Players can also earn Maxim Tomatoes which helps block the drain for a short period.

The game aims to help Kirby make his way up to the top floor in order to access each table's boss.

By timing the A button at the moment where the springboard is at its lowest, Kirby can spring back up to the table, with well-timed presses returning him to the top floor.

Extra lives can be earned by spelling out the word 'Extra' with letters that appear on the table selection screen after bosses have been defeated.

They criticized that the blurring of the Game Boy screen makes it difficult to see what's going on, but nonetheless deemed it "one of the better pinball games for any system" due to the ability to recover lost balls, the multi-table gameplay, and the large number of hidden things to find.

[8] 1UP.com commented that "Spin-offs are a groan-inducing inevitability for popular series, but Kirby's Pinball Land is one of those ideas that just make good sense.