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Kirby no Omochabako: Pachinko

This game is like a pachinko machine; the goal is to launch the spherical Kirbys the player is given into the pockets of the machine. The player is given two minutes to fire an unlimited number of Kirbys, and…

8 February 1996

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

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What Kirby no Omochabako: Pachinko is

Kirby no Omochabako: Pachinko 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

This game is like a pachinko machine; the goal is to launch the spherical Kirbys the player is given into the pockets of the machine. The player is given two minutes to fire an unlimited number of Kirbys, and he/she is given control of the power put into each shot. Ten points are awarded whenever a Kirby lands in a pocket. If a shot lands directly atop the big Kirby in the center, the player will temporarily win a chance to earn more points; the big Kirby will raise his arms and give 100 points to each shot that hits him in one of three locations. When time is up, the game ends. Like every other sub-game in Kirby's Toy Box, this game could only be downloaded by the Satellaview during the…
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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: Pachinko is the 13th of 94 entries we hold in the Kirby series. The next entry was Kirby no Omochabako: Ball Rally in 1996.

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What it launched against

Kirby no Omochabako: Pachinko 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: Pachinko come out?
Kirby no Omochabako: Pachinko was released on 8 February 1996 for Satellaview.

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