KIRBY BOWL
( Kirby's Dream Course )
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カービィボウル
©1994 Hal Laboratory Inc.
©1994 Nintendo
Cartridge SHVC-CG
Mini Golf
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Released in America as
KIRBY'S DREAM COURSE
( SNS-CG-USA )
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Released in Europe as
KIRBY'S DREAM COURSE
( SNSP-CG-XXX )
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Kirby Bowl is a action/mini golf game developed by HAL Laboratory
and published by Nintendo. The player tries to push Kriby around a
sort of cute miniature golf course and gets him to land into an exit hole. This
target hole is however nowhere to be seen at the beginning of the game - in practice,
Kirby has to hit all the enemies found on the course first and the last enemy
will then magically turn into the target hole that leads to the next stage. This title,
despite its untraditional nature for a Kirby game, still holds onto what made
the series so popular in the first place. Our hero can obtain different abilities from
his enemies - he can turn into a UFO, grow spikes of float with an umbrella. He can
also do a large variety of moves - he can jump over obstacles, spin, bounce and the
player has to strategically balance strength and spin to achieve the perfect shot.
Before making a shot, the player can scope out his next move and see its potential
trajectory. Kirby's life is symbolized by small red tomatoes - he loses one
every time he makes a shot and wins one every time he hits an enemy or finishes a hole.
If Kirby loses all his tomatoes he then lose a life, once all the lives are gone
then the game is over. Kirby Bowl counts eight courses made out of eight holes each.
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Surprisingly, Kirby Bowl was initially supposed to be released as
Special Tee Shot by HAL Laboratory and didn't feature Kirby
at all. The game however exists and was made available in 1996 for the Stellaview System
(pictures on the left).
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Teaser text from the American version:
Zip across checkerboard fairways
high above the earth!
Scan the course and check out the obstacles ahead. Get
ready for the most surprising game play imaginable in
Kirby's battle against King Dedede!
This checkboard challenge brings outrageous hazards
and bizarre surfaces. Warp panels instantly transport you
to new and exciting challenges. Conveyer belts provide
higher levels of adventure. Turntables take the action in
a whole new direction.
Gordo, Kracko, Whispy Woods and a cast of zany characters await
you. Gain special powers including Fireball, Freeze, Spark and
Parasol. Transform your enemies into stars revealing eight hidden
cups of each wildly different course. Control the force and angle of
your shot and sink Kirby for a hole-in-one!
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Add your Pov here !
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Kirby Bowl is an incredible game. What amazes me the most is the
way how the game, despite featuring a concept that sounds appallingly
simple, still manages to bring an intricate and complicated gameplay.
The different powers that kirby can pick up from his enemies add
an incredible dimension to the game - some holes look tricky at first but
a strategic use of the umbrella or the rock powers gets you
achieve a hole in one in no time! All in all, Kirby Bowl is a
delightful game with a wonderful replay value - it will take a long time
for you to master this one, and this is what makes Kriby Bowl
such a compelling game.
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