Wow! Waluigi

Wow! Waluigi was a cancelled 2.5D side-scroller game for the Nintendo DS that would have been tied to Super Mario 64 DS via Cross Sava-Data Scanning. It would star Waluigi as it's main character, making it the first game Waluigi has a major role in. It is unclear why it was cancelled, though it is believed to have been conflict with Super Mario 64 DS' Personalization A.I. The game seems to have been almost entirely completed, though some things do appear to be unfinished. It is possible the game inspired Wario: Master of Disguise.

Story
Wow! Waluigi's story is that Waluigi enters the Crazy Cavern level and finds a treasure chest containing special gloves that allow him to shapeshift his hands when worn. Waluigi uses these to go through several areas to collect the 10 Dazzling Diamonds in order to get a wish granted so that Waluigi could get infinite riches. He later teams up with Wario around halfway through the game after meeting up, fighting over the Dazzling Diamonds Waluigi has collected, and then working together to find the rest.

In the ending, Waluigi knocks Wario out of the way and makes his wish for infinite riches after finding the 10th Dazzling Diamond. However, the wish is denied and the Dazzling Demon, the final boss, is summoned. After the Dazzling Demon is defeated, in the real ending, both Waluigi and Wario get the infinite riches. Though in a post-credits sequence, Waluigi ends up arguing with Wario over the riches and start fighting.

Magic Gloves
The Magic Gloves are the main mechanic of Wow! Waluigi. They would allow Waluigi to use several new abilities. Wario would not have the Magic Gloves, instead having to use the equivalent object. Below is a list of forms the Magic Gloves can transform into. There is one upgrade for the Magic Glove per level, found by collecting the Dazzling Diamonds. The Magic Gloves can be activated by drawing the form of the gloves on the bottom DS screen using the stylus.


 * Hammer: The starting transformation, this allows Waluigi to crush enemies and certain objects, such as poles or rocks.
 * Tennis Racket: This can be used to play Tennis with certain characters, as a weapon to attack enemies, and used to ride ziplines via the holes in the tennis racket. This is a reference to the first game Waluigi appeared in, Mario Tennis 64.
 * Big Fists: This can be used to punch enemies and objects.
 * Screwdriver: This can be used as a weapon and unscrew certain objects.
 * Drill: This can be used as a weapon, as well as drilling through certain objects.
 * Slingshot: This can be used to shoot enemies from far away, as well as shooting certain objects. However, this requires rocks to be picked up from the ground to be used as ammo.
 * Paint Brush: This can be used to attack enemies, as well as paint certain objects.
 * Whip: This can be used to attack enemies, as well as hit certain objects from afar. It can also be used as a lasso to grab enemies and objects.
 * Umbrella: Can be used to slow falls, and smack enemies.
 * Magic Staff: Can be used to shoot magic orbs at enemies and objects.

Waluigi's Standard Abilities
Waluigi has some unique abilities in comparison to Wario, excluding the Magic Gloves.


 * He can run faster and jump higher than Wario.
 * He can kick enemies.
 * Waluigi can charge up a sprint in order to run faster.
 * Waluigi can crawl through certain areas that Wario cannot.
 * Waluigi has the ability to sneak, avoiding activating certain enemies.

Wario's Abilities
Wario may not be able to use the Magic Gloves, instead needing regular objects, but he has his own special abilities and traits.


 * He has a lower jump and slower walk than Waluigi due to his weight.
 * He can shoulder-bash enemies, similarly to the Wario Land series.
 * Wario can break certain objects that would otherwise require the use of a Magic Glove transformation or item.
 * Wario can pull down certain objects hanging from the ceiling thanks to his weight if he can reach the object.
 * Wario can walk underwater due to being weighed down.

Dazzling Diamonds
Dazzling Diamonds are the main collectible of Wow! Waluigi, found at the end of each level by defeating a boss. Every Dazzling Diamond excluding the last one also unlocks the next Magic Glove transformation. If you're playing as Wario, the next item required is dropped by the boss alongside the Dazzling Diamond.

Overworld
The Overworld is the only 3D area in the game that can be traversed in Wow! Waluigi. It contains the entrances to all 10 areas, as well as the shops. It has several small obstacle courses scattered throughout that can be completed for tokens.

Tokens
Tokens are the currency of Wow! Waluigi, taking the appearance of purple coins with an upside down L on them, signifying Waluigi. They can be used in the shops found in the overworld map, as well as pass certain gates in levels by paying in tokens.

Shops
Shops can be found throughout the overworld. They sell upgrades for certain Magic Glove abilities, as well as standard abilities from Waluigi and Wario. They can also sell power-ups. The price of the items scale with each shop in the overworld. In the final shop in the overworld, some permanent versions of power-ups can be unlocked.

Tennis Matches
After unlocking the Tennis Racket, some characters can be interacted with throughout the game to play a game of tennis with them. The difficulty of each tennis match scales throughout the game. Beating a tennis match will give the player a varying amount of tokens.

Power-Ups
Power-Ups can be found throughout the game as temporary abilities, that activate instantly upon collection in levels, but if found in the overworld or in shops, can be saved for use in levels.


 * Super Star: Makes the player temporarily invincible and destroys all obstacles and enemies upon contact, even invincible ones.
 * Swap-Shroom: Switches the player's character temporarily between Waluigi and Wario. This only appears after Wario is unlocked. This does not apply to Warupichi.
 * Crystal Ball: Temporarily unlocks the Magic Staff ability or item.
 * Speedy Shoes: Makes the player temporarily run faster.*
 * Springy Shoes: Makes the player temporarily jump higher.*
 * Big Bob-omb: Clears out all obstacles and enemies on the screen. Not to be confused with Big Bob-omb.
 * Power Pill: Temporarily makes the current ability or item in use more effective if one is in use. If one is not in use, the Power Pill is put into the player's inventory.*
 * Crazy Cap: Similarly to the caps in Super Mario 64, this gives the player one of 5 abilities that can be selected, with only 1 unlocked at first but others being able to be unlocked in shops. The first is the Shadow Cap, which simply allows the player to pass through translucent objects and interact with objects only seen as shadows. This is not to be confused with the Shadow Cap. The next is the Crusher Cap, which can be used to destroy several obstacles and enemies. The third is the Balloon Cap, which allows the player to float around. The fourth is the Flashy Cap, which allows the player to see in the dark. The final is the Warp Cap, which is the only cap that does not have a time limit. It instead allows the player to teleport somewhere by tapping on the touch screen with the stylus, but the teleport will remove the Warp Cap.
 * Fire Flower: Temporarily allows the player to throw fireballs at enemies. This can melt ice.*
 * Freeze Flower: Temporarily allows the player to throw ice-balls at enemies. This can freeze fire and lava.*

*: A permanent version can be unlocked at the final shop in the overworld.

Enemies
There are several enemies in Wow! Waluigi, being a mix of new and unique enemies and some enemies from the regular Mario Bros. series. This list will not include bosses.


 * Goombas: Goombas work the same as most of their appearances in other games, walking around a set area, and being defeated upon being jumped on or attacked using a Magic Glove transformation or item.
 * Bob-ombs: Bob-ombs are re-skins of Goombas, but instead explode instantly when defeated, dealing damage to nearby enemies and the player if they are in the radius.
 * Swoops: Swoops hang on the ceilings of some areas, swooping down to attack the player. It can be defeated by being jumped on or with the use of an item.
 * Purple Goombas: The same as regular Goombas, but require 2 hits to defeat instead of 1.
 * Dark Goombas: The same as regular Goombas, but they cannot be jumped on.
 * Lil' Rockies: Lil' Rockies are walking rocks with a carved face on them. They can only be defeated by a Bob-omb explosion, the hammer, big fists and drill Magic Glove transformation, or the magic staff. They appear similar to the Clefts seen in the Paper Mario series.
 * Angry Guy: A regular person with an angry face. They attack by attempting to punch the player. They can be defeated by being hit 2 times with any attack.
 * Big Rockies: A larger Lil' Rocky. Takes 3 hits to defeat, but can still only be damaged by the same attacks as the regular Lil' Rockies. They break apart into 3 Lil' Rockies.
 * Rocky Wrenches: Monty Moles with goggles on. They hop up from underneath certain objects such as sewer grates, which stay on top of their head, and throw wrenches at the player. They are invincible due to going back underground when about to be attacked. Oddly, Monty Moles themselves do not appear in the game.
 * Boos: Boos function the same as in other games, creeping towards the player when not looked at and dealing damage upon contact but stopping and turning invisible when looked at. This enemy is invincible.
 * Spookies: Black spiders that crawl on the walls of levels they appear in. They deal damage by grabbing the player and pulling them up off-screen, instantly killing the player. This enemy is invincible except for being shot by a slingshot.
 * Bloopers: Bloopers function the same as in other games, floating around in the water and dealing damage upon contact. This enemy can be defeated with most attacks from the Magic Glove abilities, as well as Fire Flowers.
 * Cheep Cheeps: Cheep Cheeps function the same as in other games, swimming around in the water and dealing damage upon contact. This enemy an be defeated with most attacks from the Magic Glove abilities, as well as Fire Flowers.
 * Obsidios: Obsidios are totems made out of obsidian with a pole sticking out of the top segment in place of a mouth, as well as red eyes next to the pole. Similarly to a Snufit, Obsidios shoot projectiles at the player from the pole. This enemy is invincible to everything but the drill, but can be temporarily frozen using the Freeze Flower.
 * Lava Bubbles: Lava Bubbles function the same as in other games, jumping up from lava and dealing damage upon contact. This enemy can only be defeated using the Freeze Flower.
 * Lil' Snowies: A reskin of Lil' Rockies to be made of snow. It takes 3 hits to defeat, but can be attacked with any weapon. It comes in 3 sizes: big, medium, and small. Defeating a big Lil' Snowy makes it split into 2 mediums, and a medium splits into 2 smalls.
 * Mr. Blizzards: Mr. Blizzards appear in the background and attempt to throw snowballs at the player. They are invincible due to not being able to be reached, but the snowballs they throw can be destroyed using the slingshot or Fire Flower.
 * Ice Bubbles: A reskin of Lava Bubbles to be light blue. They hop out of freezing water and deal damage upon contact. This enemy can only be defeated by using the Fire Flower.
 * Greyans: Greyans are random grey scribbles that can walk or float around. They are defeated by being painted using the paintbrush.
 * Frozen Obsidios: A reskin of Obsidios to be made out of ice. This enemy is invincible to anything put the drill Magic Glove ability and the Fire Flower.
 * Land Bloopers: Bloopers that appear more similar to the Super Mario Sunshine versions. They walk around on the ground and shoot ink at the player that instead of damaging the player covers one of the screens with ink temporarily. They also do damage upon contact. They can be defeated by most abilities, as well as being jumped on.
 * Crazed Cars: Crazed Cars are cars being driven by Angry Guys. They attempt to run over the player, dealing damage upon contact. They are invincible.

Cross Save-Data Scanning
Main Article: Cross Save-Data Scanning

By Cross Save-Data Scanning Wow! Waluigi with Super Mario 64 DS, a level unlocking Waluigi as a playable character will appear in Super Mario 64 DS, most commonly being Big Piranha Battle, and Warupichi, an evil counterpart to Princess Peach who appears in Sacred Sanctuary and the ending, will be unlocked as a playable character in Wow! Waluigi. However, the Personalization A.I. is spread to Wow! Waluigi, and oddly becomes highly unstable, often breaking the game or corrupting the player's save file.

Warupichi's Abilities
Warupichi has all 10 Magic Glove abilities unlocked, but use item versions with the same textures as the Dazzling Diamonds. They also have several unique properties.


 * Warupichi falls slower than Waluigi and Wario.
 * Warupichi has a stronger umbrella attack.
 * Warupichi can toggle any Crazy Cap ability, regardless of whether or not the player has them unlocked or grabbed the Crazy Cap.
 * Warupichi can use the bottom handle of the umbrella to hold and pull down certain objects from the ceiling, similarly to Wario.
 * Warupichi can move faster than Waluigi or Wario underwater.

Crazy Cavern
Crazy Cavern is the tutorial and first level of Wow! Waluigi. It is a grey cave filled with Goombas, Swoops, as well as Lil' Rockies. Halfway through the level, the chest containing the Magic Gloves can be found. The level utilizes the hammer Magic Glove ability in the second half of the level, with Lil' Rockies becoming more common, Bob-ombs becoming less common, and some rocks needing to be broken using the hammer. The level's boss fight is the Big Swoop, a larger version of the Swoop enemy that requires 3 hits to defeat.

Tennis Town
Tennis Town is the second level of Wow! Waluigi. It is an area with several houses as well as tennis matches. It's enemies are Goombas, Rocky Wrenches and Angry Guys. The level utilizes the tennis racket Magic Glove ability throughout the level to play tennis matches and use ziplines. The level's boss fight is the Really Angry Guy, a larger version of the Angry Guy enemy that requires 5 hits to defeat.

Rocky Ridge
Rocky Ridge is the third level of Wow! Waluigi. It is a mountain ridge made up of several large brown rocks. It's enemies are Lil' Rockies, Big Rockies, Bob-ombs and Rocky Wrenches. The level utilizes the big fists Magic Glove ability throughout the level in order to break several rocks. The level's boss fight is the Mega Rocky, an even larger Big Rocky that requires 5 hits to defeat.

Scary Shelter
Scary Shelter is the fourth level of Wow! Waluigi. It is a very dark ghost house. It's enemies are Dark Goombas, Spookies and Boos. The level utilizes the screwdriver Magic Glove ability throughout the level in order to unscrew several blockades. The level's boss fight is the Big Boo, which does not function as a regular boss. It instead chases the player throughout the last part of the level and is invincible, until the player reaches a light switch at the end of the level. This light switch will turn on the lights in the room, defeating the Big Boo.

Obsidian Ocean
Obsidian Ocean is the fifth level of Wow! Waluigi. It is a mix of both a water level and a lava level, as the first half takes place in the ocean, with the second half taking place around a volcano in the water spilling lava that creates obsidian on the water, hence the name. It's enemies are Bloopers, Cheep Cheeps, Obsidios, and Lava Bubbles. The level utilizes the drill Magic Glove ability throughout the level to break through the obsidian throughout the level. This level's boss fight is Wario, who is hunting for the Dazzling Diamonds himself but only got the Dazzling Diamond in Obsidian Ocean. He functions the same as his playable counterpart. When defeated, Wario is unlocked as a playable character.

Freezing Fields
Freezing Fields is the sixth level of Wow! Waluigi. It is an ice level taking place in a field that has been frozen and covered in ice. It's enemies are Lil' Snowies, Mr. Blizzards, and Ice Bubbles. The level utilizes the slingshot Magic Glove ability throughout the level to shoot snowballs that are out of reach, making them roll over an obstacle and allowing it to be crossed. The level's boss is a Snow Spike, a light blue Spike (oddly, regular Spikes do not appear in the game) that throws snowballs from it's mouth towards the player. It does not function as a regular boss, instead being on top of a mountain of snow and throwing snowballs down the mountain towards the player that grow over time, but can be destroyed using the Fire Flower. They must be avoided, and the player must reach the top of the mountain and then hit the Snow Spike using any attack, defeating it instantly.

Monochrome Meadow
Monochrome Meadow is the seventh level of Wow! Waluigi. It is a large field that is entirely greyscale. It's enemies are greyscale versions of Goombas, Bob-ombs and Rocky Wrenches hiding under rocks or grass, as well as Greyans. The level utilizes the paintbrush Magic Glove ability throughout the level to paint some parts of the level, as well as the greyscale enemies, but the enemies do not change in any way other than appearance. The level's boss is a Doomba, a large black Goomba. It has to be painted until it is fully colored in, and then must be jumped on 5 times.

Cold Crevasse
Not to be confused with Cold, Cold Crevasse.

Cold Crevasse is the eight level of Wow! Waluigi. It is a large ravine made of snow and ice. The level's enemies are Lil' Snowies, Mr. Blizzards, Ice Bubbles, Frozen Obsidios, and Land Bloopers, which come from ice blocks that must be broken to progress. The level utilizes the whip Magic Glove ability throughout the level by having to use it to grab ice blocks to put over hazards, as well as throwing the ice blocks at the enemies. The level's boss is the Gooper Blooper, found by breaking a large ice block containing the Dazzling Diamond at the end of the level. It functions similarly to the Super Mario Sunshine boss battles, attempting to crush the player with it's tentacles, though it is actually in the background. It also shoots ink at the player that works the same as the Land Blooper ink. The player must use the whip to crush the tentacles with ice blocks after pulling the tentacles to stun them.

Rainy Roads
Rainy Roads is the ninth level of Wow! Waluigi. It is a large intersection of roads raised up into the air via various columns, while a large rain cloud envelops the entire level, making the level wet. There are various puddles that can make the player slip. The level's enemies are Goombas, Bloopers which float in the rain, Bob-ombs, Angry Guys, and Crazed Cars. The level utilizes the umbrella Magic Glove ability throughout the level by deflecting the rain, making less puddles and deflecting Bloopers. It also is used to slow falls after trying to cross to other roads. The level's boss is the Terror Truck, a very large truck being driven by the Very Angry Guy from Tennis Town. Similarly to the Big Boo boss fight, it is a chase sequence until the player reaches a dead end they must jump over, using the umbrella to reach the next road as the Terror Truck falls down off of the map, dropping the Dazzling Diamond.

Sacred Sanctuary
Sacred Sanctuary is the tenth and final level of Wow! Waluigi. It is a large underground temple made of gold and several gems used to decorate the area. It has several segments signifying other levels, such as a monochrome area representing Monochrome Meadow. Each segment has the previous enemies from the represented level. This makes the level the longest level in all of Wow! Waluigi. The final Magic Glove ability, the magic staff, is utilized here to activate certain devices that unlock further parts of the level by shooting magic orbs at them. The level's boss, the Dazzling Destroyer, is a shape-shifting translucent sphere surrounding the final Dazzling Diamond that transforms into the other bosses seen earlier in the game, effectively becoming a boss rush.

After being defeated, a cutscene begins where all 10 Dazzling Diamonds float up into the air, summoning a purple doppelganger of Princess Peach known as Warupichi, who asks Waluigi for his wish. Waluigi then knocks Wario out of the way, and wishes for infinite riches. Warupichi then denies his wish due to his greed for knocking Wario away and denying him his wish, and then transforms into the Dazzling Demon and transports Waluigi and Wario into the arena for the true final boss, known as Dazzling Disaster.

Dazzling Disaster
Dazzling Disaster is the arena for the final boss of Wow! Waluigi, the Dazzling Demon. The arena is seen as a grey plane with a grey background, seemingly due to the area being unfinished. This level is the only level where the character the player is currently not playing as (excluding Warupichi) will still appear, instead being controlled by an AI. The Dazzling Demon is a large demon with the texture of the Dazzling Diamonds and bright red eyes made from rubies. They can summon several hazards and enemies from previous levels, as well as attempt to hit the player or the AI with their claws. It must be damaged by being shoulder-bashed by Wario, stunning it and allowing Waluigi to attack it using any of the Magic Glove abilities. This must be done 10 times in order to defeat it and trigger the ending.

In the ending, Warupichi reappears, says they are very brave for defeating the Dazzling Demon, and ask Wario and Waluigi for their wish. Waluigi and Wario wish at the same time for infinite riches. The wish is granted, and the credits show Waluigi and Wario surrounded by several riches, mostly made out of gold, as well as the levels seen throughout the game as Waluigi and Wario go back to them and fight some more enemies. After the credits, Waluigi and Wario are seen playing a game of tennis while talking about all of the riches they have collected, eventually getting into an argument about who owned the riches and fighting over them.

Unused, Planned & Unfinished Content

 * Dazzling Disaster does not appear to be textured.
 * The game does not appear to be equipped to handle the Personalization A.I. when Cross Save-Data Scanning gives the Personalization A.I. to the game.
 * There is an unused "challenge mode" that would make levels harder, put a time limit, or remove the use of a character.
 * There is an unused and untextured "Wa-Yoshi" model found in the files that likely would have been an evil Yoshi counterpart.
 * There were several unused post-game smaller levels that would have been unlocked after special circumstances, such as buying everything from every shop.
 * There were going to be red tokens that would spawn in a Dazzling Diamond somewhere in the level when all of the red tokens are collected, though attempting to collect the Dazzling Diamond crashes the game. This implies that there would have been more Dazzling Diamonds, or that the game would function as a collect-a-thon with the red tokens functioning the same as the red coins from Super Mario 64.
 * There were originally going to be shops inside the levels that would sell power-ups to be used later in the level.
 * A model for Princess Daisy can be found in the game's files, though what they would have been used for is unknown, possibly being a placeholder for Warupichi.
 * Dazzling Disaster originally would have been a full level.
 * The Dazzling Demon at one point may attempt to spawn an unfinished attack, simply freezing them in place until Wario can shoulder-bash them, possibly being one of the hazards from an unused level.
 * There were originally 15 levels planned for the game.
 * Warupichi can suddenly disappear from the screen when being played as, softlocking the game.
 * There are 2 unused Magic Glove abilities: scissors and a sword.
 * There are 12 unused tennis matches against all 11 bosses including Wario, as well as Warupichi.
 * A string of text in the code implies Pokey Oasis was planned to be a hidden part of the overworld, possibly including some of the scrapped levels.
 * The Gooper Blooper was originally planned to appear as a boss in the first part of Obsidian Ocean, meaning the 2 parts may have originally been separate levels.
 * There appears to have been boss equivalents of all the enemies in the game planned, implying mini-bosses would have been in the game before it was cancelled.
 * There was an unused sequence that would have replaced the current post-credits sequence, though it is unknown what this would have contained.
 * Some code implies the game would have been fully 3D, though it is unknown as to why it was scrapped, possibly to differentiate it from Super Mario 64 DS.
 * After the post-credits sequence, the game crashes. However, the player's data is saved.
 * Some enemies lack animations, specifically later on in the game.
 * Some levels originally could have been completed out of order.
 * Bowser would have appeared in the game, possibly as the villain. The only remnants of them is a voice clip of Bowser's laugh.

Cancellation & Discovery
It is believed the game was cancelled due to the removal of Cross Save-Data Scanning from Nintendo DS models, as well as possible time constraints for the DS being released, as Wow! Waluigi would have been a launch title that came with Super Mario 64 DS. It is also possible the game was scrapped due to it's incompatibility with the Personalization A.I. combined with the decision by Nintendo to keep the Personalization A.I. hidden. A final theory was proposed that the game was scrapped due to Waluigi being too obscure of a choice for a main character and some assets were re-used elsewhere.

The game was re-discovered along with Luigi Personal Computer when an old, abandoned house of a Nintendo employee was explored by 4 people in 2017 looking for any interesting Nintendo merchandise inside. The game's ROM was then dumped, and shared on a now-deleted "Wow! Waluigi Wiki" created by one of the explorers. Most of these explorers inexplicably went missing, prompting some to theorize they were reprimanded by Nintendo Secrecy Agents.

Trivia

 * Warupichi was actually a scrapped character for Mario Tennis 64, the same game that Waluigi first appeared in. It is believed Warupichi's inclusion was a reference to this, as they share the same name.
 * The Main Menu theme was edited and re-used as the Waluigi Pinball theme in Mario Kart DS.
 * The idea of there being several abilities used by drawing a shape using the stylus appears to have been recycled into Wario: Master of Disguise.
 * Warupichi's model in the game files is simply named "wa-peach", explaining the name for "wa-yoshi", as it is likely just a nickname for the files.