Hectic Highway
| Hectic Highway | |||
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| Appears in | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | ||
| Type | Introduction (Wario) | ||
| Command(s) | Dodge! | ||
| Info | "Don't smash into any other vehicles, you big road hog!" | ||
| Controls |  / – Steer
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| Time limit | 8 beats | ||
| Target score | 15 | ||
| Music track | Saving Face / Hectic Highway | ||
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Hectic Highway is one of Wario's microgames found in the Intro Games folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! and the Intro picture book in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
GameplayEdit
Wario controls a vehicle and tries to make it through the traffic. The player has to use the left and right arrows of the to make Wario avoid any ongoing traffic. If Wario comes into contact with any other vehicle, his own blows up, the vehicles keep on driving and the microgame is lost.
- Level 1: Wario controls a small motorbike.
- Level 2: Wario controls a medium sports car, which travels faster than the motorbike. Traffic also increases.
- Level 3: Wario controls a large monster truck, which travels at around the same speed as the sports car. Traffic also consists of larger vehicles. Sometimes there is a bulldozer that moves very slowly.
GalleryEdit
DescriptionsEdit
- Japanese: 「ほかのクルマを よけながら ハイウェイを ふっとばせ!」(Romanization: "Hokanokurumawo yokenagara haiueiwo futtobase!"; translation: "Blast down the highway while avoiding other cars!")
- Chinese: 「不要撞到其他车子, 全速前进!」(Romanization: "Búyào zhuàng dào qítā chēzi, quánsùqiánjìn!"; translation: "Don't crash into other cars, go full speed ahead!")
- French: "Ne rentre pas dans les autres véhicules, as du volant!" ("Don't crash into the other vehicles, you ace driver!")
- German: "Bau keinen Unfall, du Straßenrowdy!" ("Don't cause an accident, you road hooligan!")
- Italian: "Non andare a sbattere contro gli altri veicoli! Pirata della strada!" ("Don't crash against into other vehicles! You hit-and-run driver!")
- Spanish: "¡No te des contra ningún coche! ¡Atención, amigo conductor!" ("Don't get hit against any other cars! Attention, fellow driver!")
NamingEdit
Internal namesEdit
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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|---|---|---|---|
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | DRIVE |
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドライブ Doraibu |
Drive. | [1] | |
| Chinese | 飚车 Biāochē |
Racing | [2] | |
| French | Autoroute fréquentée | Common freeway | [3] | |
| German | Autokrampf | Car drudgery | [4] | |
| Italian | Autostrada folle | Crazy highway | [5] | |
| Spanish | Auto-precaución | Auto-precaution | [6] |
NotesEdit
- The minigame RACE from Mario Artist: Polygon Studio serves as a direct precursor and inspiration to Hectic Highway and the similar microgame Racing 112.
- This microgame shares its music with Saving Face, Boing!, Baseline Bash, Family Basic, Chiritorie, and Hoppin' Mad.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ たあぼう (October 16, 2022). メイドインワリオ(GBA) ワリカセ(テハジメ) プレイ動画. Youtube. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ 只会水视频的B站用户 (July 1, 2023). 瓦里奥制造瞎玩七. Bilibili. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ SHILÉ REPLAY (June 8, 2025). MARATHON WARIO WARE [Wario Ware Inc. GAMECUBE - Rediff partie 3]. Youtube. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Cinétastic Cécile (December 3, 2024). Let's Play WarioWare Inc.: Minigame Mania [German/4K] Part 11: Alle Intro Mikro Games. Youtube. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Guzmán, N.A. (March 29, 2026). WarioWare, Inc. (Italiano) - Minigiochi di Wario, Jimmy e Dribble. Youtube. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ^ Rubensuito (February 3, 2022). WarioWare Inc Minigame Mania. Episodio 7: Wario el sheriff. Youtube. Retrieved February 10, 2026.