<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
system	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
background	O
at	O
certain	O
points	O
,	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
R&D1	O
,	O
containing	O
a	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
its	O
staff	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
red-and-black	O
color	O
scheme	O
that	O
is	O
standard	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
receiving	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
utilization	O
of	O
3D	O
depth	O
,	O
and	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
served	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
multiple	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
background	O
gimmick	O
,	O
including	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
and	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
stars	O
Wario	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
treasure	O
in	O
the	O
Awazon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
certain	O
conditions	O
regarding	O
difficulties	O
and	O
playing	O
time	O
are	O
met	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
be	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
bunny	O
girl	O
and/or	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
a	O
genie	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
stars	O
Wario	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
treasure	O
in	O
the	O
Awazon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
equip	O
hats	O
to	O
gain	O
new	O
powers	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
loses	O
if	O
he	O
takes	O
damage	O
or	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
R&D1	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
named	O
Wario	B-Application
Cruise	I-Application
,	O
appearing	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
system	O
's	O
box	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
other	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
red-and-black	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
uses	O
parallax	B-Device
,	O
an	O
optical	O
trick	O
used	O
to	O
simulate	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
garnered	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
critiques	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
hardware	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Los	O
Angeles	O
Timess	O
Aaron	O
Curtis	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocky	O
Mountain	O
Newss	O
Joel	O
Easley	O
felt	O
that	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
3D	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
possibilities	O
,	O
a	O
sentiment	O
shared	O
by	O
AllGames	O
Scott	O
Alan	O
Marriott	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
criticism	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
has	O
been	O
more	O
favorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
named	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
by	O
GamesRadar+	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
and	O
Retronauts	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
remade	O
for	O
a	O
different	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noted	O
that	O
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
fans	O
wanted	O
the	O
fellow	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
Mario	O
Clash	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
and	O
IGN	O
similarly	O
hoped	O
to	O
see	O
it	O
re-released	O
,	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plays	O
Dave	O
Halverson	O
returned	O
to	O
play	O
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
often	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
not	O
getting	O
tiresome	O
to	O
replay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ABC	O
's	O
Good	O
Game	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
done	O
more	O
with	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
nonetheless	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
felt	O
that	O
its	O
cavernous	O
setting	O
helped	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
emphasize	O
subtle	O
visual	O
details	O
,	O
considering	O
it	O
worth	O
buying	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
for	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Lands	I-Application
background	O
gimmick	O
served	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
multiple	O
developers	O
,	O
including	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
in	O
the	O
2010	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
and	O
Jool	O
Watsham	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
