Wario Land-Inspired Platformer 'Antonblast' Scores A Physical Switch Release In 2025

Is this one better than Pizza Tower? I was really hyped for that game but at the end I didn't like it that much. I don't think it gave me Wario Land vibes ... it was its own thing.
Great game but ... I dont know, it lacked the exploration. It was just a smash & run game.... kinda like an overpowered classic Sonic game where you're just running and missing everything unless you follow guides.

So, would like to hear opinions if Antonblast is better or more of the same as Pizza Tower?

Yeah, Nintendo has no excuse to not put the first 4 Wario Lands on NSO now. Throw in Shake It HD while you're at it.

@Yoshi3 there's a demo on the eShop if you want to get an idea of what Antonblast is like and whether or not it's worth your time.

I'll say this right now though: Anton and Pizza are nothing alike. While they're cut from the same Wario cloth, they are both quite different games in terms of overall design. In Anton's case it's deviated heavily from it's Wario Land roots and become it's own unique thing, which isn't bad at all.

Thank God it's not Limited Run.

@N00BiSH thank you... and what's your personal opinion about which one is better or more fun? Also... love that gif avatar.

@Yoshi3 Personally speaking, I'm leaning towards Antonblast. Pizza Tower is fun, but the stress-inducing high-speed score-based gameplay loop isn't really my slice of 'za - gets overwhelming trying to keep a combo. That's de-emphasized in Anton, which is slower-paced and more encouraging of exploration.

@N00BiSH ahhh you nailed it ... Pizza Tower was stress-inducing, something I wasn't a fan of. If Anton encourages exploration and is slower paced then I'm all up for it. Thanks!

Heck, I'll wait for it till then. Besides I have plenty of games to tide me over when it does release.

I have yet to try either. I love the style and the animation of pizza tower a great deal and the wacky music. It does seem a bit too speedy for me and I do prefer a bit more exploration so if Anton blast gives us that, I’m all in. Just curious how it sets itself apart from wario then. I’ll get both at some point physically whenever that happens. I really would like to see another wario land game again. They’re sorely missed and I much prefer the land games over the micro games myself.

LET'S A FREAKING GO!!!!

I always hoped that this game would get a physical copy at some point cause digital is cool for the convenience and all but physical is just so much more reliable honestly.

Awesome that both Pizza Tower and Antonblast are both getting Fangamer physicals! They are both titles very worth having physicals for and Fangamer makes all of their releases really neat with little goodies.

"There’s more where that came from"? There was DLC as a Kickstarter goal that wasn't reached, could they be implying that it might happen after all?

@batmanbud2 Wario Land 3 was a launch title for Game Boy Online. The first two will be added in due time, given that Game Boy has a great many updates ahead of it. And Wario Land 4 I guarantee 70% shall join GBA Online by this time next year.

I am actually a little interested in this game, though I will probably be picking it up on Steam Deck OLED instead of Nintendo Switch.

@Yoshi3 Pizza Tower is a mixture of Wario and Sonic. Antonblast is a mixture of Wario and Crash Bandicoot. Another big difference is that Anton doesn't punish you if you lose your combo in a level. The so called "CRACKED!" run of a level is 100% not needed to 100% the game.