History VideoGame / KirbySuperstar

** He's even worse in ''Ultra'' when [[spoiler:you have to face him as Marx Soul at the end of the True Arena]]. He's even more creepy than his boss form from the original, and if the opening cutscene doesn't get you, that [[HellIsThatNoise bloodcurdling scream when he's defeated]] sure will. ''[[NintendoHard If]]'' you can beat him.

** '''The True Arena''': This is what happens when The Arena hates you. It's a BossRush again, but with less health-recovery (5 ''regular'' tomatoes) and much tougher bosses -- you fight the bosses and sub-bosses from Revenge of the King, then the [[FinalBoss final bosses]] from the three added games, and a bonus {{Superboss}} at the very end.

** Except for Milky Way Wishes, the plots of most games never get really complex. In fact, most of their descriptions are little more than "There's a BigBad causing trouble! Go stop it!" Then again, Kirby doesn't ''need'' much motivation anyway.[[note]]The events of KirbySqueakSquad happened because Kirby thought the eponymous gang had stolen his strawberry shortcake.[[/note]]

** Revenge of Meta Knight. The plot of the game involves Meta Knight taking matters into his own hands to conquer Dream Land and end its lazy lifestyle. Most of the levels in the mode take place aboard the Halberd, which has a much darker color scheme than anything else seen so far in the game, resembling something straight out of VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII more than anything. The music for the Halberd stages are also fast-paced and intense, something we're not used to hearing from a game like this, such as Meta Knight's boss theme.

** Except for Milky Way Wishes, the plots of most games never get really complex. In fact, most of their descriptions are little more than "There's a BigBad causing trouble! Go stop it!" Then again, Kirby doesn't ''need'' much motivation anyway.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** Since the localization was completely redone for ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', lots of names were slightly changed, including Cook Kawasaki to Chef Kawasaki, Sir Meta-Knight to Lord Meta Knight, Burnin' Leo to Burning Leo, Poppy Bros. Jr. to Poppy Bro Jr., T.A.C. to Tac, and [=PopStar=] to Pop Star.[[note]]Pop Star is referred to as Popstar or Planet Popstar in subsequent games.[[/note]]
** In ''Ultra'', the Computer Virus enemy characters except Slime had their names retranslated (Dancing Doll and Witch became Puppet and Magician, respectively). Most noticeably, one of the monsters originally went by the name of Red Dragon, but due to it receiving another palette, it was changed to Great Dragon.[[note]]In the Japanese version of ''Ultra'', the Great Dragon is called the Grand Dragon, which unfortunately happens to be the title of the leader of the Ku Klux Klan.[[/note]]
** Also in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', some of the names of other bosses were further changed — Ghameleo Arm became Chameleo Arm, Combo Cannon became Main Cannon #2, Halberd's Reactor was shortened to Reactor, and Heart of Nova became Galactic Nova Nucleus. [[note]]In later games, the Halberd's cannon seems to have reverted back to Combo Cannon, as this is the name given in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series and ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''.[[/note]]
** Furthermore, the locations of Milky Way Wishes were all given expanded names: Floria to Grass Planet Floria, Aqualiss to Water Planet Aquarius, ? to [[MyNameIsQuestionMarks ???]], Skyhigh to Wind Planet Skyhigh, Hotbeat to Flame Planet Hotbeat, Cavios to Cave Planet Cavius, Mecheye to Machine Planet Mekkai, Halfmoon to Eternal Star Halfmoon, and Nova to Galactic Nova. [[labelnote:note]] Aqualiss and Mecheye later have a cameo (along with Floria and Halfmoon) on the cover of Nintendo Magazine in ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero – The Battle Begins'' under their original names.[[/labelnote]] In addition, [[spoiler:Shooting]] was renamed [[spoiler:Starship]] in ''Ultra''.

* FloatingLimbs: The mini-bosses Jukid and Iron Mam, as well as the Plasma Wisp enemy, have floating hands.

* UnendingEndCard: In the original game, the Milky Way Wishes credits end with a screen you need to reset the console to exit. That little text at the bottom right of the panning galactic sky shot that says "There's more"? [[UnreliableNarrator Yeah, no there isn't.]][[note]]This is referring to the unlockable you get after the mode that triggers the card.[[/note]] The remake instead sends you back to the main menu after the credits wrap up.

** '''Helper to Hero''': Instead of playing as Kirby, you choose one of his helpers (characters based on an element that Kirby absorbed, usually controlled by computer or by a second player) and run though a shortened, non-randomized version of The Arena with a new boss at the end. This can create quite a challenge: sure, winning as Bonkers ([[DropTheHammer Hammer]]) or Plasma Wisp ([[ShockAndAwe Plasma]]) isn't too bad, but how about winning with Capsule J2 ([[JetPack Jet]]) or Wheelie ([[RollingAttack Wheel]])? Not to mention getting the best time...

''Kirby Super Star'' (''Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe'' in Japanese, and ''Kirby's Fun Pak'' in European languages) is a 1996 [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] game, and part of the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' franchise. This game also sees the return of series creator Creator/{{Masahiro Sakurai}}'s directorship, having last worked on 1993's ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure''. 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 sub — are:

While ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy and ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' for the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] laid the groundwork for the ''Kirby'' formula, ''Super Star'' is considered to be the game that [[FranchiseCodifier perfected it]], to the point where its style of gameplay has become the series standard. It was [[VideoGameRemake remade]] in 2008 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS as ''Kirby Super Star [[SuperTitle64Advance Ultra]]'' (''Hoshi no Kirby Ultra Super Deluxe'' in Japanese), which added a handful of extra games to the mix, bringing the total to '''16''' games in one:

* ForcedTutorial: The original SNES game starts by asking you if it's your first time playing. If you say yes, you're treated to a lengthy playable tutorial. If you say no, bizarrely, you still get a tutorial; it's just shorter and non-interactive. The DS remake changed this so it skips the tutorial if you say no, and uses the shorter non-interactive tutorial if you say yes.

** '''Snack Tracks''': Kirby sits at the end of a conveyor belt, eating as much food from it as he can while avoiding the (not-so delicious) Capillers and Gordos.

* KnightOfCerebus: All of the {{Arc Villain}}s are either just [[TheRival rivals]] (King Dedede), {{Anti-Villain}}s ([[spoiler:Dyna Blade]]), plain monsters (Wham Bam Rock), {{Well-Intentioned Extremist}}s (Meta Knight), or just have too much mystery behind them to talk about. [[spoiler:Marx]], however, is the only one who is truly evil, and his mode, Milky Way Wishes, is where the game takes a dark turn.

* UnendingEndCard: That little text at the bottom right of the panning galactic sky shot that says "There's more"? [[UnreliableNarrator Yeah, no there isn't.]][[note]]This is referring to the unlockable you get after the mode that triggers the card.[[/note]]

* UnendingEndCard: That little text at the bottom right of the panning galactic sky shot that says "There's more"? [[UnreliableNarrator Yeah, no there isn't.]][[note]]This is almost certainly referring to the unlockable you get after the mode that triggers the card.[[/note]]

* UnendingEndCard: That little text at the bottom right of the panning galactic sky shot that says "There's more"? [[UnreliableNarrator Yeah, no there isn't.]]

*** Sword Knight had been dropped from the original ''Super Star'', leaving Blade Knight as the main enemy carrying the sword ability. In between ''Super Star'' and ''Ultra'', [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa the anime]] made both knight enemies Meta Knight's valets, and accordingly ''Meta Knightmare Ultra'' brings Sword back alongside Blade as helpers.

* TheBusCameBack: The fourth boss of Revenge of the King is Kabula (a.k.a. Kaboola), a character from ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand'' that was dropped in Spring Breeze and hasn't been seen since its very brief cameo in the Super Famicom version of ''Kirby's Star Stacker'', over ''[[LongBusTrip ten years prior]]''.

* LongTitle: While the American title isn't too long (besides "Kirby Super Star Ultra"), the Japanese title for the first game is "Kirby of the Stars Super Deluxe." It then goes into WordSaladTitle territory with the remake, which is "Kirby of the Stars Ultra Super Deluxe."