Written: 12.12.06 Acquired: 9.24.06 Status: Cart only Price: $9
Publisher: Bandai
Released: 1.26.96
Developer: Tom Create
Scarcity: 2.5
ONE piece drops at a time, interesting....
Your goal isn't matching four-like colors... for when this happens, your OWN energy decreases. Forming four "P's" is what you want to do
It's nice to see a stab at some originality, but this is a classic example of a game that strays too far off the worn path. Drab sound, gameplay and graphics don't help it much either
Ever play Pac Attack? Then you've played this (Both from Namco). 3-piece arrangements fall from the sky, composed of bricks, Cosmo's or arrows. Arrow wipes out Cosmo's. The bricks disappear when formed into a solid line, a la Tetris
The star extinguishes all Cosmo's
It's fun to watch the arrow decimate the aliens
IT SLICES!
IT DICES!
CALL NOW!
In addition to standalone, VS com/2P, there's also a mode to solve set puzzles. SUPER PLAY was not impressed, stating "Slick, colourful puzzle with a high novelty factor. Doesn't push you or your SNES, though, and is ultimately cupboard-fodder." It received a score of 58%
I'm with SPlay here, Cosmo's just an average puzzler with some decent twists, but ultimately, too weird for its own sake. Cool graphics though
KIRBY NO KIRA KIRA KIDS
Written: 3.27.07 Acquired: 11.28.06 Status: Cart only Price: $41.50
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 6.25.99
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Scarcity: 5
One of the rarest Super Famicom games of all time, right up there with Rendering Ranger: R2, this game is better known as Kirby Star Stacker. You might recall the GameBoy version, here is the SFC version which surprises me that it was released so late (1999). Had it been out two years earlier, no doubt it would have hit the US market. Instead, today it's one of the hardest to find SFC games. I've seen copies hit as high as $90!
I'm very lucky my bud was able to find me a copy for just $41.50
This is a pretty interesting puzzle game, but is it worth $50 or even $80?
Two pieces fall at a time. Two (or more) like-animal pieces connecting will disappear from the field. Otherwise, match one animal in-between stars with another like-animal, and that's another way to clear the pieces
Depending on how many pieces you clear, stars fall down looking for potential matches. It's a pretty crazy system and can lead to some massive screen-clearing chains. Ace sound effect too, when these stars descend
Modes of play include:
-VS COM -VS 2P -3 Minute Limit -Endless -Solve set puzzles
Plus a tutorial screen
The graphics are incredibly pastel-y colorful
The falling stars are what separate it from others of this genre
CLOSING THOUGHTS
All in all, Kirby no Kira Kira Kids is a pretty cool puzzle game. But it's very hard to find and you'll likely have to drop a pretty fine bill if you're to ever claim this as part of your collection. If you can find it for under $50, I wouldn't hesitate. Beyond that, it's your call and depends on how nutty a Kirby fan you are. Although a nice puzzle game, it isn't any greater than the many excellent puzzle games already out on the market -- all of which are much easier to find, as well as much cheaper
Fun, colorful and delightful. But, one that only the craziest SFC collectors and gamers will ever experience
