Wario's Woods
↘ 7.1%
🙂 7.4/10
(Super Nintendo - US, Puzzle)
.png)
.png)
.png)
.png)
Complete
$49.96
Loose $13.79
Manage Collection
Developed_By:
Intelligent Systems
Published_By:
Nintendo
Released On:
01 Jan 1994
Also available on:
Wario's Woods is a puzzle game similar to Tetris or Columns, but with a twist. Instead of directly controlling the monsters and bombs that are falling down, the player controls Toad who has to carry around stacks of monsters and bombs and to combine them in the right way. One bomb plus at least two monsters of the same color have to be combined to make them disappear. If five or more objects are cleared at the same time, a diamond will appear. Destroying the diamond will clear all monsters of the diamond's color.
The gameplay involves using different buttons to pick up and manipulate the objects. The A button lets Toad pick up the whole stack that is in front of him, the B button lets him only pick up one object, even if it's in the middle of a stack, the Y button lets him kick a monster or bomb that's in front of him and the X button places him on top of the stack that he is carrying. He can also run up walls and stacks to catch falling objects out of the air or to pick up certain parts of a stack.
The game has five different modes of play: a "Round Game" in which Toad has to clear numerous levels, a match versus a computer-controlled opponent, a two-player mode, a "Time Race" mode, and finally, an extensive training mode. The SNES version has more features than the NES version, including boss fights on every level ending with a 9.
The game was released for the Super Nintendo console in December 1994 and is available as a puzzle game.
UPC-A:
045496830366 (United States)
eBay Product ID:
1323 (United States)
Nintendo Media PN:
SNS-65-USA (United States)
YouTube
Reddit
Twitch
Wikipedia
DB
IGDB
RG
RAWG
HowLong
GF
GameFAQs
Number of Players Supported:
1-2 Players
Miscellaneous Attributes:
Battery Backed RAM
Prices as of 30 Jul 2026
Typical $51.91–$53.89 (last 90 days)
New
Complete
Loose
Box
Manual
Smoothed
Log · Auto
Medians
Volume
.png)
More Super Nintendo Puzzle
🙂 6.3/10
BreakThru
$33.34 (Complete)
Jun 1994
😊 7.5/10
.png)
Bust-A-Move
$63.34 (Complete)
Mar 1995
🙂 6.1/10
Cacoma Knight in Bizyland
$145.50 (Complete)
Jun 1993
😊 7.6/10
Chessmaster
$24.53 (Complete)
Sep 1991
🙂 6.5/10
.png)
Clue
$28.17 (Complete)
Jul 1992
Jeopardy
$17.49 (Complete)
Dec 1992
.png)
Jeopardy Deluxe Edition
$8.25 (Complete)
Jun 1994
.png)
Jeopardy Sports Edition
$17.60 (Complete)
May 1994
🙂 7.4/10
Kirby's Avalanche
$62.45 (Complete)
Feb 1995
😊 7.8/10
Lemmings
$53.04 (Complete)
Mar 1992
More from Intelligent Systems
😍 8.5/10
Advance Wars
$83.89 (Complete)
Sep 2001
😍 8.5/10
Advance Wars
$63.00 (Complete)
Jan 2001
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
$38.85 (Complete)
Apr 2023
😍 8.7/10
Advance Wars 2
$69.74 (Complete)
Jun 2003
Advance Wars 2 Black Hole Rising
$53.90 (Complete)
Jan 2003
Advance Wars Dual Strike
$40.59 (Complete)
Aug 2005
Advance Wars Dual Strike
$20.88 (Complete)
Aug 2005
😐 4.8/10
Baseball
$40.00 (Complete)
Aug 1989
😐 4.8/10
Baseball
$17.99 (Complete)
Apr 1989
😐 4.8/10
Baseball
$68.04 (Complete)
Sep 1990
Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
*Wario's Woods* is an action-puzzle game where players control Toad on a mission to reclaim the Peaceful Woods from Wario and his invading monsters. Assisted by friendly sprites who provide bombs, players must scramble around the playing field to lift, carry, and stack falling monsters and explosives. By aligning three or more matching colors horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, players clear the screen of enemies to progress through increasingly difficult rounds before the grid fills up.
Story
The Story
The Peaceful Woods was once the friendly home of sprites and other gentle forest creatures. Wario and his band of monsters invaded, though, and spoiled the serenity of the woods. The quiet, woodlands community has now been turned upside-down by these horrifying events. Wario has now named the woods after himself, and peaceful creatures are not welcome.
Toad, the Mushroom Kingdom hero, has decided to travel to Wario's Woods and put an end to Wario's evil reign of terror. Toad knows that, with the sprites' help, he will be able to rid the forest of Mario's twisted nemesis.
Thankfully, the sprites are able to create bombs. It's Toad's job to line up the bombs with the enemies of the woods, thus defeating those evil creatures. By clearing more and more of the woods, Toad steps ever closer to the ultimate challenge of facing Wario.
Basic Game Play
Toad's goal is to rid the woods of monsters. Catherine and the Sprite assist Toad by tossing bombs into the playing field. Toad can move the pieces that drop into the field once they stop falling.
Once the Bomb Time ends, Wario will appear, and his Black Bat will throw monsters along with bombs into the playing field. Wario will shake the trees and make the ceiling of the playing field sink. When Monster Time ends, Catherine and the Sprite will reappear.
•
Bomb Time: The Sprite drops bombs and the ceiling stays up.
•
Monster Time: The Black Bat drops monsters and bombs. Wario makes the ceiling sink.
Clearing Monsters
Monsters are cleared by arranging three or more monsters and bombs of the same color in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line. The bomb(s) in the line will explode and take the monsters with them.
When all of the monsters on the screen are gone, the round will be completed and you will move on to the next screen. If the whole screen gets filled with monsters and bombs, the game will be over!
Saving Progress
Wario's Woods automatically saves your progress periodically. To be sure that your saved information is not deleted, turn the power switch OFF only when you are at the title screen.
During game play, you can access the Game Select screen by pressing START and SELECT simultaneously. Once at the Game Select screen, press B to return to the title screen.
Screen Indicators
•
ROUND NUMBER
•
NUMBER OF COLLECTIBLE COINS
•
NUMBER OF COLLECTED COINS
•
MONSTERS
•
A: Ceiling
•
B: Catherine/Wario
•
C: Bomb/Monster Time
•
D: Continues
Controls
START
Go to game select screen/bypass screen text/pause game play
START + SELECT
Press simultaneously during game play to return to the game select screen
A button
Select highlighted choice on the game select screen (Both A and B Type)
B button
Cancel choice on game select/game information screens (Both A and B Type)
L button
Kick monster or bomb to the left (only one monster or bomb)
R button
Kick monster or bomb to the right (only one monster or bomb)
CONTROL PAD
Move to highlight choices on Game Select, Options screens
↑
Escape from bottom of stack of monsters and bombs to the top
↓
Make monsters and bombs fall faster
→
Move right/climb stack or wall to the right/fall from top of stack
←
Move left/climb stack or wall to the left/fall from top of stack
A button (A TYPE)
Pick up/place a stack of monsters and bombs
B button (A TYPE)
Pick up/place a single monster
X button (A TYPE)
Escape from the bottom of a stack to the top
Y button (A TYPE)
Kick (you cannot kick more than one item)
↓ + A (A TYPE)
Kick
↓ + B (A TYPE)
Kick
A button (B TYPE)
Kick (you cannot kick more than one item)
B button (B TYPE)
Pick up/place a stack of monsters and bombs
X button (B TYPE)
Escape from the bottom of a stack to the top
Y button (B TYPE)
Pick up/place a single monster
↓ + B (B TYPE)
Kick
↓ + Y (B TYPE)
Kick
How to Play
Game Modes
Wario's Woods features two modes in which you can face an opponent. The first mode is one player versus a computer player (VS COM). The other mode is a two player game (VS 2P). There are some strategies that apply to both the VS COM mode and the VS 2P mode.
In both games, you can win by either clearing your screen of monsters first, or by filling your opponent's screen with monsters and bombs. There are attacks that each player can utilize to help them defeat their opponent.
The VS modes feature a best three out of five match to determine the winner.
VS COM
In the VS COM mode, you will face a series of computer opponents. Progress toward your climactic struggle with Wario as you dispatch his henchmen along the way. You may choose from three difficulty settings at the beginning of your battle. Can you go all the way to Wario?
Here are a few of Wario's minions that you must face on your way to confronting Wario himself:
•
Sam Spook
•
Aqualea
•
Mangylox
VS Mode Attacks
Use the following attacks to help you defeat your opponent. Use the attacks to clear your screen as quickly as possible or fill up your opponent's screen.
•
Chain Reaction Attack: Create Chain Reactions to help you in your battle with your opponent. A Chain Reaction occurs when a match of bombs and monsters directly results in further matches as pieces fall into place. The attack outcome would be one of the following:
•
Your Bomb Time is increased
•
A stack of monsters appear on your opponent's playing field
•
The ceiling in your playing field rises by one row per reaction, plus one.
•
Ceiling Attack: If you make a match of four or more pieces, your opponent's ceiling will sink. The more pieces in the match the farther your opponent's ceiling will sink.
•
Diamond Attack: A diamond will appear if you make a match of five or more monsters and bombs. If you make a match with the diamond, all of the bombs in your opponent's field will become monsters.
•
Egg Attack: If, by placing a single bomb or monster, two matches explode simultaneously, an egg will fall into your opponent's field. The egg will hatch and more monsters will fall onto your opponent's field. If an egg is on your field, you can stop the extra monsters from falling onto your field by breaking the egg before it hatches. To break the egg, pick it up and put it down again.
Round Game
The Round game is a chance for you to see how far you can go into Wario's Woods. In the Round game, you must simply clear the screen of all monsters to progress to the next level. Your progress will automatically be saved every five levels.
You can also earn coins by clearing a screen as quickly as possible. If you collect 50 coins, you will be awarded a Continue. A Continue will allow you another chance at beating the level where you lost.
Time Race
In the Time Race, your challenge is to complete five sets of screens in the quickest time possible. You can establish times in Easy, Normal or Hard mode.
To establish an overall time in each mode, you must first complete four separate rounds, with a time record being set in each round. For example, if you select the Easy mode, you must play through four rounds, the first being a two screen race, the second being a three screen race—the third being a four screen race and the fourth being a five screen race.
A time record will be kept when you complete each round. The times you set in each round are totaled to give you an overall time. Check your overall time to see if you can finish in bronze, silver or even gold medal time. You can replay any round in order to improve your overall time mark. Try each different level to see which one gives you the greatest challenge.
Options Screen
In the Options menu, the player can enter a name for one player and Vs. battles, view record times from the Time Race, choose either the A or B type controller set up, erase saved data, or change from stereo to mono sound and vice versa. As with the main menu, use the A button to register a choice and the B button to cancel.
In the Name menu, you will find four data files where two-player action can be saved. For single player action, a name can be entered by choosing the 1P Mode.
Choose the game settings on this screen:
•
NAME
•
RECORD TIMES
•
BUTTON SELECT
•
DATA CLEAR
•
SOUND
•
EXIT
The controller set up can be selected in the Button Select screen. Player 1 and 2 have a choice between the A and B type controller set up.
You can erase saved data in the Data Clear screen. You can choose to delete information from the 2P Vs mode, Round Game or the Time Race.
Making Matches
The following information is explained as though the player is using the A type controller set up. The B type set up changes the buttons used to perform the following maneuvers.
•
Picking up stacks of monsters and bombs: Press the A button to pick up a stack of monsters or bombs. Press the A button to place a stack in front of Toad. Toad cannot place a stack onto another stack of three or more pieces, unless he is jumping down from another stack. If you press the A button while climbing, you can pick up the piece that is the closest to Toad, as well as all the pieces above it.
•
**Picking up and placing single monsters and
Tips & Maps
CHAIN REACTIONS
When one match of bombs and monsters leads directly to another match as pieces fall, it increases Bomb Time, decreases Monster Time, and raises the ceiling.
DIAMONDS
A diamond of a random color appears when you make a match of five or more monsters and bombs. Matching the diamond destroys all monsters of the same color.
RAISING THE ROOF
Techniques used to raise the ceiling pushed down by Wario, where matches of three (diagonal), four, five, or six pieces raise the ceiling by one, two, three, or four rows respectively.
Search Games
Popular Consoles
Trending Now
By Year
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
© 2026 RetroGold. All rights reserved.