Kirby (series)



The Kirby series is a series of Kirby games created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by the HAL Laboratory. It is one of Nintendo's most popular and best-selling franchises, selling over 50 million units since its debut. The series is known for its bright and artistic setting, cute characters, cheerful upbeat music, and the ability to inhale an enemy.

Overview
All the titles in the Kirby series feature a pink spherical creature named Kirby as the main playable character and protagonist. The most recurring antagonist of the series is King Dedede, owner of King Dedede's Castle and the self-proclaimed, mean ruler of Dream Land. King Dedede has appeared in every Kirby game except Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. Meta Knight is another major recurring character. He is a chivalrous, but enigmatic warrior who assists Kirby. Depending on the situation, he sometimes fights Kirby to get the things he desires. He respects a certain code of honor, and always offers Kirby a sword when fighting with him.

The games' fantasy world of Pop Star includes many regions of different climates and terrain, which are home to many different creatures. The areas in each game have unique names, but they fall into categories such as fiery caverns, open meadows, water-filled or submerged areas, icy mountains, and similar nature-based places.

List of Kirby games
Text-only reference list

Main series
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Kirby's Dream Land

 * Game Boy
 * February 5th, 1992
 * KDL Boxart.jpg

Kirby's Adventure

 * NES / Famicom
 * 1 May 1992
 * KA Boxart.jpg

Kirby's Dream Land 2

 * Super Game Boy
 * 1 February 3rd, 1995
 * KDL2 Boxart.jpg

Kirby Super Star
8 Games in 1 package. Spring Breeze is a short rehash of Kirby's Dream Land. Kirby's Fun Pak in PAL regions March 14th, 1996
 * SNES / Super Famicom
 * KSS Boxart.jpg

Kirby's Dream Land 3

 * SNES / Super Famicom
 * January 21st, 1998
 * KDL3 Boxart.JPG

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

 * Nintendo 64
 * January 14th, 2000
 * K64 Boxart.jpg

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror

 * Game Boy Advance
 * July 3rd, 2004
 * KatAM Boxart.jpg

Kirby: Canvas Curse
Kirby: Power Paintbrush in PAL regions
 * Nintendo DS
 * 13 Jun 2005
 * KCC Boxart.jpg

Kirby: Squeak Squad
Kirby Mouse Attack in PAL regions
 * Nintendo DS
 * 4 Dec 2006
 * KSqSq Boxart.jpg

Kirby's Epic Yarn

 * Wii
 * 17 Oct 2010
 * KEY Boxart.jpg

Kirby Mass Attack

 * Nintendo DS
 * 19th Sep 2011
 * KMA Box Art.jpg

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

 * Wii
 * 24 Oct 2011
 * KRtDL Box art.png

Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition

 * Wii
 * 16 Sep 2012
 * KDCol_US_Box_art.png
 * }

Spin-offs
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Kirby's Pinball Land

 * Game Boy
 * November 1993
 * KPL Boxart.jpg

Kirby's Dream Course
First appearance of Keeby.
 * SNES / Super Famicom
 * February 1995
 * KDC Boxart.jpg

Kirby's Avalanche
Not developed or released in Japan. SNES
 * 25 Apr 1995
 * KAv Boxart.jpg

Kirby's Block Ball

 * Game Boy
 * May 1996
 * KBB Boxart.JPG

Kirby's Toy Box
Only released in Japan. Known as Kirby no Omocha Hako locally.
 * Broadcast Satellaview
 * 1996
 * KTB screen.PNG

Kirby's Star Stacker

 * Game Boy
 * April 1997
 * KSSt Boxart.jpg

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

 * Game Boy Color
 * 9 Apr 2001
 * KTnT Boxart.jpg

Kirby Slide

 * E-reader (Game Boy Advance)
 * Nov-Dec 2003
 * KSlide.jpg

Kirby Air Ride

 * Nintendo GameCube
 * 13 October 2003
 * KAR Boxart.jpg
 * }

Remakes
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Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu / Kirby Super Star Stacker
Remake of Kirby's Star Stacker. Only released in Japan
 * Super Famicom
 * 30 November 1997
 * KSStSt Boxart J.jpg

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Remake of Kirby's Adventure.
 * Game Boy Advance
 * 2 Dec 2002
 * KNiD Boxart.jpg

Kirby Super Star Ultra
Enhanced remake of Kirby Super Star.
 * Nintendo DS
 * 22 Sep 2008
 * KSSU Boxart.png
 * }

Unreleased titles
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Kid Kirby

 * SNES / Super Famicom

Kirby Air Ride (Nintendo 64)

 * Nintendo 64
 * Kirby Family
 * Gameboy Color
 * Kirby Family
 * Gameboy Color
 * Gameboy Color

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2

 * Nintendo GameCube

Kirby GCN

 * Nintendo GameCube
 * }
 * }
 * }

List of Super Smash Bros. Games
Kirby characters also appear in Nintendo's fighting game series Super Smash Bros. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" ! style="text-align: center"|Title ! style="text-align: center"|Platform ! style="text-align: center"|Release Date ! style="text-align: center"|Box Art

Super Smash Bros

 * Nintendo 64
 * 26 Apr 1999
 * SSB Boxart.jpg

Super Smash Bros. Melee

 * Nintendo GameCube
 * 3 Dec 2001
 * SSBM Boxart.jpg

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

 * Wii
 * 9 Mar 2008
 * SSBB Boxart.jpg
 * }

Other Titles
These are not necessarily games, but are directly related to Kirby nonetheless.

Soundtracks

 * Kirby & the Amazing Mirror Sound Plus - Sound Track for Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
 * Kirby's Airride Business Trip Sound Test - Sound track for Kirby Air Ride
 * Kirby Super Ultra Deluxe OST - Sound track for Kirby Super Star Ultra. See Kirby Super Star Ultra/Music
 * Kirby 64 OST - Sound track for Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. See Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards/Music

Narrations

 * Mario Kirby Masterpiece
 * Kirby and the Story of the Dream Spring

Manga

 * Kirby of the Stars
 * Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu
 * Kirby of the Stars!: Mo~Retsu Pupupu Hour!