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Kirby no Omochabako: Pinball

This game is a simple game of pinball, where the player has to launch Kirby into the enemies on the stage to earn points. The hero first has to be shot out of a cannon at whatever power level the player…

8 February 1996

Kirby no Omochabako: Pinball is a pinball developed by HAL Laboratory, released 8 February 1996 on Satellaview.

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What Kirby no Omochabako: Pinball is

Kirby no Omochabako: Pinball is a pinball 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 a simple game of pinball, where the player has to launch Kirby into the enemies on the stage to earn points. The hero first has to be shot out of a cannon at whatever power level the player chooses. If Kirby falls down the drain three times, the game ends. As with Kirby's Toy Box - Baseball, the game could be played over and over during the brief period it was broadcast, but could not be played after that time, unless it had already been saved onto. Enemies in this game include King Dedede, Mr. Frosty, Kracko, Co-Kracko, Bounder, Waddle Dee, Crack-Tweet, and Elieel. 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 bird view / isometric 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: Pinball is the ninth of 94 entries we hold in the Kirby series. The next entry was Kirby no Omochabako: Guru-guru Ball in 1996.

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What it launched against

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

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