Difference between revisions of "Kirby's Star Stacker"

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|developer=[[HAL Laboratory]]
 
|developer=[[HAL Laboratory]]
 
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
 
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|system=[[Game Boy]] , [[Super NES]], [[Virtual Console]], [[3DS Virtual Console]], [[Wii U Virtual Console]]
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|system=[[Game Boy]] , [[Super NES]], [[Wii Virtual Console]], [[3DS Virtual Console]], [[Wii U Virtual Console]]
|release='''Game Boy'''<br />JP January 25, 1997<br />US April 1997<br />EU August 28, 1997<br />'''Super NES'''<br />JP February 1, 1998<br />'''Wii Virtual Console''' (SNES)<br />JP January 5, 2010<br />'''3DS Virtual Console''' (GB)<br />JP May 23, 2012<br />EU August 30, 2012<br />US January 17, 2013<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console''' (SNES)<br />JP May 8, 2013
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|release='''Game Boy'''<br />JP June 4, 1997<br />US July 14, 1997<br />EU October 25, 1997<br />'''Super NES'''<br />JP February 1, 1998<br />'''Wii Virtual Console''' (SNES)<br />JP January 5, 2010<br />'''3DS Virtual Console''' (GB)<br />JP May 23, 2012<br />EU August 30, 2012<br />US January 17, 2013<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console''' (SNES)<br />JP May 8, 2013<br />'''3DS Virtual Console''' (SNES)<br />JP November 28, 2016
 
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|rating= ESRB: E
 
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'''Kirby's Star Stacker''' is a puzzle game featuring [[Kirby]].
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'''Kirby's Star Stacker''' (known in Japan as '''Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu''', which translates to '''Kirby's Miracle Kids''') is a puzzle game featuring [[Kirby]] that was originally released for the [[Game Boy]] in 1997.
  
 
=Gameplay=
 
=Gameplay=
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==Ports and Remakes==
 
==Ports and Remakes==
  
* A remake was created for the [[Super NES]] in Japan which added a Story mode.
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* In Japan, there was a remake that was created for the [[Super NES]] in which added a Story mode.
**This version was released on the Wii's [[Virtual Console]] in 2010 and the [[Wii U Virtual Console]] in 2013, for Japan only in both cases.
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**The Super NES version was released for purchase as part of the [[Wii Virtual Console]] in 2010, the [[Wii U Virtual Console]] in 2013 and the [[3DS Virtual Console]] in 2016. As with the original release, these ports were only made available in Japan.
 
*In 2012 and 2013, the original Game Boy version was released for download on the [[3DS]] as part of the [[3DS Virtual Console]].
 
*In 2012 and 2013, the original Game Boy version was released for download on the [[3DS]] as part of the [[3DS Virtual Console]].
  

Revision as of 08:12, 19 January 2019

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Kirby's Star Stacker
Developer HAL Laboratory
Publisher Nintendo
System Game Boy , Super NES, Wii Virtual Console, 3DS Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console
Release Date Game Boy
JP June 4, 1997
US July 14, 1997
EU October 25, 1997
Super NES
JP February 1, 1998
Wii Virtual Console (SNES)
JP January 5, 2010
3DS Virtual Console (GB)
JP May 23, 2012
EU August 30, 2012
US January 17, 2013
Wii U Virtual Console (SNES)
JP May 8, 2013
3DS Virtual Console (SNES)
JP November 28, 2016
Rating ESRB: E

Kirby's Star Stacker (known in Japan as Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu, which translates to Kirby's Miracle Kids) is a puzzle game featuring Kirby that was originally released for the Game Boy in 1997.

Gameplay

Blocks fall from the top of the screen, either in the form of Kirby's animal friends or as Star Blocks. Animals disappear when two of them are stacked next to each other. Having Star Blocks in between the pair makes the Star Blocks disappear and score more points.

The game has several modes. In Round Clear, player's must clear a certain amount of stars before moving on to the next round. VS lets players compete with each other. In Challenge, the player must play as long as possible. The player has three minutes to eliminate as many stars as possible in Time Attack.

Legacy

Ports and Remakes

  • In Japan, there was a remake that was created for the Super NES in which added a Story mode.
  • In 2012 and 2013, the original Game Boy version was released for download on the 3DS as part of the 3DS Virtual Console.