Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

1994 · Nintendo R&D1 · Published by Nintendo

Wario headlines his own platformer, using shoulder charges and treasure-hunting to fund the purchase of a castle. Rather than dying in one hit, Wario reacts differently to each enemy type, sometimes gaining temporary transformations like a bull or a flaming version of himself. It shifted the Super Mario Land sub-series toward Wario as a recurring lead.