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The Kirby video game series is a franchise of platform games and other genres (including puzzle and racing games) published and produced by Nintendo. The games have been developed by Japan-based HAL Laboratory, a Nintendo second-party developer.[1] All Kirby video games have been developed exclusively for Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Nintendo Entertainment System to the current generation of video game consoles. The series debuted in Japan on April 27, 1992 with Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ?, lit. "Kirby of the Stars"), which later was released in the North American and PAL regions as Kirby's Dream Land.[2]

The series revolves around Kirby, the series' protagonist, and his adventures in the fictional world of Pop Star. A common gameplay element is Kirby's ability to copy enemy skills, allowing him to use them to progress through levels. This and other changes in gameplay from traditional platform games distinguish the series from other entries in the genre.[3][4][5] Currently, the series contains twenty games. A one-hundred episode anime series based on the video games, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, was created in Japan and formerly distributed by 4Kids TV in North America.[6] The Kirby series is among the best-selling video game franchises with over twenty million games sold worldwide.[7] The franchise was conceived by Masahiro Sakurai as a game series for beginners, for which he partially attributes the series' success.[8] Kirby's Epic Yarn, a platform game for the Wii, was released in Fall 2010.[9]

Contents

[edit] Video games

[edit] Platform games

Kirby's Dream Land

Original release date(s):
 Release years by system:
1992 – Game Boy[2]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ?, lit. "Kirby of the Stars").[2][10]
  • Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[2][11]
Kirby's Adventure

Original release date(s):[12]
  • JP March 23, 1993
  • NA May 1, 1993
  • PAL December 9, 1993
 Release years by system:
1993 – Nintendo Entertainment System[12]
2007 – Wii (Virtual Console emulation)[13]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari (星のカービィ夢の泉の物語?, lit. "Kirby of the Stars: The Story of the Fountain of Dreams")[12][14]
Kirby's Dream Land 2

Original release date(s):[15]
  • JP December 5, 1994
  • NA May 1, 1995
  • PAL July 31, 1995
 Release years by system:
1995 – Game Boy[15]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 2 (星のカービィ2?, lit. "Kirby of the Stars 2")[15][16]
  • Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[11][15]
Kirby Super Star

Original release date(s):[17]
  • JP July 31, 1995
  • NA September 23, 1996
  • PAL November 13, 1996
 Release years by system:
1996 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[17]
Notes:
  • Known in Europe as Kirby's Fun Pak and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe (星のカービィ スーパーデラックス?, lit. "Kirby of the Stars Super Deluxe")[17][18]
  • The game is split into six shorter stories with events that interweave between them.[3]
Kirby's Dream Land 3

Original release date(s):
 Release years by system:
1997 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[21]
2009 – Wii (Virtual Console emulation)[22]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 3 (星のカービィ3?, lit. "Kirby of the Stars 3")[19][23]
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Original release date(s):[24]
  • JP March 24, 2000
  • NA June 26, 2000
  • PAL June 22, 2001
 Release years by system:
2000 – Nintendo 64[24]
2008 – Wii (Virtual Console emulation)[25]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 64 (星のカービィ64?, lit. "Kirby of the Stars 64")[24][26]
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror

Original release date(s):[27]
  • JP April 15, 2004
  • NA October 18, 2004
  • PAL July 2, 2004
 Release years by system:
2004 – Game Boy Advance[27]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyuu (星のカービィ 鏡の大迷宮?, lit. "Kirby of the Stars: The Great Labyrinth of the Mirror")[27][28]
Kirby: Canvas Curse

Original release date(s):[29]
  • JP March 24, 2005
  • NA June 13, 2005
  • EU November 25, 2005
 Release years by system:
2005 – Nintendo DS[29]
Notes:
  • Known in Europe as Kirby: Power Paintbrush and in Japan as Touch! Kirby (タッチ!カービィ?)[28][29]
Kirby: Squeak Squad

Original release date(s):[30]
  • JP November 2, 2006
  • NA December 4, 2006
  • EU June 22, 2007
 Release years by system:
2006 – Nintendo DS[30]
Notes:
  • Known in Europe as Kirby Mouse Attack and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjō! Dorocche Dan (星のカービィ 参上! ドロッチェ団?, lit. "Kirby of the Stars: Calling on the Dorocche Gang!")[28][30]
Kirby's Epic Yarn

Original release date(s):[9]
  • JP October 14, 2010
  • NA October 17, 2010
  • EU February 25, 2011
 Release years by system:
2010 – Wii[9]


Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Original release date(s):[9]
  • JP October 27, 2011
  • NA October 24, 2011
  • EU November 25, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 – Wii[9]


[edit] Remakes

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Original release date(s):[31]
  • JP October 25, 2002
  • NA December 2, 2002
  • PAL September 26, 2003
 Release years by system:
2002 – Game Boy Advance[31]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi Deluxe (星のカービィ 夢の泉デラックス?, lit. "Kirby of the Stars: The Fountain of Dreams Deluxe")[31][32]
  • Remake of Kirby's Adventure.[33]
Kirby Super Star Ultra

Original release date(s):[34]
  • JP November 6, 2008
  • NA September 22, 2008
  • EU September 18, 2009
 Release years by system:
2008 – Nintendo DS[34]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (星のカービィ ウルトラスーパーデラックス?, lit. "Kirby of the Stars Ultra Super Deluxe")[28][34]
  • Remake of Kirby Super Star.[35]
  • The game includes full-motion video, a graphical upgrade, and touch-screen support, all of which were not available in the original.[3]

[edit] Other genres

Kirby's Pinball Land

Original release date(s):[36]
  • JP November 27, 1993
  • NA 1993
  • PAL 1993
 Release years by system:
1993 – Game Boy[36]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Kirby no Pinball (カービィのピンボール?)[36][37]
  • Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[11][36]
Kirby's Dream Course

Original release date(s):[38]
  • JP September 21, 1994
  • NA 1994
  • PAL August 24, 1995
 Release years by system:
1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[38]
2007 – Wii (Virtual Console emulation)[39]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Kirby Bowl (カービィボウル?)[38][40]
  • A Kirby golf game[38]
  • Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[11][38]
Kirby's Avalanche

Original release date(s):[41]
  • NA April 25, 1995
  • PAL February, 1995
 Release years by system:
1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[42]
2007 – Wii (Virtual Console emulation)[43]
Notes:


Kirby's Block Ball

Original release date(s):[45]
  • JP December 14, 1995
  • NA May, 1996
  • EU 1995
 Release years by system:
1995 – Game Boy[45]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Kirby no Block Ball (カービィのブロックボール?)[45][46]
  • A breakout clone skinned with the Kirby franchise.[47]
  • Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[11][45]
Kirby's Toy Box

Original release date(s):[48]
  • JP January 1, 1996
 Release years by system:
1996 – Satellaview (a Super Famicom add-on)[48]
Notes:


Kirby's Star Stacker

Original release date(s):[49]
  • JP January 25, 1997
  • NA January 24, 1997
  • EU August 28, 1997
 Release years by system:
1997 – Game Boy[49]
1998 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[50]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Kirby no Kirakira Kids (カービィのきらきらきっず?)[49][51]
  • Later released exclusively in Japan for the Super Famicom under the same title.[49][52][53]
  • A Kirby puzzle game in the vein of Puyo Puyo and Tetris[47]
  • Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[11][49]
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

Original release date(s):[54]
  • JP August 26, 2000
  • NA April 9, 2001
 Release years by system:
2000 – Game Boy Color[54]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Koro Koro Kirby (コロコロカービィ?)[54][55][56]
  • The first Game Boy Color game to use motion control.[54]
Kirby Air Ride

Original release date(s):[57]
  • JP July 11, 2003
  • NA October 13, 2003
  • EU February 27, 2004
 Release years by system:
2003 – GameCube[57]
Notes:


[edit] Cancelled titles

Kirby's Air Ride

Cancellation date:
N/A		 Proposed system release:
Nintendo 64


Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2

Cancellation date:[60]
2002		 Proposed system release:
GameCube/Game Boy Advance[60]
Notes:
  • Sequel to Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble for the Game Boy Color.[60]
  • Used the a Game Boy Advance as a controller for the GameCube game using the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable to connect the two together; the Game Boy Advance is used as a motion sensor as it was in the first Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble.[60]
Kirby (cancelled video game)

Cancellation date:[61]
2004		 Proposed system release:
GameCube[62]


Kirby's Adventure: Multiplayer Edition

Cancellation date:
2007[citation needed]		 Proposed system release:
GameCube
Notes:
  • Began development originally as a title for the GameCube under the tentative name Kirby Adventure, the game was meant to act as a sequel to Kirby Superstar as it featured similar gameplay and contained the ability for one-player to make up to three helpers that could act as CPU's or be controlled by other players. Only one trailer was released for the game that showed Kirby making helpers and fighting an unknown boss.[63] The game was originally going to be released in late 2005 in North America until complications resulted in the game being delayed.[64]

[edit] Other media

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

2001–2003 – 100-episode television series[citation needed]		 Notes:
  • Distributed in North America by 4Kids Entertainment for a four year run showing all one hundred episodes, from 2002 to 2006.[6][65]
Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives In Pupupu

1995 – – Manga series[66]		 Notes:
  • Long-running Kirby manga series.[66]

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