Kirby's Block Ball
Kirby’s Block Ball, known in Japan as Kirby no Block Ball, is a 1995 action video game developed by Tose and Nintendo and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is a spin-off of the Kirby video game series. It is a Breakout clone; the player controls paddles along the screen's edge to knock a bouncing ball, Kirby, into destructible bricks. The game's 55 levels include power-ups, bonus rounds, and minigames. The team spent half a year revising the gameplay to match Kirby's signature characteristics. Kirby's Block Ball was released in Japan on December 14, 1995, later in North America in May 1996, and in Europe on August 29, 1996.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1995
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 14 December 1995 |
|---|---|
| Developer | HAL Laboratory |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Game Boy |
| Genres | action game |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2619366, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Kirby's Block Ball? How long to beat it
Total play time for Kirby's Block Ball is about 3.5 hours to do everything, and around 2.5 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 2.5h | 37 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 2.8h | 7 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 3.5h | 3 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Kirby's Block Ball sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Kirby's Block Ball lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 52ahead of 8% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 16ahead of 65% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Kirby's Block Ball
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Kirby's Block Ball
What platforms is Kirby's Block Ball on?
Kirby's Block Ball is available on Game Boy. It first released in 1995.
Who made Kirby's Block Ball?
Kirby's Block Ball was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Kirby's Block Ball?
about 2.5 hours for the main story, 2.8 hours with the main extras, 3.5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.