Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Pink Game Boy Color cartridge with tilt sensor
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Game Boy Color
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble is an action puzzle video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color handheld video game console. It was released in Japan on August 23, 2000 and in North America on April 9, 2001.
Puzzle
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 3 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble is an action puzzle video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color handheld video game console. It was released in Japan on August 23, 2000 and in North America on April 9, 2001. Due to the cartridge having a built-in Accelerometer, it has a unique shape, as well as a unique translucent pink color in reference to Kirby. The game received its first official re-release on the Nintendo Classics service on June 5, 2023.
The game begins with Kirby napping on a cloud, when he is awakened as a Waddle Dee walks by, carrying a round pinball-like bumper. He then sees King Dedede, carrying a long bumper. Suspicious of the King's intentions, Kirby hops on a warp star and follows him, determined to find out what he is up to. Soon, Kirby discovers that Dream Land has lost its stars and sets off to get them back.
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble started development in April 1999. It was originally titled Koro Monkey (Monkey Tilt 'N Tumble) and starred a monkey. After discussing with Shigeru Miyamoto, the developers then switched the character to Kirby. The game was released in Japan on August 23, 2000. It was then released in North America on April 9, 2001.
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble received "favorable" reviews as reported by the review aggregation website GameRankings. It debuted at number four by the American market research company NPD TRSTS for the month of April 2001.
Official trailer
TV commercial. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Kirby Tilt n' Tumble (Game Boy Color, USA) Playthrough, The Playthrough Fighter. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Puzzle
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory, Nintendo R&D2
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Series
- Kirby
- Platforms
- Game Boy Color
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- CERO
- A
- ESRB
- E
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Color | Japan | 2000-08-23 |
| Game Boy Color | North America | 2001-04-11 |
Editions
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Game Boy Color games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single player only, with no online features. The tilt sensor is built into the cartridge, and the game is on Nintendo Switch Online.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Game Boy Color cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 5 June 2023 In the Game Boy library of Nintendo Switch Online; never sold on its own. |
| In the store to buy today | No Not sold on its own. Playable with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes The Nintendo Switch Online version needs an active membership. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist Single player only. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale GameRankings Game Boy Color 83 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale IGN 9 10 GameSpot 8.3 10 Game Informer 8.75 10 Famitsu 30 40 Nintendo Power 4 5
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Nintendo R&D2 Publisher Nintendo Director Toshiaki Suzuki Producers Masayuki Uemura, Kazuhiko Taniguchi Composers Takuya Maekawa, Yuichi Ozaki, Masami Yone
Notes for collectors
- You steer Kirby by tilting the Game Boy; a quick flick pops him into the air.
- The cartridge has accelerometers built in, which gives it a taller shape and translucent pink plastic.
- Sold 563,914 copies in Japan, the sixth best-selling Game Boy Color game there.
- A GameCube sequel shown at Space World 2001 became Roll-O-Rama, which was never released.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Nintendo R&D2
- Director
- Toshiaki Suzuki
- Released
- 2001-04-11
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 3 hours
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