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Sakurai left HAL Laboratory in 2003, and his last credit for a ''Kirby'' game was ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror''. Even during his tenure, several games were developed without his involvement; at least three (''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2'', ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'', and ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'') were directed by Shinichi Shimomura instead. While the series fell into a quiet period following Sakurai's departure, it eventually found a new director in Shinya Kumazaki, who first directed 2008's ''[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStarUltra Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' and worked to create a cohesive vision out of the series' storied history.
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** ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' (2023, Nintendo Switch, a remaster with graphical updates, new subgames, and two new Copy Abilites)
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** ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' (2023, Nintendo Switch, Switch; a remaster with graphical updates, new subgames, and two new Copy Abilites)Abilities)
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* ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' (2016, Nintendo 3DS; a sequel to ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' with {{Mecha}}!)
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* ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' (2016, Nintendo 3DS; a sequel features similar mechanics to ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' ''Triple Deluxe'', but with {{Mecha}}!)a MiniMecha!)
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* ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'' (2022, Nintendo Switch; the first [[VideoGame3DLeap full 3D]] ''Kirby'' game which allows Kirby to half-swallow objects to [[DinnerDeformation take their shape]] for various functions)
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* ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'' (2022, Nintendo Switch; the first [[VideoGame3DLeap full 3D]] ''Kirby'' game which allows game, with a new gimmick where Kirby to half-swallow objects to can [[DinnerDeformation take their shape]] for various functions)half-swallow]] oversized objects to use new abilities)
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* ''Kirby's Toy Box'' (1996, Satellaview; a collection of eight sub-games, all of which have been preserved online and are playable via emulators)
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* ''Kirby's Toy Box'' (1996, Satellaview; Platform/{{Satellaview}}; a collection of eight sub-games, all of which have been preserved online and are playable via emulators)
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** ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (1998, Super Famicom; a planned international release was given the tentative title "Kirby's Super Star Stacker", but was canceled outside Japan; finally made available outside Japan in 2023 via the Nintendo Switch online service)[[index]]
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** ''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (1998, Super Famicom; Japan-only at first as a planned international release was given the tentative title "Kirby's Super Star Stacker", canceled, but it was canceled outside Japan; finally made available outside Japan eventually released internationally in 2023 via the through Nintendo Switch online service)[[index]]Online)
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* ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamBuffet'' (2022, Nintendo Switch; a multiplayer racing game where four tiny multicolored Kirbys must traverse through various food-themed obstacle courses and collect the most strawberries to win)
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* ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamBuffet'' (2022, Nintendo Switch; a multiplayer racing speed-eating game where four tiny multicolored Kirbys must traverse through various food-themed obstacle courses and collect the most strawberries to win)giant-sized [[LevelAte food courses]])
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While Sakurai is often viewed as the head of the franchise, the reality is more complex. At least three ''Kirby'' games (''Kirby's Dream Land 2'', ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', and ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'') were directed by Shinichi Shimomura. Shimomura's titles are slower-paced than others in the series, and various characters introduced in them (Kirby's animal friends, Dark Matter, Adeleine, and Ribbon) don't appear with major roles in other games prior to ''Kirby Star Allies''. Sakurai, meanwhile, has not directed a ''Kirby'' game since ''Air Ride'', as he left HAL Laboratory to go freelance shortly after its release. Starting with ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', Shinya Kumazaki has taken the director role, and is well-known among ''Kirby'' fans for working to flesh out the series' background lore.
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* IntimateHealing: Starting in VideoGame/KirbySuperStar, after consuming a healing food item you can kiss (or hug, in some games) your teammates to heal them, called Face-to-Face. The manga goes back and forth on whether this is an actual kiss or [[{{Squick}} the healer throwing the food up in the patient's mouth,]] [[RuleOfFunny whichever is funnier at the time.]]
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* IntimateHealing: Starting in VideoGame/KirbySuperStar, ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'', after consuming a healing food item you can kiss (or hug, in some games) your teammates to heal them, called Face-to-Face. The manga goes back and forth on whether this is an actual kiss or [[{{Squick}} the healer throwing the food up in the patient's mouth,]] mouth]], depending on [[RuleOfFunny whichever is funnier at the time.]]
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* IntimateHealing: Starting in VideoGame/KirbySuperStar, after consuming a healing food item you can kiss (or hug, in some games) your teammates to heal them, called Face-to-Face. The manga goes back and forth on whether this is an actual kiss or [[{{Squick}} the healer throwing the food up in the patient's mouth,]] [[RuleOfFunny whichever is funnier at the time.]]
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* [[/index]]''Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition'' (2012, Wii; a [[CompilationRerelease compilation]] of the first six main games in celebration of Kirby's 20th anniversary)[[index]]
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* [[/index]]''Kirby's Dream Collection: [[/index]]''VideoGame/KirbysDreamCollection: Special Edition'' (2012, Wii; a [[CompilationRerelease compilation]] of the first six main games in celebration of Kirby's 20th anniversary)[[index]]
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* TrashTalk: In ''Kirby's Avalanche'', where he is shown to speak full sentences, Kirby loves insulting whatever opponent he is facing, sometimes throwing {{incredibly lame pun}}s in the mix.
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* TrashTalk: In ''Kirby's Avalanche'', where he is shown to speak full sentences, Kirby loves insulting whatever opponent he is facing, sometimes throwing {{incredibly lame pun}}s {{pun}}s in the mix.
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* BossAlteringConsequence:
** ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'':
*** The game has two battles that can be beaten by picking up some [[InvincibilityPowerUp Invincible Candy]] prior and entering the battle with the invincibility still in effect: Mr. Frosty in Float Islands and Chef Kawasaki in Peanut Plains.
*** The Bonkers battle in Sub-Tree can end just as soon as it starts if you destroy the bridge Bonkers is supposed to land on before he spawns, causing him to fall down the bottomless pit to his doom. If the bridge is destroyed too late, then Bonkers will just leap onto solid ground.
** ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'':
*** The fight with Flame Galboros in stage 5 of Wild World can be bypassed in a similar manner to the Bonkers example from ''Super Star''. If you quickly bring a Time Bomb into the fight and destroy the blocks in the centre of the arena with it as it spawns, the boss will hop into the pit, defeating itself in the process. Not as easy to pull off for its DX counterpart in Dededetour!, though...
*** Endless Explosions Stage 1 has some Invincible Candy placed before a battle with Mr. Frosty. Much like in ''Super Star'''s Float Islands stage, it's entirely possible to enter battle with the invincibility in effect, taking out Mr. Frosty within seconds.
** ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'':
*** Much like the Mr. Frosty examples from ''Super Star'' and ''Triple Deluxe'', the King Doo battle in Patched Plains stage 4 and the second Security Force battle in Access Ark stage 1 can be effectively skipped by entering battle with the Invincible Candy still in effect.
*** Successfully navigating the Remocodroid in stage 2 of the Access Ark to the end of its section and pressing the background switch quickly will drop the Security Force mid-boss down a bottomless pit before it can even get the chance to attack.
** Invincible Candy can finish off Wild Edge in the Circuit Speedway stage in ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'' (and must be done to satisfy a certain mission objective for that stage). It can also be done even earlier with the Wild Frosty battle in A Trip to Alivel Mall if the player is super quick.
** ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'':
*** The game has two battles that can be beaten by picking up some [[InvincibilityPowerUp Invincible Candy]] prior and entering the battle with the invincibility still in effect: Mr. Frosty in Float Islands and Chef Kawasaki in Peanut Plains.
*** The Bonkers battle in Sub-Tree can end just as soon as it starts if you destroy the bridge Bonkers is supposed to land on before he spawns, causing him to fall down the bottomless pit to his doom. If the bridge is destroyed too late, then Bonkers will just leap onto solid ground.
** ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'':
*** The fight with Flame Galboros in stage 5 of Wild World can be bypassed in a similar manner to the Bonkers example from ''Super Star''. If you quickly bring a Time Bomb into the fight and destroy the blocks in the centre of the arena with it as it spawns, the boss will hop into the pit, defeating itself in the process. Not as easy to pull off for its DX counterpart in Dededetour!, though...
*** Endless Explosions Stage 1 has some Invincible Candy placed before a battle with Mr. Frosty. Much like in ''Super Star'''s Float Islands stage, it's entirely possible to enter battle with the invincibility in effect, taking out Mr. Frosty within seconds.
** ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'':
*** Much like the Mr. Frosty examples from ''Super Star'' and ''Triple Deluxe'', the King Doo battle in Patched Plains stage 4 and the second Security Force battle in Access Ark stage 1 can be effectively skipped by entering battle with the Invincible Candy still in effect.
*** Successfully navigating the Remocodroid in stage 2 of the Access Ark to the end of its section and pressing the background switch quickly will drop the Security Force mid-boss down a bottomless pit before it can even get the chance to attack.
** Invincible Candy can finish off Wild Edge in the Circuit Speedway stage in ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'' (and must be done to satisfy a certain mission objective for that stage). It can also be done even earlier with the Wild Frosty battle in A Trip to Alivel Mall if the player is super quick.
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* VagueHitPoints: Most games in the franchise use a damage-based health meter for both Kirby and bosses. Different attacks can do different damage to enemies, although most regular enemies die in too few hits for it to be noticeable.
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** Also from ''Amazing Mirror'' is the [[CanonImmigrant "Smash Bros." ability]], gained from swallowing the mini-boss forms of Master Hand, which gives Kirby all of his special attacks from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.
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** Also from Starting with ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'', the Stone ability turns Kirby into various assorted heavy objects. These include statues of Franchise/{{Mario}}, [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus]], and [[Franchise/AnimalCrossing Tom Nook]].
** From ''Amazing Mirror'' is the [[CanonImmigrant "Smash Bros." ability]], gained from swallowing the mini-boss forms of Master Hand, which gives Kirby all of his special attacks from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.
** From ''Amazing Mirror'' is the [[CanonImmigrant "Smash Bros." ability]], gained from swallowing the mini-boss forms of Master Hand, which gives Kirby all of his special attacks from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.
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** Similarly, the smaller games included in each installment are almost always called "sub-games," not "{{minigame}}s". Instruction manuals sometimes call them minigames or bonus games, but ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamBuffet'' is, so far, the only ''Kirby'' game to unambiguously use the term "minigame" in-game.
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** Similarly, the smaller games included in each installment are almost always called "sub-games," not "{{minigame}}s". Instruction manuals sometimes call them minigames or bonus games, but ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamBuffet'' is, so far, the only ''Kirby'' game to unambiguously use the term "minigame" in-game. Also, the tougher-than-usual enemies faced in the middle of certain levels and stages are "mid bosses", not "{{mini boss}}es".
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** The UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole release of ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'' changes the background colors in the [[BossRush Boss Butch]] Hyper Zone level from yellow, red, and blue to a less-pleasant yellow, orange, and green. This was likely due to increased seizure awareness, as the old colors contrast heavily and scroll on-screen rather quickly.
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** The UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole Platform/VirtualConsole release of ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'' changes the background colors in the [[BossRush Boss Butch]] Hyper Zone level from yellow, red, and blue to a less-pleasant yellow, orange, and green. This was likely due to increased seizure awareness, as the old colors contrast heavily and scroll on-screen rather quickly.
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* HumongousHeadedHammer:
** Hammer is a recurring Copy Ability that lets Kirby attack with a wooden hammer whose head is roughly the same size as the protagonist's body. In ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', it gets a Super variant called Grand Hammer, which can grow ridiculously large and send massive shockwaves across the screen.
** King Dedede's signature weapon is a wooden hammer. Though its size varies in each game, it's nearly the size of the king's own head in most depictions. In ''[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Revenge of the King]]'', he replaces it with an [[https://kirby.fandom.com/wiki/King_Dedede?file=KSSU_Masked_Dedede_artwork.png#Masked_Dedede even larger mechanized hammer]].
** Hammer is a recurring Copy Ability that lets Kirby attack with a wooden hammer whose head is roughly the same size as the protagonist's body. In ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', it gets a Super variant called Grand Hammer, which can grow ridiculously large and send massive shockwaves across the screen.
** King Dedede's signature weapon is a wooden hammer. Though its size varies in each game, it's nearly the size of the king's own head in most depictions. In ''[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Revenge of the King]]'', he replaces it with an [[https://kirby.fandom.com/wiki/King_Dedede?file=KSSU_Masked_Dedede_artwork.png#Masked_Dedede even larger mechanized hammer]].
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Drop The Hammer is now a disambiguation page.
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Kirby has also been featured as a regular character in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series (also created by Sakurai), and as of ''Brawl'', he is joined by recurring side characters King Dedede (the [[DropTheHammer hammer-wielding]], [[AuthorityInNameOnly self-proclaimed king of Dream Land]] who debuted in the very first game as a villainous character, but later became more of an anti-hero) and Meta Knight (an [[WorthyOpponent honorable]] masked swordsman who first appeared in the second game, and has acted as both [[StealthMentor friend]] and [[DuelBoss foe]]).
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Kirby has also been featured as a regular character in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series (also created by Sakurai), and as of ''Brawl'', he is joined by recurring side characters King Dedede (the [[DropTheHammer hammer-wielding]], hammer-wielding, [[AuthorityInNameOnly self-proclaimed king of Dream Land]] who debuted in the very first game as a villainous character, but later became more of an anti-hero) and Meta Knight (an [[WorthyOpponent honorable]] masked swordsman who first appeared in the second game, and has acted as both [[StealthMentor friend]] and [[DuelBoss foe]]).
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* DropTheHammer: Dedede, Bonkers the gorilla, and, in ''Forgotten Land'', Mookie the monkey, the latter two of which Kirby can inhale for (what else?) the Hammer ability. Hammer is used as one of Kirby's B-button moves in the various ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' games, as well as the Smash Bros. ability. Grand Hammer is the Super Ability variant of it that can [[ShockwaveStomp create giant shockwaves with its smashes]].
