Four Lost Kirby Games Discovered In Auction
To give a little background, the Super NES had a fancy satellite service that allowed players to download games from space during designated time periods. The service was never sold outside of Japan, and many of the games that appeared on the service were never sold again in any form. This included a remix of Link to the Past, a 16-bit remake of the original Zelda game, a second SNES F-Zero featuring new tracks, and “Radical Dreamers,” a text adventure from Square that would eventually turn into Chrono Cross. All of those titles were uncovered and preserved years ago (or, in the case of the Zelda remake, a month ago). But there are still some Satelliview games that have never turned up, such as the one we’re discussing today, Kirby no Omocha Hako (Kirby’s Toy Box). Kirby’s Toy Box was a collection of ten mini-games starring the pink puffball. They could only be downloaded one at a time and only one could be saved on the cartridge. Game preservationist Frank