{{short description|2017 video game}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox video game | title = Bye-Bye BoxBoy! | image = Byebyeboxboy.jpg | caption = eShop key art | developer = HAL Laboratory | publisher = Nintendo | director = Yasuhiro Mukae | producer = Satoshi Mitsuhara<br>Keisuke Terasaki | artist = Yusuke Ota | composer = Jun Ishikawa<br>Hirokazu Ando | series = ''BoxBoy!'' | platforms = Nintendo 3DS | released = {{Video game release|JP|February 2, 2017|EU|March 23, 2017|AUS|March 24, 2017|NA|April 12, 2017}} | genre = Puzzle-platform | modes = Single-player }}
'''''Bye-Bye BoxBoy!''''' is a 2017 puzzle-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The third game in the ''BoxBoy!'' series, it was released worldwide in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|author=Vogel, Mitch|title=Goodbye! BOXBOY! Has Been Announced for Nintendo 3DS|date=5 December 2016|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/12/goodbye_boxboy_has_been_announced_for_nintendo_3ds|website=Nintendo Life|accessdate=13 July 2019|archive-date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725053711/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/12/goodbye_boxboy_has_been_announced_for_nintendo_3ds|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/say_bye-bye_to_boxboy_on_23rd_march_in_europe|author=Calvert, Darren|title=Say Bye-Bye to BoxBoy on 23rd March in Europe|website=Nintendo Life|date=9 May 2017|accessdate=13 July 2019|archive-date=21 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621063951/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/say_bye-bye_to_boxboy_on_23rd_march_in_europe|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/bye-bye_boxboy/b/3ds/archive/2017/03/09/boxboy-returning-and-promptly-leaving-this-month.aspx|author=Hilliard, Kyle|title=Bye-Bye BoxBoy|magazine=Game Informer|date=9 March 2017|access-date=13 July 2019|archive-date=13 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713174312/https://www.gameinformer.com/games/bye-bye_boxboy/b/3ds/archive/2017/03/09/boxboy-returning-and-promptly-leaving-this-month.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Eurogamer UK Release">{{cite web|author=Phillips, Tom|date=9 March 2017|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-03-09-3ds-curio-bye-bye-boxboy-has-a-uk-release-date|title=3DS curio Bye-bye Boxboy! has a UK release date|website=Eurogamer|accessdate=13 July 2019|archive-date=13 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713174312/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-03-09-3ds-curio-bye-bye-boxboy-has-a-uk-release-date|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was followed by ''BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!'' for the Nintendo Switch in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch/2019/2/13/18223965/boxboy-boxgirl-nintendo-switch-trailer-release-date|title=BoxBoy and BoxGirl announced for Nintendo Switch|author=Radulovic, Petrana|date=February 13, 2019|work=Polygon|accessdate=July 13, 2019|archive-date=February 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216153216/https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch/2019/2/13/18223965/boxboy-boxgirl-nintendo-switch-trailer-release-date|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Gameplay== {{see also|BoxBoy! (video game)#Gameplay|l1=Gameplay of BoxBoy!}} The player plays as Qbby, a box with legs who can create boxes out of his body. The player must solve puzzles using these boxes, which can stay on Qbby or be detached. If they remain attached to his body, Qbby can use the boxes for movement by moving to the farthest box, destroying the boxes in the process. Crowns are placed in every level, and can be collected for an added reward.<ref name="NWR"/>
''Bye-Bye BoxBoy!'' introduces different kinds of boxes, which appear in certain levels and have different effects depending on the type.<ref name="NWR"/> The game also introduces Qbaby, a small box that must be escorted to the goal in certain levels.<ref name="Siliconera First Trailer"/> After beating the game, Challenge Worlds unlock, featuring more difficult levels.<ref name="NWR"/>
The player can scan an amiibo of Kirby or another Kirby character to have Qbby wear a costume that makes him look like that character.<ref name="Nintendo Life"/><ref name="Destructoid"/> Scanning the Qbby amiibo turns the entire game a shade of green that makes it look like it is being played on a Game Boy.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lada|first=Jenni|date=18 January 2017|title=Goodbye! BoxBoy!'s Qbby Amiibo Adds A Game Boy Filter To The Game|website=Siliconera|url=https://www.siliconera.com/goodbye-boxboys-qbby-amiibo-adds-game-boy-filter-game/|access-date=22 January 2024|archive-date=4 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204060222/https://www.siliconera.com/goodbye-boxboys-qbby-amiibo-adds-game-boy-filter-game/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Development and release == ''Bye-Bye BoxBoy!'' was developed by HAL Laboratory, the developers of the previous games as well as the ''Kirby'' series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/09/the-final-boxboy-game-is-coming-west|title=The Final BoxBoy! Game Is Coming West|date=2017-03-09|website=IGN|last=Porter|first=Matt|access-date=2021-03-02|archive-date=2020-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112042318/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/09/the-final-boxboy-game-is-coming-west|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was released for the Nintendo 3DS on April 12, 2017 in North America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/04/bye-bye_boxboy_says_farewell_to_the_trilogy_in_north_america|title=BYE-BYE BOXBOY! Says Farewell to the Trilogy in North America|date=2017-04-13|website=Nintendo Life|access-date=2021-03-02|last=Sephazon|first=Robert|archive-date=2021-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120050756/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/04/bye-bye_boxboy_says_farewell_to_the_trilogy_in_north_america|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Siliconera First Trailer">{{Cite web|url=https://hardcoregamer.com/2017/04/12/bye-bye-boxboy-now-available-on-nintendo-3ds/254261|title=BYE-BYE BOXBOY! now Available on Nintendo 3DS|date=2017-04-12|access-date=2021-03-02|website=Siliconera|last=Kristin|first=Swalley}}</ref> In Europe, the game was released on March 23.<ref name="Siliconera Qbabies">{{cite web|last=Lada|first=Jenni|title=Bye-Bye BoxBoy! Trailer Shows Off The Qbabies|website=Siliconera|url=https://www.siliconera.com/bye-bye-boxboy-trailer-shows-off-qbabies/|date=2017-03-09|access-date=2023-06-01|archive-date=2023-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601175603/https://www.siliconera.com/bye-bye-boxboy-trailer-shows-off-qbabies/|url-status=live}}</ref> A demo was released to promote the game, featuring levels from all three games in the series.<ref name="Vice demo">{{cite web|last=Diver|first=Mike|date=20 June 2017|title=An Overdue Appreciation of the Brilliance of BoxBoy|website=Vice|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/an-overdue-appreciation-of-the-brilliance-of-boxboy/|access-date=19 January 2024|archive-date=19 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119200339/https://www.vice.com/en/article/9k5jay/an-overdue-appreciation-of-the-brilliance-of-boxboy|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Eurogamer UK Release"/> The game also released with a Qbby amiibo, which could only be obtained in Japan.<ref name="Destructoid"/><ref name="Eurogamer UK Release"/>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | OC = 91% recommend<ref>{{Cite web |title=''BYE-BYE BOXBOY!'' |url=https://opencritic.com/game/4096/bye-bye-boxboy-}}</ref> | MC = 83/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bye-bye-boxboy/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|title=Bye-Bye BoxBoy! for 3DS Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> | GI = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/bye-bye_boxboy/b/3ds/archive/2017/04/25/the-best-of-the-boxes.aspx|title=The Best Of The Boxes - Bye-Bye Boxboy - 3DS|magazine=Game Informer|author=Hilliard, Kyle|date=25 April 2017|access-date=13 July 2019|archive-date=13 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713174308/https://www.gameinformer.com/games/bye-bye_boxboy/b/3ds/archive/2017/04/25/the-best-of-the-boxes.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> | NLife = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="Nintendo Life">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds-eshop/bye-bye_boxboy|title=BYE-BYE BOXBOY! Review (3DS eShop)|website=Nintendo Life|author=Bowling, Steve|date=10 May 2017|accessdate=13 July 2019|archive-date=13 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713175140/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds-eshop/bye-bye_boxboy|url-status=live}}</ref> | Destruct = 7/10<ref name="Destructoid">{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-bye-bye-boxboy--431774.phtml|title=Review: Bye-Bye Boxboy!|website=Destructoid|author=Andriessen, CJ|date=18 April 2017|accessdate=13 July 2019|archive-date=8 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008200821/https://www.destructoid.com/review-bye-bye-boxboy--431774.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref> | NWR = 8.5/10<ref name="NWR">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/44108/bye-bye-boxboy-3ds-review|title=Bye-Bye BoxBoy! (3DS) Review|author=Daan Koopman|date=23 March 2017|magazine=Nintendo World Report|access-date=13 July 2019|archive-date=13 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713175133/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/44108/bye-bye-boxboy-3ds-review|url-status=live}}</ref> }}
''Bye-Bye BoxBoy!'' received "generally favourable" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.<ref name=MC/> It won the award for "Best Puzzle Game" at ''Game Informer''{{'}}s Best of 2017 Awards,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2018/01/04/game-informers-best-of-2017-awards.aspx?PostPageIndex=3|title=Game Informer's Best Of 2017 Awards|magazine=Game Informer|date=4 January 2018|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-date=8 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108062409/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2018/01/04/game-informers-best-of-2017-awards.aspx?PostPageIndex=3|url-status=live}}</ref> while it came in last place for "Best Mobile/Handheld Game" in their ''Reader's Choice Best of 2017'' Awards.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2018/01/04/reader-s-choice-best-of-2017-awards.aspx|title=Reader's Choice Best Of 2017 Awards|author=Cork, James|magazine=Game Informer|date=4 January 2018|access-date=13 July 2019|archive-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107034849/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2018/01/04/reader-s-choice-best-of-2017-awards.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
Casey Gibson of ''Nintendo World Report'' enjoyed the game, especially the levels featuring Qbaby, but said that the game was too similar to previous installments.<ref name="NWR"/> CJ Andriessen of ''Destructoid'' also enjoyed the Qbabies, but complained that the power-up they give Qbby were underused.<ref name="Destructoid"/> The game additionally received praise from ''Nintendo Life''{{'}}s Steve Bowling, who enjoyed the game's puzzle design and music, but he mentioned that the game was not very replayable.<ref name="Nintendo Life"/>
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