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 and the Amazing Mirror. The enigmatic Meta Knight is another major recurring character. He is a chivalrous, but enigmatic warrior who assists Kirby, but 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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 * colspan="4"|Genre: Platformers

Kirby's Dream Land

 * Game Boy
 * 1 Aug 1992
 * KDL Boxart.jpg

Kirby's Adventure

 * NES / Famicom
 * 1 May 1993
 * KA Boxart.jpg

Kirby's Dream Land 2

 * Game Boy
 * 1 May 1995
 * KDL2 Boxart.jpg

Kirby Super Star
8 Games in 1 package. Spring Breeze is a short rehash of Kirby's Dreamland. 20 Sept 1996
 * SNES / Super Famicom
 * KSS Boxart.jpg

Kirby's Dream Land 3

 * SNES / Super Famicom
 * 27 Nov 1997
 * KDL3 Boxart.JPG

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

 * Nintendo 64
 * 26 Jun 2000
 * K64 Boxart.jpg

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror

 * Game Boy Advance
 * 18 Oct 2004
 * KatAM Boxart.jpg

Kirby: Canvas Curse

 * 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
 * }
 * }

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 in Japan and never released there
 * SNES / Super Famicom
 * 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: Beesuboruu 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 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
 * Kirakira.jpg

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Remake of Kirby's Adventure with enhanced features
 * 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)
Kirby Family
 * Nintendo 64
 * 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
 * 1999
 * SSB Boxart.jpg

Super Smash Bros. Melee

 * Nintendo GameCube
 * 2001
 * SSBM Boxart.jpg

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

 * Wii
 * 2008
 * SSBB Boxart.jpg
 * }

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

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: The Story of Dedede Who Lives In Pupupu