Wario Land II Secret routes and chapters: opening the branching map
Understand the original route, the sleeping shortcut and replay access.
Edition covered
Original Game Boy adventure and its color edition. The bundled gameplay pictures use the Game Boy Color version. This is not the original Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3.
The opening has a secret before the first jump
In Turn off the alarm clock!, leave Wario asleep rather than pressing a button to wake him. The resulting sequence opens the Invade Wario Castle branch.
| Order | Chapter | Last story |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Noisy Morning | Defeat the giant snake |
| 2 | SS Tea Cup | Defeat Bobo!! |
| 3 | Maze Woods | Defeat the giant bee! |
| 4 | In Town | Anyone for B-ball? |
| 5 | Syrup Castle | The Final Battle!! |
The normal route is five chapters long
A first straightforward run travels through the castle, the SS Tea Cup, Maze Woods, town and Syrup Castle. Hidden exits branch away from that sequence into additional chapters.
| Chapter | Theme or objective | Replay reminder |
|---|---|---|
| Invade Wario Castle | Recover the occupied castle | Begins from the sleeping opening |
| Go to the cellar!! | Caves and underground travel | Search alternate exits |
| Ruins at the Bottom of the sea | Underwater pursuit | Watch submerged routes |
| Uncanny Mansion | Owl travel and a ghost | Investigate the mansion branch |
| Mysterious Factory! | Machinery and water | Check both exits and treasures |
The first ending opens stage selection
After completing a route, the Treasure Map lets you return to stories. Use it to inspect incomplete collectible markers and search for another exit without replaying the entire adventure.
Five route endings are not full completion
The branching stories contain 50 regular stages in total. The Really Final Chapter is a further completion reward, so seeing a route ending does not mean every treasure has been found.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Nintendo game information or original manual | www.nintendo.com |
| Original-edition mechanics and reference | www.mariowiki.com |
| Opening-stage secret route | www.mariowiki.com |