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USA Kiosk Demo

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A kiosk demo of Kirby: Squeak Squad that was distributed to stores ahead of its US launch.

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Upon launch, a hidden timer of 8 minutes and 30 seconds begins (or 5 minutes if nothing is pressed or touched). This can be disabled by freezing the address 0226202c to any value, though the demo will still end itself after beating World 2.

The demo displays a "basic controls and usage of Copy Ability" screen before playing the actual game.

Kiosk

Retail

The third room of the first level has two additional enemies that don't appear in the retail version: a Sir Kibble and a Bronto Burt.

This screen is displayed after losing all your lives, after the time limit expires, or after defeating Mrs. Moley in World 2 (see here).