Kirby's Pinball Land

Kirby's Pinball Land
Also known as: Kirby no Pinball (JP) Developer: HAL Laboratory Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Game Boy Released in JP: November 27, 1993 Released in US: March 4, 1994 Released in EU: July 26, 2012 (3DS Virtual Console) Released in AU: July 26, 2012 (3DS Virtual Console) This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has regional differences.

Kirby plays Pinball. More accurately, Kirby is the pinball.

Unused Graphics

There exist compressed graphics and tilemaps in the ROM that don't get loaded in-game.

At 0x1392D. Three frames for a li'l 'gator in the style of Revenge of the 'Gator, HAL's previous pinball game for Game Boy.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

While the graphics at 0x1622E are used in the middle of Poppy's level, four tiles that look like screws don't get used, highlighted here for your viewing pleasure.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

At 0x29C13. These graphics look unrelated to this game.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

At 0x2B388. This looks similar to one of the graphics pieces used for the ranking screen, except quite corrupted.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

At 0x31E68. A set of player graphics that go unreferenced.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Tables

Two unused tilesets for pinball tables exist, two graphics pieces per tileset. Corresponding unused tilemap pieces at 0x2012B and 0x2019A exist, usable for both tilesets.

Raw Graphics (0x24063 & 0x24221)	Table

Unlike all the other graphics, the ones here are 1-bit color rather than the system's native 2-bit. A couple 'gators are hiding out in the tileset, too.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Raw Graphics (0x3216A & 0x32432)	Table

This other unused table tileset looks more Kirby-like, with the Maxim Tomato, Gordo, and even some Cappies.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Partially-Unused Music

The credits music is 32 seconds long, but only the first 18 are heard in-game.

Regional Differences

Japan	International

Aside from the logo change, the options were translated and the arrow was enlarged.