The Legendary Starfy was a mostly Japan-only platforming series that starred (sorry) the eponymous aquatic character and propelled him to relative fame. Drawing many comparisons to the Kirby series, Starfy games rose to popularity by smartly designed stages that mixed aquatic themed platforming stages with some light puzzle elements. The last game in the series –The Legendary Starfy – was the first to make it to western shores, but unfortunately the series has since been put on ice.
Of course, Starfy still has something of a cult following, and naturally the character has been picked as a costume for Super Mario Maker. The costume's sprite is a faithful representation of the Starfy we know and love, and it's certain that many aquatic stages will be built in the future to honor the character. The event course goes live in Japan on 1st April, so expect to see it somewhere around then.
What do you think? Will you be using this costume often? Would you like to see another Starfy game? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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I know it'll never happen, but I'd seriously appreciate it if they brought one of these games to the Wii U. I never played any of the Japanese ones, but the DS game they released here was really good.
I like to believe that behind his constant smile, he hides the horrible pain he feels, sadly wishing for the sweet release of the inescapable reality that is death.
On another note, oh my God that running animation is hilarious.
sighs ...And she's still waiting.
This gives me fond memories. I thought the legendary starfy was fun until the final level but I look forward to this mystery mushroom.
@MitchVogel At the very least, they'll give us the DS game, which will be great for Europe as we never got any Starfy games (Though a friend did import it for me.)
Wow. I wasn't expecting this at all. I like Starfy me self, so no doubt I'll be getting this costume when it lands in the US (and hopefully, in English and not what Wolf Link went through...)
@MitchVogel Agreed. Most of Nintendo's obscured titles/series seems to always have a charm to them, making them gems, if not masterpieces. The Legendary Starfy series is one of them, and I thought the one US got was purdy gud.
I would prefer new power ups and themes over another costume.
@MarinoKadame You don't say.
Highly likely the people who make the costumes are not the same people working on adding features so nothing is lost or pushed back because of new mystery mushroom costumes.
Every article I see about MM just makes me more bitter that they took most of my levels down for no reason. All of them followed policy and had decent stars and clear rates. So demotivated to keep playing it...
HOLY COW I AM SO GLAD. I have no idea how I'll use him but I love this, I can't wait to see the level they'll make to introduce him.
@MitchVogel You could import them if you wanted, they are not hard to play even if you don't speak Japanese. Trust me, I've bought and completed all 4 Japanese ones... I do have the fifth one in English, but I haven't had time to play that one yet.
On second thought, I think there was a part in maybe the second game where you had to advance by playing shiritori, but I guess you could find some kind of guide for that if you get stuck.
Nice! Although his (her?) level was kind of lame.
Maybe Starfy's games will be revived now... I'd love to see them on the VC.
STARFY!!!
Now all we need is all the Starfy games on vc (and in Europe too)!
Loved the Legendary Starfy game on the DS and still own and play it! If you're a fan of Kirby, then it's a good game to play! Hopefully, they make one for the NX...it would be nice to play one on the big-screen! Until then, I could see them re-releasing it on the E-Shop, but I just wish that nintendo would try to bring some of their old classics back to life on console form (Startropics, Faxanandu, Final Fight, Starfy).
As the mario maker costume goes, can't wait to see what people can do with him. I own the game, and I still can't figure out how you get these costumes or how you unlock half of the things that people do. Can anyone help me out with this? Is it a play and make constantly, in order to unlock more things, or is there something else that I'm missing??? I only just now received the water level design and I've had the game for 4 months now!
well at least the Japanese only audience should be happy with this and all the anime characters. We have a lot of really cool ones already anyway though honestly. I know this thing from Smash Bros at least.
@CB85 Starfy is male; he has a sister, Starly (Stapy in Japan). She's pink and wears a bow but doesn't shoot eggs from her mouth unlike a certain other pink bow-wearing character.
The DS game was fun until I had to "Mash" the tooth...
I really wish we had another Starfy game on the horizon. That game was my cup o' tea.
@YouSeemFRAZZLED I'd love to see the previous 4 games make it to Western shores!
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