Kirby's Adventure
Kirby's Adventure
Kirby's Adventure

Kirby's Adventure

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Kirby's first outing on the Game Boy let him swallow enemies and spit them back out, and that was about the extent of his tricks. Kirby's Adventure changed the little pink hero forever with one idea: inhale a foe and you take its power. Gulp down a fire-breather and Kirby breathes flame; swallow a sword-wielder and he's suddenly a swashbuckler. The Copy Ability debuted right here, on the NES in 1993, and it has been the heart of the series ever since.

HAL Laboratory built a wide range of powers around that idea, from Fire, Ice and Spark to Sword, Hammer, Parasol, Beam and Wheel, plus oddballs like the screen-clearing Mike and the hilariously useless Sleep. Half the fun is experimenting, because each ability changes how you move through a stage, and plenty of hidden switches and secret exits only give way to the right power. The quest is classic Dream Land mischief: King Dedede has stolen the Star Rod from the Dream Spring and split it among his bosses, leaving everyone in Dream Land trapped in bad dreams. Kirby recovers the pieces across seven worlds with names like Vegetable Valley, Ice Cream Island, Butter Building and Rainbow Resort, and the story saves a twist for its final act that is best discovered on your own.

It was also a showcase for the NES itself. Arriving well after the Super Nintendo had launched, it was Kirby's first adventure in color and pulled off visual flourishes few 8-bit games attempted, like the rotating tower climb in Butter Building. It introduced Meta Knight, the masked swordsman who became one of the series' most popular characters, and it was directed by Masahiro Sakurai, the designer who went on to create Super Smash Bros. Its bright, bouncy music gave the franchise melodies that later Kirby and Smash games keep coming back to, and the hub areas between stages hide little extras like the Crane Fever and Egg Catcher mini-games.

Nintendo later remade it for the Game Boy Advance as Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, but the NES original is where the formula was born: gentle difficulty, generous secrets and a hero who quite literally becomes whatever he eats. Played on original hardware, it feels like the 8-bit era taking a final, joyful victory lap.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1993
Publisher
Nintendo
Developer
HAL Laboratory
Players
Single player
About the game

Not everything is well in Dream Land. For some mysterious reason, the Dream Spring, a magical well that is the reservoir for all the dreams of the citizens of Dream Land, is no longer working. Everyone is being subjected to their worst nightmares every time they go to sleep. Upon reaching the Dream Spring, Kirby finds out that evil King Dedede has stolen the Star Rod, thus depriving Dream Land of the magical energy that feeds its spring. Using 20 unique tricks and your ability to steal your enemies' powers by swallowing them, you'll have to make your way through a horrific land filled with all kinds of nightmares. Recover the broken pieces of the Star Rod, and everyone in Dream Land will sleep peacefully once again. If you fail, the citizens of Dream Land will be subjected to a lifetime of terrible nightmares.

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