<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Land	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
pinball	B-Device
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
's	O
third	O
pinball	B-Device
video	O
game	O
after	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
NES	O
title	O
Rollerball	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
title	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
'	I-Application
Gator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
spin-off	O
and	O
second	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
title	O
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
pinball	B-Device
video	O
game	O
Nintendo	O
published	O
after	O
the	O
NES	O
title	O
Pinball	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
stars	O
Kirby	B-Application
as	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
features	O
three	O
pinball	B-Device
tables	O
,	O
each	O
owned	O
by	O
a	O
classic	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
:	O
Whispy	O
Woods	O
,	O
Kracko	O
,	O
and	O
Poppy	O
Bros	O
.	O
Sr.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
much	O
like	O
that	O
of	O
pinball	B-Device
,	O
with	O
two	O
flippers	O
used	O
to	O
help	O
keep	O
Kirby	B-Application
in	O
play	O
as	O
he	O
bounces	O
off	O
walls	O
,	O
bumpers	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
scoring	O
points	O
by	O
doing	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
help	O
Kirby	B-Application
make	O
his	O
way	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
floor	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
access	O
each	O
table	O
's	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
floor	O
has	O
various	O
gimmicks	O
that	O
either	O
help	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
reach	O
the	O
next	O
floor	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
characters	O
which	O
throw	O
Kirby	B-Application
upwards	O
,	O
or	O
bring	O
in	O
a	O
Warp	O
Star	O
that	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
hop	O
onto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warp	O
Stars	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
floor	O
take	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
the	O
table	O
selection	O
screen	O
,	O
Warp	O
Stars	O
on	O
the	O
middle	O
floor	O
takes	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
a	O
minigame	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
can	O
earn	O
extra	O
points	O
and	O
multipliers	O
,	O
and	O
Warp	O
Stars	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
floor	O
take	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
that	O
table	O
's	O
boss	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Kirby	B-Application
falls	O
down	O
the	O
drain	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
floor	O
of	O
each	O
table	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
land	O
on	O
a	O
springboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
timing	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
at	O
the	O
moment	O
where	O
the	O
springboard	O
is	O
at	O
its	O
lowest	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
spring	O
back	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
table	O
,	O
with	O
well	O
timed	O
presses	O
returning	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
floor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Kirby	B-Application
fails	O
to	O
jump	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
table	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
ending	O
once	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
for	O
two	O
months	O
in	B-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
from	O
March	O
to	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
met	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
blurring	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
screen	O
makes	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
's	O
going	O
on	O
,	O
but	O
nonetheless	O
deemed	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
pinball	B-Device
games	O
for	O
any	O
system	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
recover	O
lost	O
balls	O
,	O
the	O
multi-table	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
hidden	O
things	O
to	O
find	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
Kirby	B-Application
’s	O
pinball	B-Device
Land	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
of	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
quality	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
pinball	B-Device
game	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
both	O
involving	O
and	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
nominees	O
for	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Century	O
"	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Spin-offs	O
are	O
a	O
groan-inducing	O
inevitability	O
for	O
popular	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Land	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
ideas	O
that	O
just	O
make	O
good	O
sense.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Land	I-Application
would	O
later	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
another	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Gamer	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	O
an	O
overall	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Highly	O
playable	O
pinball	B-Device
game	O
with	O
loads	O
of	O
levels	O
and	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
