Jewel piece
| Jewel piece | |
|---|---|
 A jewel piece within its box, showing the head of the Golden Diva, from Wario Land 4 | |
| Appears in | Wario Land 4 (2001) |
A jewel piece,[1][2] also referred to as a Gem Piece,[3][4] is a collectable object in Wario Land 4. Four jewel pieces can be found in each level inside a jewel piece box,[5] with a Gold Coin worth 500 points. The boxes have an image of the Golden Diva on the front. When four jewel pieces are joined together, they create a complete jewel. The player does not need to find all the jewel pieces to go on to the next level, but they do need to find them all in order to battle the boss found at the end of the passage. The jewel pieces collected in a level can be viewed on the pause screen by pressing 
. Once the player finds a jewel piece and completes the level, that jewel piece cannot be collected again. However, the box can still be opened to collect the Gold Coin. The location of the jewel piece box varies depending on the game mode the player has selected. Each passage has jewel pieces of a different color: The Emerald Passage has emerald jewel pieces, the Ruby Passage has ruby jewel pieces, the Topaz Passage has topaz jewel pieces, and the Sapphire Passage has sapphire jewel pieces. Four purple jewel pieces appear in the Hall of Hieroglyphs, and four golden jewel pieces appear in the Golden Passage.
When Wario Land 4 was in development, Wario originally needed a key to unlock the four boxes (much like in Wario Land 3) to gain the four jewel pieces. In the final game, Wario merely has to touch the box in order to open it. Besides the Keyzer, no other type of key is seen in the game.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of the jewel pieces from Wario Land 4
A sapphire jewel piece in Crescent Moon Village in Wario Land 4
Status screen from Wario Land 4 showing three jewel pieces collected; they show as colored once Wario completes the stage.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Hōseki no kakera |
Jewel fragment | [6] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 宝石碎片 Bǎoshí Suìpiàn |
Jewel Fragment | [7] | |
| French | morceau de joyau | jewel piece | [8]:50 | |
| German | Juwelenteil | Jewel part | [8]:30 | |
| Italian | pezzo di gioiello | Jewel piece | [8]:110 | |
| Spanish | joya | jewel | [8]:90 | |
| Fragmento de Joya | Jewel Fragment | [9] |
References[edit]
- ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (English). Page 15.
- ^ "Jewel Pieces: Each jewel is split up into four pieces hidden in each level. You do not need to find all jewel pieces to move on to the next level in the corridor, but to enter the boss rooms, four completed jewels are required." – Wario Land 4 official website. Nintendo of Europe (English). Retrieved September 8, 2016 from nintendo-europe.com.[dead link]
Screenshot of the website, published October 13, 2016 by Shokora. Wario Forums. Retrieved August 17, 2020. (Archived October 18, 2025, 11:50:46 UTC via Wayback Machine.) - ^ Fall 2001. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 3. Nintendo of America (English). Page 53.
- ^ "Wario cannot face a passage's end boss until he collects all four Gem Pieces hidden in each level." – Wario Land 4 game page. Nintendo of America (English). Archived December 8, 2001, 13:42:59 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ March 2002. Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) Issue 114. Page 59.
- ^ 2001. Wario Land Advance: Yōki no Otakara instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 13.
- ^ 2004. 瓦力欧寻宝记 (Wǎlì'ōu xúnbǎo jì) instruction booklet. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Page 15.
- ^ a b c d 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian). Page 30, 50, 90, 110. Retrieved May 8, 2026 from nintendo.com.
- ^ «Objetos», official Wario Land 4 guide. Nintendo of Europe (Spanish). Retrieved May 8, 2026 from Guías Nintendo (guiasnintendo.com). (Archived April 18, 2024, 11:35:11 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
