Kirby Super Star Kirby's Fun Pak
Developer(s)	HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)	Masahiro Sakurai
Release date(s)	JPN March 21, 1996  USA September 20, 1996  EU January 23, 1997
Genre(s)	Platformer, Action
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer (2 players simultaneous)
Rating(s)	ESRB: Kids to Adults (K-A)
Platform(s)	Super Famicom / SNES, Nintendo DS
Media	32-megabit cartridge

Kirby Super Star, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kaabii: Super Deluxe (星のカービィ スーパーデラックス, Hoshi no Kābī Sūpā Derakkusu^?, lit. Kirby of the Stars: Super Deluxe") and in Europe as Kirby's Fun Pak is a platforming video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. It was first released in Japan on March 21, 1996, in North America on September 20, 1996, and in Europe on January 23, 1997. Kirby Super Star is slated to be re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console in North America sometime in 2007.[1] It will be remade for Nintendo DS as Kirby Ultra Super Deluxe (Japanese title). :) Image File history File links Box art of Kirby Super Star. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Information in this article or section has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. ... 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Kirby Super Star's box art states that the game features eight games in one cartridge. These games offered are mostly platforming-oriented, while others are mini-games. Cartridge for the VIC 20 homecomputer In various types of electronic equipment, a cartridge can refer one method of adding different functionality or content (e. ... A minigame is a (usually short) segment of a video game that uses a different style of gameplay than the rest of the game. ...

Gameplay

Kirby Super Star plays like a standard 16-bit era platforming video game. Kirby can go left, right, up, and down on a two dimensional plane. Throughout each level, Kirby must avoid several obstacles such as environmental hazards or a variety of enemies who mostly have their own attacks. As opposed to previous games in the series' usage of six health capsules, Kirby Super Star features a health meter. When the health meter is emptied, Kirby will lose one life. If he loses all of his lives, the game ends. It is the first Kirby video game that allows Kirby to perform a fairly wide arsenal of attacks with a single copy ability, as opposed to previous games in the Kirby series such as Kirby's Adventure, which only allowed Kirby to do one thing at a time (with the exception of the UFO power). Oddly, Kirby's Dream Land 3 (the next Kirby platform game on the SNES) didn't carry on this aspect of the game; rather, it reverted back to the formula of combining animal friends and single purpose powers that was introduced in Kirby's Dream Land 2. The idea of multiple moves for a single power didn't resurface until Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, which still didn't have the range of moves per power that Kirby Super Star had. Kirby Squeak Squad, though, gave the abilities a range equal to this game, along with bringing back the health bar. In the history of video games, the 16-bit era was the fourth generation of video game consoles. ... 2-dimensional renderings (ie. ... A variation of the current logo of the series. ... Kirbys Adventure, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari , lit. ... Kirbys Dream Land 3, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 3 , lit. ... Kirbys Dream Land 2, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 2 , lit. ... Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū , lit. ... Kirby: Squeak Squad (aka Kirby: Mouse Attack in Europe and 星のカービィ 参上! ドロッチェ団 Kirby of the Stars: Calling On! Dorocche Gang in Japan) is a Nintendo DS game announced at Nintendos E3 2006 press conference on May 9, 2006. ...

Cutter Kirby and Rocky fighting Dyna Blade in The Arena

One of the unique features of this Kirby game is the addition of a "helper". The helper is an enemy-turned-friend who follows Kirby around and helps fight other enemies. A second player can use an additional controller to control the helper, making a solo experience into a two-player adventure. The helper also sometimes had abilities that Kirby did not when taken control of by a second player. For instance, if Kirby got a Wheel power and turned it into a helper, Kirby could ride on the helper. While Kirby would die after falling into a pit, a helper character had no such vulnerability. Additionally, with careful playing, the helper character could be kept almost immortal since Kirby had the ability to reabsorb and destroy the helper, after which the helper could be respawned in full health regardless of previous health level. The only disadvantage to this technique is that it leaves Kirby unarmed afterwards since it was necessary to abandon any ability Kirby was holding beforehand. Most of the mini-games have two-player modes as well. Image File history File links KSSarenaDyna. ... Image File history File links KSSarenaDyna. ...

This is also the first game in which Kirby wears different hats that represent the powers he acquires. (For instance, the Cutter hat is a pointed helmet, the Yoyo hat is a backwards baseball cap, and the Fighter hat is a red bandanna.)

Kirby Super Star is one of the three international SNES games (outside Japan) that uses the SA-1 chip. The other two are Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and Kirby's Dream Land 3. The SA-1 chip is a microprocessor developed by Nintendo for use in Super Nintendo Entertainment System Game Paks. ... Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (スーパーマリオRPG) was the last Mario game made and released for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and was the last Square-produced game for a Nintendo video game console until 2003, with the debut... Kirbys Dream Land 3, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 3 , lit. ...

Platforming games

There are five main games in Kirby Super Star that follow the platforming mold set forth by Kirby's Adventure and other earlier Kirby games.

Spring Breeze

Spring Breeze is the first game in Kirby Super Star. It is based on Kirby's Dream Land, and uses Kirby Super Star's gameplay and enhanced graphics. Kirby must make his way to a castle to challenge King Dedede and recapture the food that was stolen from the citizens of Dream Land. Castle Lololo's entire level was removed, resulting in Spring Breeze having one level less than the original Game Boy game. However, Lololo and Lalala were still in the game, as they were the boss of the Float Islands level, unlike in the original game. Kaboola, the original boss of Float Islands, was removed from the game entirely. Also Mt. Dedede doesn't force the player to battle the bosses again since there are only 3 main bosses in the game, not including King Dedede. Image File history File links A screenshot from Kirby Super Star for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, showing the Spring Breeze game This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Image File history File links A screenshot from Kirby Super Star for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, showing the Spring Breeze game This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Kirbys Dream Land, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby , lit. ... King Dedede ), also spelled King DeDeDe, and King De De De is the first antagonist and arch-enemy to Kirby in Nintendo and HAL Labs long-running Kirby video game series, appearing in every game except Kirby and the Amazing Mirror. ...

Dyna Blade, along with Milky Way Wishes, are the only games in Kirby Super Star to use an overworld map. A giant bird, Dyna Blade, is causing a ruckus and ruining Dream Land's crops, and Kirby must travel to the mountain where it lives to stop it. The game contains two secret levels, which allow Kirby to choose from most of the game's powers. These levels are accessed by finding hidden switches, like in Kirby's Adventure.

The Great Cave Offensive is the fourth game in Kirby Super Star. In it, the player must collect many treasure chests strewn throughout a mysterious cave. There are many different rooms containing hidden treasure chests with prizes that raise the player's score and completion rate. This game has usually been compared to Metroid in terms of gameplay, due to the interconnected rooms and the necessity of backtracking. There are a total of 60 different treasures to find in this game, some easier to find than others. It may also have been the inspiration for Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, which plays very similarly. This game includes several items from the Nintendo universe. This includes the Koopa Shell (from Super Mario Bros.), Kong's Barrel (from Donkey Kong), and the Bucket (from Mario and Wario). It also includes the Triforce (The Legend of Zelda), a Mr. Saturn from EarthBound, Falcon's Helmet from the F-Zero series, the Screw Attack ability from Metroid, the sword Falchion (from Fire Emblem), and many other various "cameo" items. This article is about the first game in the series. ... This article is about the Super Mario Brothers video game for the NES. For other uses, see Super Mario Bros. ... Donkey Kong ) is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... For the arcade system board, see Triforce (arcade system board). ... The official sword and shield logo of The Legend of Zelda introduced during the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. ... Clay model of a Mr. ... EarthBound, released in Japan as MOTHER 2: Gyiyg no Gyakushū! , lit. ... Captain Falcon ) is a character in Nintendos F-Zero series of video games, co-created by Takaya Imamura and Shigeru Miyamoto. ... This article is about the first game in the series. ... This article is about the first game in the series. ... For the game released outside of Japan as Fire Emblem, see Fire Emblem (video game). ...

Revenge of Meta-Knight is the fifth game in Kirby Super Star. In it, Kirby attempts to destroy Meta Knight's ship, the 'Halberd', before Meta Knight can take over Dream Land. The Halberd as it appeared in Revenge of Meta-Knight The Halberd is a fictional airship from the Kirby series. ...

Throughout the game, the crew comments on Kirby's ongoing destruction of their ship with rising alarm. To complement the hectic pace of this game, each area has a time limit, which will cost Kirby a life if it hits zero.

Kirby starts off on the Halberd, and begins to work his way into the ship. Kirby works his way to the area behind the engines, and is blown away into the Orange Ocean during his first encounter with the Heavy Lobster. He catches a warp star back torwards the ship, but is blasted into the forest by the Halberd's main cannon. However, he eventually meets Dyna Blade again, who aides Kirby in getting back onto the Halberd. There, Kirby defeats various minions, and destroys major parts of the Halberd. This causes the crew to panic and eventually abandon ship, except for Sir Meta Knight who stays behind to fight Kirby. After Kirby defeats him, he must escape the Halberd before it sinks into the Orange Ocean.In the end,while Kirby watches the ship sink,a white dot,believed to be Meta-Knight is seen flying off the ship.

Milky Way Wishes is the final major game in Kirby Super Star. In it, the Sun and Moon around planet Popstar are fighting, and Kirby must travel to different planets and defeat the boss at the end of each one in order to reach the giant machine NOVA, who Kirby hopes will help stop the unfortunate quarrel.

Unlike the other platform games, Kirby can't copy the abilities of enemies he inhales (except for the limited-use abilities, like Crash or Cook); instead, he collects "Deluxe Ability Pedestals". These are platforms with abilities on them that, once in Kirby's possession, can be recalled at will. In this way, the player can adapt to most situations by switching to a useful ability, hence it is important to gather as many Deluxe Ability Pedestals as possible.

Near the end of this game is also a Gradius-like battle in the NOVA machine and in the “Heart of Nova.” Once NOVA is destroyed, Kirby engages Marx, the final boss of the game. Mario makes a cameo appearance in the ending credits, decorating the title of Executive Producer Hiroshi Yamauchi. The Gradius series, first introduced in 1985, is a series of scrolling shooter video games published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms, and has since its inception become synonymous with the phrase Shoot the core! []. In many games in the series the player controls a... Image:Yamauchi. ...

Other games

These games are not continuous platform-style adventures, and as such are classified as minigames.

The Gourmet Race game is a race against King Dedede incorporating platform elements. The player has to beat King Dedede to the finish line using any means necessary, including special abilities, while also consuming more food than Dedede along the way. There are three different levels and in each you can race your own “bubble” (which is your previous try) or race King Dedede.

Samurai Kirby is a timing minigame, very similar to the minigame "Quick Draw" in Kirby's Adventure. In the single player mode, there are five progressively harder opponents. Human players are required to quickly react to a symbol that appears on the screen, and the opponent with the quickest response time wins the round. Computer players always respond with set intervals based on the game difficulty chosen and the character the AI represents. Samurai Kirby was brought back as a subgame in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Megaton Punch

Megaton Punch is another timing mini-game, similar to Samurai Kirby. In it, the player must attempt to perfectly match the peak of an oscillating meter, the superimposition of two floating crosshairs, and the downstroke of a pendulum to the press of a button on the controller. Points are awarded based on the accuracy of the timing. A powerful punch will consequently put a crack in the world of Popstar. Megaton Punch was later brought back as a subgame in Kirby and the Amazing Mirror. Mario characters Mario, Luigi, Toad, Princess Peach and Birdo can be seen in the audience of this mini-game, as well as in the background of the fight with King Dedede in Spring Breeze. Image File history File links A screenshot from Kirby Super Star for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, showing the Megaton Punch game This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Image File history File links A screenshot from Kirby Super Star for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, showing the Megaton Punch game This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Kirby and the Amazing Mirror (Japanese: 星のカービィ 鏡の大迷宮 - Kirby of the Stars: The Labyrinth of Mirrors) is a Kirby video game released in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance. ... This article is a chronological list of Mario games. ... Mario ) is a video game character created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and the official mascot of Nintendo. ... This article is about the Nintendo character. ... . ... Princess Peach (formerly known as Princess Toadstool outside Japan), is a video game character in Nintendos Mario video games series, often playing the damsel in distress character of the adventure series. ... . ...

The Arena is an extra game and is an endurance challenge. At the game's beginning, the player starts in a room where any ability may be accessed. From then on, the player must go through nineteen battles with only one life, a couple of random abilities that are offered between battles, and five Maxim Tomatoes, which completely restore Kirby's health. These battles include sixteen boss battles, two battles against teams of minibosses, and a battle against a single, stationary Waddle Dee. The "All-Star Mode" in Super Smash Bros. Melee has many similarities to The Arena. The last fight is always against Marx, the hardest boss in the game. Waddle Dee is a video game character and species from Nintendos Kirby franchise. ... [[Image: ]]{{Infobox CVG |title=Super Smash Brothers. ...

Presentation

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Nintendo references

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• The "Sword" ability gives Kirby a hat that resembles Link's from Legend of Zelda series. Kirby's ability to fire swords of energy when at full health is another reference to the series.
• In the North American version of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Jun Ishikawa is credited for the music for "Kirby Super Deluxe", a minor mistake. (Kirby Super Star is known as Kirby Super Deluxe in Japan.)
• Knuckle Joe, who was a helper in the Kirby Super Star, will make an appearance as an Assist Trophy in the upcoming Wii game Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
• Both Kirby with the Stone Ability or Rocky, on very rare occasion, can transform into a golden statue of Mario or Samus Aran. ^{[citation needed]}

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External links

• Kirby Super Star guide at StrategyWiki
• Kirby Super Star at MobyGames