WarioWare Twisted FAQ

WarioWare: Twisted! FAQ

Q: What are you playing on?
A: I'm playing with DS Capture. Since this game uses gyro controls, using Gameboy Player would be difficult, so opt for DS in this instance

Q: What is with all the resetting?
A: The resetting is the save time in the menus by skipping cutscenes. Basically every time you beat a boss, you reset to go back to the menu faster. Then enter a new level, then reset again to skip the cutscene that level has, then go back in and actually start the level.

Q: So how do you go fast in this game? Do you need to go fast in the mini-games?
A: Unlike in the first Warioware, there are 2 stages in this one where how fast you go in the mini-games themselves counts a lot, as there is no timer on these mini-games, so it ends when you clear them. Those are, Wario and WarioWatch, so those two levels are the ones with the most variance, and where you have to play well.

As mentioned above, menuing plays a part. In terms of the actual gameplay, bosses also don't have a fixed timer, so most have some element of execution to them, and a fair few have RNG elements to them as well. So going fast on them is also key.

Another important element in going fast is to make sure the game doesn't "calibrate" after doing a reset. In order to do this you must keep the console -incredibly- still, even the slightest movement will cause it to calibrate. It's actually very hard to get no calibrations throughout the run, even when trying to be as still as possible

Q: What is WR?
A: http://www.speedrun.com/wwtw | See: Splits

Q: What is your goal time?
A: To improve at all.

Q: What's with the white flashes?
A: That's my cable coming loose. Given I have to move the DS itself a lot in the run, it's likely that at times the cable will come loose. This is most likely to happen obviously at times where I'm moving it quite violently, the most notable being on Jimmy's Boss where I literally throw the DS (seriously)

Q: What is with those split icons? What does A and B mean?
A: This is a grading system for all of my splits. I'm sure you are familiar with grades, A+ being the best then going down from there. So the idea is, if the split has an A+ next to it, my time there was really good and would be very difficult to beat. If it's a C though for example, it was quite poor, and I should be able to save time there pretty easily.

This way, everyone watching has more accurate information on where I can save time, and where I should be making up time. Also that all time loss is not equal, as losing time vs an A+ split isn't really that bad, whereas losing time vs a C split is really bad. It'll probably take a while for a lot of people watching to pick up the meaning so I will appreciate everyone who explains how this works (correctly) in chat to new people.