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Kirby's 20th Anniversary Collection: What We Expect Out of It

Spin-Off Kirby Games: Air Rides and Puzzles

by Nate Andrews and James Dawson - June 2, 2012, 11:38 pm EDT

Kirby flies through the skies and complex puzzles in these games.

Not all of Kirby's spin-off games were received warmly, as is the case with one of these titles. Still, they remain some really fun games that delight many fans around the world"

Name: Kirby's Star Stacker

System: Game Boy

Release Date: July 7, 1997

What is it?

Kirby Star Stacker is Kirby’s first puzzle game that was not a clone of an existing series, such as Kirby Avalanche which was a Kirby themed version Puyo Puyo. The objective of the game is to match Kirby’s falling animal friends, however, the player receives more points when he or she matches star blocks between Kirby’s animal pals.

Will it make the Kirby Collection?

It’s unlikely that the Game Boy version of Star Stacker will be included in the collection, especially since it has recently been released on the 3DS Virtual Console in Japan. However, the Japan-only Super Famicom remake would be a great candidate for inclusion in the collection.

Name: Kirby's Tilt and Tumble

System: Game Boy Color

Release Date: April 11, 2001

What is it?

With an accelerometer built into its cartridge, this 2001 Game Boy Color game had players tilting their handhelds to maneuver the ball-like Kirby through stages.

Will it make the Kirby Collection?

At one point, Tilt ‘n Tumble had a planned sequel for the GameCube. Though it was soon scrapped, the project adapted the design of the original game to work (at least somewhat) on a console. Though the original Tilt ‘n Tumble could arguably receive the same treatment on the collection—possibly with either Remote or Nunchuk control—the probability seems low.

Name: Kirby Air Ride

System: GameCube

Release Date: October 13, 2003

What is it?

Kirby’s 2003 foray into the all-star racing genre threw out some of the associated fluff (manual acceleration; multi-button control schemes), focusing more on simple gameplay and several goal-oriented single and multiplayer modes.

Will it make the Kirby Collection?

Chances are slim. Like a Mario Kart or a Smash Bros., Air Ride as a game doesn’t quite represent an essential “core” Kirby experience. The fact that it received a lukewarm reception doesn’t help its chances either.

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Talkback

famicomplicatedJames Charlton, Associate Editor (Japan)June 03, 2012

This may even be unveiled tomorrow (Monday 4th) during the Nintendo Direct presentation!
If it is indeed a Wii disk, I'm sure they'd rather get the last gen stuff out the way, leaving room for a full Wii U game blowout during the main conference...

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorJune 03, 2012

This article is missing Link's Awakening, which featured a Kirby cameo. :D

JRokujuushiJune 03, 2012

If you're going to go that route, you might as well say the article's missing Smash Bros. as well.

ThanerosJune 03, 2012

I'd buy it just for Amazing Mirror but I doubt it will make the cut.

AltenwegJune 03, 2012

I think we are forgetting the obvious point. I doubt Nintendo is going to force classic controller use, so all of the games need to use just the wiimote. This is the reason why super Mario world was not in the Mario collection. Given this I think the collection comes into better focus unless they spend time reprogramming. I think Adventure and Air ride are almost assured and star stacker would be a nice addition to attract the hardcore Kirby fan. I have never played the SNES games so I don't know how they control.

TJ SpykeJune 04, 2012

Quote from: Altenweg

This is the reason why super Mario world was not in the Mario collection.

No, I severely doubt that. The only version of SMAS that included SMW was released a few years after the original and was only available in a SNES hardware bundle.

UncleBobRichard Cook, Guest ContributorJune 04, 2012

Wasn't it released about a year later?  Pretty sure the SNES bundles came out the next holiday season...

TJ SpykeJune 04, 2012

Yes, you are right. Original was August 1993, the hardware-only bundle version was December 1994.

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