Gnat Attack

In Mario Paint, Gnat Attack is the name of a minigame you could play.
You controlled a hand holding a flyswatter, and were tasked with swatting up to 100 flies per level before they stung the hand. A sting caused you to lose a life. You had three lives in total, essentially making the thing play out like a Game and Watch game. You had three levels to complete, followed by a boss battle against Watinga. Like Pac-Man or Mario Bros., the game was an endless one, going until you got a game over.
Many future Nintendo titles have made reference to this game in some way or another. Three WarioWare games contain a modified version of Gnat Attack, while Donkey Kong 64 has a bonus level called "Big Bug Bash". Gnat Attack also appears in Super Mario Maker 1 with multiple ways to trigger it, the easiest being to shake a Muncher multiple times. Instead of lives, this incarnation of the game has a 30-second time limit.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has an Assist Trophy called "Flies and Hand", which is a clear reference to this game.
Category:Mario (series)
Category:Minigames