Stroke of Genius is a recurring microgame in the WarioWare series. It first appears in WarioWare: Touched!, as part of Dr. Crygor's Slightly Unscrewed stage, and returns in WarioWare Gold as one of Young Cricket & Master Mantis's microgames.
Gameplay[]
The player has to get their swimmer to swim to the very end of the pool and win in first place. The swimmer occasionally swims with different strokes. Stroke of Genius is one of the double-length microgames, which have twice the length of other microgames.
Difficulty levels[]
In WarioWare: Touched!, the difficulty settings include the following differences:
- Level 1: The swimmer doesn't need to bypass another swimmer.
- Level 2: One swimmer is in the lead.
- Level 3: The swimmer must bypass several swimmers who swim fast.
In WarioWare Gold, there are no opponents, and the swimmer's starting position differs between difficulties. The player sometimes has to make a hamster in a ball to reach the end of the pool. The changes between difficulty levels are also different from before:
- Level 1: The swimmer starts close to the goal.
- Level 2: The swimmer starts at the far end from the goal.
- Level 3: Retains the base setup from Level 1, except there is a shark chasing the swimmer, and it gradually speeds up as the swimmer gets closer to the goal. If the shark catches up to the swimmer, the player loses.
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| Slightly Unscrewed | Big as a Whale • Catch a Tune • Drop the Ball • Engine Trouble • Flower to Tower • Free Range • • Fried Goodness • Goin' Loopy • Good Times • Gym Locker • Heads Will Roll • I'm Gonna Hurl • Living Room Rally • Luna-see • Space Buffet • Spin a Yarn • Straight to Video • Stroke of Genius • Track and Field • Unwind • Watered Down
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| Locations | Locations | 9-Volt's House • Ashley's Mansion • Club Sugar • Diamond Broadcasting System • Downtown Diamond City • Dr. Crygor's Lab • Dr. Payne's Dental Clinic • Hawt House • Kat & Ana's House • Mona Pizza • The Sweet Spot • Toy Express • Wario's House |
| Objects | Objects | 36-Volt Man • Bomb • Dribble Taxi • Mona's Scooter • Nasty Garlic • Oinker • Tri-phonic Undulating Nanobot Automaton • SK8 • Wario Bike |
| Miscellaneous | Other | Ashley's Song |
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| Minor characters | 13-Amp • Alien Bunny • Amy and Mimi • Ben • Cat • Danny • Dark Lord Hum Gree • Doris 1 • Fronk • Gahrumble • Joe • Little Hammy • Lulu • Mike• Mr. Sparkles • Ms. Munchly • Ninja Steve • Pops • Ralphie • Ruffington • Sasquatch Family • Space Gangs | ||
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| Mona | The Brush Off • Butterfingers • Catterwall • Cavity Calamity • Chicken Pinch • Dry Eye • Eating Out • Electric Groove Fish • Fit for a Frame • Fries With That? • Gold Digger • I Came, I Saw • Kitty Cover • Mole • Nighttime Allergies • Nail Call • Noodle Cup • Paddle Parade • Parking Lot Problems • Right of Way • Sloppy Salon • Stalled Out • Tip the Scale • What's the Toadal? • Worm Squirm
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| Dribble & Spitz | Arrow Space • Classic Clash • Code Buster • Cover Up • Crack Down • Dungeon Dilemma • Find My Behind • The Frog Flap • Gravitational Pull • Ground Control • Hover for Cover • Labyrinth • Long Lost Love • Manic Mechanic • Mars Jars • Munch a Bunch • Nose Dive • Picture Perfect • RAAAARRRRGGGHH • Rocky Reunion • Stop! Go! • Strength in Numbers • Word Up
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| 5-Volt | Balloon Fight • Donkey Kong Country • Fire Emblem Awakening • Game & Watch: Manhole • Ice Climber • Joker Face • Kid Icarus • Lefty RX • The Legend of Zelda • Mario Bros. • Mario Clash • Ocarina of Time • One Hit Wonder • Pinball • Pushmo • Rhythm Tweezers • Super Mario Kart • Super Mario Land • Yoshi's Island
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| Ashley & Red | A Moment of Reflection • A-maze-ing • Bacon Patrol • Crescent Roll • Crossing Guard • Doggy Door • Foiled Again! • Make Way for Martian • Manual Labor • Monster Chase • Net Profits • Pipe Puzzle • Power Outage • Road Work • Safecracker • Shave the World • Space Passage • Stab in the Dark • Stumblebot • Tearful Reunion • Walk This Way
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| Dr. Crygor | Armed and Dangerous • Barrel Roll • Basic Training • Curls and Weigh • Dodge Ball • Fancy Footwork • Feel the Burn • Heavy Lifting • Iron Stomach • Micro Golf • Ride the Wave • Self-Defense • Shoot the Fruit • Slam Dunk • Snowboard Slalom • Sync or Sink • Top Off • Wheel of Whack • Wiggle Room
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| 18-Volt | Animal Crossing: Wild World • Chiritorie • Donkey Kong Jr. • Dr. Mario • Laser Pointer • Metroid • Metroid-Samus • NES Open Tournament Golf • Pikmin 2 • Racing 112 • R.O.B. Block Set • Star Fox • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario Sunshine • Super Mario World • Wario Land 3 • Wii Menu • The Wind Waker
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| Penny | Balancing Act • Cheeky Monkey • Clean Sweep • Code Dependency • County Fair • Cutting It Close • Fashion Plate • Fine Tune • Fragile! • Get to the Point • Half Empty • Home Haircut • Kit-tease • Peak-a-boo-boo • Picky Eater • Round It Out • Sew Easy • Strike a Chord • Toilet Training • Tooth Haste • Tooth Trouble • What Goes In... • Wrecking All
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| Touch League | Wario | Into the Sunset • Loose Change • One-Liner • Scratch and Match • Steel Chef • Thanks a Latte • Balloon Brigade | |
| Kat & Ana | Bug Eyed • Burning Sensation • Cheap Thrill • Clog It • Coin Count • Crowded Desktop • Going Up • Good Times • Impressionism • Off-line • Oh, the Irony • On the Mark • Oral Hijinks • Page Panic • Right in the Eye • Salad Daze • Secret Ingredient • Sleepy Head • Sticking Point • Top Notch • Tune Out • Up for Grabs • Very Attractive • Write On, Dude • XYZ!
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| 9-Volt | amiibo Tap • Clawing for More • Donkey Kong • Duck Hunt • Excitebike • Hanafuda • Head Count • Joy-Con Slide • Love Tester • Mario Paint - Flyswatter • Mii Channel • Nintendogs • Phantom Hourglass • Sounds of Super Mario Bros. • Stylus Hunt • Super Mario Maker • Ten Billion Barrel • Tomodachi Life • Wrecking Crew
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| Young Cricket | Arms Race • Count 'Em Up • Engine Trouble • Erosion • Finish Line • Flag Waver • Heat Wave • I'm Gonna Hurl • Local News • Long Division • Oh, Snap! • Pass Aggressive • Pass Fail • Pit Stop • Pro Bowling • Pumped Poser • Rump Roast • Skate Race • Stroke of Genius • Sweeps Week • Twin Swimmers
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| Orbulon | Big Bang • Birdcicle • Breaking Up • Character Development • Crypto Zoo • Family Reunion • Fruit Fans • Goin' Loopy • Hookin' Up • Love Struck • On the Edge • Over the Hump • Pet Peeved • Plant Food • The Proud, the Fuse • Separation Anxiety • Sinking Feeling • Snack Sucker • Sneaky Snatcher • Sneeze, Please! • Spirit Spot • Stripy Sea • Sure, You Can
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| Leagues | Leagues | Mash League • Touch League • Twist League • Ultra League (Dancing League • Potluck Gang) • Wario Deluxe | |
| Challenge | Modes | All Mixed Up • Battle Time • Cruise Controls • Sneaky Gamer • Split Screen • Super Hard • Thrill Ride • Wario Interrupts • Wario Watch | |
| Locations | Locations | 5-Volt's House • Agate Forest • Ashley's Mansion • Club Joe • Crystal Park • Diamond City • Diamond City Amusement Park • Diamond City Castle • Diamond City Elementary • Diamond City Stadium • Dr. Crygor's Lab • Emerald Street • Gigantaburger • Joe's Clothes • Luxeville • Penny's Lab • Peridot Campgrounds • Sapphire Street • The Farthest Edge of Space • Wario's House | |
| Objects | Objects | Computer • Dribble Taxi • Hydrocannon LX • Mandrake • Octoblazooka • Oinker • Pot of Luxeville • Super-Special Tummy Tonic • Tonally Transformative Elixir • Wario Bowl | |
| Miscellaneous | Other | Gallery | |