History VideoGame / KirbysDreamBuffet

** This is the first game to feature the Wheel ability since ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''.

* 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!

** Thanks to the player given the option to make Kirby any color from the available choices, certain Kirby colors are once again playable in a ''Kirby'' spin-off for the first time in a while. Fire Red, Grape, and Mint Chocolate Kirby are once again playable for the first time since ''VideoGame/KirbyFightersDeluxe''. A few of the Spray Paint colors (such as Cherry, Citrus, and Chocolate) even make their first appearance since ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'', which released '''''16 years''''' prior.

** Kirby's first four alternate colors (Keeby Yellow, Ice Blue, Tea Green, and Fire Red) are the same ones he had in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64'', and their names are taken from that game's [[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/Color.html official Japanese website]] (with the green color receiving a DubNameChange from "''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusa_mochi Kusa mochi[['' Green").

** Kirby's first four alternate colors (Keeby Yellow, Ice Blue, Tea Green, and Fire Red) are the same ones he had in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64'', and their names are taken from that game's [[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/Color.html official Japanese website.]]

* MythologyGag: The Server Hands' countdown animation is identical to the one Master Hand does in the opening cutscene of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64''.

* MythologyGag: The Server Hand's countdown animation is identical to the one Master Hand does in the opening cutscene of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64''.

* CallBack: The entire game is based heavily on the Gourmet Race mode from ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar''.

** Thanks to the player given the option to make Kirby any color from the available choices, certain Kirby colors are once again playable in a ''Kirby'' spin-off for the first time in a while. Red and Purple Kirby are once again playable for the first time since ''VideoGame/KirbyFightersDeluxe''. A few of the Spray Paint colors (such as Cherry, Citrus, Grape, Chocolate, and Orange) even make their first appearance since ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'', which released '''''16 years''''' prior.

** Thanks to the player given the option to make Kirby any color from the available choices, certain Kirby colors are once again playable in a Kirby spin-off for the first time in a while. Red and Purple Kirby are once again playable for the first time since ''VideoGame/KirbyFightersDeluxe''. An even bigger example is that Brown Kirby makes his first playable appearance since ''VideoGame/KirbyAirRide'', which released '''''19 years''''' prior.

** Thanks to the player given the option to make Kirby any color from the available choices, certain Kirby colors are once again playable in a Kirby spin-off for the first time in a while. Red and Purple Kirby are once again playable for the first time since ''VideoGame/KirbyFightersDeluxe'', with Red even being the very first color unlocked. An even bigger example is that Brown Kirby makes his first playable appearance since ''VideoGame/KirbyAirRide'', which released '''''19 years''''' prior.

* SweetTooth: In the opening cutscene, the food that Kirby is about to tuck into before the Dream Fork shrinks him is a cake decorated with strawberries, and once he's shrunken, it looks like a MountainOfFood, much to his delight. Fittingly, most, though not all, of the stages in the game proper are dessert-themed.

** 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 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.

* MythologyGag: The Server Hand's countdown animation shown in the trailer is identical to the one Master Hand does in the opening cutscene of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64''.

''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 in August 17, 2022.

* EatingContest: The trailer shows multiple Kirbys are in a contest to determine who can eat the most strawberries.

* LevelAte: All of the game's levels shown in the trailer are food-themed, with a cake, breakfast, ice cream, fruit, cake, candy, and cookie level being seen. More victual variety is offered in the game itself with levels themed after sandwiches and hamburgers, though most of the stages are still themed after [[SweetTooth sweets]].

* MythologyGag: The serving hand's countdown animation shown in the trailer is identical to the one Master Hand does in the opening cutscene of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64''.
* OldSaveBonus: If you have any saved data from any ''Kirby'' game for Switch (e.g. ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand''), you will get three music tracks that can be heard during races.

* StealthPun: The music that plays in the last seconds of a battle is a remix of the Shooting theme from ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand''. In other words, ''an after dinner mint''.
* ShoutOut: 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 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.
* SweetTooth: In the opening cutscene, the food that Kirby is about to tuck into before the Dream Fork shrinks him is a cake decorated with strawberries, and once he's shrunken, it looks like a MountainOfFood, much to his delight. Fittingly, most, though not all, of the stages in the game proper are dessert themed.

** Yellow Kirby's color is once again called Keeby, a name which has been out of use since his original appearance in ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamCourse''.

* ShoutOut: Battle Royales seem to be a big one to the ''Franchise/SuperSmashBros'' series, as not only is the primary objective knocking other players off the stage, getting knocked out causes 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.

* RollingAttack: The main way by which Kirby can knock away other player Kirbys. Certain Copy Foods such as Wheel offer a knockback boost to this attack (since the players don't take damage), and the more strawberries Kirby has eaten, the bigger and faster he gets and the stronger his roll attack becomes.

* TheBusCameBack: In the Announcement trailer:

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Items for customizing Kirby's appearance, such as hats and [[PaletteSwap different color schemes]], are among the rewards that earned at the end of each game. The higher you place, the more rewards you get.

* BigEater: While Kirby has always been one, this game puts special emphasis on it. For example, in the announcement trailer showing the opening cutscene of the game, Kirby can't care less about being shrunken down to the size of a marble - it's the MountainOfFood his cake has become that has his undivided attention. In the game proper, he can get even ''[[BalloonBelly bigger]]'', with the main goal of each session being to eat the most strawberries throughout the game's run.

** Master Hand and Crazy Hand make a return as hosts after not being in a ''Kirby'' game since ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror''.
** Yellow Kirby is once again called Keeby, a name which has been out of use since his original appearance in ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamCourse''.
* TheCameo: Master Hand and Crazy Hand from ''Super Smash Bros.'' appear in the first trailer with Master Hand starting the race with a "3...2...1...Go!" countdown.
* CompanyCrossReferences: Master Hand and Crazy Hand from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' appear as the hosts of the game. This is a threefold cross reference: Creator/{{Nintendo}} owns both ''Kirby'' and ''Smash'', HAL Laboratory developed the first two ''Smash'' games and still develops the ''Kirby'' series, and both franchises were created by Creator/MasahiroSakurai. Fittingly, this game uses the original design for Master Hand from the original ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64 Super Smash Bros.]]''.

* MarketBasedTitle: The Japanese title of the game is ''Kirby's Gourmet Festival'', making the Gourmet Race allusion more obvious.

* MythologyGag: Master Hand's countdown animation shown in the trailer is identical to the one seen in the opening cutscene of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64''.
* OldSaveBonus: If you have any saved data from any ''Kirby'' games for Switch (e.g. ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand''), you will get three music tracks that can be heard during races.
* PowerUpFood: Referred to as "Copy Food", this allows Kirby to transform into different food items that emulate his various Copy Abilities. The trailer shows off Kirby transforming into a donut for the Wheel ability, soft-serve ice cream for Tornado, and a chocolate block for Stone.

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