Kirby Star Stacker FAQ for Gameboy By KindarSpirit@aol.com ----------------------- _______ / \ / 0 0 \ / | __ | \ \__/ \/ \_/ \_______/ |\ \_/ \_/ /| | ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | | +This FAQ was created on 4.16.01 by KindarSpirit@aol.com + | | +It was last updated 4.18.01. This FAQ may be used + | | +on other sites, in agreement that it is not altered. + | | + + | | ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | |/ \| *** Special thanks goes to LegoManiac900@aol.com, who e-mailed me not too long *** *** after I posted this FAQ. There is now the finishing information on the *** *** real ending of the game! *** Released: 1997 - + - + - + - Contents - + - + - + - + 1. Tips on playing 2. Rules 3. Round Clear 4. Vs. 5. Challenge 6. Time Attack 7. Records 8. The Ending 9. End/Contact/Thanks - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + 1. Tips on Playing ------------------ Kirby's Star Stacker, isn't a game you can be told how to do it, you've got to learn the skills by yourself. It's like Tetris; you can tell someone how to do it... but it's up to them on how they actually do it. I hope you know what I mean hehe. I can give you a few tips though: - The only two rows you must worry about, are the two in the middle. The rest of the rows can pile up higher then the screen. The two in the middle, cannot have more then one block above the screen. - When setting up chains, always do them as close as you can to the bottom. - If the levels start getting to hard, don't build chains, just take it slow and try and match up the characters, instead of setting up something. - The blocks that come down with animal friend, try to place that in an isle besides the middle (if you don't have room). This won't disappear once you make a chain, it will change from a block to a star. Even though this is good, it can still take up space. 2. Rules ---------------------- From the game: "Hi! I'll teach you the rules for this game now! Use your friends to collect the stars!! Sandwich stars between like friends to stack the stars. If another friend is between, you won't collect it. When you can chain your stacks together, bonus stars will fall! Use chain reactions to get lots of stars at once time! With the bonus stars, you get, you can connect even more chains!! Here comes Dedede's fist! When you set the block... whammo! ... Wow! Get caught on a center column, and the game is over." 3. Round Clear -------------- Round clear is a elimination game, round by round. Each round, King Dedede has so many hit points. Knock him out by getting stars. Each star you get, knocks off one of his hitpoints. There are four levels, Normal, Hard, Very Hard and Super Hard. Beat all of these and you get the bonus Insane level... which is a pretty good challenge! Every 5 levels, there is an intermission as well. It will show the Kirby animal friends dancing, playing with apples and a bunch of other stuff. You need to beat so many rounds though to make it to the end of that challenge level. *TIP - The levels ARE predetermined. As you will notice in Normal level, just one block can clear the whole round! I don't think it's like that for every level (especially the insane levels) but I'm pretty sure the levels are not random. If your having trouble, just keep trying to put the beginning block somewhere new everytime. Here's the list of hitpoints for each round, rounds needed to beat the level, the ending and King Dedede's commentary: *Normal: 8 Rounds King Dedede: Hey Kirby! This means war!! If you can stack this many stars, you win! Ending: Shows Kirby and Rick having a picnic Round Hitpoints _________________________ 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 *Hard: 16 Rounds King Dedede: When you lose, I get to laugh at you... big time! Ha-ha-ha!! Ending: Shows Kirby and Kine as pirates Round Hitpoints ___________________ 1 10 2 12 3 10 4 20 5 14 6 16 7 15 8 32 9 20 10 24 11 28 12 35 13 26 14 30 15 35 16 37 *Very Hard: 16 Rounds King Dedede: What do you think? Lots of work, huh?! It will get much, much faster. Ending: Shows Coo flying while holding Kirby and Rick in a basket. Round Hitpoints ___________________ 1 36 2 33 3 40 4 43 5 40 6 40 7 41 8 48 9 43 10 46 11 48 12 50 13 50 14 52 15 55 16 50 *Super Hard: 16 Rounds King Dedede: Shoot, shoot, shoot... Think you can win? Think again! Ending: Shows Kirby, Kine, Rick and Coo looking out a window during snow and a King Dedede snowman. Round Hitpoints ___________________ 1 56 2 58 3 60 4 99 5 60 6 62 7 63 8 77 9 67 10 70 11 68 12 100 13 80 14 72 15 90 16 120 Insane: King Dedede: Don't let your head get so big. I haven't really even begun yet! Ending: Shows Kirby on a Rocket ship, while Coo, Kine and Rick are on their own rocket. Round Hitpoints ___________________ 1 110 2 112 3 115 4 80 5 117 6 120 7 123 8 60 9 125 10 128 11 131 12 90 13 134 14 137 15 140 16 60 17 142 18 145 19 148 20 115 21 150 22 153 23 155 24 60 25 157 26 160 27 163 28 60 29 165 30 168 31 170 32 114 33 172 34 175 35 178 36 118 37 180 38 183 39 185 40 48 41 188 42 190 43 192 44 130 45 195 46 197 47 200 48 138 49 222 50 222 4. Vs. ------ I can't tell you anything about Vs. =( If you've played Vs., please send me an e-mail about it, and I'll put it in this FAQ with credit to you. 5. Challenge ------------ Here, you can be as free as you want in how you want to set up your chains. There's no time limit or hitpoints, just as much time as you have to play it. Rack up as many points as you can, and get a high score in the Records part of the game. Thanks to LegoManiac900@aol.com: "If you get at least 1000 stars, you open up the insane speed in challenge mode." 6. Time Attack -------------- You have 3:00 minutes to try and rack up as many stars as you can. Get a highscore, and it will wind up on the Records part of the game. Send in your highest scores and I'll put them here! Thanks to LegoManiac900@aol.com: "If you get at least 100 stars, you open up the insane speed in time attack." 7. Records ---------- This part of the game keeps track on how well you did in Challenge and Time Attack. There are 3 high score spaces for each. What are your bests? 8. The Ending ------------- LegoManic900@aol.com: "Once you have opened up insane in everything, at the title screen Kirby will now have a crown and scepter. That's the end of the game." This is really cute! Not to mention the cute screen you get when you open it up! 9. End/Contact/Thanks --------------------- This must be the shortest FAQ I've ever written... but I think I've gotten as indepth as I can! If there is anything that you would like to submit to this FAQ, I'm more then welcome to it. My e-mail - kindarspirit@aol.com. My site - Kirby's Rainbow Resort - http://www.classicgaming.com/kirby Special Thanks - LegoManiac900@aol.com RR, RR Message Boarders, Dave Stockton and of course, you! That's it! --------------------------------------Bye Bye!-------------------