A switch is an object which makes its first and main appearance in Wario Land 4.
Description[]
A switch is a statue of a dark blue frog, although it is depicted light green in its artwork.
In the Golden Pyramid hub area, there is a switch for each level that, when jumped onto, creates a vortex that teleports Wario into its corresponding level. Another switch is within the level itself, and when Wario jumps onto it, a ticking time bomb is revealed, causing a large countdown timer to appear in the upper-center of the HUD and another vortex to appear at the start of the level. Right as a switch's time bomb is activated, Wario can be heard yelling "Hurry up!" (or sometimes either "No-no-no.. Hurry up!" or "H-H-Hurry up!"), and an intensified variation of the level's background theme plays. Wario has to quickly return to the start of the level and enter the vortex to escape before the timer runs out. While a switch's effects are active, any solid Kaeru Block becomes transparent and vice versa. A switch's time limit varies between each level, being lower in Hard difficulty and even lower in S-Hard difficulty.
If Wario does not escape before the countdown timer runs out, his Coins and score drop rapidly. If the score falls down to zero, Wario is forced out of the level and back into the hub passage.
In Wario Land 4[]
A switch can be found in every level. Fiery Cavern's switch also has the effect of turning the level into ice. In Hotel Horror, there are two doors with a frog sign on it, and both of them only open when the switch is hit. Unlike the other levels, the Golden Passage's switch can always be found at the start.
Time limits[]
Level | Difficulty level | ||
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Normal | Hard | S-Hard | |
Entry Passage | |||
Hall of Hieroglyphs | 1:00 | 0:15 | 2:30 |
Spoiled Rotten (boss) | 1:00 | 0:30 | 0:15 |
Emerald Passage | |||
Palm Tree Paradise | 1:30 | 0:45 | 4:30 |
Wildflower Fields | 2:30 | 1:20 | 0:50 |
Mystic Lake | 3:00 | 2:00 | 1:30 |
Monsoon Jungle | 4:00 | 2:45 | 2:00 |
Cractus (boss) | 4:00 | 3:00 | 2:00 |
Ruby Passage | |||
The Curious Factory | 3:30 | 2:50 | 2:30 |
The Toxic Landfill | 5:00 | 3:30 | 2:30 |
40 Below Fridge | 4:00 | 3:30 | 2:00 |
Pinball Zone | 6:00 | 5:15 | 3:30 |
Cuckoo Condor (boss) | 4:00 | 3:00 | 2:00 |
Topaz Passage | |||
Toy Block Tower | 4:00 | 2:30 | 2:00 |
The Big Board | 3:00 | 2:30 | 2:00 |
Doodle Woods | 6:00 | 5:15 | 4:00 |
Domino Row | 4:00 | 3:00 | 2:00 |
Aerodent (boss) | 4:00 | 3:00 | 2:00 |
Sapphire Passage | |||
Crescent Moon Village | 3:30 | 2:45 | 2:00 |
Arabian Night | 4:00 | 3:00 | 1:30 |
Fiery Cavern | 5:00 | 4:00 | 2:45 |
Hotel Horror | 4:00 | 3:15 | 2:00 |
Catbat (boss) | 4:00 | 3:00 | 2:00 |
Golden Pyramid | |||
Golden Passage | 9:30 | 6:00 | 3:30 |
Golden Diva (boss) | 6:00 | 5:00 | 4:00 |
Crossover appearances[]
Densetsu no Stafy 3[]
A switch appears in Kaitei Iseki, but instead of activating a time bomb, this switch instead opens access to another area.
Gallery[]
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Characters | Protagonists | Wario • Black Cat • Keyzer • Arewo Shitain-hakase • Shop owner • Princess Shokora • Game Bot |
Bosses | Spoiled Rotten • Cractus • Cuckoo Condor • Aerodent • Catbat • Golden Diva | |
Enemies | Enemies | Beezley • Black egg • Bow Balloon • Butatabi • Deburīna • Denden • Dice • Egg • Eggplant Warrior • Ghost • Glass bird • Goggley-Blade • Green enemy • Hammer • Harimen Zetto • Hoggus • Hotaru • Imomushi • Iwao • Kaentsubo • Lips • Marumen • Mayubird • Mechanical fish • Menhanmā • Men'ono • Mine • Minicula • Moguramen • Onomī • Petbottom • Pig Head Statue • Pin enemy • Ringosukī • Robobird • Shieragucchi • Skeleton Bird • Spear-Mask • Spike Cannon • Spiky • Teddy Bear • Tobawani • Togemasuku • Togenobi • Togerobo • Totsumen • Toy Car • Utsuboankō • Yeti |
Locations | General | Golden Pyramid • Item Shop • Mini-Game Shop • Pink area • Sound Room |
Passages | Entry Passage • Emerald Passage • Ruby Passage • Topaz Passage • Sapphire Passage • Golden Pyramid | |
Levels | Hall of Hieroglyphs • Palm Tree Paradise • Wildflower Fields • Mystic Lake • Monsoon Jungle • The Curious Factory • The Toxic Landfill • 40 Below Fridge • Pinball Zone • Toy Block Tower • The Big Board • Doodle Woods • Domino Row • Crescent Moon Village • Arabian Night • Fiery Cavern • Hotel Horror • Golden Passage | |
Items | General | Blue Crystal • CD • Coin (Bronze Coin • Gold Coin • Silver Coin • Small Coin) • Diamond • Legendary treasure • Little heart • Medal • Red Crystal |
Shop | Apple Bomb • Big Fist • Blast Cannon • Black Dog • Black Dragon • Bugle • Full Health Item • Heart • Jewel • Jewel piece • Large Lips • Smile • Vizorman | |
Objects | Objects | "!" Button • Block • Blue block • Bonfire Block • Brown block • Bubble • Button • CD box • Chance wheel • Chandelier • Chomp ball • Decompressor • Domino block • Electric spark • Flower • Flying carpet • Jewel piece box • Kaeru Block • Pinball digital counter • Pinball tulip • Piston • Round red rock • Spike • Switch • Togetoge • Toy Block Door • Treasure chest • Triangle block • Vortex • Wario Car • Warp Pipe |
Minigames | Minigames | The Wario Hop • Wario's Homerun Derby • Wario's Roulette |
Miscellaneous | Forms | Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Fat Wario • Flaming Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Puffy Wario • Snowman Wario • Bat Wario • Zombie Wario |
Other | Gallery |