Editing Egg Catcher

{{Infobox-SubGame
|image=[[File:KRtDLD Egg Catcher preview.png|350px]] 
|caption=Preview screen for '''Egg Catcher''' in [[Merry Magoland]].
|type=Reflex - Continuous
|levels=3
|players=1-4
|appeared=''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
|theme music=[[File:KA Egg Catcher.mp3]]
|theme title="[[Mid-Boss Battle|Egg Catcher]]"
}}
{{quote|Press the buttons to make Kirby's mouth open! Try to eat eggs--but not bombs!|Start caption}}
'''Egg Catcher''' is a [[Sub-Game]] in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' (not in ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'') and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''. In the former, it can be accessed on certain levels by going through the appropriate doorways in the [[Level hub]]s, while in the latter, it can be accessed via [[Merry Magoland]] or in the [[Lor Starcutter]] (though playing it in the Lor requires 40 [[Energy Sphere]]s). The game takes place in [[King Dedede]]'s boxing ring. [[Kirby]] is standing in the ring, while Dedede ([[Scope Shot|Robo Dedede]] in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'') appears on the ropes, and begins chucking eggs and bombs at Kirby. The objective of the game is to swallow as many eggs as possible and avoid swallowing a bomb, which causes the game to end early (and counts as a loss when playing solo in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''). To play the game, the player must merely hold down A or B to keep Kirby's mouth open, and release it to close his mouth.

There are three difficulty settings for this game, those being "Easy", "Medium", and "Challenging". Each difficulty features a different pattern of eggs and bombs which are thrown, with higher difficulties making it generally more difficult to avoid bombs while also getting eggs. While in ''Kirby's Adventure'', Egg Catcher was one player only, ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' features gameplay for up to four players simultaneously, with the winner being whoever caught the most eggs.

== Reward threshold ==
In ''Kirby's Adventure'', the reward obtained for Egg Catcher depends on how many eggs were swallowed. It does not matter if the game ends with a bomb blast or not, in this regard. The reward thresholds are as follows:
*0 eggs - no bonus
*1 - 6 eggs - 500 points
*7 - 12 eggs - 1000 points
*13 - 18 eggs - 3000 points
*19 - 24 eggs - 5000 points
*25 - 29 eggs - [[1-Up]]
*30 eggs (Perfect) - 3-Up

== Missions ==
[[File:KRtDLD Egg Catcher gameplay screenshot.png|thumb|250px|An Egg Catcher game in progress in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'']]
In ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'', there are eight [[Mission (Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe)|Missions]] for this Sub-Game. They are as follows:
*'''Freshly Hatched Catcher''' - Play Egg Catcher for the first time.
*'''Catch 10 Eggs on Level 1''' - Catch at least 10 eggs in a single game on Level 1.
*'''Double Dedede Doppelgänger''' - Play while wearing the King Dedede dress-up mask.
*'''Consistent Catches on Level 2''' - Catch at least 15 eggs in a row in a single game on Level 2.
*'''Catch 20 Eggs on Level 3''' - Catch at least 20 eggs in a single game on Level 3.
*'''100 Total Eggs Caught''' - Catch a grand total of 100 or more eggs. All human players count for this.
*'''Clear All Difficulties''' - Catch enough eggs to clear each difficulty setting. {{color|gray|(Level 1 / Level 2 / Level 3)}}
*'''King Catcher''' - Complete all other missions for Egg Catcher.

Once all 100 regular missions are completed, one final mission related to this Sub-Game is unlocked, as part of the "True Extra Missions" category:
*'''Keep on Catchin' (Level 3)''' - Catch 28 or more eggs on Level 3 of Egg Catcher.

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== Trivia ==
[[File:KRtDLD Egg Catcher Tour end.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The end of a Level 1 game as part of a Magoland Tour. Note that Meta Knight (eliminated, wearing a [[Rick]] mask) and Bandana Waddle Dee (wearing a [[Waddle Dee]] mask) both hold baskets, while Kirby and King Dedede ingest eggs directly.]]
*In the ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' version, [[Meta Knight]] and [[Bandana Waddle Dee]] use baskets to catch eggs, since they don't have usable mouths like Kirby and King Dedede. In addition, all characters but King Dedede stand on platforms to compensate for King Dedede's relatively large proportions, so as to unify the height of the characters' mouths and baskets (and by extension the location where eggs and bombs would land for each character).<ref>Nintendo DREAM June 2023 interview ([https://gigi9714.wordpress.com/2024/04/18/translation-of-the-kirbys-return-to-dream-land-deluxe-interview-from-the-june-2023-edition-of-nintendo-dream/ translation])</ref>
*Also in the ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' version, if any player gets a perfect score of 30 eggs, their Robo Dedede explodes and can be seen malfunctioning in the background of the results screen. The only exception to this is during a Magoland Tour.

== Gallery ==
===''Kirby's Adventure''===
<gallery>
KA Egg Catcher game start screenshot.png|The start of the game, when King Dedede reveals himself
KA Egg Catcher gameplay screenshot.png|An Egg Catcher game in progress
KA Egg Catcher early end screenshot.png|The end screen if Kirby is blown up by a bomb
KA Egg Catcher finish screenshot.png|The end screen if Kirby manages to avoid all bombs
KA Egg Catcher Perfect result screenshot.png|The end screen if Kirby catches all 30 eggs
</gallery>

===''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''===
<gallery>
KRtDLD Egg Catcher start screenshot.png|The start of a game
KRtDLD Egg Catcher multiplayer gameplay screenshot.png|Multiplayer gameplay
KRtDLD Egg Catcher explode screenshot.png|Kirby exploding after eating a bomb
KRtDLD Egg Catcher perfect screenshot.png|Getting a perfect score
KRtDLD Egg Catcher victory screenshot.png|Results screen after a victory
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|fr=Gobœuf
|frM=Egg Gobble<br><small>From ''gobber'' (to gobble) and ''oeuf'' (egg).</small>
|ja=たまごきゃっちゃ
|jaR=tamago kyatchā
|jaM=Egg Catcher
|zh=接蛋
|zhR=jiē dàn
|zhM=Catch Eggs
|de=Eiderdotte
|deM=Derived from "Ei der Daus" (exclamation of surprise), "Ei" (egg) and "Dotter" (yolk)
|pt=Papa Ovo
|ptM=Egg Eater
|ko=알 캐처
|koR=al kaecheo
|koM=Egg Catcher
|es=Atrapahuevos
|esM=Egg Catcher
|nl=Fijnproeverei
|nlM=Pun on "fijnproverij" (fine tasting) and "ei" (egg)
|it=Acchiappauova
|itM=Egg catcher
}}

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