Play Sawaru - Made In Wario (j) Online

Sawaru: Made in Wario came out for the Nintendo DS in 2004, developed and published by Nintendo. It was part of that first wave of DS games that really tried to show off what the new hardware could do, especially the touch screen. This wasn't a typical platformer or adventure game; it was a collection of microgames built entirely around touching, tapping, and scribbling on the screen.

You control Wario, or more accurately, you control the action by interacting directly with the DS screen using the stylus. The main objective is to complete a rapid series of microgames, each lasting only a few seconds. Signature mechanics include frantic touch screen challenges, like quickly rubbing a frozen character to warm them up or tracing a path for a character to follow before time runs out. The pacing is relentless, with games flying at you one after another, and the difficulty ramps up as you progress, demanding faster reflexes and more precise stylus work. It feels chaotic and silly, but also surprisingly satisfying when you manage to react correctly in that split second.