Kirby's Avalanche is an adaptation of the Compile-developed puzzle game series Puyo Puyo (Basically Puyo Puyo with a Kirby reskin) and could be considered Nintendo's counterpart of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, another localized modification of Puyo Puyo that was released on the Sega Genesis but instead of using Puyo Puyo characters, it drew upon the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog TV series.