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|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Kirby Toy Box title.png]] | ||
|caption=Title screen of '''''Kirby's Toy Box - Ball Rally'''''. | |caption=Title screen of '''''Kirby's Toy Box - Ball Rally'''''. | ||
|developer=[[HAL Laboratory]] | |developer=[[HAL Laboratory]] | ||
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | |publisher=[[Nintendo]] | ||
| | |released='''[[Wikipedia:Satellaview|Satellaview]]'''<br>{{Released|Japan|February 8, 1996}} | ||
|predecessor=''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]'' | |predecessor=''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]'' | ||
|successor=''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' | |successor=''[[Kirby Super Star|{{KSS KFP}}]]'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Kirby's Toy Box'''''{{ForeignTitle}} is a collection of | '''''Kirby's Toy Box'''''{{ForeignTitle}} ('''カービィのおもちゃ箱''') is a collection of 10 ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]''-themed mini-games which were broadcast on the [[Wikipedia:Satellaview|Satellaview]] service of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] in Japan, starting on February 8, 1996.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0003/miryoku/page02.html Nintendo Online Magazine - Nintendo of Japan]</ref><ref>{{Cite book|book=20th Anniversary - Hoshi no Kirby: Pupupu Taizen|publisher=Shogakukan|page=59}}</ref> | ||
The eight original games are [[Kirby | The eight original games are [[Ball Kirby|ball-related]], such as ''Baseball'' which involves a simple game of baseball, except that [[Kirby]] is substituted for the ball. Most of them are played like traditional arcade games where the player has to attain a high score before hitting a [[Game Over]]. The trial versions of [[Samurai Kirby]] and [[Megaton Punch]] were included as a promotion for ''[[Kirby Super Star|{{KSS KFP}}]]'' which would release soon after. | ||
==Mini-games== | ==Mini-games== | ||
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|刹那の見斬りお試し版 | |刹那の見斬りお試し版 | ||
|[[Samurai Kirby]] demo | |[[Samurai Kirby]] demo | ||
|A port of the eponymous [[Sub-Game]] from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''. | |A port of the eponymous [[Sub-Game]] from ''[[Kirby Super Star|{{KSS KFP}}]]''. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|かちわりメガトンパンチお試し版 | |かちわりメガトンパンチお試し版 | ||
|[[Megaton Punch]] demo | |[[Megaton Punch]] demo | ||
|A port of the eponymous [[Sub-Game]] from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''. | |A port of the eponymous [[Sub-Game]] from ''[[Kirby Super Star|{{KSS KFP}}]]''. | ||
|} | |} | ||
The games aired | The games aired daily in pairs (February 8 through 28 and then from March 7 onwards), with the two [[Sub-Game]]s from ''[[Kirby Super Star|{{KSS KFP}}]]'' starting on February 22, 1996.<ref name="famimaga">{{Cite book|book=Family Computer Magazine (1996, #4)|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|page=71}}</ref> | ||
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====Enemies==== | ====Enemies==== | ||
*[[Kracko]] and [[ | *[[Kracko]] and [[Kracko#Varieties and relatives of Kracko|Co-Kracko]] - bumpers, each hit adds up 50 or 30 points respectively | ||
*[[Waddle Dee]] - a spot target, adds 100 points | *[[Waddle Dee]] - a spot target, adds 100 points | ||
*[[Bounder]] - climbs up and down and halts Kirby's movement, adds 30 points | *[[Bounder]] - climbs up and down and halts Kirby's movement, adds 30 points | ||
*[[ | *[[Crack-Tweet]] - an orbit target, adds 100 points or 1000 points when hatched (hit 4 times) | ||
*[[Elieel]] - four hiding in the side lane, each add 100 points | *[[Elieel]] - four hiding in the side lane, each add 100 points | ||
*[[Mr. Frosty]] - captures and kicks Kirby back, adds 300 points or 1000 points when hit 5 times (adds ×1 to the bonus multiplier) | *[[Mr. Frosty]] - captures and kicks Kirby back, adds 300 points or 1000 points when hit 5 times (adds ×1 to the bonus multiplier) | ||
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===''Kirby's Toy Box - Pachinko''=== | ===''Kirby's Toy Box - Pachinko''=== | ||
[[File:KTB Pachinko.png|thumb|right|''Pachinko'' mini-game screenshot]] | [[File:KTB Pachinko.png|thumb|right|''Pachinko'' mini-game screenshot]] | ||
As the name implies, this is a mini-game based on Pachinko machines. The player controls the rotation of the knob (indicated in | As the name implies, this is a mini-game based on Pachinko machines. The player controls the rotation of the knob (indicated in bottom-right corner) to adjust the power at which Kirby-shaped Pachinko balls are launched. An unlimited number of balls is given to score as many points as possible in 120 seconds. | ||
For every ball landed into any of seven pockets 10 points are awarded. If one lands directly atop the big Kirby in the center, the player wins a temporary chance to earn more points - Kirby will raise his arms and award 100 points for each ball that hits him inside a 5 seconds frame. | For every ball landed into any of seven pockets 10 points are awarded. If one lands directly atop the big Kirby in the center, the player wins a temporary chance to earn more points - Kirby will raise his arms and award 100 points for each ball that hits him inside a 5 seconds frame. | ||
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This mini-game is based on the [[wikipedia:Baseball|real-world baseball]], and the basic rules of the sport apply here. The player controls the bat and can move it inside its box, while pressing button A makes the bat rotate in order to hit an incoming ball. A ball is pitched from the central circle after a random time, velocity and angle, so the batter has very little time to correctly react to each pitch. | This mini-game is based on the [[wikipedia:Baseball|real-world baseball]], and the basic rules of the sport apply here. The player controls the bat and can move it inside its box, while pressing button A makes the bat rotate in order to hit an incoming ball. A ball is pitched from the central circle after a random time, velocity and angle, so the batter has very little time to correctly react to each pitch. | ||
Objective of the game is to hi-score as many ''home runs''. One shot to a HIT, 2B or 3B field makes all present Kirbys respectively move one, two or three bases towards the fourth (each means a ''home run''), starting on the first base on the right. Batting a ball into the golden- | Objective of the game is to hi-score as many ''home runs''. One shot to a HIT, 2B or 3B field makes all present Kirbys respectively move one, two or three bases towards the fourth (each means a ''home run''), starting on the first base on the right. Batting a ball into the golden-col{{o}}red HR field makes all present Kirbys complete a ''home run'', and for each of them 1 point is awarded to the score. | ||
Each missed or a shot to the FOUL field is a ''strike'', and three of those are penalized with an ''out''. Three ''outs'' and the game is over. Scoring the HR field clears out any ''strikes'' the player has received. | Each missed or a shot to the FOUL field is a ''strike'', and three of those are penalized with an ''out''. Three ''outs'' and the game is over. Scoring the HR field clears out any ''strikes'' the player has received. | ||
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===''Kirby's Toy Box - Ball Rally''=== | ===''Kirby's Toy Box - Ball Rally''=== | ||
[[File:KTB Ball Rally.png|thumb|right|Screenshot of the ''Ball Rally'' mini-game]] | [[File:KTB Ball Rally.png|thumb|right|Screenshot of the ''Ball Rally'' mini-game]] | ||
This is the last of eight original mini-games in the collection. The player has to guide as many from a total of 50 balls from the entrance door placed in top left towards the exit in | This is the last of eight original mini-games in the collection. The player has to guide as many from a total of 50 balls from the entrance door placed in top left towards the exit in bottom right. The only control is an A button press which alternates extension and retraction between two sets of green platforms. | ||
In the first half, the left part of the field, they start by rolling down several pink slopes. Balls that make through are launched by a [[spring]] into the second half, which includes Pachinko-like pins that lead into [[spike]]s (but occasionally return balls back), and ultimately have to go down a spiral slide and into the exit. | In the first half, the left part of the field, they start by rolling down several pink slopes. Balls that make through are launched by a [[spring]] into the second half, which includes Pachinko-like pins that lead into [[spike]]s (but occasionally return balls back), and ultimately have to go down a spiral slide and into the exit. | ||
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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
Not much is known about | Not much is known about ''Kirby's Toy Box'' collection's development and it was rarely mentioned ever since release. In a [[smashwiki:Smabura-Ken|Smash Bros. DOJO]] questionnaire, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] states he has never seen ''Kirby's Toy Box''.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostReturn158.html Smash Bros. DOJO!! Questionnaire (page 158)]</ref> From the whole collection, only ''[[#Kirby's Toy Box - Star Breaker|Star Breaker]]'' has unique soundtrack which was composed by [https://vgmdb.net/artist/1090 Takane Ōkubo]. Other mini-games reuse background music and sound effects from ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Kirby Toy Box corkboard.png|"These (modes) are all games!" - a splash screen promoting the future ''[[Kirby Super Star|{{KSS KFP}}]]'' corkboard | |||
KTB Famimaga 1996 issue 4.jpg|Description of the mini-games and airing schedule report from ''Famimaga (1996, #4)'' magazine | KTB Famimaga 1996 issue 4.jpg|Description of the mini-games and airing schedule report from ''Famimaga (1996, #4)'' magazine | ||
KTB Famitsu 1996 March 1st.jpg|Pre-release screenshots of the mini-games from ''Famitsu'' (1996, March 1st) | KTB Famitsu 1996 March 1st.jpg|Pre-release screenshots of the mini-games from ''Famitsu'' (1996, March 1st) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/カービィのおもちゃ箱 Nico Nico Pedia article] | *[https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/カービィのおもちゃ箱 Nico Nico Pedia article] | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151230132328/http://www.mc.ccnw.ne.jp/m56118/no_list02.html かびほし☆ fansite] overview of each mini-game | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20151230132328/http://www.mc.ccnw.ne.jp/m56118/no_list02.html かびほし☆ fansite] overview of each mini-game | ||
*[https://blog.goo.ne.jp/randnetdd/arcv SFC mania], blog by randnetdd | |||
*[https://blog.goo.ne.jp/randnetdd/arcv SFC | |||
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