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Kirby's Pinball Land

Kirby's Pinball Land is a 1993 pinball video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It was HAL Laboratory's third pinball video game after the MSX and NES title Rollerball and the Game Boy title Revenge of the 'Gator. It was also the first spin-off and second Game Boy title in the Kirby series, as well as the second pinball video game Nintendo published after the NES title Pinball. The game was rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS' Virtual Console service in July 2012.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.

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Released
1993
Developer
HAL Laboratory
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
Unknown
Download
Not stated
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The record

Catalogue facts
First released27 November 1993
DeveloperHAL Laboratory
PublisherNintendo
PlatformsGame Boy
Genrespinball video game

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2568036, seeded 30 August 2026.

How long is Kirby's Pinball Land? How long to beat it

Total play time for Kirby's Pinball Land is about 2.5 hours to do everything, and around 1.3 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.

Kirby's Pinball Land length by how much you play
How you playHoursPlayers logged
Just the main story: straight through the critical path1.3h41
Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do2.4h3
Completionist: everything: 100% the game2.5h9

Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.

Where Kirby's Pinball Land 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 Pinball Land lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.

The whole catalogueLargely forgotten
Year
48ahead of 6% of the catalogue
Reach
19ahead of 66% of the catalogue

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What readers say about Kirby's Pinball Land

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Common questions about Kirby's Pinball Land

What platforms is Kirby's Pinball Land on?

Kirby's Pinball Land is available on Game Boy. It first released in 1993.

Who made Kirby's Pinball Land?

Kirby's Pinball Land was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.

How long does it take to beat Kirby's Pinball Land?

about 1.3 hours for the main story, 2.4 hours with the main extras, 2.5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.