Road Wario

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Road Wario
Driver's Ed in WarioWare: Smooth Moves.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
WWG Road Wario.png
WarioWare Gold
Appears in WarioWare: Smooth Moves
WarioWare Gold
League Twist League
Type Evil Attacks Diamond Dojo! (Kat & Ana, Smooth Moves)
Introduction (Wario, Gold)
Command(s) Get to the goal! (Smooth Moves)
Reach finish line! (Gold)
Turn! (Smooth Moves, pre-release)
Info "I'm the king of the road!" (Smooth Moves)
"Steer smoothly so I stay on the road. I can't afford another car!" (Gold)
Controls A Button/B Button – Sound the horn (Smooth Moves)
Tilt motion control – Turn wheel (Gold)
Form(s) "The Chauffeur" (Smooth Moves)
Points to clear 8 (Gold)
Music track Drive Safely

Road Wario is Kat & Ana's boss microgame in WarioWare: Smooth Moves, where it is known as Driver's Ed, and Wario's boss microgame of the Intro Games stage from the Twist League in WarioWare Gold, where it features Wario driving the Wario Car. Its name in Gold is a play on the term "road warrior."

Gameplay[edit]

The objective of the microgame is to drive to the finish line by tilting the Wii Remote or the Nintendo 3DS system like a steering wheel. The driver however, is surrounded by large forests and trees, so it is vital to stay on the road at all times. Animals, such as cows, monkeys, and birds can also be found on the road, but they run away shortly before the player passes through them, therefore providing a mere distraction. If the player makes it to the end of the track safely, the driver will give the rear view mirror a thumbs-up (with the text "Good job!" appearing) and the game is won. However, the player hits any tree, the car will crash (with the text "Totaled..." appearing on-screen in international versions and "Failure..." in the Japanese version) and the game ends in a loss.

  • 1st level difficulty: The track is not as long and does not have many turns. The car is blue in Smooth Moves.
  • 2nd level difficulty: The track is a little longer, having more animals and turns. The car is yellow in Smooth Moves.
  • 3rd level difficulty: The track is at its longest point with several animals to distract the player, as well as lots of sharp turns. The car is red in Smooth Moves.

The player can press the A Button or B Button button to sound the horn, although it has no impact on the gameplay. However, this is only possible in WarioWare: Smooth Moves, making it no longer possible in WarioWare Gold.

In WarioWare Gold, the top screen shows a top-down view of the road. Also, there is no text appearing if the player wins or loses.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワイルドドライブ[?]
Wairudo Doraibu
Wild Drive
French Wario, as du volant (Gold)[?] Wario, driving ace
Italian Wario al volante[?] Wario at the wheel
Spanish Kamikaze (Smooth Moves)[?] Kamikaze (Smooth Moves)
Wario al volante (Gold)[?] Wario at the Wheel (Gold)

Trivia[edit]

  • In the Japanese version of WarioWare: Smooth Moves, the car that the player drives in has the steering wheel on the right side. In the international versions, the steering wheel is on the left side.
  • Driver's Ed was going to be a standard microgame, as shown at E3 2006, but this was changed into a boss microgame in the final release.