Wario Land 3 (World) (En,Ja)

About Wario Land 3 on GBC

As a Game Boy Color platformer veteran, I remember hunting for this cartridge back in 2000 for its unconventional hero. You're navigating an entire world trapped inside a magical music box as Wario, who's ironically trying to save this realm to amass treasure for himself. The game builds on what made earlier entries special while introducing genuinely innovative interconnected-level mechanics that were rare for GBC titles. Wario Land 3 includes region marker: World, which helps separate this page from nearby ports, regional releases, and similarly named entries.

• GBC listing context
  Wario Land 3 includes region marker: World, which helps separate this page from nearby ports, regional releases, and similarly named entries. The listed tags point to Action, Puzzle, Platformer, giving the page a clearer platforming play style search intent. Emulator core: gbc.
• Combat-Driven Transformations
  Instead of power-ups, getting hit by specific enemies transforms Wario - sometimes for the better. Let a Zombie touch you to become undead and dig through soft blocks, or provoke a Fire-spitting enemy to burn and fly up shafts as Hot Wario.
• Metroidvania Exploration On GBC
  Four themed towers each contain doors that won't open until you find specific treasures in other levels. I spent hours backtracking after uncovering the Vine ability in The Colossal Hole to finally reach that treasure chest I'd spotted earlier.
• Treasure-Focused Progression
  Progression isn't about reaching a goal flag - you're hunting for eight musical instruments to wake the sleeping figure controlling this world, plus over 100 treasure chests hidden behind environmental puzzles. Finding that first golf club made me grin at the complete absurdity.