Gear Head Fred

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Gear Head Fred
Gear Head Fred.png
Appears in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Type IQ
Command(s) Save him!
Info "Turn the lower interlocking wheel device to save the humanoid hanging above!"
Controls +Control Pad left or right – Turn sprocket
Time limit 16 beats
Points to clear 10
Music track Gear Head Fred

Gear Head Fred is a microgame found in the IQ folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!.

Gameplay[edit]

The objective of the game is to move the cart left or right so that the gears move in a way that pulls the person up. The microgame results in a loss if the cart is pushed the wrong way or by doing nothing.

  • 1st level difficulty: Two or three gears.
  • 2nd level difficulty: Three to five gears.
  • 3rd level difficulty: Five to nine gears.

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$! L. GEAR L. means long, as Orbulon's microgames all last twice as long

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese はぐるま[?]
Haguruma
Gear
Chinese (simplified) 齿轮救险[?]
Chǐlún jiù xiǎn
Gear wrecker
French Engrenage fatal[?] Fatal Gear
German Uhrwerk[?] Clockwork
Italian Povero Fred[?] Poor Fred
Spanish Rueda tortura[?] Gear torture