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|caption=Title screen of '''''Kirby's Toy Box - Ball Rally'''''. | |caption=Title screen of '''''Kirby's Toy Box - Ball Rally'''''. | ||
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|successor=''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' | |successor=''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' | ||
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'''''Kirby's Toy Box'''''{{ForeignTitle}} is a collection of ten ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]''-themed mini-games which were [[Online features|broadcast]] on the [[Wikipedia:Satellaview|Satellaview]] service of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] in Japan, starting on February 8, 1996.<ref name="NOM">[ | '''''Kirby's Toy Box'''''{{ForeignTitle}} ('''カービィのおもちゃ箱''') is a collection of ten ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]''-themed mini-games which were [[Online features|broadcast]] on the [[Wikipedia:Satellaview|Satellaview]] service of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] in Japan, starting on February 8, 1996.<ref name="NOM">[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0003/miryoku/page02.html Nintendo Online Magazine - Nintendo of Japan]</ref><ref>{{Cite book|book=[[20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia]]|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]]'' which would release soon after. | ||
==Mini-games== | ==Mini-games== | ||
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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]]'' 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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===''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 the development for ''Kirby's Toy Box'' 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 a 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]]'', with the main exception of the title theme, which is a remix of the [[Title | Not much is known about the development for ''Kirby's Toy Box'' 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 a 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]]'', with the main exception of the title theme, which is a remix of the [[Title (theme from Kirby's Adventure)|title theme]] from ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*According to several sources, the trial versions of [[Samurai Kirby]] and [[Megaton Punch]] were exact ports of those that would be released in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''.<ref name="NOM"/><ref>[https://blog.goo.ne.jp/randnetdd/e/f3b28cb3f2ddb040b82f35a4cc855f0f SFC Mania - Kirby's Toy Box Ball Rally]</ref> Furthermore, as of December 2020, they remain the only mini-games in the collection not publicly dumped as ROM files.<ref>[https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/11/these-snes-era-kirby-games-were-considered-lost-until-this-week/ These SNES-era Kirby games were considered lost until this week - Ars Technica]</ref><ref>[https://superfamicom.org/blog/2020/12/the-pink-ball-is-rallying-somewhat/ The pink ball is rallying… somewhat - Satellablog]</ref> | *According to several sources, the trial versions of [[Samurai Kirby]] and [[Megaton Punch]] were exact ports of those that would be released in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''.<ref name="NOM"/><ref>[https://blog.goo.ne.jp/randnetdd/e/f3b28cb3f2ddb040b82f35a4cc855f0f SFC Mania - Kirby's Toy Box Ball Rally]</ref> Furthermore, as of December 2020, they remain the only mini-games in the collection not publicly dumped as ROM files.<ref>[https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/11/these-snes-era-kirby-games-were-considered-lost-until-this-week/ These SNES-era Kirby games were considered lost until this week - Ars Technica]</ref><ref>[https://superfamicom.org/blog/2020/12/the-pink-ball-is-rallying-somewhat/ The pink ball is rallying… somewhat - Satellablog]</ref> | ||
*The concept for KO'd Kirby, later reused in ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' | *The concept for KO'd Kirby, later reused in ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' and the ''[[Kirby Fighters (series)|Kirby Fighters]]'' games, might have originated in the ''Ball Rally'' mini-game. If King Dedede or Kirby balls get knocked out by spikes, they turn into white-colored angels and float upwards off the screen. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
KTB corkboard.png|"These (modes) are all games!" - a splash screen promoting the future ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' corkboard | KTB corkboard.png|"These (modes) are all games!" - a splash screen promoting the future ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' 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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