List of Kirby media

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 1 Video games 1.1 Platform games 1.1.1 Remakes 1.2 Other genres 1.3 Cancelled titles 2 Other media 3 References 4 External links

Video games

Platform games

Kirby's Dream Land Original release date(s): JP April 27, 1992[10] NA August 1, 1992[2] PAL 1992[2]	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): JP March 27, 1998[19] NA November 1, 1997[20]	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]

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]

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: Known as Kirby's Ghost Trap in PAL regions.[44] A Kirby puzzle game.[41] Based on Complie's Puyo Puyo[43]
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: Released exclusively in Japan.[48] 8 mini-games released over the Satellaview to advertise Kirby Super Star.[48]
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: Known in Japan as Kirby Air Ride (カービィのエアライド?)[57][58] A Kirby arcade racing game.[59]

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[61] Un-released Kirby platform game for the Nintendo GameCube and Wii.[60][61]
	Notes: Sequel to Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble for the Game Boy Color.[62] 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.[62]
Kirby's Adventure: Multiplayer Edition Cancellation date: 2007	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]

Other media

Kirby: Right Back at Ya! 2001–2003 – 100-episode television series	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]

References

External links

• Official US Kirby website
• Official Japanese Kirby website (Japanese)
• HAL Laboratory website (Japanese)
• Nintendo website

Kirby series Platform games Dream Land Adventure Dream Land 2 Super Star Dream Land 3 64: The Crystal Shards The Amazing Mirror Canvas Curse Squeak Squad Epic Yarn Mass Attack Return to Dream Land Other games Pinball Land Avalanche Toy Box Dream Course Block Ball Star Stacker Tilt 'n' Tumble Air Ride Related Characters Kirby List of Kirby media Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Episodes Kirby: Fright to the Finish!!