Born for Wii: Wario's Woods
by Wesley Fenlon 
{ Dec 2nd 2008 at 11:52AM }
Few genres can match the gnawing, unquenchable addiction of the puzzler. The classics like Tetris and Puyo Pop have populated virtually every platform under the sun in one form or another, and modern-day classics like Hexic and Zuma have undoubtedly caused more than one dreary office worker to find himself ejected from his cubicle. Sadly, just as many wonderful puzzle games have fallen by the wayside. One of those games is Wario's Woods.Wario's Woods has an odd history for a game: released on the NES and the Super NES only a few months apart in 1994, two similar, though notably different, versions of the game were on the market at the same time. Though the game only differs slightly from Puyo Pop and its various clones, the mechanics unique to Wario's Woods make it one of the most addictive puzzle games ever made. The NES version of Wario's Woods has been available on the Virtual Console for two years, but the superior Super Nintendo version is nowhere to be found. We've seen nothing new from the series for nearly 15 years -- it's well past time for a revival. And for reals, this time.
Gallery: Born for Wii: Wario's Woods
Every week, Born for Wii digs into gaming's sordid past to unearth a new treasure fit for revival on the Nintendo Wii. Be sure to check out last week's entry in the series, Star Wars: Republic Commando, and for more great titles that deserve your attention, take a look at Virtually Overlooked.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Polecat @ Dec 2nd 2008 10:55PM
This is going to sound odd, but I swear when I saw the lil vids of the launch of Wiiware there was a Wario's Woods game in that group. Seemingly featured on this here link http://www.4colorrebellion.com/archives/2008/03/21/wii-ware-warios-woods-wows-wonderously/
Wesley Fenlon @ Dec 3rd 2008 12:00AM
That's actually an April Fool's joke! And a pretty good one, because Wario's Woods *should* be on WiiWare.
Polecat @ Dec 3rd 2008 5:33AM
wow that's evil.... so evil... and that would be such an awesome game.
theclaw @ Jan 10th 2009 12:19AM
Yeah, this game really is strange...
Last US and EU title for NES.
EU NES version was the system's only 1995 release, making it the final legit NES game.
SNES version was not available on a standard cartridge for Japan.
NES version was the last first-party game in Japan.