History VideoGame / Wario

** [[/index]]''[=WarioWare=]: Get It Together!'' (2021; Platform/NintendoSwitch)
** ''[=WarioWare=]: Move It!'' (2023; Platform/NintendoSwitch)

Wario eventually came into his own as the star of his own platformer series, ''VideoGame/WarioLand''. While the first game and UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy installment played essentially like Mario games with a few tweaks, the series eventually diverged into a PuzzlePlatformer series with a heavy emphasis on exploration. Tying in with Wario's greed, a large focus of the games is getting a better ending by collecting as many coins as possible.

** ''VideoGame/WarioLandSuperMarioLand3'' (1994; UsefulNotes/GameBoy)
** ''VideoGame/VirtualBoyWarioLand'' (1995; UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy)
** ''VideoGame/WarioLandII'' (1998; UsefulNotes/GameBoy; a 1999 release was issued for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor)
** ''VideoGame/WarioLand3'' (2000; UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor)
** ''VideoGame/WarioLand4'' (2001; UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance)
** ''VideoGame/WarioLandShakeIt'' (2008, UsefulNotes/{{Wii}})

** ''VideoGame/WarioWareIncMegaMicrogames'' (2003; UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance)
** ''VideoGame/WarioWareIncMegaPartyGames'' (2003; UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube)
** ''VideoGame/WarioWareTwisted'' (2004; UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance)
** ''VideoGame/WarioWareTouched'' (2004; UsefulNotes/NintendoDS)
** ''VideoGame/WarioWareSmoothMoves'' (2006, UsefulNotes/{{Wii}})[[/index]]
** ''[=WarioWare=]: Snapped!'' (2008, UsefulNotes/DSiWare)
** ''[=WarioWare=]: D.I.Y.'' (2009; UsefulNotes/NintendoDS)
** ''[=WarioWare=]: D.I.Y. Showcase'' (2009; UsefulNotes/WiiWare)[[index]]
** ''VideoGame/GameAndWario'' (2013; UsefulNotes/WiiU)
** ''VideoGame/WarioWareGold'' (2018; UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS)
** [[/index]]''[=WarioWare=]: Get It Together!'' (2021; UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch)
** ''[=WarioWare=]: Move It!'' (2023; UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch)

** ''VideoGame/MarioAndWario'' (1993, UsefulNotes/{{S|uperNintendoEntertainmentSystem}}NES)
** ''VideoGame/WariosWoods'' (1994, UsefulNotes/{{N|intendoEntertainmentSystem}}ES[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{S|uperNintendoEntertainmentSystem}}NES)
** ''VideoGame/WarioWorld'' (2003, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube)
** ''VideoGame/WarioMasterOfDisguise'' (2007, UsefulNotes/NintendoDS)[[/index]]

Despite being the first character-based sub-series of ''Mario'' (predating ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'', and ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''), the ''Wario'' franchise is notable for lacking the coherence of its sisters, as the platformer and ''[=WarioWare=]'' branches of the franchise rarely ever reference one another and never share any characters. Even the ''Wario Land'' games tend to not share characters between installments, with the only recurring character besides Wario himself being his [[TheRival arch-rival]] Captain Syrup. The ''Wario'' franchise also has virtually no presence within the extended ''Mario'' universe[[note]]The only time ''Wario'' characters have appeared in the extended ''Mario'' universe was ''[[VideoGame/DrMario Dr. Mario 64]]''[[/note]] unlike its sister franchises. Wario himself is a staple character of the various ''Mario'' sports and party spinoffs, but none of the characters from either ''Wario Land'' or ''[=WarioWare=]'' appear alongside him. In the spinoffs, Wario usually gets an AmbiguouslyRelated companion named Waluigi, a taller and leaner counterpart to Luigi, but Waluigi himself doesn't appear within the core ''Wario'' series in any capacity.

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* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'' series[[/index]]

** ''[=WarioWare=], Inc.: Mega Party Game$'' (2003; UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube)
** ''[=WarioWare=]: Twisted!'' (2004; UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance)
** ''[=WarioWare=]: Touched!'' (2004; UsefulNotes/NintendoDS)
** ''[=WarioWare=]: Smooth Moves'' (2006, UsefulNotes/{{Wii}})

** ''[=WarioWare=]: D.I.Y. Showcase'' (2009; UsefulNotes/WiiWare)

** ''[=WarioWare=] Gold'' (2018; UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS)
** ''[=WarioWare=]: Get It Together!'' (2021; UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch)

** ''[=WarioWare=], Inc.: Mega Party Game$!'' (2003; UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube)

** ''Game & Wario'' (2013; UsefulNotes/WiiU)

** ''[=WarioWare=], Inc.: Mega Microgame$!'' (2003; UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance)

** ''[=WarioWare=]: Move It!''
(2023; UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch)

* MonsterOfTheWeek: In contrast to other sub-series in the ''Mario'' franchise, all of which have clear [[ArchEnemy archenemies]] (Bowser for the mainline ''Mario'' games, Kamek for ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'', K. Rool for ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', and King Boo for ''[[VideoGame/LuigisMansionSeries Luigi's Mansion]]''), Wario's platformers have him go up against a new antagonist in nearly every installment. The closest thing Wario has to an ArchEnemy would be [[PirateGirl Captain Syrup]], who only appeared as an antagonist in the original ''Wario Land'' and ''Wario Land II'' and as an uneasy ally in ''Shake It!''.

Despite being the first character-based sub-series of ''Mario'' (predating ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'', and ''[[VideoGame/LuigisMansionSeries Luigi's Mansion]]''), the ''Wario'' franchise is notable for lacking the coherence of its sisters, as the platformer and ''[=WarioWare=]'' branches of the franchise rarely ever reference one another and never share any characters. Even the ''Wario Land'' games tend to not share characters between installments, with the only recurring character besides Wario himself being his [[TheRival arch-rival]] Captain Syrup. The ''Wario'' franchise also has virtually no presence within the extended ''Mario'' universe[[note]]The only time ''Wario'' characters have appeared in the extended ''Mario'' universe was ''[[VideoGame/DrMario Dr. Mario 64]]''[[/note]] unlike its sister franchises. Wario himself is a staple character of the various ''Mario'' sports and party spinoffs, but none of the characters from either ''Wario Land'' or ''[=WarioWare=]'' appear alongside him. In the spinoffs, Wario usually gets an AmbiguouslyRelated companion named Waluigi, a taller and leaner counterpart to Luigi, but Waluigi himself doesn't appear within the core ''Wario'' series in any capacity.

* LuckyTranslation: Wario is a portmanteau of the Japanese word "warui," meaning bad, and "Mario." Some English speakers interpret it as vertically mirroring the M in "Mario," which helps establish Wario's EvilTwin nature. Other English speakers notice the string "War" in the beginning of his name, which has negative connotations as well.

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* Other ''Wario'' games

The ''Wario'' franchise is an SpinOff series of the greater ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' franchise starring Wario, a bigger, fatter doppelganger of Mario with a ravenous appetite for money and treasure.

* Other ''Wario'' platformers
** ''VideoGame/WarioWorld'' (2003, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube)
** ''VideoGame/WarioMasterOfDisguise'' (2007, UsefulNotes/NintendoDS)
* ''VideoGame/MarioAndWario'' (UsefulNotes/{{S|uperNintendoEntertainmentSystem}}NES)
* ''VideoGame/WariosWoods'' (UsefulNotes/{{N|intendoEntertainmentSystem}}ES[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{S|uperNintendoEntertainmentSystem}}NES)

* LuckyTranslation: Wario is a portmanteau of the Japanese word "warui," meaning bad, and "Mario." English speakers generally interpret it as vertically mirroring the M in "Mario," which helps establish Wario's EvilTwin nature.

In spite of the above, Wario himself is a regular of the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, having been playable since ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Brawl]]'', though the ''Smash'' series tends to favor representing ''[=WarioWare=]'' over any other branches of the ''Wario'' series.

* MonsterOfTheWeek: In contrast to other sub-series in the ''Mario'' franchise, all of which have clear [[OverarchingVillain overarching]] [[ArchEnemy archenemies]] (Bowser for the mainline ''Mario'' games, Kamek for ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'', K. Rool for ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', and King Boo for ''[[VideoGame/LuigisMansionSeries Luigi's Mansion]]''), Wario's platformers have him go up against a new antagonist in nearly every installment. The closest thing Wario has to an ArchEnemy would be [[PirateGirl Captain Syrup]], who only appeared as an antagonist in the original ''Wario Land'' and ''Wario Land II'' and as an uneasy ally in ''Shake It!''.

* {{Greed}}: Whether a badass treasure hunter or a lazy video game tycoon, nothing stops Wario on his quest to get filthy rich.

* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'' series

[[/index]]

Despite being the first character-based sub-series of ''Mario'' (predating ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'', ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', and ''[[VideoGame/LuigisMansionSeries Luigi's Mansion]]''), the ''Wario'' franchise is notable for lacking the coherence of its sisters, as the platformer and ''[=WarioWare=]'' branches of the franchise rarely ever reference one another and never share any characters. Even the ''Wario Land'' games tend to not share characters between installments, with the only recurring character besides Wario himself being his [[TheRival arch-rival]] Captain Syrup. The ''Wario'' franchise also has virtually no presence within the extended ''Mario'' universe[[note]]The only time ''Wario'' characters have appeared in the extended ''Mario'' universe was ''[[VideoGame/DrMario Dr. Mario 64]]''[[/note]] unlike its sister franchises. Wario himself is a staple character of the various ''Mario'' sports and party spinoffs, but none of the characters from either ''Wario Land'' or ''[=WarioWare=]'' appear alongside him. In the spinoffs, Wario usually gets an AmbiguouslyRelated companion named Waluigi, a taller and leaner counterpart to Luigi, but Waluigi himself doesn't appear within the core ''Wario'' series in any capacity.

Despite being the first character-based sub-series of ''Mario'' (predating ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'', ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', and ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''), the ''Wario'' franchise is notable for lacking the coherence of its sisters, as the platformer and ''[=WarioWare=]'' branches of the franchise rarely ever reference one another and never share any characters. Even the ''Wario Land'' games tend to not share characters between installments, with the only recurring character besides Wario himself being his [[TheRival arch-rival]] Captain Syrup. The ''Wario'' franchise also has virtually no presence within the extended ''Mario'' universe[[note]]The only time ''Wario'' characters have appeared in the extended ''Mario'' universe was ''[[VideoGame/DrMario Dr. Mario 64]]''[[/note]] unlike its sister franchises. Wario himself is a staple character of the various ''Mario'' sports and party spinoffs, but none of the characters from either ''Wario Land'' or ''[=WarioWare=]'' appear alongside him. In the spinoffs, Wario usually gets an AmbiguouslyRelated companion named Waluigi, a taller and leaner counterpart to Luigi, but Waluigi himself doesn't appear within the core ''Wario'' series in any capacity.

* MonsterOfTheWeek: In contrast to other sub-series in the ''Mario'' franchise, all of which have clear [[OverarchingVillain overarching]] [[ArchEnemy archenemies]] (Bowser for the mainline ''Mario'' games, Kamek for ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'', K. Rool for ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', and King Boo for ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''), Wario's platformers have him go up against a new antagonist in nearly every installment. The closest thing Wario has to an ArchEnemy would be [[PirateGirl Captain Syrup]], who only appeared as an antagonist in the original ''Wario Land'' and ''Wario Land II'' and as an uneasy ally in ''Shake It!''.

The ''Wario'' franchise is an offshoot of the greater ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' franchise starring Wario, a bigger, fatter doppelganger of Mario with a ravenous appetite for money and treasure.

* DenserAndWackier: As a whole, the Wario series is far wackier than the already surreal Mario series.