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Kirby no Omochabako: Ball Rally

In Kirby's Toy Box - Ball Rally, the player's goal is to guide Kirby through an obstacle course. He/she can do this using proper timing and the A Button; when A is pressed, some green platforms extend while…

8 February 1996

Kirby no Omochabako: Ball Rally is an arcade developed by HAL Laboratory, released 8 February 1996 on Satellaview.

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What Kirby no Omochabako: Ball Rally is

Kirby no Omochabako: Ball Rally is an arcade game developed by HAL Laboratory and released in 1996. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Satellaview only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Kirby's Toy Box - Ball Rally, the player's goal is to guide Kirby through an obstacle course. He/she can do this using proper timing and the A Button; when A is pressed, some green platforms extend while others retract. Spherical Kirbys are released from the top-most door one by one. They can't stop rolling, so the player must extend the right platforms to guide the Kirbys safely over spikes. As more Kirbys join the playing field, it becomes increasingly difficult to guide them all to the exit. The player scores points by getting a Kirby to the exit. There are 50 Kirbys altogether. Like every other sub-game in Kirby's Toy Box, this game could only be downloaded by the Satellaview during…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Kirby series

Kirby no Omochabako: Ball Rally is the 14th of 94 entries we hold in the Kirby series. The next entry was Kirby no Omochabako: Hoshi Kuzushi in 1996.

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What it launched against

Kirby no Omochabako: Ball Rally launched on 8 February 1996, within three weeks of Pokémon Red Version, Sid Meier's Civilization II, Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Soul Edge.

Released around the same time: Pokémon Red Version, Sid Meier's Civilization II, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Soul Edge.

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When did Kirby no Omochabako: Ball Rally come out?
Kirby no Omochabako: Ball Rally was released on 8 February 1996 for Satellaview.

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