History VideoGame / KirbySuperstar

** '''Milky Way Wishes''': The Sun and the Moon are fighting, throwing day and night into chaos, [[OverlyLongGag and it's up to Kirby to stop them]]. This game takes Kirby to other worlds to find the wish-granting Galactic Nova, and since the enemies on these worlds are different than the usual ones, Kirby can't absorb their powers; instead, he has to find the Deluxe Copy Essences around the levels, after which point he has those powers forever, and can shuffle through them. [[spoiler:It turns out that Marx, who sent you to find Nova, was [[UnwitingPawn using you to get Galactic Nova's power]] in order to [[TakeOverTheWorld rule Popstar]]. Kirby has to rush back to stop him in a [[FinalBoss climactic]] [[AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield final]] [[BestBossEver battle]].]]

** '''Milky Way Wishes''': The Sun and the Moon are fighting, throwing day and night into chaos, [[OverlyLongGag and it's up to Kirby to stop them]]. This game takes Kirby to other worlds to find the wish-granting Galactic Nova, and since the enemies on these worlds are different than the usual ones, Kirby can't absorb their powers; instead, he has to find the Deluxe Copy Essences around the levels, after which point he has those powers forever, and can shuffle through them. [[spoiler:It turns out that Marx, who sent you to find Nova, was [[XanatosGambit using you to get Galactic Nova's power]] in order to [[TakeOverTheWorld rule Popstar]]. Kirby has to rush back to stop him in a [[FinalBoss climactic]] [[AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield final]] [[BestBossEver battle]].]]

** '''The Great Cave Offensive''': Kirby has accidentally fallen down a hole and found himself in a huge cave, filled with treasure. Now he has to find a way out of the cave while [[KleptomaniacHero grabbing as much loot as he can]]. More of a {{Metroidvania}} game than a linear platformer, Kirby's quest through the cave helps him find items like the [[FZero Falcon Helmet]], [[{{Mother}} Mr.]] [[EarthBound Saturn]], and the [[TheLegendOfZelda Triforce]], as well as the [[KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror Kirby Phone]] and the [[KirbySqueakSquad Triple Star Rod]].

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Instead of the usual Dark Matter-esque EldritchAbomination, [[spoiler:Marx]] is just [[spoiler:one of the tiny, marshmallow-like denizens of Popstar who manages to gain ultimate power with a BatmanGambit involving Kirby and the wish-granting comet NOVA.]]

''Kirby Super Star'' is a 1996 {{SNES}} game, and part of the {{Kirby}} franchise. Unlike the other Kirby games, where everyone's favorite pink puffball has one long adventure, ''Super Star'' contained a number of shorter games -- its tag line on the box was "8 games in one!" Those games -- 6 main, 2 side -- are:

** '''Gourmet Race''': Kirby and Dedede race to see who can eat the most food while still reaching the finish line first. It's pretty straight forward. Very notable for its music: the Gourmet Race theme "Run, Kirby, Run" is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY7xg92aNrY one]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVjdol0qcvQ of]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHz7mQ_pDRs the]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoIbpSSQXYw most-]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGA8eHiGFRw remixed]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OXSLiYdrKU songs]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEIEOB5KRYU on]] YouTube. And that's just a sample.
** '''The Great Cave Offensive''': Kirby has accidentally fallen down a hole and found himself in a huge cave, filled with treasure. Now he has to find a way out of the cave while [[KleptomaniacHero grabbing as much loot as he can]]. More of a {{Metroidvania}} game than a linear platformer, Kirby's quest through the cave helps him find items like the [[FZero Falcon Helmet]], [[{{Mother}} Mr.]] [[EarthBound Saturn]], and the [[TheLegendOfZelda Triforce]].

** '''Milky Way Wishes''': The Sun and the Moon are fighting, throwing day and night into chaos, [[OverusedRunningGag and it's up to Kirby to stop them]]. This game takes Kirby to other worlds to find the wish-granting NOVA, and since the enemies on these worlds are different than the usual ones, Kirby can't absorb their powers; instead, he has to find the powerups around the levels, after which point he has those powers forever, and can shuffle through them. [[spoiler:It turns out that Marx, who sent you to find Nova, was using you to get at Nova's power, in order to [[TakeOverTheWorld rule Popstar]]. Kirby has to rush back to stop him in a [[FinalBoss climactic]] [[AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield final]] [[BestBossEver battle]].]]
** '''The Arena''': Okay, ''seven'' main games, as beating them all six games unlocks ''The Arena'', a straight-up BossRush. Kirby has his choice of abilities and a set number of health tomatoes, and must battle through every boss and sub-boss of the game, from [[WarmupBoss Whispy Woods]] to [[TheRival Meta Knight]] to the terror that is [[JokeCharacter Waddle Dee]], before a rematch with [[spoiler:Marx]].

* Side Games
** '''Samurai Kirby''': Kirby faces off in a first-strike duel with five increasingly tough opponents. Like the Quick Draw game in Kirby's Adventure, it's a game of reaction time.
** '''MegatonPunch''': A contest of [[strike: strength]] timing, the challenge is to line up the strength and timing meters just right to deliver a strong enough punch to [[EarthShatteringKaboom break Popstar in half.]]

* AbandonShip: Discussed near the end of ''Revenge of Meta Knight''.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: A subversion. The final bosses of ''Milky Way Wishes'' first appear in its introduction sequence and are only seen again at the very end. However, in the original SuperNintendo version, the introduction sequence was both optional and [[GuideDangIt not indicated to even exist]], meaning many players probably felt this applied to [[spoiler: NOVA and Marx]]. This was corrected in ''Ultra'', where the introduction is automatically played.

* KissOfLife: Somewhat of a variant; Kirby/Meta Knight and their helpers can eat any health item and then "kiss" their partner, and then the partner will also get healed. Called "face-to-face food transfer" in the manual.

* ManipulativeBastard / MacGuffinDeliveryService: [[spoiler:Marx uses Kirby to gain NOVA's power and try to conquer Popstar.]]

* MonsterIsAMommy: Dyna Blade

* NintendoHard: The Arena (provided you play it ''without'' the hammer) and The True Arena in Super Star Ultra--the latter can get almost as hard as the original Kirby's Dreamland [[HarderThanHard Hard Mode]], ''even with'' the trusty hammer at your side! Helper to Hero from SSU can also be infuriating to beat with all of the characters, especially the weaker ones.

** This made his design from the original ''Super Star'' resemble something like blackface.
* OnlyIdiotsMayPass: The location of the secret planet ??? in Milky Way Wishes can be found only if you look up its location or fly around aimlessly for no particular reason and discover it by accident. Not so much in ''Ultra,'' as the planet is marked by a blinking star that stands out amongst the background.

* SuspiciousVideogameGenerosity: You'll know you're about to hit a boss room when you reach a single room with nothing but Copy abilities and a Maxim Tomato.

* TookALevelInBadass: King Dedede in his "Masked Dedede". It even shows in the difficulty level of the fight.

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: [[spoiler:Marx]] is one of the creepiest villains to ever appear in the series. Most games aimed at ''adults'' would stop short of a final boss with an attack that involves a dimension of ''pure pain''.

** In Meta Knightmare Ultra, [[spoiler:he even asks NOVA to let him have a fight with a WorthyOpponent. NOVA gives him [[SealedBadassInACan Galacta Knight]]]].

** '''MegatonPunch''': A contest of [[strike:strength]] timing, the challenge is to line up the strength and timing meters just right to deliver a strong enough punch to break Popstar in half.

** '''The True Arena''': This is what happens when ''The Arena'' hates you. It's a Kirby BossRush again, but with less health-recovery and much tougher bosses -- you fight the bosses and sub-bosses from ''Revenge of the King'', then get the [[FinalBoss final bosses]] from ''Revenge of the King'', ''Helper to Hero'', and ''Meta Knightmare Ultra'' [[spoiler:(Masked Dedede, Wham Bam Jewel, and Galacta Knight)]], and finally [[spoiler:a reborn Marx, now called Marx Soul]]. It is possibly the [[NintendoHard most mind-numbingly difficult challenge]] in the entire Kirby series.

* [[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore American Meta Knight is Hardcore]]: The "Meta Knight's Counterattack" part of the game was changed in the occidental release to "{{Revenge}} of Meta Knight" and Meta Knight's new dialogue makes him sound clearly villainous. They even made him threaten Kirby to ''death''! Those changes have been maintained in ''Ultra'', [[{{Bowdlerization}} sans]] the "Prepare to die!" line.
* AnimatedActors: Implied by the [[spoiler: unlockable blooper reel]] in ''Ultra''. Complete with studio audience.

* BubblyClouds: [[TropeNamers Trope Namer.]]

* [[CoolAirship Cool]] {{Faceship}}: The Halberd, with Meta Knight's face, made its debut here.
* DifficultButAwesome: The Suplex, Jet, and Ninja powers are very difficult to use effectively, especially against bosses, but do crazy damage. Suplex in particular, because bosses can't be grabbed -- meaning you have to either grapple any debris the boss creates, or spam Pinpoint Kick. It's awkward and requires a lot of precise maneuvering, but most bosses go down from two or three wrestling moves. This means Buggzy isn't such a bad choice for Helper to Hero.
* DishingOutDirt (Wham Bam Rock [[spoiler:and Wham Bam Jewel in ''Ultra'']].)
* DualBoss: Twin Woods. The prospect of two Whispy Woods doesn't sound too threatening, but if you can't put them away fast you'll start to regret it soon.

* GreenHillZone: Peanut Plain in Dyna Blade and Floria in Milky Way Wishes.

* Music/HeavyMetal: Galacta Knight's battle music is perhaps the only time you're ever going to hear this in a Kirby game. [[spoiler:Carries over to his appearance in ''Return to Dream Land''.]]
* InvincibilityPowerUp: The Lollipop item, which gives you temporary invincibility and an EarWorm of a jingle when eaten.

** In Meta Knightmare Ultra, [[spoiler:he even asks NOVA to let him have a fight with a WorthyOpponent for him. NOVA gives him [[SealedBadassInACan Galacta Knight]]]].

* BadSamaritan: Marx.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Marx.

* FeatherFlechettes: The Wing power.

* KillerYoyo: The Yoyo power.

* {{Faceship}}: The Halberd, with Meta Knight's face, made its debut here.

* GameplayRoulette: Each sub-game works differently from one another. To be fair, they all revolve around the same mechanics.

* HoYay: Kirby seems to ''really'' like [[KissOfLife kissing]] his helpers. A ''lot''.

* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:Galacta Knight]] might count, if we actually knew whether he was good/evil.
** Even if he's not outright evil, the fact that his sheer power meant his very existence posed a threat to the galaxy qualifies him.

* ManipulativeBastard / MacGuffinDeliveryService / BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Marx uses Kirby to gain NOVA's power and try to conquer Popstar.]]

* OnlyIdiotsMayPass: The location of the secret planet ??? in Milky Way Wishes can be found only if you look up its location or fly around aimlessly for no particular reason and discover it by accident.
** Not so much in ''Ultra,'' as the planet is marked by a blinking star that stands out amongst the background.

* SceneryPorn: Probably the best example in the series.

** Another one that appears in the Super Star Ultra updated remake of the game: in the new game mode "Revenge of the King," Kablua fires what seems to be Bullet Bills from the SuperMarioBros series during the boss fight.

* WorthyOpponent: Meta Knight. [[spoiler:He even asks NOVA to let him have a fight with a WorthyOpponent at the end of Meta Knightmare Ultra. NOVA gives him [[SealedBadassInACan Galacta Knight]]]].
** Meta Knight again at the final level of Revenge of Meta Knight. When you reach him, he will leave a sword for Kirby to use before battling him and will wait up to 30 seconds for you to take it before doing battle. ''While the Halberd plummets to the ocean. On fire''.

** '''MegatonPunch''': A contest of [[strike:strength]] timing, the challenge is to line up the strength and timing meters just right to deliver a strong enough punch to [[BeyondTheImpossible break Popstar in half]].

* AscendedExtra: [[FanNickname Bandanna Dee]] first appeared in ''Super Star'' as the first opponent in "Megaton Punch". In ''Ultra'', he has dialog and appears as a boss ([[BreatherBoss albeit not much of one]]) in "Revenge of the King" (plus he's the only spectator in the stands during the Masked Dedede fight), and the Waddle Dee opponent in "The Arena" was changed to him. Now he's slated to be a playable character in ''Videogame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand''.

** One of the enemies faced during the Computer Virus boss went by the UnfortunateName of Grand Dragon in the Japanese version. For obvious reasons, this was changed to Red Dragon for ''Super Star'' and Great Dragon in ''Ultra''.

* SuperStar: the Lollipop item, which gives you temporary invincibility and an EarWorm of a jingle when eaten.

* DubNameChange: ''Super Star Ultra'' is known in Japan as ''Ultra Super Deluxe'', which has led to it being sometimes called "USDX" overseas.

** '''Revenge of Meta Knight''': Meta Knight is setting out to conquer Dream Land in his massive flying battleship, the Halberd, [[RuleOfThree and it's up to Kirby to stop him]]. In this game, the levels are timed -- failing to clear it within a certain amount of time results in a loss. Also noted for the story -- Meta Knight and his crew can be heard talking about Kirby attacking, and the crew is visibly [[FreakOut freaking out]] as he [[BattleshipRaid lays waste to the Halberd.]]

** '''Revenge of Meta Knight''': Meta Knight is setting out to conquer Dream Land in his massive flying battleship, the Halberd, [[RuleOfThree and it's up to Kirby to stop him]]. In this game, the levels are timed -- failing to clear it within a certain amount of time results in a loss. Also noted for the story 0- Meta Knight and his crew can be heard talking about Kirby attacking, and the crew is visibly [[FreakOut freaking out]] as he [[BattleshipRaid lays waste to the Halberd.]]

* NeverSayDie: ''Ultra'' turns Meta Knight's original death threat of "Prepare to die!" to [[NeverSayDie "Prepare to meet your doom!"]]

''Kirby Super Star'' is a 1996 {{SNES}} game, and part of the {{Kirby}} franchise. Unlike the other Kirby games, where everyone's favorite pink puffball has one long adventure, ''Super Star'' contained a number of shorter games - it's tag line on the box was "8 games in one!" Those games - 6 main, 2 side - are:

** '''Revenge of Meta Knight''': Meta Knight is setting out to conquer Dream Land in his massive flying battleship, the Halberd, [[RuleOfThree and it's up to Kirby to stop him]]. In this game, the levels are timed - failing to clear it within a certain amount of time results in a loss. Also noted for the story - Meta Knight and his crew can be heard talking about Kirby attacking, and the crew is visibly [[FreakOut freaking out]] as he [[BattleshipRaid lays waste to the Halberd.]]

While ''Kirby's Adventure'' on the {{NES}} [[TropeCodifier codified]] the Kirby formula, ''Super Star'' is considered to be the game that perfected it, and is arguably the franchise's - and creator Masahiro Sakurai's - MagnumOpus. It was remade in 2008 as Kirby Super Star [[SuperTitle64Advance Ultra]], which added a handful of extra games to the mix, bringing the total to '''16''' games in one:

** '''The True Arena''': This is what happens when ''The Arena'' hates you. It's a Kirby BossRush again, but with less health-recovery and much tougher bosses - you fight the bosses and sub-bosses from ''Revenge of the King'', then get the [[FinalBoss final bosses]] from ''Revenge of the King'', ''Helper to Hero'', and ''Meta Knightmare Ultra'' [[spoiler:(Masked Dedede, Wham Bam Jewel, and Galacta Knight)]], and finally [[spoiler:a reborn Marx, now called Marx Soul]]. It is possibly the [[NintendoHard most mind-numbingly difficult challenge]] in the entire Kirby series.

* DifficultButAwesome: The Suplex, Jet, and Ninja powers are very difficult to use effectively, especially against bosses, but do crazy damage. Suplex in particular, because bosses can't be grabbed - meaning you have to either grapple any debris the boss creates, or spam Pinpoint Kick. It's awkward and requires a lot of precise maneuvering, but most bosses go down from two or three wrestling moves. This means Buggzy isn't such a bad choice for Helper to Hero.

** '''Revenge of Meta Knight''': Meta Knight is setting out to conquer Dream Land in his massive flying battleship, the Halberd, [[RuleOfThree and it's up to Kirby to stop him]]. In this game, the levels are timed - failing to clear it within a certain amount of time results in a loss. Also noted for the story - Meta Knight and his crew can be heard talking about Kirby attacking, and are visibly [[FreakOut freaking out]] as he [[BattleshipRaid lays waste to the Halberd.]]

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* {{Faceship}}: The Halberd, with Meta Knight's face, makes its debut here.

** '''Gourmet Race''': Kirby and Dedede race to see who can eat the most food while still reaching the finish line first. It's pretty straight forward. Very notable for its music: the Gourmet Race theme "Run, Kirby, Run" is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY7xg92aNrY one]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVjdol0qcvQ of]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHz7mQ_pDRs the]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoIbpSSQXYw most-]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGA8eHiGFRw remixed]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO-stcLSnXo songs]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEIEOB5KRYU on]] YouTube. And that's just a sample.

* WorthyOpponent: Meta Knight. [[spoiler:He even asks NOVA to let him have a fight with a WorthyOpponent at the end of Meta Knightmare Ultra. NOVA gives him [[SealedEvilInACan Galacta Knight]]]].

** '''The True Arena''': This is what happens when ''The Arena'' hates you. It's a Kirby BossRush again, but with less health-recovery and much tougher bosses - you fight the bosses and sub-bosses from ''Revenge of the King'', then get the [[FinalBoss final bosses]] from ''Revenge of the King'', ''Helper to Hero'', and ''Meta Knightmare Ultra'' [[spoiler:(Masked Dedede, Wham Bam Jewel, and Galacta Knight)]], and finally [[spoiler:a reborn Marx, now called Marx Soul]]. Its possibly the [[NintendoHard most mind-numbingly difficult challenge]] in the entire Kirby series.

* [[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore American Meta Knight is Hardcore]]: The "Meta Knight's Counterattack" part of the game was changed in the occidental release so it's now named "{{Revenge}} of Meta Knight" and Meta Knight's new dialogue makes him sound clearly villainous. They even made him threaten Kirby to ''death''! Those changes have been maintained in ''Ultra'', [[{{Bowdlerization}} sans]] the "Prepare to die!" line.

* FeatherFlechettes: The Wing power