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Mr.
Masahiro Sakurai had the project of making a
new Gameboy game, one for beginning gamers
in which any player could reach the ending.
During the production, he would need to
create a dummy, until graphics and later
code would be filled it. The dummy he
created, was a funny smiling blob that soon
became the star of the game. Everyone liked
the funny little blob so much, they decided
to expand on it. |
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blob was first named Popopo, then later
Kirby. Rumors spread that Kirby was named
after the famous vacuum company and even one
of Nintendo's lawyers. To this day day, Mr.
Sakurai still can't remember how Kirby ended
up being Kirby. |
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Because
Kirby's career started on Gameboy, no one
was sure exactly what color he was. Mr.
Sakurai intended for him to be pink, while
Mr. Miyamoto believed he should be yellow.
On the 1992 Kirby's
Dreamland Box Cover, he was printed as
white, but when Kirby's Adventure came out
for NES, he had found his true color being
pink. |
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Kirby
is lucky that he is not alone on his adventures, as
he has tons of friends. All through out Popstar
Kirby has friends and characters he knows. However,
you can find more about them through playing the
games, or just checking out our game guides. Here
are a few of Kirby's most impressionable friends.
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Gooey
Gooey
is Kirby's best friend, however what
exactly Gooey is... your guess is as good
as ours! |
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Rick
the Hamster
A
cute friend that rules the grassy
terrains. Rick has helped Kirby out a
couple of times in his adventures. |
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Coo
the Owl
Coo
is a wise and reserved owl that helps
Kirby by lifting him off the ground and
flying him around. |
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Kine
the Fish
Kirby's
fishy friend is eager to help and makes
underwater predicaments extremely easy for
Kirby, which can be tough work otherwise. |
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Nago
the Cat
Nago
is a purrfect friend to Kirby, as he helps
in on the ground with his sneaky moves and
abilities. Eager to lend a hand, Nago has
appeared in one adventure. |
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Chu
Chu the Octopus
Chu
Chu is an excellent friend both above
ground and under water. From her flying
broom ability to natural underwater
skills, she makes a wonderful teammate. |
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Pitch
the Bird
Good
things come in small packages, as Pitch
proves. Despite his size Pitch has some
unique and powerful moves. Eager to help
Pitch is a valued friend. |
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into the heart of the Universe, there is a
unique planet called Popstar. On Popstar,
there is a beautiful little place called
Dreamland, where Dreamlanders live a
peaceful existence. They spend their days
eating delicious food, napping and then
gathering with friends to tell their dreams.
This is Kirby's homeland.
The Fountain of Dreams is the power
of Dreamland. It protects against nightmares
and creates wonderful the wonderful dreams
that the dreamer wishes to his heart's
content.
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Many
things have gone wrong, like King Dedede
stealing the star rod and breaking it to
giving a piece to each of his friends.
Without the star rod, not a single
dreamlander had a dream.
He once
stole all the food from Dreamland because he
was greedy, but more than once he was
possessed by the evil Dark Matter, a being
that wishes to take the peaceful, cheerful
planet Popstar and drain it of it's good.
King Dedede really isn't that bad, he's just
misunderstood... and easily possessed!
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special Dreamlander, has taken on the tasks
and overcome the obstacles that have been
thrown at Popstar, and handled King Dedede's
greed. This Dreamlander is Kirby, the Hero
of Dreams and the protector of Popstar, a
title he did not intentionally earn.
Without his
friends however, the tasks would have been a
lot harder, maybe even not as victorious |
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Kirby
has met very interesting characters in his
travels, with unique abilities and looks.
The most interesting one is Meta Knight, a
heavily armored swordsmen who endlessly
challenges Kirby.
The
strangest thing is, when Kirby is victorious
in battle against him, he shows his true
form - which is strikingly a lot like Kirby!
Many
theories have been made as to who exactly
Meta Knight is, but there are no answers.
Some believe he is Kirby's lost brother, or
even an altar ego. |
Kirby
has graced every Nintendo console released and with
the Game Cube now the current Nintendo console,
more Kirby games should be coming soon. For so
long, Kirby has been a very underrated Nintendo
character, but he proved his weight in cuteness
when he took on the heavy weights in both Super
Smash Bros. and it's sequel, Super
Smash Bros. Melee.
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Fans
have become delighted with the recent news
of Kirby - his own Saturday morning cartoon
called Kirby:
Right Back at Ya'!
Now on it's 30+ episode and going strong,
fans can watch Kirby every saturday!
Not
long after the release of the cartoon, came Kirby:
Nightmare in Dreamland, a re-make of Kirby's
Adventure for GBA! Nostalgic Kirby fans
went crazy with the news, and it's still
quite a hot topic. Not to mention the
possibility and rumor or a Kirby game in the
works for the Gamecube.
The
future just gets brighter and brighter with
Kirby, coincidentally happening quite
recently. While Kirby just seems to rise
only higher, only time will tell. |
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Kirby's
Dreamland
System:
Gameboy
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: April 1992
Players: 1
Genre: Action |
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Kirby's
Adventure
System:
NES
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: May 1993
Players: 1
Genre: Action |
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Kirby's
Pinball Land
System:
Gameboy
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: November 1993
Players: 1
Genre: Action/Pinball
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Kirby's
Dream Course
System:
SNES
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: 1994
Players: 1-2
Genre: Sports
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Kirby's
Dreamland 2
System:
Gameboy
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: 1995
Players: 1
Genre: Action
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Kirby's
Avalanche
System:
SNES
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: 1995
Players: 1-2
Genre: Puzzle |
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Kirby's
Star Stacker
System:
Gameboy
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: 1997
Players: 1
Genre: Puzzle |
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Kirby
Super Star
System:
SNES
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: 1996
Players: 1
Genre: Action |
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Kirby
Dreamland 3
System:
SNES
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: 1997
Players: 1
Genre: Action
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Kirby no Omotya Bako Baseball
System:
Satelliview (SNES add on)
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: 1996 (JAPAN ONLY)
Players: 1-2
Genre: Sports
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Kirby
No Kirra Kids (Kirby Super Star Stacker)
System:
SNES
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: 1997 (JAPAN ONLY)
Players: 1
Genre: Action |
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Super
Smash Bros.
System:
Nintendo 64
Publisher:
Nintendo
Developer: Hal
Laboratory
Released: 1999
Players: 1 - 4
Genre: Fighting |
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Kirby
64: The Crystal Shards
System:
Nintendo 64
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: 2000
Players: 1 (4 for mini games)
Genre: Action |
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Kirby
Tilt 'n' Tumble
System:
Gameboy Color
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: 2001
Players: 1 (4 for mini games)
Genre: Action |
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Kirby:
Nightmare in Dreamland
System:
Gameboy Advance
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hal Laboratory
Released: 2002
Players: 1 (4 for mini games)
Genre: Action |
To
be continued...
Kirby's
Rainbow Resort
Last updated
2.18.03
by KindarSpirit
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