Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 or just Wario Land, stars our thick yellow plumber, Wario. Unlike Mario, Wario cannot run in this game with the "B" button. Instead, he smashes through enemies and blocks with the appropriate power-up, scorches enemies with fire like a dragon, glide through the air, and butt stomps while pressing down on the D-pad. Wario can even grab enemies and throw them.

Wario's power-ups are neat (not so much the dragon one), but I do not like how slow he is. As Small Wario, you are going to wait a while; I think a snail is faster than him in his small form. I constantly find myself dashing to go faster. It is like the backwards dash in Symphony of the Night or side stepping in Ocarina of Time.

The rest of the game is good. My Mario muscle memory messed me at first when I did not get an extra life from getting 100 coins, but I got used to the heart system quickly. 100 hearts equals an extra life. The coins are needed to exit a stage and you are giving plenty of them throughout the levels. It is only 10 coins to exit the stage, so do not worry.

The bosses are standard. Not particularly easy or hard. That ghost boss did give me some trouble at first.

For Wario's first game as a playable character, Wario Land is a good first entry.