Editing Wario (section)

===''Wario Land'' series===

Wario first appeared as a villain in the 1992 [[Game Boy]] video game ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins'', in which he captures Mario's castle.<ref name="kombo" /> Tatanga, the villain of the first ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' game, is a henchman of Wario in the second, implying Wario is responsible for the events of both games. Wario also serves as a villain in the 1993 Japan-only puzzle game ''[[Mario & Wario]]'', in which Wario drops a bucket on the heads of Mario, [[Princess Peach]], or [[Yoshi]].<ref name="marioandwario">{{Cite web |title=Mario and Wario for SNES |url=http://www.gamespot.com/snes/puzzle/mariotowario/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022042504/http://www.gamespot.com/snes/puzzle/mariotowario/index.html |archive-date=October 22, 2007 |access-date=June 30, 2009 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> This was followed by the first game in the [[Wario (franchise)#Wario Land series|''Wario Land'' series]], ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' (1994), a [[platform game]] that marks Wario's first appearance as a protagonist and introduced his first villains, Captain Syrup and her Brown Sugar Pirates.<ref name="kombo">{{Cite web |author=Kombo|date=February 15, 2005 |title=The Chronicles of Wario: A Retrospect |url=http://www.gamezone.com/editorials/i-u-the-chronicles-of-wario-a-retrospect-i-u |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211021723/http://www.gamezone.com/editorials/i-u-the-chronicles-of-wario-a-retrospect-i-u |archive-date=February 11, 2013 |access-date=October 26, 2012 |publisher=GameZone}}</ref><ref name="warioland">{{Cite web |last=Dillard |first=Corbie |date=February 17, 2012 |title=Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/gameboy/wario_land_super_mario_land_3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220015644/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/gameboy/wario_land_super_mario_land_3 |archive-date=February 20, 2012 |access-date=October 1, 2009 |website=Nintendo Life}}</ref> In his next appearance in ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' (1995), Wario plays similarly and has the ability to move in and out of the background.<ref name="kombo" /> A sequel to the Game Boy game ''[[Wario Land II]]'' (1998) features Captain Syrup's return as the antagonist. This game introduces Wario's invulnerability, allowing him to be burned or flattened without sustaining damage.<ref name="kombo" />

In 2000, ''[[Wario Land 3]]'' was released for the [[Game Boy Color]]; it is another sequel that uses the same mechanics and concepts as its predecessor.<ref name="kombo" /> The following year, the sequel ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' (2001) debuted on the [[Game Boy Advance]] and incorporates Wario's ability to become burned or flattened and reintroduces the ability to become damaged from standard attacks.<ref name="kombo" /> In 2003, ''[[Wario World]]'', the first console ''Wario'' platform game, was released for the [[GameCube]]. It has three-dimensional graphics and gameplay and does not incorporate major elements from previous platform games.<ref name="kombo" /> ''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]'' (2007) for the [[Nintendo DS]] introduces touch-screen control of Wario and incorporates puzzles into the gameplay.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=March 2, 2007 |title=Wario: Master of Disguise Review |url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/769/769918p1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417075957/http://ds.ign.com/articles/769/769918p1.html |archive-date=April 17, 2010 |access-date=October 1, 2009 |website=IGN}}</ref> The series' most recent release, ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' (2008) for the [[Wii]], reintroduces Captain Syrup. The game uses a hand-drawn animation style; Wario's design required more than 2,000 frames of animation.<ref name="nuk" />