-games.<\/p>\n

WarioWare Smooth Moves<\/strong><\/p>\n

And of course, the Wii version used motion controls to play the mini-games.<\/p>\n

WarioWare Snapped!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This launch DSiWare game used the DSi Camera to control the games. Similar to the EyeToy. Of course, it didn\u2019t work quite that well, but hey, neither did the EyeToy. But you know, even though it was kind of small and had a few shortcomings, I didn\u2019t think Snapped was that bad. Heck, it was only five bucks, and is the only DSi game that really uses the camera to its full potential so far. I liked the idea that you play the games while riding roller coasters at Wario\u2019s new theme park. And then when you\u2019re done, you get to see how silly you looked playing the games with pictures afterwards! Just like when you get your picture taken on a real roller coaster!<\/p>\n

WarioWare D.I.Y.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And the most recent game in the series has no control gimmick. In fact, all the games are just touch screen tapping. But the gimmick here is being able to create your own micro-games! And while the last couple of WarioWare games were kind of weak, D.I.Y.\u2019s gimmick puts it back in top form again!<\/p>\n

Everybody\u2019s Workin\u2019 For The Wario<\/strong><\/p>\n

But you know what the best part of my new job is? It\u2019s that YOU can work here, too! All you have to do is snag a copy of WarioWare D.I.Y. Still not convinced? Well how about a little overview and review to conclude this blog!<\/p>\n

WarioWare D.I.Y. has a handful of regular micro-games like what you would see in the other titles. But don\u2019t expect a full game out of them. They\u2019re just there to give newcomers an idea about what to expect. And you can look under the hood of each game and see how they did it.<\/p>\n

Before you can even make a game, you must complete the first of Penny\u2019s lessons. But you\u2019ll want to do them all because they\u2019re very informative and easy to understand. Seriously, Nintendo did a great job with this part of the whole package! Nintendo also included some more modes to ease you into making full games. You can draw artwork to put in a handful of Wario\u2019s unfinished games. And there\u2019s also the Assembly Dojo, which quizzes you on how to perform certain actions in the \u2018programming\u2019 of the games. All these modes will help you get a better idea of how to make your own games, and the lessons and quizzes are fun, too!<\/p>\n

The Game MakerMatic looks like an arcade machine and it\u2019s where you go once you\u2019re ready to create your own game. To draw the artwork and graphics, you\u2019ll use a program that is very similar to Mario Paint, which was a mouse compatible SNES cartridge that was similar to the PC title Kid Pix, another popular PC paint program at the time. I LOVED Mario Paint back in the day, and even used it for school projects! You could almost consider WarioWare D.I.Y. to be a spiritual successor to Mario Paint.<\/p>\n

To make the game work and move, you\u2019ll use a simple program language where you piece together \u2018if, then\u2019 sentences to make things work. Such as \u201cIF PictureA is tapped, THEN you win the game!\u201d Since I\u2019m not a very logical person, sometimes the Assembly section confuses me a little bit, but it\u2019s still very easy and fun to use.<\/p>\n

You can even make small quips of music to use in your game. It kind of reminds me of a simplified version of the KORG-DS title. I\u2019ve played music since I was in second grade, but I have a little bit of trouble making music here because I\u2019m used to seeing notes and rhythms on a staff. It\u2019s just how I was taught. I kind of wish the music program were more like the one in Mario Paint, but I guess this way is more versatile if you know what you\u2019re doing. Luckily, if you\u2019re not musically inclined, there\u2019s an option to have the game create music for you, or you can import music from another game!<\/p>\n

You can also compose records and comics using expanded versions of the drawing and music making sections of the Game Maker. The comics are like those four-panel manga strips, and the humor is very Japanese and hard to understand in the pre-made comics.<\/p>\n

I would consider WarioWare D.I.Y. an educational game. It won\u2019t teach you how to make games, but it will give you a good idea about the processes that go into making your favorite video games. Even though it\u2019s rated E for Everyone, I\u2019d give it an E-10 simply for the complexity. But at the same time, there\u2019s something for everyone in this game, and it might encourage gamers to learn more about how their favorite pastimes are made.<\/p>\n

Best of all, through Wi-Fi you can download new games every week. Some of these mini-games were made by famous game developers. I\u2019ve downloaded a game made by a guy who worked on Metroid, the guy who created Kirby, a game made by Pixel, the dude who came up with Cave Story, and a game made by a member of the team who do the bit.Trip games. This week I downloaded a Shantae mini-game made by one of the folks at WayForward!<\/p>\n

You can also enter game making contests, and the winners will get their games showcased for everyone to download\u2026eventually. For the first contest, you had to make a game about robots, so I designed a simple little game starring R.O.B. from the NES. The next contest was about sports games, so I let Jeff make a game about curling that\u2019s a LOT better than any of my games! It would be cool if one of our games won! Similar to 9-Volt, other games I\u2019m making are based on classic Namco games. I\u2019ve got a simple Mr. Driller and Pac-Man games up, and later I\u2019d like to make mini-games based on Galaga, Rally-X, Super Pac-Man, Xevious, Dig Dug, and others!<\/p>\n

Through friend codes, you can also share and edit each others\u2019 games. I have a feeling that D.I.Y. is way more fun if you have a bunch of people playing and sharing creations. Only problem is I don\u2019t know anyone who has this game! So one of the purposes of this blog is to share friend codes with each other so maybe we can start trading and viewing games!<\/p>\n

Anyway, here\u2019s my friend code: 4082 7946 9306<\/p>\n

In the comments section, if you have WarioWare D.I.Y., please share your friend code so we can make this work! Also, please let me know what your favorite WarioWare games and characters are! –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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