Kirby Super Star
1996 video game
Kirby Super Star, released as Kirby's Fun Pak in PAL regions, is a 1996 anthology platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is part of the Kirby series of video games by HAL Laboratory. The game was advertised as a compilation featuring eight games: seven short subsections with the same basic gameplay, and two minigames. Games and minigames include: Spring Breeze, Dyna Blade, Gourmet Race, Milky Way Wishes, The Great Cave Offensive, The Arena, Revenge Of Meta Knight, Megaton Punch, and Samurai Kirby.
An enhanced remake titled Kirby Super Star Ultra was released for the Nintendo DS in 2008 and 2009 to commercial and critical success, selling just under 3 million copies. The original game has also been digitally rereleased multiple times.
Gameplay
Kirby Super Star is a side-scrolling platform game. Similar to previous entries in the Kirby series, the player controls the titular character Kirby to complete various levels while avoiding obstacles and enemies. Kirby can walk or run, jump, swim, crouch, slide, and inhale enemies or objects to spit them out as bullets. He can fly for a limited time by inflating himself; while flying, Kirby cannot attack or use his other abilities, though he can release a weak puff of air.
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