Kirby Super Star

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Description

Kirby Super Star is a platformer in the Kirby series, distinguished by having an unusually versatile character, who can fly and gain the abilities of his foes.

The game is actually a set of seven main games: Spring Breeze, Dynablade, Gourmet Race, The Great Cave Offensive are unlocked at first, and later Metaknight's Revenge, Milky Way Wishes and The Arena become available, as well as a couple of minor minigames.

These are all typical Kirby platformers, each one with its own set of levels and different gameplay. In most of them Kirby can consume monsters and learn their special abilities, but in Milky Way Wishes abilities are instead collected in a manner similar to Metroid games. Offensive Cave features levels with various obstacles, hidden treasures and some elementary lever-pulling kind of puzzle solving. Metaknight's Revenge is the only game on the cartridge with a (fairly strict) timer. The Arena is a "boss rush" mode, asking players to defeat every boss in the game with limited health refills and on one life.

The game also has a two-player cooperative play option, which has given it a reputation of a party game.

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Alternate Titles

• "星のカービィ スーパーデラックス" -- Japanese spelling
• "Kirby's Fun Pak" -- European/Australian PAL Release Title
• "Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe" -- Japanese Title

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: SNES
• Game feature: BGM / music player
• Kirby games

User Reviews

Kirby's Best Game...It can't be beat by other Kirby games	SNES	Josh Private (Last name, it's not private) (3)
Kirby at best	SNES	Dason Rise (20)

Critic Reviews

Just Games Retro	SNES	Aug 05, 2013		100
The Retro Spirit	SNES	Dec 09, 2012	6 out of 6	100
Total! (Germany)	SNES	Feb, 1997	1.25 out of 6	95
HonestGamers (Staff reviews only)	SNES	Jan 11, 2006	9 out of 10	90
RetroGame Man	SNES	Apr 10, 2016	9 out of 10	90
Jeuxvideo.com	SNES	Dec 22, 2011	17 out of 20	85
Video Games	SNES	Apr, 1997	70 out of 100	70
FNintendo	Wii U	Jun 12, 2013	7 out of 10	70
Mega Fun	SNES	Mar, 1997	69 out of 100	69
The Video Game Critic	SNES	Jan 10, 2000	B-	67

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Trivia

References

• Two of the game's bosses (Lololo and Lalala) are references to one of HAL Laboratories' earlier game series, Adventures of Lolo.
• The "Computer Virus" boss is a reference to the similar look and style of many console role-playing games. As you battle him, various status messages will appear in the text window on the screen.
• The ending of the game Revenge of Metaknight is very similar and possibly modeled after the original Lupin the Third episode ending animation.

Awards

• Electronic Gaming Monthly
• March 1997 (Issue 92) - Side-Scrolling Game of the Year runner-up

Information also contributed by Calpis and WildKard

Related Web Sites

• Kirby's Rainbow Resort (Fantastic megasite with everything you ever wanted to know about Kirby.)