This Nintendo Indie Showcase debut had platformer fans calling it a Pizza Tower clone, but they're both inspired by the same 2001 GBA classic
Wario Land's influence still lives decades later
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Pizza Tower fans have been waiting for the well-loved PC indie platformer to make the jump to consoles, but this week’s Nintendo Indie Showcase once again failed to deliver that announcement. Instead, we saw a very similar-looking game called Antonblast - and while some elements of the fandom were quick to call it a “Pizza Tower clone,” both games owe their inspiration to a much older Nintendo classic.
Antonblast and Pizza Tower both draw heavily from Wario Land 4, a 2001 GBA platformer that’s something of a cult classic among Nintendo fans. These games are a bit more focused on exploration and collectables than a traditional Mario title. They feature a stocky hero who charges shoulder-first through brick walls and have levels that culminate in action-packed timed escape sequences where you rush back out of the level you just …
