<s>
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Wario	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
1992	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
6	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Wario	O
travelling	O
to	O
a	O
distant	O
island	O
to	O
steal	O
and	O
sell	O
a	O
valuable	O
statue	O
to	O
purchase	O
his	O
own	O
castle	O
out	O
of	O
envy	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
lauding	O
its	O
length	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
quality	O
,	O
though	O
reviewers	O
were	O
mixed	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviewers	O
have	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Wario	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
five	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
sequels	O
and	O
several	O
related	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
year	O
and	O
sold	O
over	O
5.1	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
markedly	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
coins	O
are	O
typically	O
used	O
to	O
earn	O
extra	O
lives	O
,	O
coins	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
are	O
instead	O
used	O
as	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
ejected	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
castle	O
in	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Wario	O
resolves	O
to	O
get	O
his	O
own	O
castle	O
,	O
one	O
even	O
bigger	O
and	O
more	O
impressive	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wario	O
intends	O
to	O
retrieve	O
this	O
statue	O
and	O
sell	O
it	O
back	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
for	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
a	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
summons	O
a	O
genie	B-Language
to	O
destroy	O
Wario	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
defeats	O
the	O
genie	B-Language
and	O
Syrup	O
destroys	O
the	O
castle	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
bomb	O
as	O
she	O
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
a	O
helicopter	O
,	O
thanks	O
Wario	O
and	O
takes	O
the	O
statue	O
away	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
his	O
eyes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
holding	O
the	O
genie	B-Language
's	O
lamp	O
,	O
Wario	O
summons	O
the	O
genie	B-Language
and	O
wishes	O
for	O
a	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
genie	B-Language
tells	O
him	O
that	O
he	O
requires	O
money	O
to	O
grant	O
his	O
wish	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
Wario	O
gives	O
him	O
all	O
the	O
coins	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
collected	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
plus	O
trades	O
in	O
all	O
the	O
found	O
treasures	O
for	O
more	O
coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exactly	O
how	O
well	O
the	O
genie	B-Language
grants	O
Wario	O
's	O
wish	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
final	O
amount	O
of	O
coins	O
he	O
is	O
given	O
:	O
Wario	O
can	O
get	O
(	O
from	O
best	O
to	O
worst	O
outcome	O
)	O
a	O
castle	O
,	O
a	O
Chinese	O
pagoda	O
,	O
a	O
log	O
cabin	O
,	O
a	O
treehouse	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
tiny	O
birdhouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
collects	O
all	O
the	O
treasures	O
and	O
has	O
enough	O
coins	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
99,999	O
limit	O
,	O
the	O
genie	B-Language
will	O
give	O
Wario	O
an	O
entire	O
planet	O
with	O
his	O
face	O
etched	O
on	O
its	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
1994	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
from	O
March	B-Application
13	O
to	O
May	O
13	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
eShop	B-Application
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
download	O
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2012	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
6	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
in	O
March	B-Application
and	O
April	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
13th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
for	O
three	O
months	O
in	B-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
from	O
May	O
to	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
new	O
power-ups	O
and	O
the	O
multiple	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Unlimited	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
addictive	O
,	O
long	O
and	O
varied	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
awarded	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
similarly	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
platforming	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
6	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Coins	I-Application
,	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
promote	O
Wario	O
to	O
a	O
starring	O
role	O
and	O
expand	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
spawned	O
five	O
popular	O
sequels	O
:	O
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shake	I-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Wario	O
titles	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Wario	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Wario	B-Application
:	I-Application
Master	I-Application
of	I-Application
Disguise	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
Inc	O
.	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Mario	B-Application
spin-off	O
titles	O
have	O
referenced	O
the	O
original	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Picross	I-Application
,	O
Bull	O
Wario	O
,	O
Dragon	O
Wario	O
,	O
and	O
Small	O
Wario	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
the	O
Wario	O
stage	O
selection	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Wario	O
's	O
Amiibo	B-Device
board	O
map	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
10	I-Application
features	O
his	O
safari	O
helmet	O
as	O
a	O
background	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
Wario	O
's	O
bull	O
transformation	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
billboard	O
on	O
the	O
Wario	O
Shipyard	O
racetrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
track	O
of	O
this	O
course	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
