Kirby is perhaps one of the most recognizable video game characters that has ever been created. There is no mistaking the little pink guy for anyone else, and even though most of his games do not deviate from the same formula, they are all deeply loved for the fun platforming that they offer. It may not be the most popular Nintendo series, but most things with Kirby's cute little mug on them sell fairly well and reach a lot of people.
While Kirby's Dream Land 3 is not radically different from the rest of the series as entries such as Canvas Curse are, it was something different at the time. The game took the animal friend mechanic from Kirby's Dream Land 2 and greatly built upon it to make a game that seperated itself from previous entries in the series by rejecting the normal copy ability formula.
Happy 25th anniversary, Kirby! App Trigger celebrates by revisiting Kirby's eight cutest Copy Abilities.
HeyPoorPlayer's Kenny McKee writes- "By 1997, Nintendo’s “Kirby” franchise was already relatively known. Many games in the series had come out by this time, and the series was even popular enough to earn a few spinoffs in the few short years that it had been alive. One year before, the Super Nintendo game “Kirby’s Super Star” had been released on the SNES and was so widely liked by gamers, that it remains relatively famous to this day. The game sported several new features, such as the ability to create helpers (CPU or P2-controlled). Helpers were created based on Kirby’s Copy Ability at the time, and took the form of specially-colored enemies. While there were many new features, perhaps the most exciting feature to gamers was the fact that Kirby’s Copy Abilities no longer consisted of a single attack based on the Ability that Kirby possessed, rather Kirby could perform many special moves with a single Ability. The versatility of these Abilities made the game quite fun, and challenged players to become as good as they could with Kirby’s new powers. Following the success of this game, it was obvious that another game would be released soon. Fans speculated at what could come of the next Kirby Game. Many had hoped for a Kirby’s Super Star 2. The possibilities were endless for the Pink Wonder! True to the prediction, another Kirby game was released a little over a year later. Kirby’s Dreamland 3."
It's another Monday morning, but it's also another Nintendo Download update for Europe. The star of this week's show is undoubtedly an eagerly anticipated Wii U retail release, but we also have a variety of titles — old and new — covering every Nintendo platform.
