Kirby Quest

Kirby Mass Attack title screen
Kirby Quest
Name (JA)	KIRBY MASTER

Kirby Quest (known as Kirby Master in Japan) is an RPG-themed minigame in Kirby Mass Attack.

Gameplay

Tutorial

A gauge at the bottom screen oscillates between top and bottom, with color-coded bands. The objective of the game is to land the best timing possible when tapping the "NOW!" button to have Kirby unleash his most powerful attack to deplete the enemy's HP before they KO all Kirbys; the lighter the row color, the better the effect. The player gets ten seconds to get the timing down and press the button.

The oscillations get faster as the player progresses through each chapter, and in each subsequent chapter, the number of color bands shrinks, which makes timing attacks more difficult.

When enemies are defeated, Kirby gains EXP, which fills up a bar. Once the bar is filled, another Kirby joins the existing Kirby group, until a maximum of ten has been reached. Each Chapter always starts off with only one Kirby in the group - if all Kirbys turn blue, it means game over.

Damage

The total damage Kirby inflicts depends on the player's timing and the number of Kirbys active on the screen (i.e. not blue and hurt). If the player misses all the color bands and hits black, it counts as a miss for Kirby as well, and the enemy gets a free attack on him. Landing on any other color lets Kirby do varying damage. Landing on both light red and pink makes Kirby's attacks screen-wide i.e. every Kirby hits every target. Landing on the pink color band guarantees 100 damage per Kirby and restores all blue Kirbys back to pink as well.

EXP

The EXP gained after the end of each round is multiplied by the Turn Bonus. This number starts off from x2.0, and gets subtracted by 0.5 if the player does not land on the pink color band, and there are enemies left standing after Kirby's attack. Once this number reaches x1.0, and if there are enemies standing after Kirby's attack, they will start attacking Kirby after each turn.

List of Kirby's Attacks

Good Attacks

These are the attacks Kirby uses when the meter falls in the "Good" area.

• Kirby uses rapid punches and kicks at his foe, similar to Fighter.
• Kirby punches at his foe, creating a large hand that rams the foe.
• All the Kirbys stampede.
• All the Kirbys punch the ground and makes a huge crack at the foe's area. This is a possible reference towards Crackity Hack and Megaton Punch.
• Kirby sneaks behind a foe and hits them with a squeaky mallet.

Great Attacks

These are the attacks Kirby uses when the meter falls in the "Great" area.

• All the Kirbys pull out Hammers and proceed to hit their foes while the hammers are on fire.
• All the Kirbys transform into wheels and roll right over foes.
• All the Kirbys don their Laser headgear and shoot lasers at their foes.
• All the Kirbys spin as tornadoes

Awesome Attacks

These are the attacks Kirby uses when the meter falls in the "Awesome" area. These will deal 100 damage per pink Kirby to all enemies on screen.

• Kirby gets into Tankbot and rolls across the screen. There are 2 different versions of the Tankbot.
• Kirby eats some Superspicy Curry and spits fireballs at the enemies.
• Kirby puts on his Kabuki headgear and fires a giant laser beam at the enemies.
• Kirby leads a Gator stampede.
• Kirby leads a robot dragon across the screen.
• Dyna Blade swoops in and damages the entire screen.

Chapters

There are a total of four separate Chapters, which are unlocked sequentially by finishing the previous one. Each one has a bonus level and each ends in a boss fight.

The first three Chapters' bonus levels involve getting a Maxim Tomato from a certain character - Chef Kawasaki in the first chapter, then Max Flexer, then Chef Shiitake. These enemies simply walk away and deny a large amount of EXP should the player miss the chance to attack, or, if the player's turn bonus is at x1.0 and he/she does not land on the pink color band. Chapter 4's bonus level involves fighting Daroach for EXP, but he doesn't carry a tomato. The fight against Galaxia is a special level accessed if the player is high enough, as the sword fights back by summoning meteors. If successful, Kirby gains the use of the sword in the final level against Dark Matter.

Several of the enemies, such as Mr. Frosty, King Dedede, Bonkers, and Capsule J2's sprites are from Kirby Super Star Ultra.

Chapter 1

Chapter 1 victory screen

Stage	Enemies	HP	EXP (1x)
01	Beanbon	40	100
02	Waddle Dee	80	100
03	Beanbon x 2	40 x 2	200
04	Bugzzy	240	300
05	Big Beanbon	340	400
06	Oohroo x 2	250 x 2	600
07 (bonus)	Chef Kawasaki	100	1000
08	Giant Beanbon	800	600
09	Waddle Doo Waddle Dee x 4	200 80 x 4	700
10	King Dedede	2200	1000

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 victory screen

Stage	Enemies	HP	EXP (1x)
11	Waddle Dee	80	100
12	Stactus x 2	90 x 2	200
13	Bonkers	300	300
14	Stactus x 4	90 x 4	400
15	Waddle Doo Waddle Dee x 4	200 80 x 4	700
16	Grindarr x 2	500 x 2	800
17 (bonus)	Max Flexer	330	1400
18	Robots x 4	120 x 4	400
19	Capsule J2 x 4	270 x 4	1350
20	HR-D3	2500	2000

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 victory screen

Stage	Enemies	HP	EXP (1x)
21	Squishy x 2	80 x 2	200
22	Capsule J2	270	400
23	Squishy Sweet Stuff Flotzo	80 500 90	700
24	Ice Noserunt x 2	150 x 2	400
25	Big Beanbon x 2	340 x 2	800
26	Mr. Frosty Oohroo x 2	480 250 x 2	1000
27 (bonus)	Chef Shiitake	400	1600
28	Trident Knight Axe Knight Javelin Knight Mace Knight	300 420 220 500	1200
29	Blade Knight Sword Knight	720 750	1200
30	Meta Knight	2600	2500

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 victory screen

Stage	Enemies	HP	EXP (1x)
31 (bonus)	Daroach	222	1500
32	Beanbon x 5	40 x 5	500
33	Squishy Sweet Stuff Flotzo	80 500 90	700
34	Robots x 5	120 x 5	500
35	King Dedede	2200	1000
36	Bugzzy x 3	240 x 3	900
37	Bonkers Oohroo x 2	300 250 x 2	1000
38	Mr. Frosty Ice Noserunt x 2	480 150 x 2	1600
39	Meta Knight Blade Knight Sword Knight	2600 720 720	3100
39 (special, perfect score)	Galaxia	2500	3100
40	Dark Matter (Swordsman) →Dark Matter (Eye)	2000 →3000	5000