Wario Land 3 cover

Wario Land 3

First release
Mar 21, 2000
Developer
Nintendo R&D1
Genres
Platform · Action

Trapped inside a magical music box, the invincible Wario is on a dangerous quest to help a mysterious figure recover its lost powers! Smash, bash and crash your way through more than two dozen gigantic levels in search of hidden keys, valuable treasures and mystical music boxes. Test your wits on puzzle after intricate puzzle and flex your muscles in action-packed boss fights! Be wary of Wanderin' Gooms, Hammer-bots, Mad Scienstein and more as you plunge into one of the largest, most dazzling adventures ever to hit Game Boy Color!

Also known as Wario Land 3: Mysterious Music Box, Wario Land III, Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel

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Storyline
One day, Wario is flying with his plane over the woods until it runs out of gas and crashes. Unharmed, Wario then stumbles upon a mysterious cave. Inside the cave, he discovers a magical music box. He wants to take a closer look, and that causes him to be suddenly sucked into the music box. In the music box, a mysterious figure informs Wario that he is a god who once protected the world inside the music box, until an evil being sealed away his magical powers in five music boxes. In exchange for freeing it, the figure promises to send Wario back to his own world and let him keep any treasure he finds. With his mind on the money and the fact he can return to his own world, Wario departs on his quest, in search of the music boxes and the many treasures of this mysterious land.Read more

One day, Wario is flying with his plane over the woods until it runs out of gas and crashes. Unharmed, Wario then stumbles upon a mysterious cave. Inside the cave, he discovers a magical music box. He wants to take a closer look, and that causes him to be suddenly sucked into the music box. In the music box, a mysterious figure informs Wario that he is a god who once protected the world inside the music box, until an evil being sealed away his magical powers in five music boxes. In exchange for freeing it, the figure promises to send Wario back to his own world and let him keep any treasure he finds. With his mind on the money and the fact he can return to his own world, Wario departs on his quest, in search of the music boxes and the many treasures of this mysterious land.

Release dates
Game Boy Color
Mar 21, 2000
Game Boy Color
Apr 14, 2000
Game Boy Color
May 30, 2000
All 7 release dates
Game Boy Color
Jun 2001
Nintendo 3DS
May 02, 2012
Nintendo 3DS
Dec 06, 2012
Nintendo 3DS
Aug 29, 2013
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Where to buy
Keywords
minigames, metroidvania, frog, bird, backtracking
… All 32, pixel art, snake, worm, sequel, climbing, swimming, day/night cycle, turtle, boss fight, platform exclusive, world map, virtual console, polar bear, ice stage, treasure chest, betrayal, shaky camera, sequence breaking, been here before, water level, plot twist, unskippable cutscene, sliding down ladders, invisibility, nintendo switch online, nintendo 3ds virtual console, nintendo gateway system

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • 日本語interface
IGDB · recorded 15 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 15 Oct 2026