History VideoGame / KirbysDreamBuffet

''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' is a multiplayer PartyGame for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch developed by Creator/HALLaboratory and a part of the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series. The game is a racing game where multiple players playing locally or online take the role of multiple Kirbys who must roll through food-themed areas to collect as many strawberries as possible, with the one who eats the most at the end of the course winning. The game was announced on July 12, 2022 and released on August 17, 2022.

''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' is a multiplayer racing UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch game developed by Creator/HALLaboratory and a part of the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series. The game is a racing game where multiple players playing locally or online take the role of multiple Kirbys who must roll through food-themed areas to collect as many strawberries as possible, with the one who eats the most at the end of the course winning. The game was announced on July 12, 2022 and released on August 17, 2022.

* GlassSmackAndSlide: Sometimes during a Battle Royale round, when a Kirby is knocked out of the arena high enough, he slams against the screen and slides down.

* VirtualPaperDoll: The unlockable cosmetics and colors allow the player to customize their Kirby to their liking.

* NoAntagonist: No [[TheRival King Dedede]], no EvilPlan, no {{EldritchAbomination}}s; just multiple Kirbys racing each other in a friendly eating competition. The only major threats are the Server Hands, who just attempt to grab the lead in the final round to try and even the field and genuinely act like jolly game show hosts who congratulate everyone at the end of a course.

* NoAntagonist: No [[TheRival King Dedede]], no EvilPlan, no [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]]; just multiple Kirbys racing each other in a friendly eating competition.

* GottaCatchEmAll: Character Treats, which each depict artwork from an older ''Kirby'' game, in the vein of Keychains from ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'' and Stickers from ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''. There are 256 in all.

* BalloonBelly: The more strawberries (each) Kirby eats, the bigger he becomes; his face, hands, and feet staying the same size can only mean this trope is in play. It's also weaponized in that a bigger-sized Kirby can roll faster and knock other players away with greater force.

* ExcusePlot: The game's plot is only set up to give the player a reason to roll around giant dessert-themed levels. Kirby was invited to a gourmet festival, and used the magical Dream Fork to eat a cake, which granted his wish of eating a [[MountainOfFood mountain-sized]] cake by making him bite-sized. Now he gets to race other Kirbys up the humongous cake in order to eat as many sweets as possible.

* StealthPun: The music that plays in the last seconds of a battle royale is a remix of the Shooting theme from ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand'', which originally played when using the Superspicy Curry or Mint Leaf powerups. In other words, ''an after dinner mint''.

* AStickySituation: Toppings like chocolate sauce or melted butter can serve as obstacles by drastically slowing any movement across them. Jelly Kirby is capable of throwing off globs of jelly that act the same way, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard even for him]].

* ExcusePlot: The game's plot is only set up to give the player a reason to roll around giant dessert-themed levels. Kirby was invited to a gourmet festival, and used the magical Dream Fork to eat a cake, which granted his wish of eating a [[MountainOfFood mountain-sized]] cake by making him bite-sized. Now he gets to race other Kirbys up the mountain-sized cake in order to eat as many sweets as possible.

* ExcusePlot: The game's plot is only set up to give the player a reason to roll around giant dessert-themed levels. Kirby was invited to a gourmet festival, and used the magical Dream Fork to eat a cake, which caused him to suddenly shrink. Now he gets to race other Kirbys up the mountain-sized cake in order to eat as many sweets as possible.

* MarketBasedTitle: The Japanese and Chinese titles of the game is ''Kirby's Gourmet Fest'', making the Gourmet Race allusion more obvious.

* ComebackMechanic: Item boxes are designed this way. Players in the lead will more frequently see strawberry drops compared to Copy Food, while players behind will more frequently see Copy Food and may even obtain multiple at once. In Battle Royale, the lead player will rarely see any Copy Food drops other than Jelly, which is exclusively defensive in nature.

* InvincibilityPowerUp: It is possible to obtain Invincible Candy from an item box instead of Copy Food during a Battle Royale. Upon acquisition, the player is temporarily enshrouded in a rainbow aura that instantly KO's any opposing Kirby that draws near.

* StealthPun: The music that plays in the last seconds of a battle is a remix of the Shooting theme from ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand'', which originally played when using the Mint Leaf powerup. In other words, ''an after dinner mint''.

** Battle Royales seem to be a big one to the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, as not only is the primary objective knocking other players off the stage, getting knocked out causes a puff of smoke and stars to appear, just like Blast [=KOs=] in that series. There are even [[GlassSmackAndSlide Screen KO]]-like animations for if a Kirby gets a ring out by being flung upwards.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The Dream Fork is stated to be able to make anyone's dreams come true. Kirby's dream? To eat a mountain-sized cake!

* InvincibilityPowerUp: It is possible to obtain Invincibility Candy from an item box instead of Copy Food during a Battle Royale. Upon acquisition, the player is temporarily enshrouded in a rainbow aura that instantly KO's any opposing Kirby that draws near.

* AllThereInTheManual: [[spoiler:As shown in [[https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1560104477830664193 this tweet]], one of the random names that a CPU opponent can have is "Q. Joronia", revealing that [[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Queen Sectonia]] went by a different name at one point.]]

** This is the first game to feature the Burning ability since ''VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse'', the Hi-Jump ability since ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', and the Wheel ability since ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''.

** This is the first game to feature the Burning ability since ''VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse'', as it was deemed redundant in later games and combined with the Fire ability.