Kirby
One of my favourite series of all time. It has influenced a lot of aspects of my art, stories, and aesthetics.
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One of my favourite series of all time. It has influenced a lot of aspects of my art, stories, and aesthetics.
Here's a list of all the Kirby games I've played.
I'll also mention whether I've completed the games and to what extent depending on the game.
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A different and fun Kirby game! I really like how the backgrounds for the stages were all different styles and colours! I like how you could customize the paths you drew for Kirby (can't remember if I changed mine though but went back to the rainbow pattern).
The music of this game is great too; I particularly like vs. Drawcia, Paint Panic, and Cart Run!
I remember when I was working towards 100 percenting this game, I was playing cart run specifically and it was taking a while, I decided to look in my sister's file to see what ranks she got on her sub games; she had A ranks on them all but block attack had an AA rank (I wasn't aware there were higher ranks for these minigames, and when I asked her how all she did was shrug).
I also remember the commercial for Canvas Curse of Kirby travelling aroung with a giant index finger and it helping him cross a gap and pushing him on a swing set; I even remember the slogan they had for the DS 'touching is good' or something. It was a weird and endearing commercial and I wouldn't have it any other way (a lot of commercials from the GBA, Gamecube, DS, and Wii era were kinda strange now that I think about it. Memorable though).
One of my favourite Kirby games; I remember playing through this multiple times! The gameplay's fun, I liked how you could hold onto abilities and food for later, and I love how you could customize Kirby's colour (loved playing as red but really liked the sapphire, chocolate, snow, and cherry palettes).
The mixing of abilities was really fun too! I used tornado mainly for this game and like combining it with spark especially! I liked using animal, u.f.o. (rarely got this ability often, otherwise I would've use it more), ghost, and cupid as well (cute but was so slow though).
I like both the boss battle songs from this game, they're so upbeat! Dark Nebula's theme was pretty cool too, but that boss was a pushover; I had a harder time on Dark Daroach!
Another nice touch of this game is how it would wish you happy birthday with an adorable pic with the cast, cake and everything! I wasn't expecting that at all so it was really sweet!
The new and improved Kirby Super Star! I played this through download play with my sister then eventually on my own once she 100 percented the game (specifically with Kirby games, she always gets first dibs and plays them to 100% because she loves Kirby so much). I also remember playing as Waddle Doo and attacking everything in sight to the point where my sister couldn't get any different abilities, good times
I liked using plasma the best but used cutter and beam as well. My favourite modes were Milky Way Wishes, Helper to Hero (I love playing as the partners, you didn't have to worry about losing your ability), and The True Arena. It was just nice to have a helper along too.
I like Galacta Knight and his theme; his design's very cool and his theme is so intense and noisy!
This game is very fun and relaxing; playing it for too long makes you real sleepy though (it's the combination of the music and the visuals). The story book-like narration of the game is very amusing ("It feels like... Pants." is forever ingrained in my brain); it's not very often where you get to know Kirby's thoughts either which is nice.
Naturally, I played this with my sister (Prince Fluff is very cute). I like how you can't really die in this game like other Kirby games (at least up until you get to Dream Land) and I really like the yarn, cloth, button look of this game; it's just so adorable!
This game is so much fun! Played this with my siblings; my sister played as Kirby, my brother played as Metaknight (I think), and I played as Bandana Dee (where my love of the spear ability sprouted, I already adored Bandana Dee and Waddle Dees in general).
While this game is fun on its own, it's much more enjoyable and chaotic to play with others. I liked the new bosses to fight, the new abilities added, and the addition of the super abilities; I think super beam is the coolest but I remember enjoying watching my sister cycle through slices with super sword to see what the sword would turn into.
Favourite song for this game is definitely Welcome Your New Overlord (Vs. Magolor); this song fit the battle to a tee and has a noisy feel to it like Miracle Matter! Plus during the boss fight, it was cool to see the exact moment when the Master Crown took over Magalor (in phase two where you needed the super abilities to break Magolor's shields.
I also fondly remember my sister letting me get the final hits in before the true final fight during our second run of the game (likely when we were collecting all the energy spheres of the hard mode of the game).
This game was real different from the usual Kirby games, I liked it though. The sprites of the little Kirbies are really cute and their idle animations are precious (never liked hearing or seeing them die though, just felt bad).
It was cool to see the Squeak Squad again, I liked going back to their ship to see what info/gossip Daroach had to share!
I liked the songs Tree to Tree and Night Desert (I'll always enjoy when a song from Air Ride pops up in a newer Kirby game!) and the spritework of this game's really pretty!
Pretty sure this is where I played Dreamland 3 and 64 but I'll talk about those in their respective sections.
This game's fun, I more remember playing it for Dreamland 3 since my sister and I never got to play it before, but the little challenges Magolor set up were fun.
The little museum section of the prior Kirby games was cool too; a good game for Kirby's anniversary.
I really liked Triple Deluxe! The stages are pretty and the gameplay's fun (don't remember using the hypernova ability a lot in this game but I kinda feel like it didn't really matter. The music is great (Sullied Grace is so dramatic and cool!) and the new abilities are awesome (beetle and bell are definitely favs)!
Sectonia's boss battle is really fun and cool too! Her design's gorgeous as well (kinda nuts that she apparently used to look similarly to Taranza).
It's Smash Bros if it was Kirby, it's fun! I think I played as cutter, parasol, and beetle.
I wasn't crazy about the control style for this Kirby game. I liked how the stages were reference to different areas in prior Kirby games (particularly the factory and the fountain of dreams)
A very fun rhythm game that I go back to replay! I adored that they did a rendition of the City theme from Kirby Air Ride; definitly a fav stage to play!
Boarding the Halberd and C-R-O-W-N-E-D were also favourites too. I liked the little masks you could make Dedede wear and how they'd make a little sound on the fourth beat of songs (the Taranza mask's little trilling noise was adorable)!
It was a lot of fun to learn the patterns of each stage, easy and hard (I always end up replaying the harder stages), and I liked seeing the enemies in the stage move to the music as well.
Played this alongside my sister so I could play as Bandana Dee. Claymation is a very good look for Kirby games!
I liked the songs Up the Big Ol' Tree and Beware the Forest Fungus; the remixes they did for songs from prior Kirby games were cool too (shout out to Coo's theme in particular)!
Robobot is such a cool game! I like the new abilities added (the Ness reference with ESP is cool) and the robobot armour was fun to play with; I liked using the mike ability with the armour in particular. The story's interesting with the Haltman corporation too; straight up crazy that they were builing a new Nova!
I frickin' loved the boss rush of this game; it was so intense! I used parasol when I did it 'cause I remember watching a video of another playing using parasol to beat it; I thought it was the coolest shit ever. That move where the heart of Nova splits in half and crashes into each other to make a big explosion was so brutal but cool!
Like specifically the final bit where you're facing off against the phases of Star Dream/Nova was so cool! The music really added to the intensity of the battle too.
I remember in my successful attempt of the boss rush, I lost my parasol ability and as I was inhaling to retrieve it, the heart of Star Dream teleported in front of me and did the cutter attack; right in front of my ability. Luckily cutter was my initial go to ability when playing Kirby so I was still able to beat them! It was intense because there's not a lot of room for error in that battle (or in this boss rush in general).
Fun little game; I played this alongside my sister. I was surprised that the sub game from Robobot got adapted to a full-on game.
I like the mage class and the designs for all the gear! My only gripe is that you can't wear your favourite gear with the stats of the best gear; don't get me wrong, the platinum gear is pretty but a bit gaudy for my tastes.
Had a lot of fun with this one; it's like if Kirby were a Mario Party game with more violence!
I remember really going ham in the Apple Scramble game and really enjoying Rocket Rumble and Ore Express.
I played mostly as Waddle Dee/Parasol, but played as Mirror, Spear, and Beetle; I really liked the charge attack for Mirror, it was like a ferris wheel!
It was really cool to see all Kirby's friends, past and present, all in one place! The combination abilities were great too! I particularly like using yo-yo with any elemental ability.
The lore was pretty nuts in this game as we essentially got to learn the origins of Kirby (or his species I think). I always liked reading the little lore bits in the pause menu; I just think it's interesting.
I was real happy to see Burnin' Leo and Plugg make a reappearance; they haven't been seen since forever, so it's nice to see old obscure enemies (or I guess allies in this case) come back!
Liked the music as well, specifically Sacred Square, Hyness (Unhooded), and Void Termina (Innards Phase)!
A lot of my memories of this game kinda merged with the 3DS version of the game, so I ended up revisiting this game in April 2025.
It is an improved version of the 3DS version; more gear to collect, more achievemnts to attempt, and tougher bosses to fight! The main thing that detracts from this game is the internet problems; some bosses work no problem and others are wrought with network errors. Aside from that, it's a solid game.
I mainly play as the mage class alonside my sister but occasionlly use the healer class if needed; depends on the boss. I really like the rose gear and magical girl gear for the mage, and the Chuchu gear and dark Taranza gear for the healer!
Never a fan of when multiplayer games lock achievements behind online play though; because of the network error with specific bosses, you kinda have to hope nobody joins your room to fight the boss solo which is tedious because playing with other players speed up the fights (most times) and the computer players are pretty dumb. Though this is more of an issue if you're one to like completing games to 100% (like me).
I adore Forgotten Land! I love the upgrades added to the abilities, particularly crystal needle (have not stopped thinking about it ever since I played this game; it's just so beautiful!). Seeing Kirby's mouthful modes were incredibly funny and the story's pretty cool too; I was not expecting the change in tone once you got to the laboratory. And Fecto Elfilis is just gorgeous and intimidating, such a cool final boss!
I initially played with my sister (I love playing as Bandana Dee) when playing through this game before playing myself; it was cute seeing Bandana Dee balancing on Kirby whenever he had a mouthful ability.
I really liked the music of this game too! Particularly Plundering Beast Battle, Roar of Dedede, and Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit; they're so upbeat and climactic!
Dream Buffet is a lot of fun! I feel like I didn't play it for too long (likely another game I was looking forward to came out, or I was in the middle of playing another game.
Not that's it's a game that necessarily has an end; just a game you can pick up and put down anytime. The food aesthetics make me really hungry though. I like the colour palettes and hats you can give your Kirby; reminds me of Squeak Squad and it's nice seeing references to the older titles.
