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{{Game infobox |title=Hello Kitty World |jptitle=ハローキティワールド |jptrans= |boxart=Hello Kitty World.jpg |caption= |publisher=Character Soft (Sanrio company) |developer=[[Mario Co. Ltd]] |console=Famicom |category= |players= |predecessor=[[Balloon Kid]] |successor=[[Balloon Fight GB]] |no_pricing= |releasena= |releasejp=March 27, 1992 |releaseeu= |releaseau= |releasekr= |releasezh= |no_ratings= |niwa= |colorscheme=Nintendo }}  
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{{Game infobox |title=Hello Kitty World |jptitle=ハローキティワールド |jptrans= |boxart=Hello Kitty World.jpg |caption= |publisher=Character Soft (Sanrio company) |developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 1]], [[Pax Softnica]] (as [[Mario Co., Ltd]]) |console=Famicom |category=Platformer |players=1-2 |predecessor=[[Balloon Kid]] |successor=[[Balloon Fight GB]] |no_pricing= |releasena= |releasejp=March 27, 1992 |releaseeu= |releaseau= |releasekr= |releasezh= |no_ratings= |niwa= |colorscheme=Nintendo }}  
  
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'''Hello Kitty World''' (cited as being produced by Mario Co. Ltd a jointly owned business between [[Nintendo]] and Dentsu at the time) is a game for the Famicom.
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'''Hello Kitty World''' is a Japan-only game for the Famicom.
  
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The game is a reimagining of the game [[Balloon Kid]] for the Game Boy released in North America and Europe, instead for the Famicom in Japan. It is virtually the same except for character changes, such as the main characters being Hello Kitty, Mimmy and Tippy Bear. This version was only released in Japan, while only North America and Europe have got Balloon Kid. Despite this, Nintendo would also release [[Balloon Fight GB]] for the Japanese market in 2000, which was originally for the [[Nintendo Power (cartridge service)]] but later for the Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop.
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The core game is the same as the earlier overseas release [[Balloon Kid]] for the [[Game Boy]], except for character changes, namely the main characters are now [[wikipedia:Sanrio|Sanrio]]'s characters Hello Kitty (player one, replacing Alice), Mimmy (player two, replacing Samm) and Tippy Bear (the boy blown away by a gust of wind, replacing Jim). Other characters from the same franchise appear as minor characters (Joey the mouse and Mory the mole).
  
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The staff roll is also generally the same but with a few additional people.
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This version was only released in Japan, while North America and Europe got Balloon Kid. Despite this, Nintendo would also release [[Balloon Fight GB]] for the Japanese market in 2000, which was originally for the [[Nintendo Power (cartridge service)]] but later for the Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop.
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==Additions to staff credits==
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*[[Hiroo Takami]] - Producer
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*[[Eiko Takahashi]] - Graphic designer
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*[[Seiji Hayashi]], [[Hiroaki Satou]], [[Chisumi Kuratani]], and [[Kuniko Sakurai]] (formally a coordinator) - Directors
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*[[Yoshio Sakamoto]] - Special thanks (no longer director)
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*Keiichi Sugino, Shinichi Isobe, [[Tomoyuki Sumi]], Youichi Imaizumi, [[Katsutomo Maeiwa]] - Special thanks.
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According to the back of the box art, Mario Co., Ltd. (株式会社マリオ) are the producers (a past joint venture between Nintendo and the Dentsu advertising/public relations company). Also responsible for marketing are ASCII Corporation, and Sanrio themselves. The publisher is [https://sanriowiki.com/wiki/Character_Soft Character Soft]; a past subsidiary of Sanrio for video games featuring Sanrio characters based in [[wikipedia:Minami-Aoyama|Minami-Aoyama]], [[wikipedia:Minato, Tokyo|Minato]], [[wikipedia:Japan|Japan]].
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==On other wikis==
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*[https://sanriowiki.com/wiki/Hello_Kitty_World Sanrio Wiki]
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==Trivia==
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*The Bonus Stage music reuses a modified version of one of the [[Nintendo World Championships 1990]] tracks. This is not the case in Balloon Kid or Balloon Fight GB. Both Hello Kitty World and Nintendo World Championships 1990 were composed by Hirokazu Tanaka. The Mario-themed intro to it from the Nintendo World Championships 1990 software/[[Game Pak]]s were removed.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivDct6QTuuU Nintendo Rebranded Their Game into Hello Kitty - YouTube video by Good Vibes Gaming] and comment by @Keiffer01</ref>
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==References==
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Hello Kitty World
ハローキティワールド
Hello Kitty World.jpg
Developer(s): Nintendo Research & Development 1, Pax Softnica (as Mario Co., Ltd)
Publisher(s): Character Soft (Sanrio company)
Platform: Famicom
Category: Platformer
Players: 1-2
Predecessor: Balloon Kid
Successor: Balloon Fight GB
Release dates
Japan: March 27, 1992

Hello Kitty World is a Japan-only game for the Famicom.

The core game is the same as the earlier overseas release Balloon Kid for the Game Boy, except for character changes, namely the main characters are now Sanrio's characters Hello Kitty (player one, replacing Alice), Mimmy (player two, replacing Samm) and Tippy Bear (the boy blown away by a gust of wind, replacing Jim). Other characters from the same franchise appear as minor characters (Joey the mouse and Mory the mole).

The staff roll is also generally the same but with a few additional people.

This version was only released in Japan, while North America and Europe got Balloon Kid. Despite this, Nintendo would also release Balloon Fight GB for the Japanese market in 2000, which was originally for the Nintendo Power (cartridge service) but later for the Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop.

Additions to staff credits

According to the back of the box art, Mario Co., Ltd. (株式会社マリオ) are the producers (a past joint venture between Nintendo and the Dentsu advertising/public relations company). Also responsible for marketing are ASCII Corporation, and Sanrio themselves. The publisher is Character Soft; a past subsidiary of Sanrio for video games featuring Sanrio characters based in Minami-Aoyama, Minato, Japan.

On other wikis

Trivia

  • The Bonus Stage music reuses a modified version of one of the Nintendo World Championships 1990 tracks. This is not the case in Balloon Kid or Balloon Fight GB. Both Hello Kitty World and Nintendo World Championships 1990 were composed by Hirokazu Tanaka. The Mario-themed intro to it from the Nintendo World Championships 1990 software/Game Paks were removed.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Nintendo Rebranded Their Game into Hello Kitty - YouTube video by Good Vibes Gaming and comment by @Keiffer01
Balloon Fight series logo
Sanrio series logo

Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty World  • Pocket Hello Kitty  • Hello Kitty Pocket Camera (related: Mobile Trainer)  • Hello Kitty no Beads Koubou

Related

Template:Peanuts series (Sanrio ownership rights in Japan)  • Nintendo All-Plastic (NAP) Hello Kitty, Patty & Jimmy cards

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