Up Down

Up Down is a aiming game where Kirby must match three tiles to earn a given number of extra lives.

There are four columns, each with a different stack of imprinted tiles, bearing either King Dedede, a Star, or Kirby. Beneath the stack, a guide tells what matching four is worth in number of 1 Ups. Dedede gives one, star gives two, and Kirby gives three. These values remain the same in every play. The very top row of tiles are all Dedede and cannot be removed from play, guaranteeing that at least one extra life will be earned.

The tiles are stacked for the player to see the order of before play begins. The game is played like a regular level where Kirby is launched from the paddle and is bounced off the tiles and walls. Every time a tile is struck, it will vanish and reveal the tile located behind it. Beneath the paddle is a series of four buttons with downward facing arrows, one for each column. If Kirby misses the paddle and strikes the buttons, that column will grow back a lost tile. If all four exposed tiles are the same, the game ends, and the reported amount of extra lives is rewarded before Kirby is taken back to where he came from.