Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Game Boy cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Game Boy
Kirby's Pinball Land
Kirby's Pinball Land is a 1993 pinball video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It was HAL Laboratory's third pinball video game after the MSX and NES title Rollerball and the Game Boy title Revenge of the 'Gator.
PinballArcade
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 1.8 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Kirby's Pinball Land is a 1993 pinball video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It was HAL Laboratory's third pinball video game after the MSX and NES title Rollerball and the Game Boy title Revenge of the 'Gator. It was also the first spin-off and second Game Boy title in the Kirby series, as well as the second pinball video game Nintendo published after the NES title Pinball. The game was rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS' Virtual Console service in July 2012.
The game stars Kirby as the ball, and features three pinball tables, each owned by a classic boss of the Kirby series: Whispy Woods, Kracko, and Poppy Bros.
Official trailer
Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Kirby's Pinball Land (Game Boy) Playthrough, NintendoComplete. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Pinball, Arcade
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Series
- Kirby
- Platforms
- Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- CERO
- A
- ESRB
- E
- PEGI
- 3
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy | Japan | 1993-11-27 |
| Game Boy | North America | 1993-11-30 |
| Game Boy | Europe / PAL | 1993-12-01 |
Editions
Player's Choice
In the box
- Game Boy cartridge
- Player's Choice box
- Instruction booklet
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Game Boy games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single player only, with no online features. The cartridge runs on any Game Boy, Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Game Boy cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 12 July 2012 On the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. |
| In the store to buy today | No The 3DS shop has closed. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes 3DS Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. |
| 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
- Critics
Outlet Score Scale Famitsu 27 40
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer HAL Laboratory Publisher Nintendo Composer Tadashi Ikegami
Notes for collectors
- Kirby is the ball, on three tables run by Whispy Woods, Kracko and the Poppy Bros.
- The first Kirby spin-off and the second Kirby game on the Game Boy.
- HAL's third pinball game, after Rollerball and Revenge of the 'Gator.
- Reissued as a Player's Choice title in 1996.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Released
- 1993-11-30
- Age rating
- Not rated (pre-ESRB, before 1994)
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 1.8 hours
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