Feature: From Hypnosis To Farts, What Happened To The Wario We Met 30 Years Ago?

Feature: From Hypnosis To Farts, What Happened To The Wario We Met 30 Years Ago?

Three decades since his Super Mario Land 2 debut.

30 years ago, we clutched our Game Boys in our sweaty palms and gasped in collective awe at the majesty we were faced with when Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins dropped on the scene. Not only did we have an absolute banger in our hands — completely outdoing the first Mario Land in every respect and feeling like a ‘proper’ Super Mario Bros. game magically squeezed into the old Boy — but it was also the first time we got to bask in the glory of Wario. In his debut appearance, Mario’s rival was a sneaky yet imposing figure, towering over him.

Fast forward three decades (yes, really) and the Wario we know now is a fair bit different than that hulking menace we first saw in 1992. Wario now resides mostly in the comedy jobber region, occasionally being trotted out as a side-antagonist in Mario Sports games. But where was the turning point?

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