Editing Kirby's Avalanche

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|caption=Box art for '''''Kirby's Avalanche''''' from various regions
|developer=[[wikipedia:Compile (company)|Compile]], [[wikipedia:Banpresto|Banpresto]], [[HAL Laboratory]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|designer=[[Kazunori Ikeda]]
|released='''SNES''':<br>{{Released|Europe|February 1, 1995|NA|April 25, 1995}}<br>'''Virtual Console (Wii)''':<br>{{Released|Europe|July 27, 2007|Australia|July 27, 2007|NA|September 24, 2007}}<br>'''SNES: Nintendo Switch Online'''<br>{{released|NA|July 21, 2022}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxju2frV6PI NES & Super NES - July 2022 Game Updates - Nintendo Switch Online]</ref>
|platforms=[[SNES]], [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]],<br>[[Nintendo Switch]] (SNES: [[Virtual Console|Nintendo Switch Online]])
|language={{languages|en_us=y|en_gb=y}}
|rating={{ratings|esrb=ka|pegi=3}}
|predecessor=''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
|successor=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
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'''''Kirby's Avalanche''''', known as '''''Kirby's Ghost Trap''''' in Europe, is a puzzle game developed by [[wikipedia:Compile (company)|Compile]], in collaboration with [[HAL Laboratory]], that was released in 1995. It is a spinoff title and a direct modification of the Japanese puzzle game ''[[puyo:Puyo Puyo|''Super Puyo Puyo'']]'', except featuring ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' characters. The game, which can be played with one or two players, revolves around stacking multi-colored blobs (otherwise known as Puyos) and matching chains of the same color. Due to its similarities to ''Super Puyo Puyo'', this game was never released in Japan, making it the only ''Kirby'' game with this distinction.}}</onlyinclude>{{:{{ROOTPAGENAME}}|transcludesection=lead}}

== Story ==
The story of ''Kirby's Avalanche'' is simplistic, and largely conveyed through the manual. The most popular pastime in [[Dream Land]] is a game called Avalanche. Since everyone likes to play Avalanche, [[Kirby]] thinks it would be a great idea to hold a tournament to see who the best player in Dream Land is. To that end, a tournament called the First Annual Dream Land's Avalanche Competition is held at the [[Fountain of Dreams|Dream Fountain]]. Whoever wins will be the Avalanche Champion and receive the Dream Fountain Cup. The rules of the tournament are as follows: everyone in Dream Land makes their way to the Dream Fountain, and if two people meet, they play a round of Avalanche. The winner keeps going to the Dream Fountain, while the loser must stay behind. Once the final competitors reach the Dream Fountain, they will compete to decide the Avalanche Champion. The player takes control of Kirby to help him make it to the Dream Fountain and become the champion.

==Gameplay==
[[File:KAv Lololo and Lalala match.png|left|thumb|[[Kirby]] competing against [[Lololo & Lalala]].]]
The rules in ''Kirby's Avalanche'' are identical to ''Super Puyo Puyo''. Two players each have their own playing field, a grid of 72 spaces (6 across and 12 high). Pairs of differently-colored [[puyo:Puyo (character)|Puyos]] (referred to in this game as blobs) fall from the top of the playing field and eventually touch the bottom. The goal is to drop and rotate the blobs in such a way that four or more of the same color connect with each other from above, below or to the side, in any combination. This done, they will disappear from the playing field. Any blobs above them will fall down and fill in the spots where the matched blobs once were. If a player runs out of room in the playing field to place blobs, that player will lose the game.

Clearing blobs will send [[puyo:Types of Puyo|Garbage Puyos]] (referred to in this game as boulders or ghosts) to the opponent's playing field. Boulders cannot be cleared when four or more of them touch, and can only disappear if a match of four colored blobs is accomplished right next to them. Because of this, they are essentially meant to waste space and make matching blobs more difficult.

It is possible to set up a [[puyo:List of Chaining Forms|chain reaction]] by matching four blobs, and then letting other blobs fall into spots where they will connect with more blobs, clearing more of them one after another in succession. The more blobs that disappear from the result of a chain reaction, the more boulders will be sent to the opponent's playing field. Setting up a large enough chain will create the eponymous "avalanche" (or "ghost trap"); so many boulders will be dropped that the opponent has no chance to recover.

Just before the boulders rain down on a player's playing field, they will be shown icons that indicate how many boulders will drop. A small icon indicates one boulder, a bigger icon indicates 6 boulders, and a brown icon indicates 36 boulders. The winner is the one who outlasts their opponent by burying their playing field with boulders to the point that no further blobs can be dropped.

Some techniques found in later games of the ''Puyo Puyo'' series are not possible to perform in this game, such as [[puyo:Offset rule|"offsetting"]] (neutralizing boulders by matching blobs before they fall) or [[puyo:Rotation#Double rotate|"double-rotation"]] (rotating blobs vertically when trapped in-between columns of other blobs).
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==Game modes==
There are four options on the main menu for ''Kirby's Avalanche'': "Competition", "1P vs. 2P", "Practice", and "Options".

===Competition===
During the Competition mode of the game, Kirby faces a total of 16 [[boss]]es in the order presented. These bosses do not possess any special skills (other than minor aesthetic differences), but their playing styles vary slightly, generally becoming faster and more aggressive as Kirby advances through the game. Each opponent is equivalent to another opponent from ''Puyo Puyo'', including their specific playstyle quirks (such as [[puyo:First-Instinct Chains|"first-instinct chains"]]).

Notably, in the cutscenes between each round, [[Kirby]] is shown trash-talking his opponents and speaking in full sentences. This is a very unique and strange occurrence; in most of the rest of the ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' series, Kirby is not rude, and has rarely spoken outside of simple phrases, such as "hi". Instead, his behavior is more in line with the personality of ''Puyo Puyo''{{'}}s protagonist, [[puyo:Arle Nadja|Arle Nadja]], who is replaced by Kirby in this game. As such, the game's storyline likely falls in a different [[continuity]] than usual, and certainly does not reflect Kirby as a character in the main series.

There are three difficulty levels to Competition mode: Easy (otherwise referred to as the Learning Stage), Normal, and Hard. [[Waddle Dee]], [[Bronto Burt]] and [[Waddle Doo]] are exclusive to the Learning Stage (and are the only opponents fought in that mode), while [[Poppy Bros. Sr.]], [[Whispy Woods]] and [[Kabu]] are exclusive to the Normal setting. Individual battles are referred to as Stages, or "Lessons" in the case of the first three opponents.

{| class="wikitable" border=1 cellpadding=2
!Stage
!Name
!Appearance
!Abbr.
!Pre-Battle Exchange
!Announcer Audio and Misc. Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|Lesson&nbsp;1
|rowspan=3|[[Waddle Dee]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Waddle Dee sprite.png]]
|rowspan=3 align=center|WADE
|width=44% bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''Hi, Waddle Dee! Are you ready?!?''
|rowspan=3|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Waddle Dee.mp3]]}}Waddle Dee never turns any of his blobs while they are falling. He plays rather passively, and rarely fast drops blobs. During the stage, red blobs will never drop, only giving up to four colors. His ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Skeleton T|Skeleton T]].
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Umm, can we just walk together? The forest scares me...''
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''Sorry, rules are rules!''
|-
|rowspan=3|Lesson 2
|rowspan=3|[[Bronto Burt]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Bronto Burt sprite.png]]
|rowspan=3 align=center|BRON
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Ah HA!! I have found my next victim!!''
|rowspan=3|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Bronto Burt.mp3]]}}Bronto Burt's ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Nasu Grave|Nasu Grave]]. During the stage, red blobs will never drop, only giving up to four colors.
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''Bronto Burt you bully, the pleasure will be all mine.''
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Shut up and play!''
|-
|rowspan=2|Lesson 3
|rowspan=2|[[Waddle Doo]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Waddle Doo sprite.png]]
|rowspan=2 align=center|WADO
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''You did not treat Waddle Dee with respect... Now I, Waddle Doo will repay you in kind!''
|rowspan=2|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Waddle Doo.mp3]]}}Waddle Doo's ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Mummy|Mummy]]. During the stage, yellow blobs will never drop, only giving up to four colors.
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''I don't think so!!''
|-
|rowspan=3|Stage 1
|rowspan=3|[[Poppy Bros. Sr.]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Poppy Bros Sr sprite.png]]
|rowspan=3 align=center|PBSR
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Hi, Kirby! Want a bomb sandwich?''
|rowspan=3|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Poppy Bros Sr.mp3]]}} He plays rather passively and rarely rotates blobs. His ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Draco Centauros|Draco Centauros]].
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''I'll breathe in your pathetic bombs and send them right back at you!''
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Stalemate... Okay, let's compete in a quick game of Avalanche!''
|-
|rowspan=2|Stage 2
|rowspan=2|[[Whispy Woods]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Whispy Woods sprite.png]]
|rowspan=2 align=center|WHIS
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Please don't tread on my roots, it would not be a wise decision.''
|rowspan=2|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Whispy Woods.mp3]]}}Whispy always opens the battle by attempting to build four rows of blobs at the bottom, and he will refill the bottom four rows if blobs from there are ever removed. His ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Suketoudara|Suketoudara]].
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''I feel like some apple pie!''
|-
|rowspan=3|Stage 3
|rowspan=3|[[Kabu]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Kabu sprite.png]]
|rowspan=3 align=center|KABU
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''Who blocked the path with this boulder?''
|rowspan=3|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Kabu.mp3]]}}Kabu is the only enemy whose abbreviation is the same as his name. His ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Sukiya Podes|Sukiya Podes]].
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Your road to glory ends here''{{sic}}
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''OH!! Hi Kabu, are you ready for a game of Avalanche?''
|-
|rowspan=3|Stage 4
|rowspan=3|[[Broom Hatter]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Broom Hatter sprite.png]]
|rowspan=3 align=center|BRMH
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Oh what a mess! Must I clean up this entire forest?''
|rowspan=3|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Broom Hatter.mp3]]}}Broom Hatter is the first opponent in the Hard setting and fills the leftmost and rightmost column to the top at the beginning of the fight. If blobs are removed from the side columns, she will always refill them. Her ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Harpy|Harpy]], although her blobs do not release music notes unlike Harpy.
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''I'd worry more about cleaning up your Avalanche skills first.''
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Dust, dust, sweep... Huh?!??''
|-
|rowspan=3|Stage 5
|rowspan=3|[[Squishy]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Squishy sprite.png]]
|rowspan=3 align=center|SQUI
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''I know what your dream is! But King Dedede was saying-''
|rowspan=3|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Squishy.mp3]]}}Squishy's ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Sasori Man|Sasori Man]]. In the European version, the replacement of "Avalanche" to "Ghost Trap" causes his dialogue to overflow from his text box.<ref> [https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=Rp9SDPkd75hr0psl&v=H4DeR9uey8Q&feature=youtu.be&t=7m25s Squishy cutscene in ''Kirby's Ghost Trap]</ref>
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''Go meddle in someone else's affairs, Squishy, I've got to get to the Dream Fountain.''
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''An eight-armed Avalanche for you then, Kirby!''
|-
|rowspan=2|Stage 6
|rowspan=2|[[Lololo & Lalala]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Lololo Lalala sprite.png]]
|rowspan=2 align=center|LOLA
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Kirby: ''To get this far you must have a-MAZE-ing skill Tee hee hee!!''{{sic}}
|rowspan=2|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Lololo Lalala.mp3]]}}Lololo & Lalala's blobs clear into musical notes, much like [[puyo:Harpy|Harpy]]. They prioritize clearing blobs over performing combos. Their ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Panotty|Panotty]]. Their dialogue references [[HAL Laboratory]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Eggerland|Eggerland]]'' series of maze games, which they originally debuted in as Lolo and Lala.
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Enemy: ''Oh yeah? Try and figure your way out of this!''
|-
|rowspan=2|Stage 7
|rowspan=2|[[Bugzzy]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Bugzzy sprite.png]]
|rowspan=2 align=center|BUGZ
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''ROOAAAAAAARRR!!!!!''
|rowspan=2|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Bugzzy.mp3]]}}Bugzzy mainly focuses on slowly forming giant combos, filling Kirby's field with an immense amount of boulders. His ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Zombie|Zombie]].
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''Oh, I'm soooo scared''{{sic}}
|-
|rowspan=5|Stage 8
|rowspan=5|[[Paint Roller]]
|rowspan=5 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Paint Roller sprite.png]]
|rowspan=5 align=center|PAIN
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Let me paint you a lovely portrait...''
|rowspan=5|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Paint Roller.mp3]]}}Paint Roller's ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Witch|Witch]]. However, unlike Witch, his blobs do not release stars when they are removed.
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''Oh, how sweet of yo-''
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''...of you losing to me, HA HA HA!''
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''Paint Roller, you are the meanest art student I've ever met.''
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Student? HA! I am the MASTER!!''
|-
|rowspan=2|Stage 9
|rowspan=2|[[Heavy Mole]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Heavy Mole sprite.png]]
|rowspan=2 align=center|HVYM
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''I am Heavy Mole, watch while I undermine your precious dream!!''
|rowspan=2|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Heavy Mole.mp3]]}}Heavy Mole is the first opponent fought at the Dream Fountain, and focuses primarily on rapidly destroying blobs rather than forming big chain reactions. His ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Zoh Daimaoh|Zoh Daimaoh]], though without his screen-shaking effect.
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''You are sneaky, but I will not be distracted by your under-handed tactics.''
|-
|rowspan=3|Stage 10
|rowspan=3|[[Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Mr Shine Mr Bright sprite.png]]
|rowspan=3 align=center|MS&B
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''We rule both the night and the day!''
|rowspan=3|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Shine Bright.mp3]]}}Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright's ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Schezo Wegey|Schezo Wegey]].
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''This leaves no time for you Kirby! Be gone!!''
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''I thrive at dusk and at dawn! I'll have you two fighting before the day is done.''
|-
|rowspan=2|Stage 11
|rowspan=2|[[Kracko]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Kracko sprite.png]]
|rowspan=2 align=center|KRAC
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''KRRR-RACKK!!!! Dance to my deadly music, or fry like a moth! HA HA!!''
|rowspan=2|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Kracko.mp3]]}}Kracko's blobs release stars when they are removed, which is shared from [[puyo:Witch|Witch]]. Kracko's ''Puyo Puyo'' equvialent is [[puyo:Minotauros|Minotauros]].
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''You couldn't hit a barn sized lightning rod, Kracko!''
|-
|rowspan=3|Stage 12
|rowspan=3|[[Meta Knight]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv Meta Knight sprite.png]]
|rowspan=3 align=center|META
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''None shall pass! En garde, Kirby!''
|rowspan=3|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample Meta Knight.mp3]]}}Meta Knight is more skilled than other opponents at making a comeback when most of his playing field has been covered in boulders. His ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Rulue|Rulue]]. The quote "None shall pass!" is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Black Knight (Monty Python)|Black Knight]] from ''[[wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]''.
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''But I have no sword!?!''
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Oh, you're so right... Then Avalanche it is, ha ha ha ha!!!''
|-
|rowspan=3|Final Stage
|rowspan=3|[[King Dedede]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#285068 align=center|[[File:KAv King Dedede sprite.png]]
|rowspan=3 align=center|DEDE
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''Kirby!! Your dream has carried you far but here it ends.''
|rowspan=3|{{center|[[File:KAv voice sample King Dedede.mp3]]}}When Dedede's blobs land, his half of the screen shakes slightly. This has no effect on gameplay, however. His ''Puyo Puyo'' equivalent is [[puyo:Satan|Dark Prince]], though his screen-shaking effect comes from [[puyo:Zoh Daimaoh|Zoh Daimaoh]].
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0D0|Enemy: ''The Dream Fountain Cup will be mine!!''
|-
|bgcolor=#FFD0FF|Kirby: ''Welcome King Dedede. And good luck to you too.''
|}

When Waddle Doo is defeated, King Dedede congratulates the player on their skill in the Learning Stage, then challenges them to try a higher difficulty. The high score table will be shown, and if the player got a high score, they will be prompted to input their initials. The game then returns to the title screen.

When King Dedede is defeated, the game displays a short ending cutscene, then the names of each of the characters, followed by the staff credits. If cleared with the COM Level set to Easy, Normal or Hard, the final message encourages the player to try the next COM Level, while if cleared on Hardest, the final message is a simple thanks for playing. Regardless of difficulty, at the end of the credits, a special code is revealed; holding A, B, X, and Y on the second controller during gameplay, then resetting the console with these buttons held, will unlock a special "custom" menu in the options. Much like clearing the Learning Stage, the best scores will then be shown, prompting the player to input their initials if they got a high score in the process.

===1P vs. 2P===
1P vs. 2P is the game's multiplayer mode, and requires two controllers to operate. Two players compete in a match of Avalanche. Player 1 will always be Kirby, while player 2 can be any of the opponents from Competition mode, selected at random. At the start of a match, each player can individually select their difficulty level on a scale from 1 to 5, which is represented by chili peppers: Mild, Medium, Spicy, Hot, and Cajun. This is another holdover from ''Puyo Puyo'', in which Arle's favorite food is curry, though this may possibly be a reference to the [[Superspicy Curry]] as well, which came from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''. The difficulty level affects how fast the player's blobs fall, thus affecting reaction time. The number of rounds in each match can be adjusted through the Options menu. When a match is done, the game returns to the difficulty select.

===Practice===
Practice mode allows the player to play a single round of Avalanche without having to compete against an opponent. The goal is instead to last as long as possible and rack up a high score. Like 1P vs. 2P, the player can select their starting difficulty speed, with a choice between Mild, Spicy (which adds 40,000 points to the score), and Cajun (which adds 90,000 points to the score). Player 2 can join as well, though there is no incentive to compete other than for score, as boulders do not appear. When both players receive a game over, the best scores are shown; if either got a high score, they will be prompted to input their initials before the game returns to the title screen.

===Options===
Options mode allows the player to adjust the game settings in the various modes, as outlined below. This also includes the [[Jukebox#Kirby's Avalanche|sound test]] option to listen to the game's music and sound effects, and the input test option to ensure that the controllers' buttons are functioning properly. As mentioned above, some options are only available after entering a special code.

{| class="wikitable" border=1 cellpadding=2
!Option
!Details
|-
!colspan=2|Normal options
|-
|EXIT
|Saves any changes made to the options and returns to the main menu.
|-
|VS. COM LEVEL
|Adjusts the overall skill of the AI in Competition mode. The options are "EASY", "NORMAL" (default), "HARD", and "HARDEST".
|-
|1P VS. 2P MODE
|Adjusts the length of each match in 1P Vs. 2P mode. The options are "1 GAME MATCH" (default), "3 GAME MATCH", "5 GAME MATCH", "7 GAME MATCH", "9 GAME MATCH", "11 GAME MATCH", "13 GAME MATCH", and "15 GAME MATCH".
|-
|SAMPLING
|Turns voice samples on or off. The default is "ON".
|-
|FACE
|Adjusts where the opponent's face is seen in each round of Competition mode. The options are "FRONT" (in front of the playing field), "BACK" (behind the playing field; default), and "OFF".
|-
|BUTTON ASSIGNMENT
|Allows for reassigning the button layout for rotation inputs, minus the + Control Pad, for both player 1 and player 2. By default, the B button turns left, the A and Y buttons both turn right, and the rest of the buttons have no function. The + Control Pad's functions cannot be reassigned.
|-
|INPUT TEST
|Shows a screen allowing the player to test the input of all buttons, including the + Control Pad. This is represented by a list of all buttons displayed on-screen. When pressed or held, the button's on-screen label will say "ON"; otherwise, it will say "OFF". The R and L buttons must be pressed simultaneously to exit this screen.
|-
|CUSTOM
|Enters the custom options menu.
|-
!colspan=2|Custom options
|-
|EXIT CUSTOM
|Returns to the standard options.
|-
|SOUND
|Allows for playing back all sound effects. Ranges from 00 to 3F, listed in hexadecimal.
|-
|MUSIC
|Allows for playing back all music. Ranges from 00 to 10, listed in hexadecimal.
|-
|VOICE
|Allows for playing back all voice samples. Ranges from 00 to 25, listed in hexadecimal.
|-
|SOUND MODE
|Allows for adjusting the game's sound mode between stereo (default) and mono.
|-
|FACE POSITION
|Adjusts where the opponent's face is located on the screen in Competition mode. The options are "LOW", "MID" (default), and "HIGH".
|-
|SWEAT
|Turns on or off the opponent's sweat drops that appear when they are close to losing in Competition mode. The default is "ON".
|-
|BATTLE COLOR
|Allows for reducing the number of Puyo colors. The options are "4 AND 5" (default) and "3 AND 4". Only available after the A+B+X+Y input.
|-
|EARTHQUAKE
|Turns on or off King Dedede's "earthquake" effect in 1P vs. 2P and Practice mode. The default is "OFF". Only available after the A+B+X+Y input.
|-
|SPECIAL CUSTOM
|Enters the special custom options menu. Only available after the A+B+X+Y input.
|-
!colspan=2|Special custom options
|-
|EXIT SPECIAL CUSTOM
|Returns to the custom options menu.
|-
|FALL BLOB
|Adjusts how many boulders are sent during chain reactions. The options are "MINUS", "NORMAL" (default), "PLUS", "PANIC", and "HURRY".
|-
|MODE
|When exiting the options menu and holding the L button, this will bring the player directly to the selected mode. The options are "0 VS. COM" (Competition), "1 BATTLE" (1P vs. 2P, default), and "2 ENDLESS" (Practice).
|-
|STAGE
|This will start Competition mode from any stage, with the option of all 16 stages from "LESSON 01" (Waddle Dee) to "NORMAL 13" (King Dedede). The game must be started on Easy mode for this to work.
|-
|CPU PLAYER
|This will change player 1's CPU to one of the CPU opponent playstyles, with the option of each of the game's 16 opponents. It can only be seen in the title screen demo.
|}

There are also further, unused special options that can only be accessed through a game-altering device, such as a GameShark. One of these options is an early form of the "offsetting" rule.<ref name="tcrf">[https://tcrf.net/Kirby%27s_Avalanche ''Kirby's Avalanche'' on The Cutting Room Floor]</ref>

==Staff==
The following is a list of staff who have worked on ''Kirby's Avalanche'':
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
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!colspan=4|Staff of ''Kirby's Avalanche'' &nbsp;
|-
!From
!Position
!Developer(s)
!Credited as
|-
!rowspan=7|Compile
!Producer
|Masamitsu Niitani
|Moo Niitani
|-
!Director
|colspan=2|{{center|[[Kazunori Ikeda]]}}
|-
!Programmer
|Takayuki Hirono
|Jemini Hirono
|-
!Sub Programmer
|Shouji Takeuchi<br>Masatoshi Setou<br>Takayuki Sato
|JG4MSG Takeuchi <^^;><br>S.T.O.<br>Satman
|-
!Graphic Designer
|Koji Teramoto<br>Akemi Sakai<br>Toshihiro Okamoto
|Janus Teramoto<br>Kemi<br>Lineard
|-
!Composer SE
|colspan=2|{{center|Einosuke Nagao}}
|-
!SFX Converter
|Einosuke Nagao<br>Nobuaki Yamasaki
|Einosuke Nagao<br>Taishow
|-
!colspan=2|HAL Laboratory
|colspan=2|{{center|[[Hirokazu Ando]]<br>[[Tetsuya Notoya]]}}
|-
!rowspan=4|Nintendo
!Nintendo Staff
|colspan=2|{{center|Hideki Fujii<br>Derek Whipple<br>Syuji Kawaguchi<br>Kensuke Tanabe}}
|-
!Voice Talent
|colspan=2|{{center|Michael Kelbraugh<br>Robin Krouse}}
|-
!Translations
|colspan=2|{{center|Keiko Tamura<br>Kayomi McDonald}}
|-
!Special Thanks
|colspan=2|{{center|Dan Owsen<br>Hiro Yamada}}
|-
!colspan=4|©1995 COMPILE / BANPRESTO<br>©1995 HAL LABORATORY / NINTENDO
|}

[[Masahiro Sakurai]] mentions in his ''Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games'' video regarding [[nwiki:Meteos|''Meteos'']]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snHecpmPeJs&t=1m32s "Meteos <nowiki>[Game Concepts]</nowiki>"], ''Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games''</ref> that he served as an uncredited supervisor for ''Kirby's Avalanche''. It is unclear exactly how involved he was, as he only mentions it in passing.

==Nintendo Switch Online description==
''Everyone's favorite round, pink hero takes a break from swallowing his enemies to put your brain to work in this fast-paced puzzle game. Players take control of Kirby and match wits with well-known enemies from the Kirby series (including his archrival, King Dedede!) in an effort to win the First Annual Dream Land Avalanche Competition. This simple-but-addictive gameplay revolves around brightly colored blobs and boulders. When the right amount of matching blobs are stacked, they explode and rain down boulders on your opponent's field of play! Keep going until your screen is clear to move on to the next round. But be careful—the farther you advance, the faster the blobs fall, and the smarter the opponents get! Are you good enough to help Kirby become the avalanche king?''

==Trivia==
*''Kirby's Avalanche'' is one of several international rebrandings of the ''Puyo Puyo'' series for western audiences, with other examples including ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine|Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]'' and the "Bug Drop" minigame in ''[[wikipedia:Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games|Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games]]''.
**Although most traces of ''Super Puyo Puyo'' were removed from ''Kirby's Avalanche'', the columns in the title screen still have inscriptions that read "PUYOPYO".
*Most of the game's soundtrack consists of remixed music from ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''.
*Interestingly, the modern designs for several characters (such as [[Kracko]] and [[Meta Knight]]) first debuted in this game, ahead of their appearance in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''. It is likely that this game's development overlapped with ''Kirby Super Star'', so the newer designs were used while the later game was still being developed.
*The staff credits can be viewed immediately if the game is started or rebooted while player 1 holds L + right and player 2 holds R + left.<ref name="tcrf"/>
* ''Kirby's Avalanche'' was one of several titles compatible with [[wikipedia:XBAND|XBAND]], an [[Online features|online service]] for the SNES that functioned through an expansion cartridge connected to a modem. This technically makes it the first ''Kirby'' game with online multiplayer, though the first one with native online compatibility was ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'', released 22 years later.

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
KAv Kirby artwork.png|[[Kirby]]
KAv Lololo & Lalala artwork.png|[[Lololo & Lalala]]
KAv King Dedede artwork.png|[[King Dedede]]
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery style="image-rendering:pixelated;">
KAv Kirby cutscene sprite.png|Kirby
KAv Kirby sprite.png|Kirby
KAv Kirby sprite 2.png|Kirby's icon from the credits
KAv Waddle Dee cutscene sprite.png|[[Waddle Dee]]
KAv Bronto Burt cutscene sprite.png|[[Bronto Burt]]
KAv Waddle Doo cutscene sprite.png|[[Waddle Doo]]
KAv Poppy Bros Sr cutscene sprite.png|[[Poppy Bros. Sr.]]
KAv Kabu cutscene sprite.png|[[Kabu]]
KAv Broom Hatter cutscene sprite.png|[[Broom Hatter]]
KAv Squishy cutscene sprite.png|[[Squishy]]
KAv Lololo cutscene sprite.png|Lololo
KAv Lalala cutscene sprite.png|Lalala
KAv Bugzzy cutscene sprite.png|[[Bugzzy]]
KAv Paint Roller cutscene sprite.png|[[Paint Roller]]
KAv Heavy Mole cutscene sprite.png|[[Heavy Mole]]
KAv Mr Shine cutscene sprite.png|[[Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright|Mr. Shine]]
KAv Mr Bright cutscene sprite.png|[[Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright|Mr. Bright]]
KAv Kracko cutscene sprite.png|[[Kracko]]
KAv Meta Knight cutscene sprite.png|[[Meta Knight]]
KAv King Dedede cutscene sprite.png|King Dedede
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
KAv title screen.png|American title screen
KAv mode selection.png|Mode select screen
KAv Lesson 1 gameplay.png|Lesson 1 (Easy) gameplay against [[Waddle Dee]]
KAv Broom Hatter intro.png|[[Broom Hatter]] talking to Kirby
KAv Heavy Mole match.png|Kirby going against [[Heavy Mole]]
KAv Game Over.png|Game over screen
KAv Custom Options Menu.png|Custom Options menu
</gallery>

===Audio===
<gallery>
Kav Level 1 intro.mp3|[[Level 5 Map Select|Pre-stage theme (Easy)]]
KAv Butter Building.oga|[[Butter Building (theme)|Easy stage]]
KAv Yogurt Yard clip.mp3|[[Mountain Stage|Normal stage]]
KAv Underground Stage Sample.mp3|[[Underground Stage|Hard stage]]
KAv Mid-Boss Battle.mp3|[[Mid-Boss Battle|Dedede cutscene]]
KAv Dedede Stage.mp3|[[VS. Robo Dedede|Dedede Stage]]
KAv Kirby Dance.mp3|[[Kirby Dance (theme)|Victory]]
KAv Ending.wav|[[Title Screen / Demo|Ending]]
KAv Game Over jingle.mp3|Game Over
Ice Cream Island KAva.oga|[[Ice Cream Island (theme)|1P vs. 2P]]
</gallery>

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==External links==
*''[[harddrop:Puyo Puyo|Puyo Puyo]]'', the series from which this game is derived, at Hard Drop Tetris Wiki
*[[puyo:Kirby's Avalanche|''Kirby's Avalanche'']] at Puyo Nexus, a ''Puyo Puyo'' wiki
*[https://www.kirbyinformer.com/kirbys-avalanche ''Kirby's Avalanche''] on Kirby Informer
*[http://www.kirbysrainbowresort.net/games/avalanche/instruction.html English manual (external archive)] ([https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_SNES/Manual/formated/Kirby-s_Avalanche_-_1995_-_Nintendo.pdf second archive])

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