On the Ropes

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On the Ropes
On the Ropes in WarioWare: Smooth Moves.
Appears inWarioWare: Smooth Moves
TypeWario
Command(s)Swing!
Keep swinging! (Dr. Crygor)
Info"Fronk here. Fronkity fronk fronk. Swing the rope and the little Warios will jump. Yaay!"
Form(s)"The Remote Control"
Music trackFly! Fly!

On the Ropes is amicrogame inWarioWare: Smooth Moves. It is only inWario's stage. The name comes from the idiom "on the ropes," which describes an opponent who is about to be defeated.

Gameplay[edit]

The player controls the rope in a game of jump rope with three little Warios. To win the microgame, it is necessary to swing the rope so the jumping little Wario can jump over the rope.

  • 1st level difficulty: The player swings one person. If done correctly, the single person cheers with his friends.
  • 2nd level difficulty: The player swings two people. If done correctly, the last person to go runs and knocks the other two people down.
  • 3rd level difficulty: The player swings three people. If done correctly, the last person runs again, but the two people jump over him.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseおおなわとび[?]
Ō Nawatobi		Large Jump Rope
GermanAn den Seilen[?]On the ropes
Korean빅 줄넘기[?]
Bik Julleomkki		Large Jump Rope
SpanishCuerda para rato[?]Rope for a bit
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