Puzzle League , known as Panel de Pon in Japan, is a series of video games published by Nintendo for its various video game consoles . The series began with Panel de Pon in Japan, named Tetris Attack in North America, and has since been adapted to many other consoles. The core gameplay of each version is the same in each game, but branding, presentation details and console-specific features have varied.
128-400: In each game in the series, square blocks (or panels) of various colors are stacked in a well. The blocks align to an invisible grid, such that the blocks occupy distinct rows and columns. In most game modes, new blocks appear at the bottom of the stack, slowly pushing the stack upward. The player typically loses the game when any column of blocks touches the top of the well. The player controls
256-559: A Copy Ability . The series is intended to be easy to pick up and play even for people unfamiliar with action games, while at the same time offering additional challenge and depth for more experienced players to come back to. The Kirby series includes 39 games , and has sold over 40 million units worldwide, making it one of Nintendo's best-selling franchises and making it the 53rd best-selling video game franchise of all time. The main Kirby games are side-scrolling action platforms. As Kirby ,
384-518: A Kirby pattern of choice. The game was also shown during Nintendo Space World 2001 and scheduled for release on September 10, 2001, but presumably canceled due to poor sales of Mario Family which released two weeks prior. The game was leaked on September 9, 2020, as part of the Game Boy Color lotcheck leak . Kirby's Air Ride 64 (also known as Kirby Bowl 64 and Kirby Ball 64 ) on the Nintendo 64
512-558: A Metroidvania format, with all the levels being interconnected and able to be completed in any order. Also unique was the in-game phone, which can be used to summon up to three additional copies of Kirby to fight enemies and solve puzzles. The next game in the series is Kirby: Canvas Curse , released on the Nintendo DS in Japan on March 24, 2005, North America on June 13, 2005, Europe on November 25, 2005, and Australia on April 6, 2006, under
640-452: A "true videogame icon", citing his enduring appeal as a cute, child-friendly character. He said that his popularity is not only due to his loveable appearance, but also the simplicity of his gameplay and his ability to be moulded into different situations. He further commented that, despite not being as well known as Mario, Kirby's success makes him a "money-making machine" for Nintendo. Steven T. Wright of GameSpot noted that although Kirby
768-585: A Miracle Fruit, Kirby can transform into Hypernova Kirby, which allows him to inhale much larger objects. In 2016, gained new abilities and a mech suit called the Robobot armour in Kirby: Planet Robobot , which released on the 3DS. The Robobot increases Kirby's power and can gain copy abilities like Kirby. In 2018, the Nintendo Switch game Kirby Star Allies incorporated elements from previous games in
896-489: A Nintendo Direct presentation on April 12, 2017, three new Kirby games were announced for Kirby's 25th Anniversary. The first game was Team Kirby Clash Deluxe , an enhanced version of the Kirby: Planet Robobot minigame Team Kirby Clash which was released the same day it was announced. The second game was Kirby's Blowout Blast , an enhanced version of the Kirby: Planet Robobot minigame Kirby 3D Rumble which
1024-602: A Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo unveiled a new game based on the context of Kirby: Triple Deluxe called Kirby: Planet Robobot , the second Kirby game released on the Nintendo 3DS. It was released alongside a set of Amiibo figures made for the Kirby franchise, including a newly announced Amiibo, Waddle Dee, on April 28, 2016, in Japan, June 10, 2016, in North America and Europe, and June 11, 2016, in Australasia. The game
1152-426: A bow. The 2006 game Kirby: Squeak Squad was another 2D platformer, this time released on the Nintendo DS . Kirby can swallow multiple abilities and combine some of them to create new abilities. By using Ability Scrolls, his equipped skills can be upgraded to make them more powerful. He can also interact with the environment, such as cut grass or melt ice. In the 2011 platform game Kirby's Return to Dream Land on
1280-522: A characteristic of that enemy and use it in combat. For example, upon swallowing an enemy that breathes fire, Kirby becomes able to breathe fire. Kirby can also take in air to inflate himself and fly. In most games, he can do this for as long as he wants, but his attack options become limited. Kirby games often contain a number of hidden items that unlock more parts of the game or are simple incentives to collect, and are usually required to reach 100% in-game completion. These special items are usually related to
1408-600: A company formed from a joint investment between Nintendo and HAL Laboratory, Inc. It was licensed in North America by 4Kids Entertainment , under the title Kirby: Right Back at Ya! , on 4Kids TV , with VHS and DVD distribution in North America by FUNimation Entertainment and DVD distribution in Australia by Magna Pacific . It ended in Japan in 2003 with 100 episodes. The show is about the adventures Kirby has with his friends Tiff and Tuff after he crash lands in Dream Land (this
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#17330861100881536-406: A compound ability system that allows two of the seven abilities in the game to be combined, making a new compound ability. It also marked the first playable instance of King Dedede, where sections of some stages had Kirby riding piggyback while King Dedede attacked enemies and obstacles with his hammer. A Waddle Dee is also playable, by helping Kirby with certain sections in the game. It is considered
1664-425: A cursor that covers two squares horizontally in the invisible game grid. Blocks within this cursor can be swapped, or a block can be swapped with an empty space. If a block is moved into a gap with no blocks underneath it, the block falls as though affected by gravity. Players cannot directly move blocks vertically or diagonally, though in most game modes, they can raise the entire puzzle more quickly. To clear blocks,
1792-409: A direct follow-up to Kirby's Dream Land 3 due to the reemergence of Dark Matter and the final boss, albeit in a different form, called 0 (Zero Two). It also included three four-player minigames. The next game in the Kirby series, Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble became one of Nintendo's first motion-sensor-based games on August 23, 2000. Players are instructed to tilt the Game Boy Color to move Kirby on
1920-467: A food collecting competition. It was the first game to introduce helpers controlled by the game or by another player and also gave Kirby various hats to illustrate his various copy abilities. In 1997, Kirby's Dream Land 3 , which released on the SNES, introduced new animal friends for Kirby, including Nago the cat and ChuChu the octopus. Kirby again defeats Dark Matter, only to face a monstrous white entity with
2048-524: A friend. Kirby's signature ability involves inhaling enemies and objects, then either swallowing them or spitting them out with incredible force. He also has the ability to fly. Kirby's Adventure introduced the Copy Ability, allowing Kirby to mimic the abilities of his foes by swallowing them, giving him a variety of powers, such as breathing fire. Instead of finding and using power-ups, Kirby uses his enemies as power-ups. Kirby Super Star expanded on
2176-454: A game that is similar to Breakout but features power-ups and boss encounters, and Kirby's Toy Box , a game released exclusively in Japan on the Satellaview that features eight games, including baseball, pinball and pachinko . Kirby appeared in the 1997 Game Boy puzzle game Kirby's Star Stacker , in which stars are sandwiched between matching blocks featuring Kirby's animal friends. In
2304-503: A gender-neutral "youngster" or "young person", though is more frequently used for males. When asked what sort of being Kirby is, Kumazaki said that he is an "always-shifting and mysterious individual". HAL Laboratory producer Tadashi Kamitake said that Kirby has a unique personality, but is also like a blank sheet of paper, as he can transform into anything that he sucks up. He explained that because he embodies these two opposite extremes, he can be an indestructible superhero while also being
2432-607: A mixture of the options. The unique multiplayer mechanic originally to be incorporated in the GameCube build became the special attack in Return to Dream Land (where all players stack on each other, hold A and release at the same time). An anthology disc for the Wii called Kirby's Dream Collection was released on July 19, 2012, in Japan and on September 16, 2012, in North America to celebrate Kirby's 20th Anniversary. It includes six games from
2560-532: A new Nintendo Switch game, Kirby Fighters 2 , on the Nintendo eShop, as the successor to Kirby Fighters Deluxe . Before its official reveal, the game was leaked on the Play Nintendo website, but was later taken down. The game expands on the previous installment with new game modes and an exclusive ability, Wrestler. During the Nintendo Direct event held on September 23, 2021, a new Nintendo Switch title in
2688-442: A particular type of character. Kirby's spherical shape presented certain challenges when transitioning him to a 3D character. Tatsuya Kamiyama at HAL Laboratory explained that it was difficult to determine which direction he was facing when viewed from behind, which meant that facing enemies correctly in order to inhale and spit them out could create frustration. This was particularly problematic for ranged attacks, so for Kirby and
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#17330861100882816-669: A prequel to the series and would have utilized the SNES Mouse . The game was developed by DMA Design and was scheduled for release in 1995, but was canceled due to the declining sales of the mouse; however, early screenshots of the canceled game have been posted online. The first game to have 3D graphics in the Kirby series, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards , was released on the Nintendo 64 in Japan on March 24, 2000, in North America on June 26, 2000, and in Europe on June 22, 2001. The game features
2944-520: A reasonable explanation for his escape. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008), Kirby's Final Smash is his Cook ability, which cooks opponents in a pot. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018), Kirby's Final Smash is an Ultra Sword attack. Kirby has made cameo appearances in several other video games. A pink Kirby character appears in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening . In 1992, he appeared in
3072-476: A remake/port on the Nintendo 3DS entitled Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn . On September 4, 2019, Nintendo released a new Nintendo Switch game, Super Kirby Clash , on the Nintendo eShop , as the successor to Team Kirby Clash Deluxe , the game was co-developed with Japanese video game company Vanpool , who would co-develop all Kirby games until its closure in 2023. The game expands on the previous installment with new quests. On September 23, 2020, Nintendo released
3200-405: A single eye named Zero. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards , which released on the Nintendo 64 in 2000, introduced 3D computer graphics. Kirby's form became perfectly spherical. His skills were upgraded by combining two of the same abilities to create stronger effects or combining two different abilities to create a new effect. Kirby's earlier enemies Dark Matter and Zero returned as new bosses in
3328-577: A unique broadcast date. Minigames included Arrange Ball , Ball Rally , Baseball , Cannonball , Guru Guru Ball , Hoshi Kuzushi , Pachinko , and Pinball . Kirby Super Star (also known as Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe in Japan and Kirby's Fun Pak in Europe) was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan on March 21, 1996, in North America on September 20, 1996, and in Europe on January 23, 1997. Kirby Super Star
3456-534: A variety of abilities. Upon reaching the end of a level, Kirby confronts a final boss , such as Whispy Woods or King Dedede. Due to the Game Boy screen's limited colour palette, he appeared in grey rather than his typical pink hue. A year later, Kirby's Adventure on the NES introduced his copy ability and other moves, such as the ability to dash and slide kick, and a recurring rival named Meta Knight . Kirby's appearance
3584-533: Is a beloved Nintendo character, his games have not been huge sellers over the years until the release of Kirby and the Forgotten Land , but opined that his inclusion in the original Super Smash Bros. game had successfully boosted his popularity. To celebrate Kirby's 20th anniversary, his fans broke a Guinness World Record in September 2012 at Penny Arcade Expo for the most people blowing chewing gum bubbles at
3712-477: Is a neutral character, designed to reflect the player's emotions in the game, and for this reason, he does not express strong emotions that could conflict with the player. For a period of time beginning with 2002's Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land , Kirby consistently appeared in North American promotional material with a more serious expression than in Japan, where his expression was cheerful. Kumazaki said that
3840-558: Is a puzzle game which involves touching two or more similar blocks together that have Kirby's animal friends on them. The game received a sequel on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1998 in Japan titled Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu (known in English as Kirby's Super Star Stacker ) 26 years after its release, the game would be internationally via the Nintendo Switch Online virtual console. Kirby's Dream Land 3 , released for
3968-406: Is a remake of Kirby Super Star . In addition to the nine games from Kirby Super Star , seven new games have been added. The game features updated graphics, pre-rendered cutscenes, and a map on the touch screen. The game is notable for being the first Kirby game to be directed by Shinya Kumazaki , who would go on to become the general director for the series. Kirby's Epic Yarn was announced for
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4096-415: Is able to use copy-based transitions to copy the abilities and appearance of opponents, such as Mario, Donkey Kong , Link, and Samus . In Ultimate , he plays a starring role in the "World of Light" story mode, in which he is the only survivor of Galeem's massacre out of all of the other fighters. Sakurai stated that, after a process of elimination, Kirby was the obvious choice due to his Warp Star providing
4224-463: Is based loosely on the games, but with some differences. Like his game counterpart, anime Kirby is unable to speak in complete sentences and is presented like a baby. He is described as a "Star Warrior" and his Copy Ability is powered by his Warp Star. The series begins with him crashing his Starship in Cappy Town on Planet Popstar, where he befriends Tiff and Tuff. In the story, he encounters King Dedede,
4352-435: Is characterised by his childlike innocence and his insatiable appetite. When he swallows enemies, Kirby does not digest them in his stomach. Instead, they disappear and reappear somewhere in the game world. Kirby's official height is 20 cm (about 8 in). Kirby's gender is listed as "unknown" in the Kirby series encyclopedia Hoshi no Kābī Pupupu Taizen ( 星のカービィプププ大全 ) . Sakurai wrote Kirby's profile, which also lists
4480-418: Is compatible with other Amiibo. It also includes 2 new minigames, called Kirby 3D Rumble and Team Kirby Clash , the former being an arena based, 3D action game where Kirby uses his inhale to defeat large groups of baddies to rack up points and achieve a high score, and the latter being a mix of fighting, platform, and role-playing. Players can level up to level 10, and can play with AI or other friends. In
4608-424: Is composed of seven separate games and two sub-games , with four games in the beginning and three games would be unlocked after beating certain games. It features several characters and abilities which have not appeared since in the series. The game features "Helpers", which can be created by sacrificing the ability in use, to help the player dispatch enemies. Released for the Game Boy in 1997, Kirby's Star Stacker
4736-415: Is depicted as a cheerful, innocent, and food-loving character. Kirby has been regarded as one of the most iconic video game characters, as well as one of its cutest and most lovable. He has achieved high popularity with gamers in Japan. He has also been praised for being one of the most versatile characters, due to starring in a large catalogue of games that cuts across a variety of video game genres. Kirby
4864-455: Is known as "Pupu Village" in the Japanese version and "Cappy Town" in the English dub), on Planet Popstar. Here, he is a legendary Star Warrior destined to save the universe from the intergalactic conqueror known as Nightmare. However, because he was awakened 200 years too early he arrived in a childlike state and his powers haven't fully developed. The ruler of Dream Land, King Dedede, is jealous of
4992-526: Is the titular character and protagonist of the Kirby series of video games developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo . He first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land (1992), a platform game for the Game Boy . Since then, Kirby has appeared in over 50 games, ranging from action platformers to puzzle , racing , and even pinball , and has been featured as a playable character in every installment of
5120-461: Is the first Kirby game to feature the new logo, which was introduced in 2022. On July 12, 2022, a new Nintendo Switch title in the Kirby series was announced, titled Kirby's Dream Buffet . It is a multiplayer party game, and was released on the Nintendo eShop on August 17, 2022. A remake of Kirby's Return to Dream Land for the Nintendo Switch, titled Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
5248-492: Is unavailable. The Kirby manga would have over 10 million copies in print in 2023. As a brand, the series sold $ 150 million to $ 200 million worth of merchandise in 2002. Kirby appears as a character in Nintendo's crossover fighting game series Super Smash Bros. (also developed by series creator Masahiro Sakurai ), appearing in all installments of the franchise; Meta Knight and King Dedede have also appeared in every entry since Super Smash Bros. Brawl . Many items from
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5376-827: The Super Smash Bros. series (1999–present). He has also starred in his own anime and manga series. Since 1999, he has been voiced by Makiko Ohmoto . Kirby's signature skill is his ability to inhale objects or creatures and spit them out as projectiles, as well as the ability to suck in air to float over obstacles. His Copy Ability grants him the power to adopt the abilities of the creatures he inhales, while also wearing various costumes or transforming his shape. He uses these abilities to rescue various lands, such as his homeworld Planet Popstar, from evil forces and antagonists, such as Dark Matter or Nightmare. On these adventures, he often crosses paths with his rivals, King Dedede and Meta Knight . In virtually all of his appearances, Kirby
5504-574: The Game Boy Advance (GBA) featuring updated graphics and sound, multiplayer support, and a new mode starring one of the game's bosses, Meta Knight. During the 2003 Holiday season, a Kirby e-Reader card for the Game Boy Advance was released. The card was released under two names, Kirby Slide and Kirby Puzzle . Swiping the card would allow for a sliding puzzle game starring Kirby to be played. Cards were given out at Toys "R" Us stores and in
5632-569: The Kirby games have introduced a large variety of Copy Abilities, which grant him numerous powers and costumes, including Sword, in which he obtains a sword and appearance similar to Link , Artist, where his creations come to life, and Needle, where he wears a spiky hat. Kirby and the Forgotten Land further evolved Kirby's skills by allowing the player to upgrade his Copy Abilities multiple times, making them even more powerful, such as his Fire ability, which can be upgraded to Volcano Fire and Dragon Fire. The game's Mouthful Mode mechanic gives Kirby
5760-410: The Kirby series was revealed, titled Kirby and the Forgotten Land . It is the first true 3D entry in the mainline series (fourth overall since the spin-offs Kirby Air Ride , Kirby's Blowout Blast , and Kirby Battle Royale ) and was released on March 25, 2022, becoming the highest-selling game in the series. The game was co-developed with Japanese video game company Vanpool . The Forgotten Land
5888-478: The Super Smash Bros. series and for the Kirby series in 2014 and 2016. A limited edition Nendoroid of Kirby was produced for the character's 30th anniversary. Steve Watts of GameSpot felt that Kirby is one of the most versatile Nintendo characters, second only to Mario , due to his large catalogue of experimental games and art styles. The 2011 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition lists Kirby as
6016-475: The Super Smash Bros. series and the other made for the Kirby franchise are compatible with Mario Kart 8 where they can be scanned to unlock a costume for the player's Mii based on his appearance, and Super Mario Maker where they can be scanned to unlock a Kirby costume. In 2016, " Kirby Café " was unveiled as a restaurant chain in Japan themed around Kirby with two permanent locations, one in Sumina in
6144-412: The Super Smash Bros. series, beginning with the first Super Smash Bros. game in 1999. Kirby hails from Planet Popstar, a yellow star, and spends most of his time in a territory called Dream Land. He has a pink, spherical, body with small stubby arms and large red feet. His body composition has not been revealed, but Kumazaki stated that his animation is based on "a human running energetically, with
6272-499: The Wii , Kirby returned to the visuals and gameplay of The Crystal Shards but with four-player multiplay added. He uses his usual copy abilities but gained some new ones, including Super Inhale, which is made more powerful by shaking the Wii Remote . Kirby: Triple Deluxe , which released on the Nintendo 3DS in 2014, introduced new copy abilities, such as Beetle and Archer. By collecting
6400-563: The Wii U titled Kirby and the Rainbow Curse . It involves controlling Kirby with the stylus on the game pad by painting paths and tapping him to dash. Kirby stars in a 2017 brawler on the 3DS titled Kirby Battle Royale , in which he fights other Kirbys in various arenas. In 2019, Super Kirby Clash released on the Nintendo Switch , which involves up to four players playing as a Kirby to take on several boss battles using various roles. The following year, Kirby Fighters 2 released on
6528-404: The grayscale palette of the Game Boy system. Sakurai always intended the character to be pink, though this was unknown to the development team at first; in particular, Miyamoto thought that Kirby would have been yellow based upon similar characters, but thought that pink was a more distinctive choice. Kirby appears white in the game's North American promotional materials and artwork to reflect
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#17330861100886656-434: The "Extra Game", which features stronger enemies and more difficult bosses. The North American box art showed a white Kirby, although the Japanese box art had the correct pink coloring. Originally, Shigeru Miyamoto suggested Kirby should be yellow. The second game, Kirby's Adventure , was released in Japan on March 23, 1993, in North America on May 1, 1993, and Europe on September 12, 1993. Kirby's Adventure gave Kirby
6784-568: The 18th most popular video game character. GamesRadar+ listed Kirby as one of the most lovable blobs, calling him one of the cutest things to appear in a Nintendo game, yet also describing the way he defeats his enemies as "horrific". Marc Normandin writing for Paste opined that Kirby is the most powerful character in all of media, noting that his ability to inhale enemies and steal their powers "makes him effectively unstoppable" and that his evolution proves that he has become more powerful over time. Due to his popularity with gamers, Kirby became
6912-570: The 2001 Game Boy Color game Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble , Kirby is rolled around a course in search of stars while avoiding various obstacles. The following year, he appeared in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land , an updated version of the NES game. In 2003, he returned to the GameCube in Kirby Air Ride , a racing game that involves steering Kirby around the track and inhaling enemies. Kirby Canvas Curse
7040-523: The 2003 December issues of Nintendo Power and Tips & Tricks . The game was released to advertise the English dub of Kirby: Right Back at Ya! . The card would become incredibly rare, with all copies of the card believed to have been destroyed. Kirby & the Amazing Mirror was released on October 18, 2004, on the Game Boy Advance. It is the second game released on that system, following Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. It features Kirby in
7168-402: The Amazing Mirror . King Dedede's selfish nature or greater forces controlling him often lead him to clash with Kirby, but he mostly teams up with Kirby when a greater threat emerges, that isn't controlling him. Another major character in the series is the enigmatic Meta Knight , a chivalrous masked creature similar in size and shape to Kirby who one day wishes to fight the strongest warrior in
7296-513: The Forgotten Land a subtle, automatic homing system was developed to help the player target nearby enemies. Kumazaki said that the Mouthful Mode concept began by asking what Kirby is and exploring his shape-shifting nature, as the team wanted him to have inhuman abilities. He also said that although Kirby's Mouthful Mode appears to give him the ability to hold anything in his mouth, there are rules governing what he can swallow. During development,
7424-507: The Forgotten Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land . The first game in the Kirby series, Kirby's Dream Land for the original Game Boy , was released in Japan on April 27, 1992, and later in North America, Europe and Australasia in August that year. A simple game, consisting of five levels, it introduced Kirby's ability to inhale enemies and objects, but not yet able to use Copy Abilities. The game contains an unlockable hard mode, known as
7552-470: The Game Boy on December 14, 1995, in Japan, on March 13, 1996, in North America and on August 29, 1996, in Europe, is a variation of the game Breakout , featuring multiple levels, some of Kirby's Copy Abilities, and various enemies in unique boss battles. In 1996, a Kirby minigame series, Kirby's Toy Box , was released via the St.GIGA satellite broadcasting system for the Satellaview . These minigames were given
7680-499: The Game Boy, is a pinball game featuring Kirby as the pinball. Kirby's Dream Course , released in Japan on September 21, 1994, North America on February 1, 1995, and Europe on August 24, 1995, for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System , is a golf -based game which features an isometric graphic design. Kirby's Avalanche , released in Europe on February 1, 1995, and in North America on April 25, 1995, also for
7808-847: The Kirby series also appear in Super Smash Bros. such as the Maxim Tomato (all games), Warp Star (since Melee ), Dragoon (since Brawl ) and Star Rod (all games) as items, and Knuckle Joe (since Brawl ), Nightmare (since 3DS/Wii U ) and Chef Kawasaki ( Ultimate ) appear as characters summoned by the Assist Trophy. All playable Kirby characters in Smash Bros. have the ability to jump more than twice. Kirby has also made cameo appearances in other games as well, such as The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening , EarthBound , Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Stunt Race FX , Arcana , Pokémon Stadium . The two Kirby Amiibo figures, one based on
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#17330861100887936-533: The Nintendo DS, which revived traditional Kirby gameplay and dabbled in the use of the touch screen to store several items and Copy Abilities in Kirby's stomach. Ability scrolls could be found that served as upgrades for each ability, giving them additional moves and/or enhanced functionality. An unlockable Copy Ability was also introduced. Kirby Super Star Ultra , announced for the Nintendo DS in early fall 2007 and released on September 22, 2008 in North America,
8064-530: The North American box art. As one of the 1st party last games created for the Nintendo Entertainment System , Kirby's Adventure featured advanced graphics and sound that pushed the hardware's capabilities to the limit, including pseudo 3D effects on some stages. After Kirby's Adventure , the Kirby series received a number of spin-off games. Kirby's Pinball Land , released in November 1993 for
8192-579: The Solamachi entertainment complex, and the other within Hakata-ku in the Canal City Hakata entertainment complex. Kirby Café has had a number of temporary locations which have run continuously since August 2016. The Kirby games were the basis for a Japanese animated TV series which premiered in Japan on October 6, 2001, where it was titled simply Hoshi no Kirby . It was produced by Warpstar, Inc.,
8320-619: The Super Mario 25th Anniversary packaging in 2010, a booklet and a soundtrack containing music from the various games in the series are released alongside the disc. On October 1, 2013, during a Nintendo Direct presentation, a new untitled original Kirby game for the Nintendo 3DS was announced, later named Kirby: Triple Deluxe . The game was released in Japan on January 11, 2014, in North America on May 2, 2014, in Europe on May 16, 2014, and in Australasia on May 17, 2014. It incorporated action spanning varied depths, where Kirby could swap between
8448-414: The Super Nintendo Entertainment System on November 27, 1997, in North America and on March 27, 1998, in Japan, is a direct sequel to Kirby's Dream Land 2 , as it featured the return of Kirby's animal friends. Similar to Kirby's Dream Land 2 , Kirby's Dream Land 3 features a few Copy Abilities which were modified when Kirby paired up with one of his six animal friends. The game had a multiplayer option with
8576-467: The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, is a puzzle game, a westernized version of the Japanese game Puyo Puyo . Kirby's Dream Land 2 , released in Japan on March 21, 1995, in North America on May 1, 1995, in Europe on July 31, 1995, and Australasia on November 22, 1995, for the Game Boy, brought the Copy Abilities from Kirby's Adventure to a handheld system, but due to system limitations lowered
8704-451: The Switch, which is a fighting game involving 17 playable Kirbys that each have a specific copy ability. In 2022, Kirby's Dream Buffet was released on the Switch, where up to four players can compete as Kirby in a race to eat the most strawberries. Kirby appears in every game in the Super Smash Bros. series, also created by Sakurai, as a playable character. As in the main series, Kirby
8832-499: The Wii at E3 2010 and released in North America on October 17, 2010. Epic Yarn began development as an original game by Good-Feel called Fluff of Yarn , but was given the Kirby license at Nintendo's proposal. A fourth game for the Nintendo DS was released in North America on September 19, 2011, Kirby Mass Attack . The game features multiple copies of Kirby in touch screen-based gameplay reminiscent of games such as Lemmings . Unfortunately, Mass Attack would become one of
8960-400: The ability to gain special powers when he ate certain enemies, called Copy Abilities; the game contained a total of 25 different ones to use. These powers replaced Kirby's inhale and could be used until Kirby sustained damage causing him to drop the ability, or the player voluntarily discarded it to obtain another one. This game sets Kirby's core color as firmly pink, which was also translated to
9088-418: The ability to inhale objects, such as a car, and embody its shape and function. Since his debut in 1992, Kirby has been the protagonist of the Kirby series. Most Kirby games are platform games , but his large catalogue also cuts across a variety of genres, including pinball, fighting, racing, block puzzle, and party games. Throughout his adventures, Kirby has been pitted against various enemies, including
9216-470: The attention Kirby receives from its inhabitants and frequently orders monsters from Nightmare's company, Nightmare Enterprises, in an attempt to do away with Kirby. Nightmare Enterprises at first appears to be an intergalactic delivery company, but is really a front for Nightmare's intergalactic conquest that dupes unsuspecting customers into funding Nightmare's armies. Not yet ready to achieve his destiny, Kirby must learn how to use his incredible abilities with
9344-453: The character's cute appearance. Reflecting on Kirby's design, Sakurai said that he wanted to create "a cute main character who everyone will love". Satoru Iwata added that Kirby was given a simple, circular design so that anyone would be able to draw him. The BBC quoted Negative World : "Kirby has a great design. He's expressive, iconic, instantly-recognisable, and easy for kids to draw." Kirby appears white in Kirby's Dream Land due to
9472-432: The character's gender as "unknown" and once jokingly questioned whether Kirby could actually be female. Likewise, Makiko Ohmoto stated that Kirby's gender is unknown and explained that she performs the character just as "Kirby" without caring about the character's gender. The English manual for Kirby's Dream Land refers to Kirby as a "little boy", whereas the Japanese version uses wakamono ( 若者 ) , which translates to
9600-485: The character's in-game appearance. Miyamoto's color choice was repurposed in some games for secondary players. In a miniseries on YouTube where he discussed the development of Kirby's Dream Land , Sakurai said that he wanted Kirby to fly because he thought it would be unfair for the player to lose a life by missing a jump. He also had the idea of Kirby using his tongue to grab enemies similarly to Yoshi , but then decided to have him inhale and spit them out instead. For
9728-415: The concept of the Copy Ability by introducing multi-functional techniques for each ability. In Kirby Super Star, Kirby can sacrifice his current Copy Ability to create a "Helper", which can be controlled by the game or a second player. Kirby Star Allies (2018) has a similar mechanic where he can create small pink hearts that can be thrown at enemies to turn them into an ally. Since Kirby's Adventure ,
9856-402: The development of the second game titled Kirby's Adventure , Iwata said that the team had started with over 40 abilities before reducing them to the number in the final game. These originally included the ability to shrink, create blocks, ride a rocket, and also an animal ability that involved scratching and biting enemies. HAL Laboratory executive director, Shinya Kumazaki said that Kirby
9984-423: The distant Planet Popstar from a variety of threats. The majority of the games in the series are side-scrolling platformers with puzzle-solving and beat 'em up elements. Kirby has the ability to inhale enemies and objects into his mouth, spitting them out as a projectile or eating them. If he inhales certain enemies, he can gain the powers or properties of that enemy manifesting as a new weapon or power-up called
10112-570: The early history of the series, which are Kirby's Dream Land , Kirby's Adventure , Kirby's Dream Land 2 , Kirby Super Star , Kirby's Dream Land 3 , and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards . It also has new Challenge Stages that run on the engine of Kirby's Return to Dream Land (titled Kirby's Adventure Wii in PAL regions), and a Kirby history section, which includes three episodes from Hoshi no Kirby ( Kirby: Right Back at Ya! in North America). Similar to
10240-641: The edge of the platform could be dangerous for competitors, particularly when using a technique known as "Kirbycide", which involves leaping off the edge and pulling the opponent down, killing both, while still achieving a victory. With the release of Super Smash Bros. Melee , Kirby's status amongst players took a nosedive due to his movement speed being drastically reduced. Although this was increased in Super Smash Bros. Brawl , his reputation had already been severely damaged amongst professional players. Ozzie Mejia of Shacknews noted that by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate , Kirby's moveset had improved despite being largely
10368-612: The foreground and background areas. It included a multiplayer fighting minigame called Kirby Fighters , where players could choose one of ten available abilities and fight on themed stages, with the winner being the last Kirby standing. It also included a rhythm-based action minigame starring King Dedede titled Dedede's Drum Dash . There were also over 250 in-game "keychains" to collect that featured sprites from previous Kirby games as well some original sprites based on characters from Triple Deluxe . In August 2014, Kirby Fighters Deluxe and Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe (enhanced versions of
10496-410: The forms of Miracle Matter and Zero2. In 2004, Kirby & the Amazing Mirror released on the Game Boy Advance . It was the first game in the series to feature cooperative multiplayer for four players. Kirby can copy the abilities of enemies to progress into new areas before facing a boss. The game granted Kirby some new abilities, such as Cupid, which gives him the power to fly and shoot arrows with
10624-458: The galaxy and leads a group of like-minded warriors. Whenever he and Kirby fight, he will almost always offer Kirby a sword in advance so that the fight is fair. While his unmasked face resembles Kirby's, his exact relationship with Kirby remains a mystery. Popstar is home to a number of common creatures, the most notable of which are called Waddle Dees . They appear in some capacity in every Kirby game and are usually passive or aggressive towards
10752-451: The garbage block is finished transforming. Any garbage blocks of the same type as the first one and touching the first one are similarly transformed, though non-touching garbage and differently-typed garbage do not transform in this case. In versus modes, players can send garbage to their opponents' playfields by scoring chains and combos. This sends garbage blocks according to the player's color (arbitrarily assigned in some games, or based on
10880-701: The greedy, selfish ruler, and Meta Knight, and faces the overarching villain, eNeMeE. Kirby also stars in several manga adaptations. The longest-running series, Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu , was serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 1994 to 2006, which has been compiled into 25 tankōbon volumes, with over 10 million copies being printed. It continued serialization in CoroCoro Aniki in 2017. Viz Media originally planned to release
11008-497: The hamster, Coo the owl, and Kine the fish. His in-game appearance was returned to grey, and he was slightly taller than his NES incarnation, although he is pink in the game's box art. In the extended finale, Kirby battles a boss called Dark Matter , an entity that transforms into a one-eyed black orb. In 1996, Kirby Super Star was released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System , a compilation of eight mini-games, such as Gourmet Race , where Kirby races against King Dedede in
11136-606: The help of his friends, and sometimes with the help of the enigmatic Meta Knight, who, while claiming to be loyal to King Dedede, will often work behind the scenes in order to aid Kirby or train him in the use of his abilities. The show is based on the game series, but rather than being a direct adaptation of any of the games it uses characters and concepts from the games (especially Kirby's Dream Land , Kirby's Adventure , and Kirby Super Star ) to tell its own story. Copy Ability Kirby ( Japanese : カービィ , Hepburn : Kābī , Japanese pronunciation: [kaːbiː] )
11264-467: The item is in effect, the item block is displayed to the right of the playfield of the affected player, scrolling up from the bottom of the screen, with the effect wearing off when the item scrolls past the top of the screen. Kirby (series) Kirby is an action - platform video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo . The series centers around the adventures of Kirby as he fights to protect and save his home on
11392-466: The manga in English in September 2010, but it was pushed back and eventually cancelled. The series was later published as a "best-of" collection, which also features new chapters from its continued serialization, and was published in English as Kirby Manga Mania by Viz Media. Kirby has been widely merchandised across a large variety of products. He has been created in the form of statues and numerous plush toys. Two amiibo of Kirby were released for
11520-619: The minigames in Kirby: Triple Deluxe ) were released. At E3 2014 , a new game for the Wii U was announced. Titled Kirby and the Rainbow Curse in North America and Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush in PAL regions, the game is a sequel/successor to Kirby: Canvas Curse and features a similar gameplay style. It was released by Nintendo on January 22, 2015, in Japan, February 20, 2015, in North America, May 8, 2015, in Europe and May 9, 2015, in Australasia. On March 3, 2016, during
11648-451: The more battle-ready appearance was intended to appeal to a wider audience in North America, based on feedback and market research from Nintendo of America. Discussing Kirby's portrayal in Nightmare in Dream Land , Sakurai said that Kirby's voice acting had been purposefully restricted because clear speech would have seemed unnatural for a pixelated sprite character, and could typecast him as
11776-416: The most acclaimed games in the series, while Kirby Battle Royale and Team Kirby Clash Deluxe are the lowest-rated. Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Kirby: Squeak Squad are respectively the highest-rated and the lowest-rated mainline series games. Many Kirby games have performed commercially well, selling at least one million or more copies worldwide. Kirby's Dream Land , the first title in
11904-443: The name Kirby Power Paintbrush . Unlike most previous Kirby games, the player does not directly control Kirby with a directional pad , analog stick , face buttons, or shoulder buttons. Instead, Kirby is a helpless ball, and can only move when he gains momentum, the player painting paths with the stylus to direct his movement. This was followed by Kirby: Squeak Squad (titled Kirby: Mouse Attack in Europe) in late 2006, also on
12032-501: The name of the game and its protagonist so that it would appeal to Western audiences. The name "Kirby" was chosen from a list of potential names provided by Nintendo of America. Shigeru Miyamoto stated that "Kirby" was chosen partly in honor of American lawyer John Kirby , who defended Nintendo in the Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. case, and partly because the harsh-sounding name contrasted amusingly with
12160-591: The number of abilities to seven. The game introduced three rideable animal companions: Rick the hamster, Coo the owl, and Kine the ocean sunfish. Pairing up with any of these three alters how Kirby's abilities work. It also introduced Dark Matter, a reoccurring antagonist in the Kirby series. Kirby's Dream Land 2 was the first game in the series to be directed by Shinichi Shimomura instead of Masahiro Sakurai. Shimomura would go on to direct Kirby's Dream Land 3 , Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards , and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land . Kirby's Block Ball , released for
12288-578: The opening cutscene of Arcana . He has also made a minor appearance in the Pokémon Stadium series. Kirby appears in his own anime titled Kirby: Right Back at Ya! , (Japanese: 星のカービィ Hoshi no Kābī ), which aired from 2001 to 2003 in Japan. The series was licensed in North America by 4Kids Entertainment and aired in the United States from 2002 to 2006, consisting of 100 episodes. The anime
12416-621: The opponents' playfields. While these garbage blocks follow the same clearing rules, they do not clear when adjacent colored garbage blocks do, unless the match touches both at the same time. A garbage block can also be seen as one of Kirby 's randomized stone transformations throughout the Super Smash Bros. franchise. Debuting in Planet Puzzle League , item blocks are special blocks that are optionally available in Garbage Battle matches, which cause certain effects when cleared. While
12544-403: The peace in Dream Land is shattered by threats both terrestrial and alien, it is up to Kirby to save his home and those who reside there. Besides Kirby, many characters appear throughout the series as both allies and enemies, such as King Dedede , a gluttonous bird resembling a blue penguin and self-proclaimed ruler of Dream Land. King Dedede has appeared in all Kirby games except Kirby &
12672-455: The placeholder design after deciding that it served the character better. The character was known as Popopo ( ポポポ ) during development, as the first game was planned to be titled Harukaze Popopo (lit. "Spring Breeze Popopo", or "Popopo of the Spring Breeze"). The game was later renamed to Twinkle Popo ; however, after Nintendo became involved in its release, Nintendo and HAL chose to change
12800-410: The player must align them in rows or columns of three or more identically colored blocks (for example, three red blocks in a contiguous horizontal row). The blocks then disappear from the playfield, and any blocks above them fall into the cleared space. Clearing more than three blocks in a single move scores a "combo", worth extra points. If a clear causes other blocks to fall and cause additional clears,
12928-426: The player scores a "chain", also worth extra points. With skill and planning, the player can cause multiple contiguous clears to occur one after another, scoring a higher chain count and progressively larger bonuses. The player is free to continue moving blocks as others clear, which aids in maintaining an ongoing chain. Clearing blocks also causes the stack to stop rising temporarily, and scoring chains and combos causes
13056-426: The player's character selection in others). Combos send varying numbers and sizes of blocks according to the size of the combo, while chains send garbage blocks that span the width of the playfield and vary in thickness depending on the size of the chain. Players can also clear "shock blocks" (also called surprise blocks) – grey blocks usually containing exclamation points – that send chrome-colored garbage to
13184-456: The player, with some exceptions, such as in Kirby and the Forgotten Land , where they are friendly and rely on the player to save them from cages, acting as the game's main collectible. A certain Waddle Dee known as Bandana Waddle Dee , who wears a blue bandana and commonly wields a spear , occasionally assists Kirby and appears as a playable character in some games, such as in Kirby and
13312-550: The plot of the game, most often used to create a special weapon needed to defeat the final boss. In some games, the special weapon is optional and can be used regularly in the game after defeating the final boss with it. These elements have remained constant in most series, with each game having its own unique twist to affect gameplay. Each game features uniquely-named areas such as flaming mountains, open grasslands, water-filled or submerged areas, frozen snowfields, and similar natural locations. There are also several spin-off games in
13440-400: The primary antagonist of the series, a recurring penguin called King Dedede . Kirby made his debut on the Game Boy in 1992 in Kirby's Dream Land , a 2D side-scrolling platform game that introduced his ability to suck, swallow, and spit out enemies as projectiles alongside other moves such as running, jumping and flying. The obtainable food items in the game act as power-ups and grant him
13568-582: The release of Kirby Air Ride , the GameCube was going to have its own original Kirby game, simply titled Kirby for Nintendo GameCube at the time. It was nearly complete and featured at E3 2005 , but was canceled due to troubles incorporating a unique multiplayer mechanic. At a later point, the game was concepted as a full 3D platformer visually similar to Kirby Air Ride , but also canceled because it did not achieve HAL Laboratory's quality standards. In late 2002, Nintendo released Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land , an enhanced remake of Kirby's Adventure for
13696-521: The same as in the previous games. His moves were also much faster and he had the ability to swallow projectiles and fire them back at opponents as a star. Gavin Jasper of Den of Geek ranked Kirby as the best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character, praising his absorbing ability as one of the best things in the game, in particular his ability to steal opponents' powers but also take on an aspect of their appearance. Bryan Lufkin of Wired described Kirby as
13824-506: The same time. Kirby is incredibly popular in Japan. In 2019, Nintendo Life reported that he was consistently voted the most popular Nintendo character by readers of Japan's Nintendo Dream . Due to his popularity, Nintendo and HAL Laboratory have operated a chain of Kirby-themed restaurants named Kirby Café , which began operating in 2016 with temporary pop up restaurants opening in Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya. Permanent restaurants later opened in
13952-600: The screen. Quickly flicking the Game Boy Color upwards would make Kirby jump into the air. Tilt 'n' Tumble is the only Kirby game to have a special cartridge color (transparent pink) in North America. Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2 on the GameCube , which was supposed to use a combination of motion-sensor technology and connectivity to the Game Boy Advance via the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable ,
14080-415: The second player controlling Gooey, a recurring character. The antagonist is Dark Matter, and if certain conditions are met, Zero was fought as the true final boss. The game had a unique pastel-drawing art style and used dithering to improve visual performance. There was also a planned game called Kid Kirby that was to be released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game would have served as
14208-406: The series, had been its best-selling game at 5 million copies until it was overtaken by Kirby and the Forgotten Land thirty years into the series, with it selling 7.5 million copies. Kirby's Dream Land 3 would be the become the worst selling mainline Kirby game at just 76 thousand copies sold only in Japan, as international sales information for games that have sold less than one million copies
14336-547: The series, including Kirby's copy ability, dash, and sliding kick. It was designed for four-player cooperative play, allowing Kirby to beat stages alongside his allies. With the release of the Switch game Kirby and the Forgotten Land in 2022, Kirby transitioned to a fully 3D environment. Alongside new copy abilities like Ranger and Drill, the game introduced Mouthful Mode, in which Kirby expands his mouth to fit around objects to adopt their shape and absorb their abilities. Kirby has appeared in multiple spin-off games. In 1993, he
14464-449: The series, which involve a variety of different video game genres such as pinball, puzzle, racing, and motion-sensor-technology-based games. A number of these spin-off titles take advantage of Kirby's ball-shaped figure. The series' main protagonist is Kirby , who resides in the kingdom of Dream Land on a five-point-star-shaped planet called Popstar. Much of Dream Land is peaceful, and its people lead laid-back, carefree lives. However, when
14592-400: The spherical pink protagonist, the player must run, jump, and attack enemies while traversing a number of areas, solving puzzles, and battling bosses along the way. Kirby possesses the ability to inhale objects and enemies, even those larger than himself, which he can spit out as a projectile or swallow. Some of these, when swallowed, will grant Kirby a Copy Ability , which allows him to take on
14720-456: The stack to remain stopped for a variable amount of time (determined by the size of the combo or chain). In several modes of play, rectangular garbage of various widths and heights can drop onto the player's stack, and can even extend above the top of the playfield. When a set of blocks that is touching a garbage block clears from the playfield, any garbage blocks touching this clear are "transformed" into regular blocks, which come into play when
14848-413: The subject of a meme in 2017, which depicted him with realistic legs or feet, thereby transforming him into a grotesque character. Kirby is a controversial character with competitive Super Smash Bros. players. Maddy Myers of Kotaku commented that in the first Super Smash Bros. game, he was hugely overpowered, being both fast and hard-hitting. His ability to swallow opponents and spit them out over
14976-490: The team focused on defining the different shapes he could make and what he could do with the shapes, rather than giving him new powers. He also explained that the core concept of each game in the series is to make Kirby the hero, although the character has no aspirations or sense of morality due to being a pure, blank slate character. Since Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000), Kirby has been voiced by Japanese voice actress Makiko Ohmoto . She also voiced him in every title in
15104-427: The thighs, knees, and ankles invisible, but nevertheless accounted for". His body is soft and flexible, allowing him to stretch or flatten and adopt different shapes, open his mouth very wide to inhale foes, or inflate himself with air and fly. Despite this malleability, certain parts of Kirby do not stretch in order to maintain his cuteness, such as the distance between his two eyes and between his eyes and mouth. Kirby
15232-590: The worst selling Kirby games of all-time due to being very late for the DS' release. Kirby's Return to Dream Land (titled Kirby's Adventure Wii in PAL regions) was released on the Wii in North America on October 24, 2011, returning to the traditional Kirby gameplay and allowing up to four players to play simultaneously. Players 2–4 could choose to play as Meta Knight, King Dedede and/or Bandana Waddle Dee, each with dedicated abilities; they could also play as different-colored Kirbys which offered power copying abilities, or as
15360-410: Was created by Masahiro Sakurai as the player character of the 1992 video game Kirby's Dream Land . Sakurai conceived the idea around May 1990 at the age of 19 while he was working at HAL Laboratory . The character's design was intended to serve as a placeholder graphic for the game's original protagonist in early development and thus was given a simplistic ball-like appearance. Sakurai switched to
15488-516: Was going to be a sequel to Kirby's Dream Course which featured an additional game mode where the player controlled Kirby on a snowboard. However, this was canceled for unknown reasons. Some of its concepts were later implemented into the only Kirby game for the GameCube, Kirby Air Ride , which was released in North America on October 13, 2003. Air Ride is a racing game which deviates greatly from other Kirby games, although still featuring series staples including enemies and Copy Abilities. After
15616-440: Was his first game on the Nintendo DS and involved the use of the stylus to draw a path for his movement, stun enemies and activate copy abilities. In 2010, Kirby's appearance changed dramatically from a solid object to an outline of yarn in Kirby's Epic Yarn . In 2011, Kirby returned on the DS for Kirby Mass Attack , in which up to ten Kirbys are controlled by tapping the screen. A sequel to Canvas Curse released in 2015 on
15744-523: Was nearly identical to his previous iteration, although he was slightly shorter, his body was rendered in pink and his face was enhanced with dark pink ovals. He again combats King Dedede, but must also defeat an entity named Nightmare , whom he accidentally releases with the Star Rod. In 1995, another platform game was released on the Game Boy titled Kirby's Dream Land 2 . Kirby is accompanied by three animal friends who aid him during his adventure named Rick
15872-466: Was presented during Nintendo Space World 2001 and scheduled for a May 2002 release in Japan. The Kirby theme was eventually scrapped and Kirby was replaced with a generic marble, and the game was shown again at E3 2002 as Roll-O-Rama , but eventually canceled completely. Kirby Family was a Game Boy Color piece of software developed by Natsume Co., Ltd. that would connect to a compatible Jaguar JN-100 or JN-2000 sewing machine and embroider cloth with
16000-460: Was released on July 4, 2017, in Japan, and on July 6, 2017, in North America, Europe and Australasia. The third game was Kirby Battle Royale , an action-multiplayer fighting game which was released on November 3, 2017, in Europe and Australasia, November 30, 2017, in Japan, and January 19, 2018, in North America. At E3 2017 , Nintendo unveiled a new untitled original installment for the Nintendo Switch , later named Kirby Star Allies . The game
16128-469: Was released on March 16, 2018. Kirby can throw Friend Hearts to turn enemies into computer- or player-controlled allies, a variation of the "Helper System" from Kirby Super Star . "Power Combinations" return from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and Kirby: Squeak Squad . Kirby can also summon "Dream Friends", consisting of major Kirby characters acting as Helpers, which includes King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Bandana Waddle Dee. On March 8, 2019, Epic Yarn got
16256-502: Was revealed during the Nintendo Direct event held on September 13, 2022, and was released on February 24, 2023. It features new abilities, modes, and a graphical style similar to a comic book . Vanpool , who co-developed all Kirby games since Super Kirby Clash , closed on May 31, 2023. The Kirby games have received reception that ranges from mixed to very favorable reviews by players and critics. According to Metacritic reviews: Kirby: Canvas Curse and Kirby's Epic Yarn are
16384-523: Was transformed into a pinball in Kirby's Pinball Land on the Game Boy. The following year, he returned in the form of a golf ball in the SNES game Kirby's Dream Course , which requires the player to hit him around various golf courses. In 1995, Kirby's Avalanche was released for a Western audience by rebranding the Japanese puzzle game game Super Poyo Poyo for the Kirby series. Two further Kirby games released that year titled Kirby's Block Ball ,
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