Kitten Kaboodle (Game)

Kitten Kaboodle

GAME » on 1988

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Also known as Nyan Nyan Panic, Kitten Kaboodle is a wacky arcade game from Konami where you push blocks to find keys.

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Overview

Kitten Kaboodle, known in Japan as Nyan Nyan Panic, is a top-down action game developed and released by Konami (Company) for arcades in 1988.

In Kitten Kaboodle, players move around one of two cute cat creatures around a a room full of pushable blocks (similar to Pengo) in order to search for all of the keys in order to open the locked exit, all while dealing with enemies coming after them.

While it has received no home conversion at the time, nor inclusion in any of Konami's compilations, it has received some digital re-releases decades after its original release. It was first included in the 2010 Game Room (Game) hub, and then received a PlayStation 4 (Platform) and Nintendo Switch (Platform) release via HAMSTER'S Arcade Archives (Franchise) series on February 13, 2025.

Gameplay

Kitten Kaboodle is a game where the player must collect 4 keys from the enemies within a level to unlock a door leading to the next maze. Each maze has blocks that can be pushed in order to kill enemies. The enemies also drop coins and diamonds as loot. In addition to pushing blocks, Kitten Kaboodle is capable of also jumping over or breaking bricks in order to traverse each maze.

Special Panels

Additionally, there are several special panels that, if players manage to push three into a row, performs one of the following effects:

Fire - Summons a wide blast of fire that eliminates enemies.
Dynamite - Eliminates all enemies in the level.
Crown - Gives temporary invincibility, allowing them to eliminate enemies by running over them.
Timer - Stops all enemies in their tracks.

Bonus Areas

There are also secret panels that, when pushed, leads to one of two bonus areas:

A gambling mini-game where players bet their score in a simple slot machine.
A shop where players can spend their score on new upgrades.
A mini-game where both the player and the opponent race to kick bombs towards each-other, similar to Penguin-kun Wars.

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