Little Warioware is an open-source clone of Nintendo's WarioWare series, in which players must survive a gauntlet of randomized "microgames" (games with a simple objective and a time limit of less than 10 seconds).
If you haven't played WarioWare before, I recommend checking out some longplay videos on Youtube: https://youtu.be/XLg1zLXTnL0?t=168
The goal with this project is not to make a 1:1 reproduction of the original games, but to provide a framework for playing microgames and allowing anyone to create their own microgames. Also, crediting and discovery will be a primary focus - the dream is to make a system in which you can easily bookmark microgames you enjoyed and trace the creators back to their external social media or portfolio sites.
In short - I want to give WarioWare the Little Mario treatment!
Microgame contributions are always welcome, but there's still a lot of core system work that needs to be hammered out as well. There are a number of pieces I would like to be firmly in place before making this project fully public and open to submissions. I will try to keep the Issues page updated - anything there is work that needs to be done and I could likely use all the help I can get!
A lot of the conversation around the project happens on our Discord, drop on by to chat with folks about getting involved!
By contributing, you agree to abide by our code of conduct. We take it seriously!
At some point I will formalize the rules and guidelines for making microgames and contributing, but for now I'm just going to point to the incredible wealth of resources available on MarioWiki:
- Microgame - An overview of how a microgame is designed
- List of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ microgames - An exhaustive list of all 213 microgames from the original WarioWare, each with its own dedicated wiki page with gameplay descriptions and screenshots
- WarioWare D.I.Y. - An overview of Nintendo's own attempt at a WarioWare that includes tools for user-generated content (a stretch goal for this project would be to similarly include tools that make it easy for non-programmers to create microgames!)
You can also read my more rambly notes on Notion, if you really want to.
The source code for this project is licensed under the MIT License. A copy of this license can be found in the LICENSE.md file in this repo.
Non-code assets for this project are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Additionally, ATTRIBUTION.md contains credits for third-party assets not covered under either of those licenses.
This project is licensed under extremely generous terms. Our intent is that you are welcome to liberally borrow code or assets from this project (given appropriate crediting and all other licensing terms are met), but we ask that you not rip off whole microgames or the entire game, and that you not attempt to financially profit from this work.