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Flash Fishing
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| “ | The Waddle Dees are fishing... We should try some fishing too, don'tcha think? | ” | — Elfilin, in reference to Flash Fishing |
Flash Fishing is one of the three Sub-Games available in Waddle Dee Town in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, which requires the rescue of 155 Waddle Dees to unlock. It is similar in concept to Quick Draw and Samurai Kirby, but themed around fishing instead.
Catching the legendary "Bling Blipper" in this sub-game is required for 100% completion of Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
Gameplay[edit]
| “ | Ahhh. Kirby's doing a bit of fishin' at the ol' fishin' pond. He looks super, super relaxed… Maybe too relaxed. Hey! Pay attention, Kirby! There's exciting stuff swimming in that pond, including the legendary "Bling Blipper" of Waddle Dee Town! | ” | — figure description for "Fishing-Pond Kirby" |
To begin Flash Fishing, Kirby merely needs to sit down on his chair and then cast a line. After a moment, he will get a bite, and need to start reeling it in. This is done by having the player press either A, B, X, or Y as a quick-time event, with larger catches requiring more buttons pressed in sequence and with quicker timing. The last button to press is always X (or the fourth and the last, if reeling in the biggest catch). Done correctly, Kirby will reel in a Blipper and then shortly afterward gain Star Coins for it. If the player fails to press the correct button in time, Kirby will be pulled out of his chair and fall into the pond, failing the catch. If the player presses the wrong button, Kirby will reel in a junk item and gain no reward.
Making several successful catches in a row will result in better odds of catching larger Blippers, and thus earning more Star Coins. Failing catches has the opposite effect. The following is a list of each Blipper type that can be caught (though weight values in "g" can differ slightly):
- Small Blipper (1 or 2 buttons, under 1000 g) - Yellow Star Coin (1)
- Regular Blipper (3 buttons, roughly 1000 g) - Green Star Coin (5)
- Large Blipper (4 buttons, roughly 8000 g) - Red Star Coin (10)
- Huge Blipper (4 buttons, over 8200 g) - Blue Star Coin (30)
- "Bling Blipper" (7 buttons, roughly 10000 g) - 500 Star Coins (catching this for the first time also rewards the "Fishing-Pond Kirby" figure)
Catching a small Blipper
Catching a regular Blipper
Catching a large Blipper
Catching a huge Blipper
Catching the Bling Blipper
Flash Fishing can also be played simultaneously by Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee, who share the screen and play separately. The top three catches, organized by weight first and time taken for the catch second, can be seen on a separate board at the far end of the pond.
Trivia[edit]
- If both players are fishing and one of them successfully catches a Bling Blipper, the other player will stop and watch as a red ! appears over their character. They will also applaud after the Blipper lands on the other character. This only happens for the first time the Bling Blipper is caught.
- Additionally, if Bandana Waddle Dee is the one who catches the Bling Blipper, the Fishing-Pond Kirby figure will still land in Kirby's hands after the fish is turned into coins.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Artwork of Kirby fishing
Fishing-Pond Kirby figure
Screenshots[edit]
In-game instructions (page 1)
In-game instructions (page 2)
Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee fishing
Kirby falling asleep waiting for a bite
Kirby reeling in a catch
Kirby getting pulled in for being too slow
Pulling in a piece of junk for hitting the wrong button
Viewing the record board
Other[edit]
The photo added to Kirby's House after clearing all of Flash Fishing
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドキドキ！せつなのつりぼり Dokidoki! Setsuna no Tsuribori |
Heart Pounding! Flash Fishing Pond せつな (in a flash) is also used in the Japanese names for Samurai Kirby, Speed Eaters, Speedy Teatime and Kirby Card Swipe. |
| Traditional Chinese | 緊張刺激！剎那間的釣魚池 Jǐnzhāng Cìjī! Chànàjiān de Diàoyúchí |
Tense Excitement! Flash Fishing Pond |
| Simplified Chinese | 紧张刺激！刹那间的钓鱼池 Jǐnzhāng Cìjī! Chànàjiān de Diàoyúchí | |
| Dutch | Flitsvissen | Flash fishing |
| French | Pêche éclair | Flash fishing |
| German | Flinkfischen | Quick fishing |
| Korean | 두근두근! 낚시터 Dugeundugeun! Nakksiteo |
Heart Pounding! Fishing Spot |
| Latin American Spanish | Pesca relámpago | Flash fishing |
